EAS100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tao Te Ching, Daozang, Chinese Philosophy
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Taoism went through a great period of expansion, largely because ruler"s last name was li claimed laozi as an ancestor and elevated status of daoism. Taoism"s stated purpose was the establishment of a great peace throughout the empire. Rebellions were launched to restore an order that had been compromised by a failing dynasty or emperor from whom the mandate of heaven had been withdrawn. Gaozong claimed laozi to be an incarnation of the primordial chaos. Xuanzong made taoism an official teaching and incorporate it into the civil service exam trying to harmonize the 3 teachings, xuanzong wrote commentaries on dimond sutra, classics of filial piety and daodejing. Lecture#2 daoism plays a very important role in the dev"t of chinese philosophy most importantly on neo-confucianism not very philosophical but religious; in tang daoism is more popular on the local level than others. Neo-confucianism borrows a lot of terms that emerged in this period.
