道教 | Dào jiào | Taoism / Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs) |
阳 | yáng | positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] |
辟谷 | bì gǔ | (Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals; to fast / also pr. [pi4gu3] |
老子 | Lǎo zǐ | Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism / the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi |
修真 | xiū zhēn | to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises |
玉皇 | Yù huáng | Jade Emperor (in Taoism) |
老君 | Lǎo jūn | Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism |
彭祖 | Péng Zǔ | Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years) |
走火入魔 | zǒu huǒ rù mó | to be obsessed with sth; to go overboard / (Buddhism, Taoism) to misguidedly focus on hallucinations that arise during meditation |
赵公明 | Zhào Gōng míng | Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism |
太乙金华宗旨 | Tài yǐ Jīn huá Zōng zhǐ | The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century |
成仙 | chéng xiān | (Taoism) to become an immortal |
东王公 | Dōng wáng gōng | Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism) |
符箓 | fú lù | (Taoism) talisman in the form of a painting of symbols thought to have magical powers |
赵玄坛 | Zhào Xuán tán | Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism |
紫微宫 | zǐ wēi gōng | palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism) |
赵公元帅 | Zhào gōng yuán shuài | Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism |