Way of the Celestial Masters

Way of the Celestial Masters
Way of the Celestial Masters
Traditional Chinese	天師道
Simplified Chinese	天师道
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiān Shī Dào

The Way of the Celestial Masters or the Heavenly Masters Sect^[1] is a Chinese Taoist movement that was founded by Zhang Daoling in 142 AD.^[2] Its followers rebelled against the Han dynasty, and won their independence in 194. At its height, the movement controlled a theocratic state in what is now Sichuan.

^ "Searching for the Ineffable: Classical Theism and Eastern Thought about God". Classical Theism: New Essays on the Metaphysics of God. Edited by Jonathan Fuqua and Robert C. Koons. Routledge. 2023-02-10. ISBN 978-1-000-83688-2. OCLC 1353836889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Greg Woolf (2007). Ancient civilizations: the illustrated guide to belief, mythology, and art. Barnes & Noble. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-4351-0121-0.

[:0-1] "Searching for the Ineffable: Classical Theism and Eastern Thought about God". Classical Theism: New Essays on the Metaphysics of God. Edited by Jonathan Fuqua and Robert C. Koons. Routledge. 2023-02-10. ISBN 978-1-000-83688-2. OCLC 1353836889.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[Woolf2007-2] Greg Woolf (2007). Ancient civilizations: the illustrated guide to belief, mythology, and art. Barnes & Noble. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-4351-0121-0.

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