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Name: 笛子 dízi – transverse bamboo flute八音 Bayin (the traditional Chinese classification of musical instruments by eight materials): 竹 zhú…

Hipatija looked at her and asked, “And do you feel it?”Wei Huacun placed her palm on the ground and turned her face towards the sky.“Much more. What I…

Daoist cultivation in the temple begins at 5:00 a.m., when the bell announces the start of a new day. At first, rising at this hour was completely…

Among the more than 1,400 works preserved in the Daoist canon, the Daozang 道藏, no text has a history that reveals the interplay of religion, politics…

As we move through the history of European art, the human figure is always with us. The Greek Aphrodite and Apollo, the Renaissance Venus…

Music has a special ritual and spiritual role in Daoist ceremonies. It is not merely an accompaniment, but is regarded as a means by which initiates…

Buddhism is one of the major religious and philosophical traditions in human history, and its development is closely connected with processes of…

In recent decades, psychological flexibility has become one of the central constructs of contemporary psychology. Particularly within Acceptance and…

I never imagined that I would actually go and live in a temple within a Daoist community (although, as I have already mentioned, I had dreamed of it…

Before I describe in words the incredible, unforgettable experience I had in Chongdao Gong (崇道宫), a temple of the Quanzhen lineage (Quánzhēn pài 全真派)…

Morning on Wudangshan. It is raining, the mountains veiled in mist. I set out for a walk through the Temple of the Southern Cliff, Nanyan gong in…

Steep green mountains, sharp ridges fading into mist …, red buildings with shining green roof tiles …, temples on the edge of cliffs, a weave of…