Taoist diet
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While there are many historical and modern schools of
Taoist priests[who?] regard their diet as extremely important to their physical, mental and spiritual health in one way or another, especially where the amount of qi
in the food is concerned.
Fasting
Some early Taoist diets called for
Vegetarianism
Taoist religious orders often promote a
vegetarian diet in order to minimize harm to other sentient life.[3]
Taoist levels of dietary restriction, however, are varied.
In legend, Han dynasty prince and Taoist adept Liú Ān is credited for inventing the vegetarian food tofu.[citation needed]
Contemporary Taoism
According to Ming Yi Wang, one version of the taoist diet includes bigu,
nightshades are avoided.[4]
See also
References
- ISBN 9780791415795
- ISBN 9780520286283
- ISBN 978-0-9808425-5-5.
- ISBN 097798432X
Further reading
- Reid, Daniel P. – The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity: A Modern Practical Guide to the Ancient Way 2001. ISBN 978-0-7434-0907-0
- ISBN 0-8048-3037-1)
- Schipper, Kristofer. The Taoist Body. Berkeley: University of California, 1993.
- Symonds, Mike. Tai Chi Diet: Food for Life. Life Force Publishing, 2007. (ISBN 0-9542932-8-2)
- Soo, Chee The Tao of Long Life. Seahorse Books, 2006.
- Welch, Holmes and Anna Seidel, eds.Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion. New Haven: Yale University, 1979.
External links
- Yoked to Earth: A Treatise on Corpse-Demons and Bigu Archived 2020-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Frederick R. Dannaway (2009)
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