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Daoist meaning

Alternative spelling of Taoist.

Using Daoist

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of Taoist.
  • In the example corpus, daoist often appears in combinations such as: the daoist, and daoist, daoist skepticism.

Context around Daoist

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

buddhist 1× 907 1× fuses 1× bce 1× mostly 1×

Often after:

skepticism 2× ideas 2× way 1× author 1× meditation 1× sage 1× cosmology 1× tradition 1× masters 1× zhuangzi 1×

Sentence patterns with Daoist

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

618 907 daoist masters based 1× buddhist and daoist ideas and 1× buddhist and daoist meditation systems 1× by the daoist author yang 1× century bce daoist zhuangzi records 1× combined with daoist skepticism regarding 1× confucian and daoist cosmology where 1× found the daoist way of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after contact with 1× although falun gong 1× competing boulders have 1× he also compiled 1× in addition to 1× in his bid 1×

Common sentence endings:

and divine sight 1× and historical materialism 1× liu wu chi 1× mostly daoist themes 1× nature of reality 1× of the world 1×

Words around Daoist

Just before it in the word index:

daoism 9 dao 109 danzy 6 danzo 6 danziger 10 danzig 60

Just after it in the word index:

daon 2 daos 2 daoshi 5 daostack 2 daoud 53 daouda 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Daoist

  • In this selection, "daoist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, buddhist, 907, fuses, skepticism, ideas and way stand out and add context to how "daoist" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 618 907 daoist masters based and buddhist and daoist ideas and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "daoist" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with daoist

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Within the palace, paintings cover an area of more than 1000 square meters, and hold mostly Daoist themes. (18 words)

In his bid for power, Li Yuan had attracted a following by claiming descent from the Daoist sage Laozi ( fl. (20 words)

He also compiled a commentary on the Taixuan ( 太玄 main, "Great Mystery") by the Daoist author Yang Xiong (53 BC–AD 18). (22 words)

Longer example sentences

After contact with the West, scholars such as Wang Fuzhi would rely on Buddhist/Daoist skepticism to denounce all science as a subjective pursuit limited by humanity's fundamental ignorance of the true nature of the world. (37 words)

In addition to the attainment of physical health, many Buddhist and Daoist meditation systems aspire to transform the physical body and cultivate a variety of supernatural capabilities (shentong), such as telepathy and divine sight. (34 words)

Roth, Harold D. (1999), Original Tao: Inward Training (Nei-yeh) and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism, Columbia University Press, p. 92. The (c. 3rd century BCE) Daoist Zhuangzi records zuowang or "sitting forgetting" meditation. (34 words)

Example sentences (14)

Competing boulders have successfully mesmerized many, including the wine-loving poet Li Bai, who claimed to have found the Daoist way of immortality in the misty mountains.

After contact with the West, scholars such as Wang Fuzhi would rely on Buddhist/Daoist skepticism to denounce all science as a subjective pursuit limited by humanity's fundamental ignorance of the true nature of the world.

Although Falun Gong draws on both Buddhist and Daoist ideas and terminology, it claims no direct relationship or lineage connection to these religions.

He also compiled a commentary on the Taixuan ( 太玄 main, "Great Mystery") by the Daoist author Yang Xiong (53 BC–AD 18).

However, during the Han Synthesis the more anti-empirical Mencius was favored and combined with Daoist skepticism regarding the nature of reality.

In addition to the attainment of physical health, many Buddhist and Daoist meditation systems aspire to transform the physical body and cultivate a variety of supernatural capabilities (shentong), such as telepathy and divine sight.

In his bid for power, Li Yuan had attracted a following by claiming descent from the Daoist sage Laozi ( fl.

In imperial China, truth was based on a Confucian and Daoist cosmology, where in the case of the Communist Party, the truth is represented by Marxist–Leninism and historical materialism.

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It can be shown, moreover, that in particular instances Heidegger even appropriated wholesale and almost verbatim major ideas from the German translations of Daoist and Zen Buddhist classics.

It is conceptualized by an emblem consisting of one large and four small Swastika symbols, representing the Buddha, and four small Taiji (yin-yang) symbols of the Daoist tradition.

It was developed by Tang Dynasty (618–907) Daoist masters based upon the Tiantai Buddhist practice of Vipassanā "insight" or "wisdom" meditation.

Lewis (2006), 184. The latter fuses Daoist ideas with Confucianism and was a precursor to later Chinese metaphysical nature poetry, according to Liu Wu-chi.

Roth, Harold D. (1999), Original Tao: Inward Training (Nei-yeh) and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism, Columbia University Press, p. 92. The (c. 3rd century BCE) Daoist Zhuangzi records zuowang or "sitting forgetting" meditation.

Within the palace, paintings cover an area of more than 1000 square meters, and hold mostly Daoist themes.

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Common combinations with daoist

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "daoist" mean?
Daoist means: Alternative spelling of Taoist.
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