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Daozang

Syllables: Dao·zang/ˌdaʊ̯ˈzæŋ/

Daozang proper noun: an extensive canon of Taoist writings, consisting of around 1,500 texts covering various topics.

Proper noun

the Daozang

  1. (Taoism) An extensive canon of Taoist writings, consisting of around 1,500 texts covering various topics.
    • Similar Daozang 道藏 (Repositories of the Tao) had been compiled by earlier Chinese dynasties, always under the authority of the Son of Heaven himself.[…]Today, only the above-mentioned Ming Daozang has survived.[…]The Ming Daozang remains the last.[…]Although the philosophical texts of Laozi 老子...2005 August 1, Franciscus Verellen, Kristofer Schipper, The Taoist Canon: A Historical Companion to the Daozang, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, pages 1—2
    • While I have indicated the ways in which different Daoist scriptures were emphasized in different Daoist movements, no discussion of Daoist texts would be complete without the Daozang (Tao-tsang, Daoist Canon), the primary textual collection of the Daoist tradition from the late medieval period...2012 June 20, Louis Komjathy, The Daoist Tradition: An Introduction, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 237

Forms of Daozang

alternative formTao Tsang

Origin of Daozang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道藏 (dàozàng, literally “Repository of the Way”).

Words that rhyme with Daozang

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Questions about Daozang

What does Daozang mean?
Daozang means an extensive canon of Taoist writings, consisting of around 1,500 texts covering various topics.
What part of speech is Daozang?
Daozang is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Daozang?
Daozang is pronounced /ˌdaʊ̯ˈzæŋ/.

Words near Daozang in the dictionary

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