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142
Zhang Ling
Zhang Ling founds the sect of the Way of Five Bushels of Rice -
350
Developing Taoist
Chuang-Tzu further develops Taoist philosophy -
400
The First Daozang
This was the first time an attempt was made to bring together all the teachings and texts from across China and they consisted of roughly 1,200 scrolls -
550
Taoism founded
Taoism was founded by Lao Tze in China -
567
The Shangqing school
Tao Hongjing develops the Shangqing school -
Apr 25, 637
Emperor Taizong
Emperor Taizong issues an edict ensuring that Taoists take precedence over Buddhists -
Apr 25, 1128
Promoting Taoism
Several song emperors were active in promoting Taoism by collecting and publishing editions of Daozang -
Apr 25, 1254
The Quancher School
The Quancher School of Taoism was found -
Apr 25, 1281
Yvang Dynasty
Taoism suffered set back in 1281 when copies of the the Daozang were burned -
Apr 24, 1406
Daozang
Ming emperor Zhu Di commanded that all Taoist texts be collected and combined into a new version of the Daozang -
Apr 24, 1447
The Text finally finished
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Three-in-One Religion
Temple of the Three-in-One Religion is built. San Yi Jiao (Three-in-One Religion) is founded by Lin Zhaoen as a synthesis of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism -
Rejected Taoism
The movement returned the Confucian classics to favor and nearly completely rejected Taoism -
The Fourth of May
The Fourth of May movement is founded and seeks to stamp out religion using science -
Temples are dismantled
Taoist and Buddhist temples are dismantled -
The Chinese government
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Cultural Revoluton
During the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976, many Taoist temples and sites were damaged and Monks and priests were sent to labor camps -
The Great Temple
Emperor Gaozu builds a great temple at the birthplace of Lao-Tze -
Tany Dynasty
Taoism gained official status during the Tang Dynasty. This marked the beinning where the governmenr support Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism -
The Tang
The Tang emperor Tang Xuan-Zong (claimed to be a descendant of Laozi) sent monks to collect further teachings to add to the Canon
