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Why aren't there more Taoist temples?
In the west it's very easy to find Buddhist temples but where does one go to practice Taoism?
Why aren't there more Taoist temples?
In the west it's very easy to find Buddhist temples but where does one go to practice Taoism?
In the west it's very easy to find Buddhist temples but where does one go to practice Taoism?
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I live next to Wudang Mountain rn. Hahaha
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@JRaff
In fact, there are many Taoist temples in China，
Taoism is not an international religion，it is a Chinese religion believing in gods and in pursuit of human becoming deity，
You think the number of Taoist temples is few，because Taoist temples are not common in big cities。
Unlike other religions, Taoism advocate natural very much，and want to return to nature，
sky, earth, mountains and waters have different religious and aesthetic meanings in Taoism，
On the other hand, the purpose of Taoism is to "become immortal"，
Taoism strives for immortality in a fairyland，
they believes that the places where the gods live are hidden in the most inaccessible mountains，
so most Taoist temples are built on high mountains in China，
those are rarely seen in daily life，especially abroad, it is almost impossible to see any Taoist temples。
If you want to visit a Taoist temple in China,
You can go to Wudang mountain，mountain Tai，Qingcheng mountain，etc~
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@molly_han thanks for the info. To me it's a bit strange that it's not more international because in my opinion the teachings of Laozi are among the most accessible ideas of any religion
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Daoist has already become a part of Chinese philosophy.
We are actually exposed to Daoist thoughts everywhere without even noticing. Like the concept of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, Chinese metaphysics, etc.
So in my opinion, Daoism is not dying, it's just transformed and figured out how to survive in its own way in modern days. It will never die as long as Chinese culture exists in this world.
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In my town there are a few Taoist temples, but many of them have some caracteristics of Buddhist temples. Here people do not believe in pure Taoism. They practise a mixture of Taoism and Buddhism.
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@JRaff
Yes，you are right， the teachings of Laozi are among the most accessible ideas of any religion，
the《道德经》，allegedly written by Laozi has not only exerted great influence upon the Chinese culture ，but also attracted intensive attention from the western world。
But，in fact，Laozi and Taoism are two different things。
In 《道德经》，Laozi established a philosophy centered on “Dao”，his religious characteristics are not obvious，
so he was the initiative person of the Taoist thinking，not the initiative person of Taoism。
Taoist thinking and Taoism have always been distinguished from the other。
The core idea of Taoism is Taoist thinking,
it also has many other factors，for example Doctrine Fangxian ，Yin-yang and Five-element thoughts，etc。
Taoism is about the improvement of personal cultivation，this is the pure, simple, ultimate height of the meditative condition。
The beauty of Taoism is self-contained beautiful, is the narcissistic is vulgar beautiful。
So the person who practices Taoism is high-hearted than anyone。They all want to be quiet and relaxed，and disdain to go preach to a Gentile，so like you said ，the Taoism is not more international。
By the way，Taoism is really popular in China,
there are many TV series about Taoism in China，
we call them“奇幻修仙剧”，
the pictures and characters of these series are very beautiful and delicate，
the actors in these series are all handsome，
so it's a great favourite with girls～🤣
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Taoist are not eager for spreading the religion. You won't see many of them outside China.
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