This quiz tests Taoist School Selector Shangqing- Founded by Taoist mystic Lady Wei Huacun a century after the rise of Tianshi Taoism, Shangqing (Highest Clarity) Taoism focused on the transformation of the practitioner through elaborate visualizations, meditation and energy work. Advanced practitioners believed that deities and spirits, especially those of the opposite gender, visited them during their meditations and exchange energies with them. Shangqing Taoists often lived in seclusion, either alone or in groups with their peers and masters. Although it is believed that the last Shangqing lineages died out about 800 years ago, their practices laid the foundations for modern internal alchemy, and thus were highly influential in the rise of other schools of Taoism. Religion Knowledge Quizzes, Trivia, IQ Tests
This Religion IQ Quiz is based upon the selector Taoist School Selector by Ming Miaoxue. Test your knowledge of: Shangqing- Founded by Taoist mystic Lady Wei Huacun a century after the rise of Tianshi Taoism, Shangqing (Highest Clarity) Taoism focused on the transformation of the practitioner through elaborate visualizations, meditation and energy work. Advanced practitioners believed that deities and spirits, especially those of the opposite gender, visited them during their meditations and exchange energies with them. Shangqing Taoists often lived in seclusion, either alone or in groups with their peers and masters. Although it is believed that the last Shangqing lineages died out about 800 years ago, their practices laid the foundations for modern internal alchemy, and thus were highly influential in the rise of other schools of Taoism.
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