Taoism

E23977

Chinese philosophy Chinese religion philosophical tradition religious tradition

Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on living in harmony with the Tao, emphasizing naturalness, simplicity, and spiritual cultivation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Taoism canonical	339
Daoism	43
Neo-Daoism	2
Chinese Taoism	1
Daoism (as favored religion)	1
Tao	1
Taoism (influential)	1
Taoism (religious and philosophical influence)	1
Taoism (syncretic forms)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T188744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Taoism
Context triple: [Singapore, majorReligion, Taoism]

A. Confucianism
Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
B. Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
C. Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
D. Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
E. Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Taoism
Target entity description: Taoism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on living in harmony with the Tao, emphasizing naturalness, simplicity, and spiritual cultivation.

A. Confucianism
Confucianism is an ancient Chinese philosophical and ethical system based on the teachings of Confucius, emphasizing moral virtue, social harmony, and proper conduct in personal and political life.
B. Buddhism
Buddhism is a major world religion and philosophical tradition founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha), emphasizing the Four Noble Truths and the path to enlightenment.
C. Shinto
Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan centered on the worship of kami (spirits or deities) and the veneration of nature and ancestors.
D. Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
E. Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese philosophy ⓘ Chinese religion ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
aimsAt	harmony with nature ⓘ longevity ⓘ spiritual cultivation ⓘ
associatedWithPerson	Laozi ⓘ linked to: Tao Te Ching Liezi ⓘ Zhuangzi ⓘ
coreConcept	Tao ⓘ linked to: Taoism
cosmologicalConcept	qi ⓘ yin and yang ⓘ
emphasizes	living in harmony with the Tao ⓘ naturalness ⓘ non-action ⓘ simplicity ⓘ spontaneity ⓘ
hasBranch	esoteric Taoism ⓘ philosophical Taoism ⓘ religious Taoism ⓘ ritual Taoism ⓘ
hasClergy	Taoist priest ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	Chinese culture ⓘ linked to: Sinosphere
hasDeityType	immortals ⓘ nature spirits ⓘ stellar deities ⓘ
hasInstitution	Taoist temple ⓘ
hasOrigin	China ⓘ
hasSacredText	Dao De Jing ⓘ linked to: Tao Te Ching Daozang ⓘ Tao Te Ching ⓘ Zhuangzi ⓘ linked to: Tao Te Ching
historicalPeriodOfFormation	Warring States period ⓘ
includesPractice	breath control ⓘ dietary practices ⓘ divination ⓘ external alchemy ⓘ feng shui ⓘ internal alchemy ⓘ meditation ⓘ qigong ⓘ rituals ⓘ
influenced	Chan Buddhism ⓘ Chinese literature ⓘ Chinese martial arts ⓘ Chinese medicine ⓘ Chinese poetry ⓘ Chinese visual arts ⓘ
languageOfScripture	Classical Chinese ⓘ
relatedTradition	Chinese folk religion ⓘ Confucianism ⓘ
teaches	acceptance of change ⓘ alignment with natural processes ⓘ relativity of values ⓘ
usesConcept	wu wei ⓘ
values	flexibility ⓘ humility ⓘ non-contention ⓘ softness ⓘ

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Referenced by (390)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Singapore → majorReligion → Taoism ⓘ

East Asia → hasReligion → Taoism ⓘ

China → dominantReligionOrBelief → Taoism ⓘ

Hanoi → otherReligion → Taoism ⓘ

Asian American → hasMajorReligion → Taoism ⓘ

Protectorate of Annam → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Confucianism → sharesCulturalContextWith → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Taoism → coreConcept → Tao ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Heaven → associatedWith → Taoism ⓘ

Penghu Islands → majorReligion → Taoism ⓘ

Han Chinese → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Han Chinese → traditionalPhilosophy → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Han dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Wudang Mountains → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Lingnan → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Ming dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Vietnamese folk religion → hasInfluenceFrom → Taoism ⓘ

Chinese peasantry → religion → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Raymond Smullyan → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Tang dynasty → religion → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Southern China → hasReligiousTradition → Taoism ⓘ

subject linked to: southern China

Chinese folk religion → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ

Caodaism → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ

Kinh → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Zhou dynasty → philosophicalMovement → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Eastern religions → includes → Taoism ⓘ

Eastern religions → includes → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Binondo → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Kinh people → religion → Taoism (religious and philosophical influence) ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Chan Buddhism → influencedBy → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Imperial China → hasReligion → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Sam Poo Kong Temple → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Sam Poo Kong → religiousTradition → Taoism ⓘ

The Tao of Wu → inspiredBy → Taoism ⓘ

Yuan dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Zhengde Emperor → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Jiajing Emperor → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Li → associatedWithReligion → Taoism ⓘ

Mazu → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Nguyễn dynasty → stateReligion → Taoism ⓘ

Amoy, Fujian, Qing dynasty → religion → Taoism ⓘ

Huangshan → hasCulturalAssociation → Taoism ⓘ

Dunhuang → religionHistoricallyPresent → Taoism ⓘ

Northern Qi dynasty → religion → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

Zhoushan Archipelago → majorReligion → Taoism ⓘ

Northern Wei dynasty → religion → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

The Perennial Philosophy → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ

Cai Guo-Qiang → influencedBy → Daoism ⓘ

linked to: Taoism

New Age → influencedBy → Taoism ⓘ

Goryeo → religion → Taoism ⓘ

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Referenced by (390)

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