Shenxiao

Shenxiao ( Chinese  神霄 , Pinyin Shénxiāo  - "Divine Empyrean ") denotes a school of Daoism and a heavenly region. Shenxiao spread from the Song era and had a significant influence on the belief systems and rituals of Daoism . Regarding the appearance and growth of this school, it is believed that the Song Emperor Huizong promoted this school. Shenxiao leaders have also contributed to the spread of this school by combining new content with established cults such as the Lingbao and the Shangqing .

Even the tantric Buddhism Shenxiao has significantly affected.

The Shenxiao School had a great influence on the rituals in southern China and Taiwan , practiced by Daoshi and Fashi (ritual masters) for eight hundred years.

literature

• Fabrizio Pregadio (Ed.): The Routledge Encyclopedia of Taoism. Routledge, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-7007-1200-7 , OCLC 45484311 .