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1
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Founder of Taoism

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Laozi

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Laozi means

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Old child

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Laois was said to be born

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Old and wise

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Yin and yang are symbolic of what

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Flow of opposites and nature

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Laozi was treated as a ______ and _______

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Deity and incarnation of the dao

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Central scripture of Daoism

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Daodejing

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The daodejing is also referred to as what?

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The book of laozi

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Three aspect of the daodejing

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Political, religious, guide

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Main goal of the daodejing is to

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Live in harmony with the dao

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Nameless, formless, but can be experienced only by intuition

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Dao

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The dao is the ______ or everything and everything is a part of the dao

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Origin

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Characteristics of the dao

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Origin of nature but not God, has no personality, doesn’t care for humans

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What do you have to do in order to experience the dao?

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Abandon desire

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Sacred texts of Taoism that was created by a follower

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Zhuangzi

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What does the zhuangzi stress?

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The results of being one with the dao

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16
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Dao means

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Way

17
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Means no action and effortlessness

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Wu Wei

18
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Most important for imagery in Daoism

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Water

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the daodejing says that In order to end your troubles you should -

A

Give up learning

20
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To keep everything in perspective

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Relativity

21
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The basic teachings of Taoism and it sacred texts

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Simplicity, gentleness, relativity, the dao, wu Wei

22
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Practices intended to bring unity with the Dao

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Taiji, internal alchemy

23
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A type of yoga involving breathing, arm and body movements, and diet

A

Taiji

24
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Ancient attempt to change ordinary metals into gold and drink them in order to become immortal

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Internal alchemy

25
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What do the Chinese use to try to extend life

A

Herbs and teas

26
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Specific goals of Taoism

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Long Jevity, supernatural abilities, freedom from disease, political control, and spiritual insight

27
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The ultimate goal of Taoism is what?

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To bring humans into unity with the Dow by imitating certain aspects of nature

28
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Taoism has how many deities

A

Hundreds

29
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A collection of over 1000 books that stress the way of the dao

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Daozang

30
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Who can be Daoist deities?

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Powers of the universe, people who have become immortal, ancestral spirits

31
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Taoism is symbolized by the _______

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Yin yang

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