Encyclopedia of Taoism

Problem of Evil in Taoism

This paper attempts to present the Taoist understanding of evil. In the Taoist tradition, especially in Tao Te Ching, evil is divided into two categories: causal evil and consequential evil. Causal evils are those evils that are said to be the causes of other evils; consequential evils are those that are said to be the consequences of the causal evils. Causal evils originate from human will, an...

Medical Encyclopedia of Islam and Iran

Since twelve years when the Traditional and Islamic Medicine Group was founded by The Academy of Medical Sciences of Islamic Republic of Iran., there has always been the interest to organize the research on traditional medicine, to lead it toward an objective, and to introduce its various aspects to the public. On the other hand, the medical science has a long history in Iran. In addition to an...

Medical Encyclopedia of Islam and Iran

Since twelve years when the Traditional and Islamic Medicine Group was founded by The Academy of Medical Sciences of Islamic Republic of Iran., there has always been the interest to organize the research on traditional medicine, to lead it toward an objective, and to introduce its various aspects to the public. On the other hand, the medical science has a long history in Iran. In addition to an...

Taoism and its Influence on the Arts of China

Much as Christianity has informed the development of the arts in the West thematically as well as compositionally, Taoism, one of the key philosophical systems to emerge out of China in the sixth or fifth century BCE, has left its stamp on Chinese art, literature and music. Leading translator of Asian spiritual literature, Thomas Cleary, pays tribute to the enormous impact of Taoist thought on ...

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