Daoism

Question 1

What is Doaism?

Answer 1

An indigenous Chinese Religion

Question 2

Two identifiable strands:

Answer 2

Philosophical

Religious

Question 3

Phiosophical focuses on

Answer 3

Universal Balance

Question 4

Religious focuses on

Answer 4

self cultivation, longetivy, and divine help

Question 5

What is the Key Daost Scripture?

Who was the author?

Answer 5

Dao De Jing
Lao Zi (600 BCE)

Question 6

Where are the roots of Daoism to be found?

Answer 6

In ancient Chinese Religion

Question 7

One of the most resilient native traditions

Answer 7

Nature Religion
Heaven Worship
Divination
Ancestor veneration

Question 8

Yin and Yang - different parts

Answer 8

Positive vs. Negative
Masculine vs. Feminine
Intellect vs. Intuition
Light vs. Darkness
Warmth vs. Cold
Strong vs. Weak

Question 9

What does Dao mean?

Answer 9

The way

Question 10

Different aspects of Daoism

Answer 10

A Universal Equilibrium, The natural course of things, the cyclical way of things, the way of harmony and integration, includes the yin and yang!

Question 11

What is non-resistant?

Answer 11

Water

Question 12

What do we do about resistance>

Answer 12

Wu Wei,
Don’t resist, confront, or deny
Don’t try to be better or change others
Don’t exhibit ambition, excessive desire, or pride

Question 13

What is society more dominized by

Answer 13

-Yang

Question 14

What does Wu Wei mean?

Answer 14

Actionless action - active non-doing

Question 15

The common people connected Dao to what?

Answer 15

The quest for immortality.

Question 16

Religious Daoism absorbed

Answer 16

Magic and divination in this search for elixers special diets, searches for special places and plants

Question 17

Offerings of what?

Answer 17

Offerings and prayers to deities at temples (incense, paper, money, food, candles)

Question 18

What is the cultivation of life force?

Answer 18

qi