What is the population of Taoist believers in the world and who is the founder of Taoism?

First of all, we should define the scope of "Taoist believers". At present, Taoism in China is divided into Quanzhen Sect and Zhengyi Sect. Quanzhen has a view of becoming a monk, while Zhengyi has a view of not becoming a monk. Statistics show that there are more than 20,000 monks who have become monks, and there should be more orthodox monks, but there are no statistics.

The recognized founder of Taoism was Zhang Daoling in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

The symbol of teaching creation is Zhang Daoling's creation of pentagonal rice.

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