Three Pure Ones - Wikipedia
The Three Pure Ones, also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Divine Teachers, the Three Clarities, or the Three Purities, are the three highest gods in the Taoist pantheon.
BBC - Religions - Taoism: Gods and spirits
Nov 12, 2009 · Taoism does not have a God in the way that the Abrahamic religions do. There is no omnipotent being beyond the cosmos, who created and controls the universe. In Taoism the universe springs...
Taoism | Definition, Origin, Philosophy, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 7, 2024 · Taoism is an indigenous religio-philosophical tradition that has shaped Chinese life for more than 2,000 years. In the broadest sense, a Taoist attitude toward life can be seen in accepting and yielding, an attitude that offsets and complements the moral and duty-conscious character ascribed to Confucianism.
Category:Taoist deities - Wikipedia
Deities associated with Taoism. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Pantheon of Taoist Gods - Tao.org
Traditional Taoist theory holds that the spirits represented via the temple’s images are celestial beings that have achieved their position in one of three ways. Consistent with Taoism’s martial theme, the first category of spirits is that of mortal heroes who died a violent death.
Taoism - Wikipedia
Taoism or Daoism ( / ˈtaʊ.ɪzəm / ⓘ, / ˈdaʊ.ɪzəm / ⓘ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道 (pinyin: dào; Wade–Giles: tao4).
Taoist Gods - Singapore Taoist Federation
The most venerable deities of the Taoist religion are the Three Pristine One, namely the Primeval Lord of Heaven, the Heavenly Lord of Numinous Treasure, and the Heavenly Lord of Dao and its Virtue.
What Do Taoists Believe? - Beliefnet
Religious Taoism is magical, cultic, esoteric, and sectarian, and it emphasizes health and healing as ways to gain long life or even immortality. T'ai chi and the medical practice of Quigong are...
The Three Purities of Taoism - An Introduction - Learn Religions
Jun 25, 2019 · The Three Purities, or the Three Pure Ones, are the highest deities in the Taoist pantheon. They function, for Taoism, in a similar way to the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) of Christianity, or the Trikaya (Dharmakaya, Samboghakaya, and Nirmanakaya) of Buddhism. They represent three aspects of the divinity inherent in all living beings.
Taoism - Education | National Geographic Society
Jul 23, 2024 · Taoism has been connected to the philosopher Lao Tzu, who, around 500 B.C.E., wrote the main book of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching. Taoism holds that humans and animals should live in balance with the Tao, or the universe.