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Taoism (Daoism) Dao
What is Taoism (Daoism)?
The Tao-The Way or the
Path
Lao Tzu-Founder
Tao Te Ching
Concepts:
1. Nature
2. Individual
3. Yin Yang 4. Fengshui
Taoism (Daoism) Dao
Introduction: According to
Taoism, the entire universe
and everything in it flows
with a mysterious,
unknowable force called the
Tao.
Handout-”What is
Daoism?”
Taoism 道
Lao-tzu, translated as either
"Old Master" or "Old Boy,"
is believed to be the author of
Taoism. Very little is known
of his life; he may not even
have existed.
Tao Te Ching
道德经
(Classic of the Way and its Power)
“Dao” meaning path or
way
“De” meaning virtue
“Jing” meaning
canon/law/rules
81 chapters
Read selections from
Laozi (Daodejing)
Taoist beliefs
The individual-(Group)
Uncarved block-(simple)
Nature (Not above but part
of)
Time (cyclical)
Yin and Yang-(polarity)
The 5 elements (Wu xing)
Wuwei-(effortless action)
Fengshui (wind and water)
Yin Yang
阴阳 Yin Yang
Explain the characters-Moon
月 and Sun 日
Polarity not opposites
Give examples of polarity
Why does it “swirl?”
Fengshui
Chinese system of arranging our
environment so that we can live
more in harmony with our
surroundings.
(五行) Wuxing
The 5 Elements
Earth-yellow, fire-red,
wood-green, metalwhite, water-black or
blue
Colors determine mood.
Red is considered a
lucky color. White
represents death!
The Bagua
八卦
Ba1gua4
Bagua literally means “eight
symbols.”
8 trigrams used in Daoist
cosmology.
Energy map
Helps define spatial
relationships.
Black lines represent Yin
(broken) Yang (unbroken
The Bagua
八卦
The 8 Remedies
1. Straight lines
2. Light
3. Sound
4. Color
5. Life
6. Movement
7. Stillness
8. Mechanical devices
Bagua
Fengshui Your bedroom!
Fun activity
Remember, the first rule of
Fengshui is order!
Make sure that the door to the
room is aligned with the bottom
of the Bagua!
Have the students superimpose
a blueprint of their bedroom
over the Bagua.
Bagua
References
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/m
ain_pop/ps/ps_china.htm
Asia for Educators-Primary
Sources
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/tps
/1000bce.htm#confudao
Tao the Watercourse Way
Alan Watts
http://people.opposingviews.com
/religious-taoism-vs-philosophicaltaoism-6900.html
Tao Te Ching translation
by Ralph Alan Dale
Opposing Views
by Michael H. Jenkins
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/cos
mos/ort/daoism.htm
Living in the Chinese Cosmos
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