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单词 Taoism
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Definition of Taoism in English:

Taoism

(also Daoism)
noun ˈdaʊɪz(ə)mˈtaʊɪz(ə)m
mass noun
  • A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu, advocating humility and religious piety.

    道教

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Taoism that most people would be familiar with would centre on a text known as The Book of the Way and its Power or some form of that.
    • The roots of Japanese mythology are in the Shinto religion, in Taoism and in Zen Buddhism alike.
    • In terms of the philosophy of Taoism, those who seek to enslave others in such a manner have most definitely departed from the ‘way’.
    • Chinese Indonesians brought Buddhism to Indonesia, along with Taoism and Confucianism.
    • Later I read about other religions and found that Taoism most closely reflected my own beliefs, but I wasn't drawn to it.
    • He was an ordained Episcopal priest who wrote a great deal about Taoism (and Eastern philosophy in general).
    • The Vietnamese people adhere to a syncretic religious tradition that is a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
    • In the Mahayana school, Buddhism incorporated Chinese Taoism and eventually evolved into Ch'an, or better yet known as Zen in Japan.
    • The guqin music was also influenced by Chinese philosophies including Confucianism and Taoism.
    • In the spiritual traditions of China, Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, practices and disciplines for refinement of the spirit are common.
    • Historically, Buddhism reached different regions at different times, and its evolution has been eclectic, often mingling with Taoism and Confucianism.
    • Confucianism, Taoism, and shamanism have also influenced Japanese religion.
    • Confucianism blamed Taoist philosophy of escapism, while Taoism responded by deeming Confucianism as escapist from one's true nature.
    • Zen is a synthesis of Indian Buddhism and Chinese Taoism.
    • Buddhism coexisted with archaic Hinduism in India and Sri Lanka, Taoism and Confucianism in China, the Bon religion in Tibet, and Shinto in Japan.
    • Most Chinese residents practice Chinese folk religion which is an amalgam of Taoism, Buddhism, and ancestor worship.
    • As I came from a Yang Ban family, I had an interest in Taoism, Chundoism and Christianity.
    • The Chinese philosophy of Taoism looked inward, seeking harmony with nature.
    • The goal of Taoism is to live in harmony with nature by learning to balance the complementary forces of Yin and Yang which are believed to pervade the universe.
    • The revival of Confucius mirrors the return of other traditional belief systems and religions such as Taoism and Buddhism.

The central concept and goal is the Tao, and its most important text is the Tao-te-Ching. Taoism has both a philosophical and a religious aspect. Philosophical Taoism emphasizes inner contemplation and mystical union with nature; wisdom, learning, and purposive action should be abandoned in favour of simplicity and wu-wei (non-action, or letting things take their natural course). The religious aspect of Taoism developed later, c.3rd century AD, incorporating certain Buddhist features and developing a monastic system

Derivatives

  • Taoistic

  • adjectivetaʊˈɪstɪkdaʊˈɪstɪk
    • So what are the more Taoistic elements here? More spontaneity?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • One of the Taoistic influences in Korea is called the Pung Sui Theory, in which they believe that in certain points on the mountain and in the river, there are awkward spots and bad spots.
      • The walls and ceiling are painted with Taoistic images.
      • Here's a Chinese story, kind of a Taoistic story about a farmer whose horse runs away.
      • In the cello part, the composer evoked the Taoistic spirit, which is characterized by a method of playing completely different from the Western style.

Rhymes

Maoism

Definition of Taoism in US English:

Taoism

(also Daoism)
noun
  • A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu (fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.

    道教

    The central concept and goal is the Tao, and its most important text is the Tao-te-Ching. Taoism has both a philosophical and a religious aspect. Philosophical Taoism emphasizes inner contemplation and mystical union with nature; wisdom, learning, and purposive action should be abandoned in favor of simplicity and wu-wei (nonaction, or letting things take their natural course). The religious aspect of Taoism developed later, c.3rd century AD, incorporating certain Buddhist features and developing a monastic system

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The guqin music was also influenced by Chinese philosophies including Confucianism and Taoism.
    • Confucianism, Taoism, and shamanism have also influenced Japanese religion.
    • As I came from a Yang Ban family, I had an interest in Taoism, Chundoism and Christianity.
    • The Vietnamese people adhere to a syncretic religious tradition that is a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
    • Later I read about other religions and found that Taoism most closely reflected my own beliefs, but I wasn't drawn to it.
    • In terms of the philosophy of Taoism, those who seek to enslave others in such a manner have most definitely departed from the ‘way’.
    • Chinese Indonesians brought Buddhism to Indonesia, along with Taoism and Confucianism.
    • In the Mahayana school, Buddhism incorporated Chinese Taoism and eventually evolved into Ch'an, or better yet known as Zen in Japan.
    • The roots of Japanese mythology are in the Shinto religion, in Taoism and in Zen Buddhism alike.
    • The Taoism that most people would be familiar with would centre on a text known as The Book of the Way and its Power or some form of that.
    • The Chinese philosophy of Taoism looked inward, seeking harmony with nature.
    • He was an ordained Episcopal priest who wrote a great deal about Taoism (and Eastern philosophy in general).
    • Confucianism blamed Taoist philosophy of escapism, while Taoism responded by deeming Confucianism as escapist from one's true nature.
    • The revival of Confucius mirrors the return of other traditional belief systems and religions such as Taoism and Buddhism.
    • Buddhism coexisted with archaic Hinduism in India and Sri Lanka, Taoism and Confucianism in China, the Bon religion in Tibet, and Shinto in Japan.
    • In the spiritual traditions of China, Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, practices and disciplines for refinement of the spirit are common.
    • Most Chinese residents practice Chinese folk religion which is an amalgam of Taoism, Buddhism, and ancestor worship.
    • Zen is a synthesis of Indian Buddhism and Chinese Taoism.
    • The goal of Taoism is to live in harmony with nature by learning to balance the complementary forces of Yin and Yang which are believed to pervade the universe.
    • Historically, Buddhism reached different regions at different times, and its evolution has been eclectic, often mingling with Taoism and Confucianism.
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