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Taoism Flashcards

1
Q

According to official Taoist teachings, who was the author of the Tao Te Ching?

A

Lao Tzu

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Taoism essentially grew out of what circumstances? What provoked its founding?

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Lao Tzu’s disillusionment with the social and political situation of his day

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Water is a popular symbol of the Tao because of what?

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Lowest possible position, humble and submissive but also powerful

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The black ox is a symbol of what? And what is implied by Taoism’s founder riding out on an ox?

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Represents how Lao Tzu has tamed/overcome the world

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The dot of contrasting color in the Yin/Yang symbol represents what?

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Everything has an opposite, find balance

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Which branch of Taoism seeks to prevent death, extend life, discover the “fountain of youth,” and ultimately achieve immortality?

A

Religious Taoism

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The name “Lao Tzu” means literally what?

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“old boy” or “wise master”

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What is the Tao Te Ching supposedly a summary of? Where did its creator get its contents?

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Cosmic Tao– in all things, sustains all things

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What is the second most important Taoist text?

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Chuang-Tzu

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How large is the Taoist canon? What influences its size?

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Largest scriptural canon, more than 1000 volumes

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In 142 CE the founder of Taoism appeared to whom?

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Appears to Zhang Daoling: organized the religion

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How many overarching denominations of Taoism are there?

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86 denominations

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What is the oldest version/denomination of Taoism?

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Philosophical Taoism

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14
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Which branch of Taoism is passive?

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Philosophical Taoism

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What are the kuei? What is done to scare them away?

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Bad. Banished through means of loud noises and fire in any forms

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Which grouping/denomination of Taoism claim a belief in God?

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Religious Taoists

17
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What is the Tao?

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Continuing viability, infusing the universe with life and moving within the flow of nature

18
Q

What is Filial Piety?

A

Respect for ancestors

19
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What is the purpose of life in Taoist thought? How is that connected to Yin and Yang?

A

There is opposition in all things

20
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What is wu-wei?

A

Submission to the natural order of things

21
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Three principles of wu-wei:

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  1. Don’t resist, confront, or defy
  2. Don’t try to better or change others
  3. Don’t exhibit excessive ambition, desire, or pride
22
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If you’re living in harmony with the Tao, nothing can go wrong. Why is that?

A

You’re where you’re supposed to be

23
Q

In which of the branches of Taoism is wu-wei found?

A

Philosophical Taoism

24
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Which branch of Taoism largely rejects wu-wei, seeking instead immortality through various medicines, breathing techniques, diets…

A

Religious Taoism

25
Q

What is the most important Taoist text

A

Tao Te Ching

26
Q

How does the I Ching work? In other words, how does a practitioner use it?

A

Used for divination. Hexagrams

27
Q

Who said, if they had another 50 years to live, they would devote it to the study of the I Ching, and thereby escape significant error?

A

Carl Jung

28
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What is the most famous symbol of Taoism?

A

Yin and Yang

29
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What branch of Taoism has priests or monks?

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Religious Taoism

30
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If Taoism technically teaches that men and women are equal, why are they largely subordinate in locations where Taoism is so common?

A

Influenced by other world religions like Buddhism and Confucianism

31
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What specific group of Taoists do not consume wine or meat?

A

Quanzhen Taoism

32
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What is Wu-hsing? What are its five elements?

A

Earth, metal, water, wood, fire

33
Q

Why do certain Taoists practice exorcisms?

A

Scare the kouei

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