Taoism by CARA RASNAKE https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk Cara Rasnake Period 4 en-us 2023-12-07 20:01:54 UTC 2023-12-08 19:04:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Beliefs 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817917336 1. Taoism has borrowed Gods that are from other religions. These Gods have roles and are not “creators of all.” The universe was created by the “Tao.” The Tao is not a worshiped being or a god.

2. Taoism has temples, priests, rituals, and more. There are many branches of Taoism, too.

]]> 2023-12-07 20:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817917336 History 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817917828 Taoism, unlike a couple of other religions, has no start date and they do not believe in a being that created the universe. It stemmed from other religions in Ancient China. Taoism came about in the 3rd and 4th centuries BCE.   

]]> 2023-12-07 20:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817917828 At A Glance 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817918150 The religion is mostly practiced in China. There were 12 million Taoists in the last census. 

]]> 2023-12-07 20:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817918150 Subdivisions 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817918835 1. Southern Taoism does things that Northern Taoism does not approve of. They have public exorcisms and rituals. They have certain rituals that are believed to “harmonize the local community with the cosmos.”

2. Northern Taoism was founded in the 12th century. It has “moral and spiritual discipline.”

]]> 2023-12-07 20:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2817918835 Symbols 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819056933 Description: Yin Yang


Meaning: The duality of life

]]> 2023-12-08 19:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819056933 Texts 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819057264 The Tao Te Ching is the main book of Taoism. It was not written by one person alone. 

]]> 2023-12-08 19:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819057264 Places 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819057634 One holy place in Taoism is Mount Tai. Mount Tai. It is the highest point in Shandong province, China.

]]> 2023-12-08 19:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819057634 Customs 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819057940 One custom is temple rituals. They are used to restore balance.

]]> 2023-12-08 19:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819057940 Celebrations 379103_1 https://padlet.com/379103_1/mfn9relaximpthmk/wish/2819059124 One Taoist holiday is the Nine Emperor Festival and it is on the 9th day of the 9th month. It is a blessings ceremony.

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