Taoism

Summary

Taoism is a philosophical movement^[1]. Taoism ranks in the top 1% of philosophical_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,913 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taoism's instance of is recorded as philosophical movement^[3].
• Taoism's instance of is recorded as religion^[4].
• Taoism's instance of is recorded as culture^[5].
• Taoism's main regulatory text is recorded as Tao Te Ching^[6].
• Taoism's founder is recorded as Laozi^[7].
• Taoism is a type of religion^[8].
• Taoism is a type of philosophy^[9].
• Taoism's Commons category is recorded as Taoism^[10].
• Taoism's country of origin is recorded as China^[11].
• Taoism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taoism^[12].
• Taoism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Taoism^[13].
• Taoism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as religion=taoist^[14].
• Taoism's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[15].
• Taoism's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[16].
• Taoism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Taoism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Taoism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Taoism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Taoism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Taoism^[21].
• Taoism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Taoism footer^[22].
• Taoism's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q22827771^[23].
• Taoism's practiced by is recorded as daoshi^[24].
• Taoism's practiced by is recorded as Taoist nun^[25].
• Taoism's practiced by is recorded as Taoist^[26].
• Taoism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[27].

Body

Founding

Taoism's founder is recorded as Laozi^[7].

Why It Matters

Taoism ranks in the top 1% of philosophical_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,913 views/month).^[2] Taoism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Taoism is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Taoism has been cited as an influence by Shinto^[30], an ethnic religion^[31]; Chinese Manichaeism^[32], founded in 1000^[33]; Kōshin^[34], a folk religion^[35]; and Agnes Martin^[36], a painter^[37], 1912–2004^[38], of Canada^[39], awarded the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award^[40], specialised in painting^[41].

FAQs

Who did Taoism influence?

Taoism has been cited as an influence by Shinto^[30], Chinese Manichaeism^[32], Kōshin^[34], and Agnes Martin^[36].