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What schools of Taoism are there?

Taoism teaches in the name of "Tao", and its teachings are centered on "Tao" or "morality". It is believed that everything in the world originates from Tao, and all social life should follow Tao and finally return to nature. The main factions of Taoism are:

—— The founder of Taiping Road was Zhang Jiao, a native of Hebei Province, who claimed to be a "great moral teacher" and sent eight disciples to various places to publicize teachings and prepare for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement.

-Zhengyi's predecessor was Wudou Midao, which originated in the late Han Dynasty. With "governance" as the unit, Shi Tian as the supreme leader, each governance has its own officials, and the organization is quite strict.

—— Shangqing School, Tao Hongjing and his disciples have been operating in Maoshan for decades, thus making Maoshan the center of Shangqing School, so later generations also called Shangqing School "Maoshan School".

-Neo-Taoism. Taiyi Daoism, Daoism and Quanzhen Daoism, which were founded later, were all founded in the early Jin Dynasty and were called "New Daoism" in history.

-Wang Zhongyang, the founder of Quanzhen Road, dug a hole in Heather Village, Zhong Nanshan at the age of seven and lived there, calling himself the "tomb of the living dead".

-Fupai Taoism, longer than fasting ceremonies, flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The protagonist? The sects are Shangqing, Lingbao, Justice, Shen Xiao and Wei Qing.