MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Zhang Jue, Taoism, Cao Wei

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Alexander B Stewart

Document Summary

Mmw 12 lecture 10 the three kingdoms and daoist escapism. Natural disasters sign of the end of the emperor"s mandate. Confucianism for upper class: have to have time to memorize a lot of texts. Led by daoist physician and sorcerer zhang jue (chang chueh) and brothers generals of heaven, earth, man. Begins in jiazi year: first year in 60-year cycle. Open hostels and give out free food to people. Rebellion put down: central government has to give more power to local military leaders in order to put down the government. Late han rebels: five pecks of rice or way of the celestial masters. Combines healing, daoist millenarianism, social reform, hierarchal structure. Needed 5 pecks of rice to join: distributed to all of the members. End of world is coming and only 18,000 people with balanced qi will survive: will teach you how to balance qi. Crime and sins punished by meditation and service.