In a valuable introduction of 40 pages he deals with Mongol history and philology, and illuminates the history of medieval Taoism with the light of the Taoist Canon, which has become freely ...

A world-renowned Taoist vegetarian festival in Thailand has seen devotees pierce their faces with skewers, knives and swords 'to rid them of bad seeds'. The ceremony at the October 2-11 ...

A Taoist temple located in the Chinese capital's downtown Xicheng district, however, is providing an oasis of serenity for young residents to relieve their aches and pains, ease their nerves ...

The introduction of more sophisticated religions like Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism did not result in the abandonment of shamanistic beliefs and practices. They assimilated elements of shamanistic ...

It could be included in a history or art history class and be used either to illustrate what the students have learned about Daoism or to introduce some Taoist values. Have each student make an ...

Spanning nine days beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month, the annual Taoist celebration – which in 2024 runs from Oct 3 to 11 – symbolises spiritual cleansing and invokes blessings of ...

Judd Trump won the final three frames to beat Fan Zhengyi 4-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the BetVictor English Open on Thursday evening. It was a compelling tie between the up-and-coming ...

John Higgins credited "divine intervention" after his 5-4 victory over Fan Zhengyi in round two of the Wuhan Open. Higgins trailed 3-0 and 4-2 to China's Fan before he managed a break of 61 to ...

Tao Li is the director of MS Program in Business Analytics and an associate professor of Information Systems & Analytics in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. He joined the ...