The Sacred Stories Texts, Places, People and Beliefs of Taoism

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  1. 3. Is the key book of Taoism, supposedly written by Laozi. It translates to the "Way and the Power"
  2. 5. A Chinese mystic philosopher who was claimed to have written the Tao-te-ching
  3. 7. A law of Confucius' Way to Civil Order that means to base the government on the power of good example and sincere purpose for the happiness of the people
  4. 8. Was a Chinese philosopher who also wrote another influential Taoist text that is self-titled and was written after the Tao-te-ching
  5. 9. Is one of Taoism's most important ideas that means "non-doing" or "non-action"
  6. 10. One of the five sacred Taoist mountains that is the Western Mountain
  7. 11. A group of superior human spirits who have found Tao's secret to immortality and keep the justice in society by punishing the bad
  8. 15. The dynasty where Emperor Shi Huangdi ordered the burning of most books and texts losing original sources of Chinese Mythology
  9. 16. The story about how there came to be only 1 sun in the sky after a talented archer shot arrows at the other suns
  10. 21. This underworld world is filled with "Kuei" who are present in the human world as natural disasters and cause sickness and hardship
  11. 24. Is the palace dedicated to the Eight Immortals found in Xi'an, Shaanxi
  12. 25. The mythological son of yin and yang who separated the earth from the heavens
  13. 26. Translates to "way" or "the way"
  14. 28. The two original cosmic powers that are opposites, and achieve a delicate balance that nature depends on to achieve harmony
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  1. 1. One of the five sacred Taoist mountains that is the Center Mountain
  2. 2. Is a set of teachings created by a very intelligent man that focuses on human matters and ways which people are to conduct themselves
  3. 3. One of the five sacred Taoist mountains that is the Eastern Mountain
  4. 4. A law of Confucius' Way to Civil Order that means to act respectful and have the right attitude about life
  5. 6. One of the five sacred Taoist mountains that is the Northern Mountain
  6. 7. Are the values of human life: vitality, energy and spirit
  7. 12. Translates to "Dragon gate grotto" and is considered to be the ancestral hall of Taoism
  8. 13. A law of Confucius' Way to Civil Order that means to have a respect for one's own dignity and the dignity of others
  9. 14. Beneath the three pure heavens is the god known as the "Heavenly Grandfather" who is said to be head of the gods in his court
  10. 17. One of the five sacred Taoist mountains that is the Southern Mountain
  11. 18. Are the three highest and most powerful gods in Taoism who live in the three 'pure' heavens
  12. 19. The dynasty associated with the worship of many deities and ancestors
  13. 20. The goddess said to be the creator of human beings,having the torso of a woman and the tail of a fish
  14. 22. A law of Confucius' Way to Civil Order that encourages people to enjoy the good things of life and to be happy with what they have
  15. 23. A law of Confucius' Way to Civil Order that means to do things the right way by using the appropriate method needed
  16. 27. All the gods of a particular culture or religion
  17. 29. A bloodline of hereditary rulers of a country