Taoism, or Daoism, is the Chinese philosophical and religious system, dating from about the 4th century BC. Taoism has, along with Confucianism, shaped Chinese life for more than 2,000 years. Taoist ...

This article touches on the subject of deities in Taoism. Westerners who study Taoism are sometimes surprised to discover that Taoists venerate gods, as there doesn't seem to be a place for deities in ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the larger cosmos. (The Conversation) — New Year’s ...

Taoism, which takes the Tao of Laozi as its highest principle, is an indigenous traditional Chinese religion whose fundamental purpose is to help seekers attain transcendence. Taoism originates from ...

A Taoist priest has been practicing her traditional Chinese religion in Sydney for years and is keeping ancient traditions alive in this year's Lunar New Year celebrations. The Lunar New Year falls on ...

Taoism, also known as Daoism, is an ancient Chinese philosophy and spiritual tradition that gave excellent life lessons to people, ones that are relevant and useful even today. It is said that the ...

As a Taoist priest, one of my main responsibilities is the spreading of the Taoist faith and culture. Several days ago, one of my disciples told me that she had decided to formally convert her ...

The Khanh Van Nam Vien pagoda welcomes followers of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism with Taoist rituals. The pagoda, built in 1936, stands on a 2,000- square-meter land lot at 269 Nguyen Thi Nho ...

Last month, contractors for the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ nuclear power station in Wuwei, northwestern China’s Gansu province, invited local Taoist monks to perform a foundation-laying ceremony at ...