The People's Republic of China is officially an atheist state, but the government formally recognizes five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism are recognised separately), and Islam. In the early 21st century, there has been increasing official recognition of Confucianism and Chinese folk religion as part of China's cultural inheritance.

Taoism (US: / ˈ t aʊ ˌ ɪ z əm / (), US: / ˈ d aʊ ɪ z əm / ()) or Daoism (/ ˈ d aʊ ɪ z əm /) refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; daojia) or to a religion (道教; daojiao), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the Tao (Chinese: 道; pinyin: Dào; lit. 'Way', 'Thoroughfare'); the Tao is generally ...

Taoist sexual practices (traditional Chinese: 房中術; simplified Chinese: 房中术; pinyin: fángzhōngshù; lit. 'arts of the bedchamber') are the ways Taoists may practice sexual activity.These practices are also known as "joining energy" or "the joining of the essences". Practitioners believe that by performing these sexual arts, one can stay in good health, and …

Oct 24, 2022 · It is well known that Confucianism is an indigenous religion and is the soul of Chinese culture, which enjoyed popular support among people and even became the guiding ideology for feudalism society, but it did not develop into a national belief. ... 220). Now about 300 Taoist Temples are scattered around China, in which about 30 thousand ...

Cebu Taoist Temple (simplified Chinese: 宿雾定光宝殿; traditional Chinese: 宿霧定光寶殿; pinyin: Sùwù Dìngguāng Bǎodiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siok-bū Tēng-kng Pó-tiān) is a Taoist temple located in Beverly Hills Subdivision of Cebu City, Philippines.The temple is built by Cebu's substantial Filipino-Chinese community in 1972. With an elevation of 110 metres (360 ft) above …

There is much overlap between religion and mythology, and between Chinese folk religion and Daoism. However, certain beings or concepts of Chinese mythology have a particularly strong association with religious or philosophical Daoism. For example, the Jade Emperor, Yùhuáng, is a major actor in many myths.

Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora.Vivienne Wee described it as "an empty bowl, which can variously be filled with the contents of institutionalised religions such as Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, the Chinese syncretic religions".

Shugendō (修験道, lit. the "Way [of] Trial [and] Practice", the "Way of Shugen, or Gen-practice") is a highly syncretic religion, a body of ascetic practices that originated in the Nara Period of Japan having evolved during the 7th century from an amalgamation of beliefs, philosophies, doctrines and ritual systems drawn from local folk-religious practices, Shinto mountain worship and …

Jul 15, 2019 · Daoism did become the official religion during the Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE), but in later dynasties, it was supplanted by Buddhism. In the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Daoists petitioned to gain favor with the Yuan court but lost after a series of debates with Buddhists held between 1258 and 1281.

Nov 12, 2009 · Taoist texts sometimes refer to the Tao as the mother and the One as the son. Wu and Yu. Wu and Yu are non-being and being, or not-having and having. Wu also implies inexhaustibility or limitlessness.