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The basis of Daoist philosophy is the idea of "wu wei", often translated as "non-action". In practice, it refers to an in-between state of "being, but not acting". This concept also overlaps with an idea in Confucianism as Confucius similarly believed that a perfect sage could rule without taking action.
Princess Wuwei (武威公主), also known as Princess Tuoba, daughter of Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei in ancient China; Princess Wuwei (武威公主), daughter of Juqu Mujian and Princess Tuoba in ancient China
Part of a Song Dynasty stone rubbing of Wang Xizhi's manuscript of the Yellow Court Classic. The Yellow Court Classic (simplified Chinese: 黄庭经; pinyin: Huángtíng-jīng), a Chinese Daoist meditation text, [1] was received from an unknown source by Wei Huacun, one of the founders of the Shangqing School (Chinese: 上清), in 288 CE.
Wu wei (traditional Chinese: 無為; simplified Chinese: 无为; pinyin: wúwéi) is a polymorphic, ancient Chinese concept expressing an ideal practice of "inaction", "inexertion" or "effortless action", [a] [1] [2] as a state of personal harmony and free-flowing, spontaneous creative manifestation.
People have desires and free will (and thus are able to alter their own nature). Many act "unnaturally", upsetting the natural balance of the Tao. The Tao Te Ching intends to lead students to a "return" to their natural state, in harmony with Tao. [ 43 ]
The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Chinese: 五斗米道; pinyin: Wǔ Dǒu Mǐ Dào) or the Way of the Celestial Master, commonly abbreviated to simply The Celestial Masters, was a Chinese Taoist movement founded by the first Celestial Master Zhang Daoling in 142 CE.
Wuwei Confucius Temple [2] (simplified Chinese: 武威文庙; traditional Chinese: 武威文廟), or Wuwei Confucian Temple, [3] is a Confucian temple located in Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, Gansu Province. [4] It is the largest Confucian temple in Northwest China in terms of scale of construction, [5] covering an area of 15,300 square ...
The processing of Tieguanyin tea is complex and requires expertise. Even if the tea leaf is of high raw quality and is plucked at the ideal time, if it is not processed correctly, its true character will not be shown. This is why the method of processing Tieguanyin tea was kept a secret. plucking tea leaves (Chinese: 採青; pinyin: cǎi qīng)