The origin of Taoism, when did Taoism originate?

Recently, there has been a controversy that Taoism is Taoism, and Lao Tzu is the founder of Taoism. Here I want to tell you straight to the point, the two are not the same thing, but there is still a little bit of origin! The origin of the two is that Taoist believers have also inherited and carried forward the Taoist methods of pure and inaction, seeing plain and embracing simplicity, and sitting and forgetting to keep one.

At most, they are relatives of distant relatives! But it can't be said that the two are the same thing!

Judging from the age of the formation of Taoism, about after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Huang Lao doctrine went to the people, and merged with Fang Xian Dao to form the Huang Lao Dao, which changed from political belief to religious group. "Huang Lao" was the first time after Lao Zhuang to combine Taoist ideology and theory with specific social and political life, which had the most direct impact on the emergence of Taoist organizations. Judging from the time node, Lao Tzu is not the founder of Taoism!

According to historical data, the predecessor of Taoism should be the Wudou Rice Sect during the Han Dynasty, the founder Zhang Tianshi tried to combine the two concepts of "Huang Lao" and "Immortal Dao", and finally slowly evolved into Taoism. Therefore, Taoism and Taoism are intrinsically linked, but they are also independent of each other.

Speaking of Taoism, I believe that many people will naturally associate with the two epoch-making masters of Laozi and Zhuangzi, important figures of the school. Therefore, it is natural to summarize a "fact" that most people will agree with: that is, Taoism is a new ideological system created by Lao Tzu, and Taoism did not exist before Lao Zhuang.

Here, the author would like to put forward a different point of view, that is, Taoism actually existed before Lao Zhuang and has a relatively rich thought as the support of a more scattered ideological system, but before Lao Zhuang, Taoism was not called "Taoism", but after the appearance of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", the sages and their own thoughts were made a revolutionary softening, and formed a strict school of thought, later generations called this school of Taoism, and its ideological theory was called Taoism. Although the name was defined later, the idea has been around for a long time. Therefore, Taoism did not come after Lao Tzu, but Taoism was founded by Lao Tzu.

Seeing this, many readers will ask, this is just a fallacy made up by yourself, don't worry, the author will cite a series of facts to confirm. Readers who have read the "Twenty-Four History" will not miss the "Book of Han", which is clearly recorded in the "Hanshu - Art and Literature Chronicles": before the appearance of "Laozi" (which can also be called "Tao Te Ching") and "Zhuangzi".

There are 37 works that record Taoism, with a total of 933 articles, such as "Yiyin", "Taigong", "Xinjia", "Manzi" and many other works, and their number can be said to be the highest among the pre-Qin scholars (but unfortunately most of these works have been lost). Two facts can be illustrated here: one is that before Lao Zhuang, Taoism had developed extremely rich and perfect; The second is that Taoism has become the largest school of its time in the pre-Qin period.

The religion advocates the Taoist Tomb and respects the Taoist Lord Lao Tzu as the Taishang Laojun.

Command yourself as the leader.

Eastern Han Dynasty Five Bucket Rice Road and lower-class folk beliefs.

The believer shall take five measures of rice.

The earliest Taoism was the belief of princes and nobles.

Ordinary people can't reach it.

Zhang Daoling continued to be the successor of the only surnamed Zhang and the heir of the Taoist sect.

Later, when Cao Cao attacked the city, he defeated Zhang Lu, the grandson of Zhang Daoling, the Taoist sect of Taiping.

The true Quanzhen Taoism emerges.

At this point, Taoism is divided into Quanzhen and Zhengyi.

Quanzhen religion does not allow marriage, requires to live in Taoist temples, and eats vegetarian food.

Zhengyi can get married and start a family, and he can not live in Taoist temples.

The founder of Taoism is Lao Tzu, Li Dan. Then it was inherited and developed by Zhuangzi.

TaoismIt is the native religion of China"tract"for the highest faith. In terms of the concept of ghost and god worship in ancient China, Taoism is based on the ideas of Huang and Lao Taoism, and inherits the derivation and formation of immortal magic since the Warring Faith Dynasty. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a large number of Taoist organizations appeared, including the famous Taiping Dao and Wudou Rice Dao.

Ancestor Zhang Daoling officially founded the Shenxiao Sect, which has a history of 1,800 years. Taoism is a polytheistic worship, and the gods and goddesses are worshiped by Taoism"tract"The personification of faith. Taoist priests are Taoist clergy, and there are more than 30,000 Taoist priests living in the country.

Gongguan is a place of Taoist activity.

China Taoist AssociationIt is a patriotic religious group and religious organization united by Taoists across the country. Its purpose is to revitalize the Taoist Association, run Taoist causes, spread Taoist culture, and give play to the positive role of Taoism in building a harmonious society and promoting economic and social development. The headquarters of the Taoist Association is located in Baiyun Temple, Beijing, the ancestral court of the Quanzhen Longmen sect, and there are 27 Taoist associations at the provincial and autonomous region levels in Chinese mainland, and more than 300 Taoist associations in cities and counties.

Taishan China Five Mountains: East Mount Tai, West Mount Huashan, South Mount Heng, North Mount Heng, Middle Mount Song, Jiangsu Mao Mountain, Jiangxi Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi Pavilion Soap Mountain, etc.

Origin of Taoism:

Taoism teaches the ancestor Lao Tzu to slip and blind the blue"tract"As the ontology of the universe and the law of all things, it is a mysterious existence that transcends time and space"tract"Establish a theological system of Taoism as a base point; Lao Zhuang's mysticism and health preservation thought formed the idea of becoming immortal as the core belief of Taoism. Paying attention to cultivation and health preservation, Lao Tzu and Zhuangzi put forward the cultivation methods of quiet and inaction, seeing simplicity and embracing simplicity, and forgetting to keep one, which were inherited and carried forward by the disciples.

Taoist thought originated in the era of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times, and there are the main ideas of the ancient sages in the Yellow Emperor's internal scriptures.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Lao Tzu, Zhuangzi and other Taoist ideas were completed, and the "Tao Te Ching" and "Zhuangzi" were handed down, and Taoism became famous all over the world, and even Confucius and others also asked Lao Tzu.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling was inspired by the Buddhist way of practice, founded Taoism, and practiced Taoism in the form of religion.

tractHome by the old. Zi, Zhuang. The philosophy created by the sub. Learn. Think. I want to stream. Pie, created in the late spring and autumn years. Stand, and the way. The religion was formed in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and originated from the five buckets created by Zhang Ling. Rice. Teach.

That is to say, in the Word. Before the formation of the teaching, the Tao. The family has appeared for a long time, with many talents and various schools, and formed the pre-Qin and early Han Dao.

home development of two peaks. Even in the Tao. After the formation of the teaching, the Tao.

Home & Road. There are still different teachings. Inheritance.

System. tractHome is just a thought. Think about cultural streams.

pie, and the way. The church is a sect. Teach.

Regiment. The two have completely different properties in terms of cultural form. tract

Religion as a religion. Religion has its God. Xianchong.

Worship and faith. Yang, there is teaching. Apprentices and groups.

Weaving, there is a series of sects. Teach. Ceremony.

Formula and live. moving, its main faction. Something else.

The inheritance is roughly clear.