This video introduces Daoism, one of China’s oldest philosophical and spiritual traditions. Viewers learn about core ideas like living in harmony with the Dao (or “the Way”), the balance of yin and ...

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How are we, as humans, meant to live together? Every culture has asked this question, and countless philosophers and politicians have offered their answers. From Plato’s Republic to Thomas More’s ...

Daoism, sometimes called Taoism, gets its name from The Dao, which literally means “The Way.” You can think of the Dao as the mysterious source of all existence.

Since its inception more than two thousand years ago in the Eastern Han dynasty, Daoism (also known as Taoism) has permeated every aspect of Chinese life and culture, from politics, philosophy, ...

In Daoism, Laozi (老子), who is revered as a divinized sage and immortal, is believed to have penned the Daodejing (道德經), or “Scripture of the Way and Its Power/Virtue.” ...

Both Daoism and Confucianism originated in China, and they have overlapping histories and tenets, including an emphasis on filial piety, or respecting one’s elders and honoring one’s ancestors. But ...

Daoism spread westward into CentralAsia along the Silk Road, providing, just as Buddhism had done, religious facilities for traveling believers; many of the important Buddhist temple complexes of ...

The participants represented a variety of Asian ethnic origins. Also, each participant had at least some connection to Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism, Daoism (also called Taoism ...