众神图hunanQing Dynasty Painting of the Chinese pantheon, housed in Hunan Museum.Taoism by countryA map showing the followers of Taoism by percentage in each country.聚福-送福米In Taiwanese Taoism, 2nd February of lunar calendar is the god of earth's birthday. Everyone will prepare the paper joss paper, sweets(which is believed the god of earth's favorite offering), incense to worship the god.聚福-送祭In Taiwanese Taoism, 2nd February of lunar calendar is the god of earth's birthday. Everyone will prepare the paper joss paper, sweets(which is believed the god of earth's favorite offering), incense to worship the god.TAO 24 Werner Zimmermann 1926 04 PolitikTAO Nr. 24, Monatsblätter für Ferinnerlichung und Selbstgestaltung, Herausgegeben fon Werner Zimmermann, April 1924, Themenheft Politik, Titelseite. – Von 1924 bis zu deren Verbot im Jahre 1937 gab Werner Zimmermann (1893 – 1982) die Monatshefte TAO, ab 1927 unter dem geänderten.Temple portrait of LaoziDepictin of Lao Zi.Mawangdui Lao Tsu MsA part of a Taoist manuscript, ink on silk, 2nd century BCE, Han Dynasty, unearthed from Mawangdui tomb 3rd, Chansha, Hunan Province, China. Hunan Province Museum.Nineteenth-century Daoist priest's robeRobe in the form of a large rectangle composed of widths of fabric which are continuous from the front hem over the shoulder to the back hem.Tianshifu GateThe Tianshifu Gate of the Celestial Master Temple at Mount Longh.Longhu ShanLonghu Shan, Jiangxi Province.Wudang MountainWudang Mountain, located in Hubei, China, is revered as the most sacred Taoist mountain in the country and is known as the birthplace of Tai Chi.Wudang MountainWudang Mountain, located in Hubei, China, is revered as the most sacred Taoist mountain in the country and is known as the birthplace of Tai Chi.Wudang MountainWudang Mountain, located in Hubei, China, is revered as the most sacred Taoist mountain in the country and is known as the birthplace of Tai Chi.Wudang MountainWudang Mountain, located in Hubei, China, is revered as the most sacred Taoist mountain in the country and is known as the birthplace of Tai Chi.Wudang MountainWudang Mountain, located in Hubei, China, is revered as the most sacred Taoist mountain in the country and is known as the birthplace of Tai Chi.The Taoist ceremony at Yuanjiao Festival of Nanliao Fumei TempleArchitectural or site view of The Taoist ceremony at Yuanjiao Festival of Nanliao Fumei Temple.A Taoist priest in crowd at the Yuanjiao Festival of Nanliao Fumei TempleDepiction of A Taoist priest in crowd at the Yuanjiao Festival of Nanliao Fumei Temple.Taoist clergy at the Shoushan Temple in Shuangxi, New TaipeiTaoist clergy at the Shoushan Temple in Shuangxi, New Taipei.性命圭旨 和合四象圖Photograph or view of 性命圭旨 和合四象圖.性命圭旨 卧禪圖Photograph or view of 性命圭旨 卧禪圖.Yuanshi TianzunA painting of the Yuanshi Tianzun ('the Primeval Lord of Heaven') one of the supreme divinities of Daoism.Heavenly Lord of Divine TreasuresA representation of one of the Three Pure Ones associated with revelation, liturgy, and the sacred treasure tradition.Daode Tianzun, the Heavenly Lord of Dao and VirtueHeavenly Lord of Tao and Virtue.Ming-dynasty image of the Jade EmperorThis image depicts the deity Jade Emperor (玉皇大帝).Xuanwu, the martial god of the northA Ming image of a major Daoist deity associated with protection, the north, and sacred martial power.Bagua Zhao HuiqianBagua diagram by Zhao Huiqian ("River Map spontaneously [generated] by Heaven and Earth" 天地自然河圖).Laishi TaijituA visual representation of dynamic complementarity, showing reality as structured by reciprocal rather than oppositional forces.Daoist internal alchemy woodcutWoodcut illustration of the practice calledXixin tuicang(wash the heart and retire to a hidden place)fromXingming guizhi(Pointers on Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life) by Yi Zhenren, a Daoist text on internal alchemy published in 1615 (3rd year of the Wanli reign period of Ming dy.Daoist internal alchemy diagram of the cultivated adeptWoodcut illustration of 'Putting the miraculous elixir on the tripod' fromXingming guizhi(Pointers on Spiritual Nature and Bodily Life) by Yi Zhenren, a Daoist text on internal alchemy published in 1615 (3rd year of the Wanli reign period of Ming dynasty). (Cataloguing incomplete).XiantianbaguaDerivation of the Early heaven 8 trigrams(Fuxi Xiantian bagua).Taoist ceremony at Xiao ancestral temple in Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong (inside) (1)Taoist ritual at the Xiao ancestral temple of Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong.Taoist ceremony at Xiao ancestral temple in Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong (inside) (3)Taoist ritual at the Xiao ancestral temple of Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong.Taoist ceremony at Xiao ancestral temple in Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong (inside) (4)Taoist ritual at the Xiao ancestral temple of Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong.Taoist ceremony at Xiao ancestral temple in Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong (inside) (2)Taoist ritual at the Xiao ancestral temple of Chaoyang, Shantou, Guangdong.Celebrating the arrival of Positive energy, JapanUnique practice of Hojoji Buddhist temple, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Yin and Yang are Taoist concepts, originated from China. The ritual is held during Setsubun, early February.Front gate of Mount QingchengAn entrance to one of the mountains most closely associated with Daoist cultivation, retreat, and sacred landscape.Wudangshan picTaoist temple at the Wudang Mountains in China.Chinese talisman used for protectionTalisman for protection against the evil. The talisman should be pasted atop the main entrance of one's home.Taoist Yu Huang Temple in Tuaran, SabahTaoist Yu Huang Temple in Tuaran).Bronze Taoist censer with a three-legged toad motifBronze Taoist censer depicting a three-legged toad Ming-Qing period (1368-1911 CE) Shaanxi Province China.Temple master with disciples in a Daoist teaching lineageA painting in Changchun Temple, Wuhan, depicting en:Wang Chongyang (a.k.a.Daoist priests at White Cloud Temple in Qing BeijingA historical image of clerics associated with one of the best-known monastic centers of the Quanzhen tradition.Zhang DaolingA traditional depiction of the religious leader linked to the early Tianshi lineage, one of the enduring forms of Daoist organization.Taoist ceremony in TaiwanA ceremony scene that makes Taoist officiants, liturgical roles, and organized ritual leadership visible.Taoist religious ceremony at TaichungA public Taoist ceremonial setting showing specialists leading ritual action in an institutional context.Taoist Priest in BeijingTaoist Priest in Beijing, 1924-1927.Taoist service altar with musical instruments for monks to useTitle: Taoist service altar with musical instruments for monks to use Abstract/medium: 1 drawing : watercolor ; 22 x 27.3 cm (sheet).Taoist service altar with musical instruments for monks to useTitle: Taoist service altar with musical instruments for monks to use Abstract/medium: 1 drawing : watercolor ; 22 x 27.3 cm (sheet).The dragon, imageManuscript, printed page, or documentary source titled The dragon, image.The dragon, imageManuscript, printed page, or documentary source titled The dragon, image.Diagram of the immortal soul of the Daoist adeptAn illustration linking cultivation, transformation, and the refined postmortem state sought in advanced Daoist practice.T-shaped silk banner from MawangduiThe painting on silk depicts the heaven (upper part), the human realm (middle part), and the netherworld (bottom part).Ghostly realm scene from a Water-Land ritual paintingQing dynasty Chinese Water and Land Ritual painting (水陆画).Ten Courts of Hell Display at Bao Gong Temple, SingaporeDepiction of the punishments of the Chinese Ten Courts of Hell at Bao Gong Temple, Singapore.Ming stoneware judge figure holding records of evil deedsStoneware figure from a judgement group, with aubergine, green, ochre, and straw glazes.Taoist CharmA ritual charm whose written and visual elements are meant to operate within a field of protection, order, and correspondence.Chart of Daoist Talismans, 1553, woodblock print, Honolulu Museum of ArtChart of Daoist Talismans, Muromachi period, 1553, anonymous woodblock print, James Michener Collection, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 24587c.Lingbao talismanA talisman from one of the Lingbao Scriptures.Da Jiu Festival scene in Tin Sam VillageTin Sam Village Da Jiu Festival.Papier-mache mask of the Taoist god of prosperity, Lu XingPapier-mache mask of the Taoist God of Prosperity (Lu Xing) Late 19th-early 20th century CE Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 CE) Beijing China.Confucius Laozi BuddhaA three-teachings image presenting Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist figures in a single visual field.Buddhist, Daoist, and Folk Deities from the Water-Land RitualQing dynasty Chinese Water and Land Ritual (水陆画) paintings depicting celestial gods and immortal beings.The Hanging Temple in ShanxiHanging Temple, Shanxi 悬空寺.Zhengyi rite performed for the Jade Deity in ShanghaiQinciyangdian in Shanghai – religious service in the pavilion of the Jade Emperor.Sakyamuni, Lao TzuA later painting that places the three major Chinese sages together as part of a shared civilizational framework.