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Taoism

In what ways do you think attitudes towards death found in Religious Taoism differed from those of Philosophical Taoism?
Religious Taoist had a very mythical perception of death, their attitude towards death was positive, because to them death meant entering into the realm of immortality and of spiritual life, they believed in the idea that longevity and immortality could be achieved through proper ritual practises, these beliefs were derived from myths and folklore. Religious Taoist had far-fetched beliefs and practises, such as the belief in the “herb of immortality” which is substances extracted from plants and animals which contain “vitality” and the “elixir of eternal youth” and if ...

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the idea that Chinese Alchemy originated from traditional cosmological principles which gave meaning to myths that were connected to the elixir of immortality and which provided techniques to prolong life (Eliade, 1962:112). Religious Taoism explains the practise of Chinese Alchemy as being the practise of evoking supernatural beings to assist in transforming minerals which contain mercuric sulphide into “yellow gold” which is a spiritual object that is free from any impurities, “yellow gold” symbolises the perfection of nature and how it continues to stay absolute and free (Eliade, 1962: 114).
A very popular myth of Chinese Alchemy is the myth of the “yellow gold” being used as utensils, when one drinks or eats out of the utensils one is guaranteed to have a prolonged life and that once one’s life is prolonged, one will have the ability to have insight into the spiritual world and be able to interact with spirits, upon meeting these spirits certain ritual sacrifices have to be ...

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Added: 8/18/2011 07:04:46 AM
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Category: Religion
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