Taoism meaning

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A principal philosophy and system of religion of China that is based on writings attributed to Lao-tzu, Chuang-Tzu, and others, and advocates conforming one's behavior and thought to the Tao.
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A Chinese religion and philosophy reputedly founded by Laotzu, that advocates simplicity, selflessness, etc., in conformity with the Tao.
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Taoism Sentence Examples

  • Neither Taoism nor Confucianism, indeed, makes this claim.

  • (2) Taoism promises immortality as the reward of merit.

  • 12 a religion,"Confucianism and Taoism, while the" heterodox (sic),"Buddhism especially, is" partly tolerated, but generally forbidden, and even cruelly persecuted "(Chantepie de la Saussaye, Religionsgeschichte, i.

  • In Taoism, the concepts of the Tao and chi are believed to be beyond the understanding of most people.

  • National Nomistic (nomothetic) Religious Communions (Taoism and Confucianism,Brahmanism, Jainism, Mazdeism, Mosaism and Judaism, the two last already passing into 2).

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