REL-1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Moral Authority, Taoism, Woodblock Printing
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Teachings of daoism: daoism is another result of the warring states period, alternative responses to the warring states period. Sit and let mind wander brings us closer to our original individual self, abandon the intellect: laozi and zhuangzi are both considered to be perfect yang text because they have an odd number of texts in them. Teachings of daoism: daoism anything that cannot be traced back to confucius (what it was known as) Immortality seekers associated with daoist religion: quest for immortality, hints of immortality in the laozi. Poet says someone may live out their days: hints of immortality in the zhuangzi, true sage can encounter death and not be overcome by it once in touch with the. Dao: fangshi immortality, theories of immortality in other texts, alchemy, alchemy it is a protochemistry (before chemistry) combine with magical spells, manipulation of physical objects to create something that is a source of immortality.
