Taoism (Daoism) Spread throughout Asia

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    Founder

    Founder
    Lao Tzu is the founder of religious Taoism and philosophical Taoism, but not the original Taoism. Fu Hsi is the original founder of Taoism. 604 bc
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    Foundation

    The foundation in Shundi (an emperor) period (126 - 144 AD) of East Han Dynasty,
  • 150

    Taoism develops even more

    Immortality Taoism develops; Taiping Jing is compiled.
    c. 150 B. C. E.
  • 200

    Spread the most

    200 B.C. It is about this time that Religious Taoism develops and continues to grow during the Han Dynasty. The Luang-Lap movement includes the veneration of Lao-tzu and the Yellow Emperor.
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    Government

    Government
    Taoism came to be associated with or conflated with the Xian Di Emperor. 206 B. C.
  • 226

    Wang Bi

    Wang Bi
    Wang Bi introduces Taoist concepts into Confucian learning.
  • 350

    Taoism develops

    Chuang-Tzu develops Taoism into Taoist philosophy.
    c. 350 B. C. E.
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    Kou Qianzhi

    Kou Qianzhi
    Kou Qianzhi brings back Taoism of Heavenly Masters to the people.
  • 400

    Who spreaded the religion

    Who spreaded the religion
    400 B. C.
    Laozi’s successor, Zhuangz had develop more Taoism principles.
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    Founded

    Founded
    Founded in c. 550 B.C.E. The Yin and Yang states that in evil there is always good, in good there is always evil.Tao-Te Ching written by Lao Tze.
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    Origin

    The country orgin is China. It had about 20,000,000 followers. Tao means way, stating that it is the way of thought or life. c. 500 B. C. E.
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    Social Impact

    Taoism ethics is primarily linked with longevity. Since everyone is eager for longevity, As Taoism preaches, one must nicely obey the social ethics for the purpose of longevity, or to live longer.
  • Apr 25, 770

    Why it spread

    Taoism spreaded to China because Taoism is closely like Buddaism.
  • Apr 25, 1200

    Taoism started to decline

    Taoism began to decline due to their own reasons. The Opium War is one of the reason why Taoism started to decline. Many Taoists lost their focus on religious study.Taoism declined when the Ch'ing Dynasty ended in 1911.
  • Apr 25, 1368

    Spread

    Daoism first started to spread in the lower-class society. It spreaded across China, Korea, Japan, and some countries in South Asia.
  • Apr 25, 1368

    Taoism

    Since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the influence of Taoism on the people had become stronger and stronger.

  • China

    China becomes a republic.

  • Chinese government

    Religions are tightly controlled by the Chinese government.

  • Why it did not spread

    Taoism did not spread to other countries because Buddaism overran Taoism.

  • Ge Hong

    Ge Hong
    Ge Hong wrote the The Master Who Has Embraced Simplicity. c. 320