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The Big Dipper has been tradtionally used as a symbol in Taoism. During the Shang Dynasty the Big Dipper was considered a deity, and in later dynasties it has been created as well. It was announced as the symbol very early on, along with being the symbol with many other religions.
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Taoism founded; Tao-Te Ching written by Lao Tze.
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Immortality Taoism develops; Taiping Jing is compiled.
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Chuang-Tzu further develops Taoist philosophy.
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Zhang Lu organizes the Way of Five Bushels of Rice into religious communities, which become known as Taoism of Heavenly Masters. They are greatly respected and held high up in the Toaism Religion.
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Wang Bi introduces Taoist concepts into Confucian learning.
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The Shangqing School, or Supreme Clarity is a Daoist movement that began during the aristocracy of the Western Jin dynasty. Shangqing can be translated as either 'Supreme Clarity' or 'Highest Clarity.' The first leader of the school was Wei Huacun, the also first Female leader, but Tao Hongjing is considered to be the actual founder for he "Invented" certain ideas that the school practices.
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Kou Qianzhi revives Taoism of Heavenly Masters. They were sort of forgotten, but Kou had brought them back to "Life" with practicing their beliefs.
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Tao Hongjing develops the Shangqing school. He helps it recruit and gather more learners and helps it grow as a whole unit.
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Emperor Taizong (r. 626-649) issues an edict ensuring that Taoists take precedence over Buddhists.
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In the 12th century, the Quanzhen School was founded in Shandong. It grew during the 13th and 14th century and during the Yuan dynasty became the largest and most important Taoist school in Northern China. Many Toasists took part of the school along with the other school, which was found at a much earlier date.
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Temple of the San yi Jian Religion is constructed, for those who worship all three to come and, well, worship.
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San yi Jiao (Three-in-One Religion) is founded by Lin Zhaoen (1517-98) as a synthesis of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The fighting between them were something that not many people enjoyed, and so the three were combined into one Religion, San yi Jiao. Not many people followed the Religion, but it was not a bad idea.
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During the Manchu Qing dynasty, new movements are founded within Taoism, Buddhism and Confuscionism in China. The San yi Jian Religion is persecuted, and the three individual religions are seperate once more.
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Popularity weakened when the state support of Daoism ended in 1911.
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National Taoist organizations are founded.
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Taoist and Buddhist temples are dismantled.
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During the Song dynasty, Perfect Truth Taoism and Orthodox One Taoism arise and the Taoist canon is edited.
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Emperor Gaozu builds a great temple at the birthplace of Lao-Tze. The temple worshiped Taoism, for Lao-Tze wrote the book on Taoism. Emperor worships Taoism as well, given why he wanted to build the temple.
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Emperor Wu-zong persecutes Buddhists and all other non-Taoist religions.
