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| American Daoist Master, taught Alan Watts |
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| American Daoist, one of the first who popularized Eastern religion in the West |
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| American Daoist – Taoist Sanctuary |
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| Founder of the New Culture youth movement |
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| Chinese scholar whose ideology is halfway between that of Confucianism and the New Culture movement |
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| became leader of the Nationalist Party after the death of Sun Yat Sen, fled to Taiwan after the Communist takeover |
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| a monarchy where the powers of the ruler are limited by a written Constitution |
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| period of religious and social persecution of anyone perceived to be against the Communist Party in China from 1966 to 1976 |
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| Empress who seized power when the emperor died, and served as regent to her son, the crown prince during the late Qing Dynasty |
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| pro science, pro technology mentality |
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| Spiritual organization that gained a large following very quickly in China during the 1990s. fearing their power, the Communist Party banned their practices, and eliminated their leaders |
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| “wind and water”, a form of Chinese geomancy used to improve life through positive qi, or life force |
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| An attempt by Mao in 1958 to modernize China quickly that ultimately failed, and cost millions of lives |
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| party founded by Sun Yat Sen after the overthrow of Qing, ruled China until the Communist takeover in 1949 |
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| organization that advocates the practice of meditation, exercise, nutrition, stress control, massage, and sexual healing practice in order to attain spiritual independence |
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| American Taoist – Integral Way |
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| Scholar of the late Qing Dynasty who advocated for a constitutional monarchy to be established in China |
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| First major western philosopher to be influenced by Confucian and Daoist thought |
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| Euro-American Daoist – Da Yuan Circle |
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| Taoist master who founded The Healing Tao |
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| Leader of the Communist Party |
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| Movement calling for the creation of a new Chinese culture based on western standards, rather than Confucianism |
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| Movement led by Chiang Kai-Shek to counter the Communists with ideals of nationalism and Confucianism |
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| Form of Chinese exercise used to balance the essential life force, or Qi. |
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| Theorist who put forth the idea of Orientalism, that the Western view of the East is based on imperialistic dogma, and is thus incorrect |
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| leader of the nationalist revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty in 1912 |
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| Chinese form of exercise based on slow, controlled movement |
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| Book written as an introduction to Taoism for Westerners, using allegory to explain Taoist concepts |
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| New Confucianist, professor at Beijing University |
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| Taoist monastery located in Beijing, one of the three most important Taoist monasteries, known as “The First Temple under Heaven” |
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| Author of Confucius from the Heart, a book explaining Confucius’ analects to the modern, common person |
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