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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 ...
Wu wei (traditional Chinese: 無為; simplified Chinese: 无为; pinyin: wúwéi) is a polysemous, 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.
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
While the ideas are singular, the style is poetic, combining two major strategies: short, declarative statements, and intentional contradictions, encouraging varied, contradictory interpretations. The first of these strategies creates memorable phrases, while the second forces the reader to reconcile supposed contradictions. [ 46 ]
Taoist clergy of Baxian Temple , Xi'an, 1910-1911. A daoshi ( Chinese : 道士 ; pinyin : Dàoshi ; Wade–Giles : tao 4 shih 1 ; lit. 'scholar of the Tao ') or Taoshih , translated as Taoist priest , Taoist monk , or Taoist professional is a priest in Taoism .
Wu Boli, Dragon Pine, circa 1400. This painting by the Taoist priest, Wu Boli (active late 14th-early 15th century), depicts an ancient pine tree, also called a dragon pine. Both dragon pine and pine exist as yang elements living near water, a yin element. As such, the dragon pine are symbols of longevity and of the Tao itself.
The collapse of the Kingdom of Wei in 260 CE, along with the fall of Northern China to the Huns in 317, further scattered adherents to the Celestial Master. [12] The Celestial Masters later reemerged in the 4th and 5th centuries as two distinct offshoots, the Northern and Southern Celestial Masters. [13] Zhang Daoling, the first Celestial Master
The silence they observe carries out the Tao of wu wei, which is of priceless value. But merely learned persons do not appreciate this method nor understand the value of the wu wei method: and they engage in purposeless discussions and the vanity of words. [47] In recent years, scholars of Daoism have been reevaluating the zhenren ideal.