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Daoism / Taoism

Literally: The Way or Road

 dào
 michi / -do
 
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道 is the character “dao” which is sometimes written as “tao” but pronounced like “dow” in Mandarin.

道 is the base of what is known as “Taoism.” If you translate this literally, it can mean “the way” or “the path.”

Dao is believed to be that which flows through all things and keeps them in balance. It incorporates the ideas of yin and yang (e.g. there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female.)

The beginning of Taoism can be traced to a mystical man named
Lao Zi (604-531 BC), who followed, and added to the teachings of Confucius.

More about Taoism / Daoism here.

Note that this is pronounced “dou” and sometimes “michi” when written alone in Japanese but pronounced “do” in word compounds such as Karate-do and Bushido. It's also “do” in Korean.

Alternate translations and meanings: road, way, path; truth, principle province.

Important Japanese note: In Japanese, this will generally be read with the road, way, or path meaning. Taoism is not as popular or well-known in Japan so Daoist/Taoist philosophy is not the first thing a Japanese person will think of when they read this character.


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Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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dào
    dao4
tao
 dou / do
    どう

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Daoism / Taoism
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
(1) (abbreviation) (See 道・みち・1) road; path; street; route; (2) (See 道・みち・5) way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself; (3) (abbreviation) (in Japanese schools) (See 道徳教育) moral education; (4) Buddhist teachings; (5) Taoism; (6) administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido); (7) (hist) administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.); (8) province (administrative region of Korea); (9) circuit (administrative region of China); (10) (hist) province (Tang-era administrative region of China); (personal name) Wataru
mārga. A way, road; the right path; principle, Truth, Reason, Logos, Cosmic energy; to lead; to say. The way of transmigration by which one arrives at a good or bad existence; any of the six gati, or paths of destiny. The way of bodhi, or enlightenment leading to nirvāṇa through spiritual stages. Essential nirvāṇa, in which absolute freedom reigns. For the eightfold noble path v. 八聖道.; The two Ways: (1) (a) 無礙道 or 無間道 The open or unhindered way, or the way of removing all obstacles or intervention, i. e. all delusion; (b) 解脫道 the way of release, by realization of truth. (2) (a) 難行道 The hard way of "works", i. e. by the six pāramitā and the disciplines. (b) 易行道 the easy way salvation, by the invocation of Amitābha. (3) (a) 有漏道 The way of reincarnation or mortality; (b) 無漏 the enlightened way of escape from the miseries of transmigration. (4) (a) 教道 The way of instruction; (b) 證道 the way of realization. (5) The two lower excretory organs.

中道

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zhōng dào
    zhong1 dao4
chung tao
 nakamichi
    なかみち

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The Middle Way
road through the middle; middle road; (place-name, surname) Nakamichi
The 'mean' has various interpretations. In general it denotes the mean between two extremes, and has special reference to the mean between realism and nihilism, or eternal substantial existence and annihilation; this 'mean' is found in a third principle between the two, suggesting the idea of a realm of mind or spirit beyond the terminology of 有 or 無, substance or nothing, or, that which has form, and is therefore measurable and ponderable, and its opposite of total non-existence. See 中論. The following four Schools define the term according to their several scriptures: the 法相 School describes it as the 唯識, v. 唯識中道; the 三論 School as the 八不 eight negations, v. 三論; the Tiantai as 實相 the true reality; and the Huayan as the 法界 dharmadhātu. Four forms of the Mean are given by the 三論玄義.

人道

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rén dào
    ren2 dao4
jen tao
 jindou(p); nindou / jindo(p); nindo
    じんどう(P); にんどう
human sympathy; humanitarianism; humane; the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism); sexual intercourse
(1) humanity; (2) sidewalk; footpath; (3) (にんどう only) {Buddh} (See 六道) human realm
rebirth as a human being

佛道

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dào
    fo2 dao4
fo tao
 butsudō

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Buddha Way
The way of Buddha, leading to Buddhahood; intp. as bodhi, enlightenment, gnosis.

古道

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dào
    gu3 dao4
ku tao
 kodou; furumichi / kodo; furumichi
    こどう; ふるみち

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The Old Way / Old School
ancient road; precepts of the antiquity
(1) old road; ancient road; (2) (こどう only) ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning; (place-name, surname) Furumichi

實道


实道

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shí dào
    shi2 dao4
shih tao
 jitsudō

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True Religion / Buddha Truth
The true way, the true religion, absolute Buddha-truth.

柔道

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róu dào
    rou2 dao4
jou tao
 juudou / judo
    じゅうどう

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Judo
judo
judo

求道

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qiú dào
    qiu2 dao4
ch`iu tao
    chiu tao
 kyuudou; gudou / kyudo; gudo
    きゅうどう; ぐどう

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Seeking Truth
(esp. ぐどう in Buddhism) seeking after truth; (personal name) Motomichi
to seek (practice for, strive for) enlightenment

海盜


海盗

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hǎi dào
    hai3 dao4
hai tao

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Pirate / Viking
pirate

神道

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shén dào
    shen2 dao4
shen tao
 shintou(p); shindou / shinto(p); shindo
    しんとう(P); しんどう

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Shinto
Shinto (Japanese religion)
Shinto; Shintoism; (surname) Jindō
The spirit world of devas, asuras, and pretas. Psychology, or the doctrines concerning the soul. The teaching of Buddha. Shinto, the Way of the Gods, a Japanese national religion.

茶道

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chá dào
    cha2 dao4
ch`a tao
    cha tao
 sadou(p); chadou(ok)(p) / sado(p); chado(ok)(p)
    さどう(P); ちゃどう(ok)(P)

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The Way of Tea
Japanese tea ceremony; sado
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō; (place-name) Chadō
the way of tea

行道

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xíng dào
    xing2 dao4
hsing tao
 yukimichi
    ゆきみち

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Walk in the Way
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere); (surname, given name) Yukimichi
To walk in the way, follow the Buddha-truth; to make procession round an image, especially of the Buddha, with the right shoulder towards it.

道元

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dào yuán
    dao4 yuan2
tao yüan
 michimoto
    みちもと

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Dogen
(surname) Michimoto
The beginning of right doctrine, i.e. faith.

道場


道场

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dào chǎng
    dao4 chang3
tao ch`ang
    tao chang
 doujou / dojo
    どうじょう

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Dojo / Martial Arts Studio
Taoist or Buddhist rite; abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3]
(1) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 菩提道場) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment); (surname) Michiba
Truth-plot. bodhimaṇḍala, circle, or place of enlightenment. The place where Buddha attained enlightenment. A place, or method, for attaining to Buddha-truth. An object of or place for religious offerings. A place for teaching, learning, or practising religion.

道士

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dào shì
    dao4 shi4
tao shih
 doushi / doshi
    どうし

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Taoist / Daoist
Daoist priest
(1) Taoist; (2) person of high morals; (3) Buddhist monk; (4) immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal; (personal name) Michishi
A Taoist (hermit), also applied to Buddhists, and to Śākyamuni.

道德

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dào
    dao4 de2
tao te
 dōtoku

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Ethics / Ethical / Morality
virtue; morality; ethics; CL:種|种[zhong3]
the virtues of the (Buddha-)Path

道教

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dào jiào
    dao4 jiao4
tao chiao
 doukyou / dokyo
    どうきょう

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Daoism / Taoism
Taoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)
Taoism; Daoism; (personal name) Michinori
Taoism. The teaching of the right way, i.e. of Buddhism.

道諦


道谛

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dào
    dao4 di4
tao ti
 doutai / dotai
    どうたい
{Buddh} (See 四諦) truth of the way to the cessation of suffering
mārga, the dogma of the path leading to the extinction of passion, the fourth of the four axioms, i.e. the eightfold noble path, v. 八聖道.

醫道


医道

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dào
    yi1 dao4
i tao
 idō

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Art of Healing
art of healing; medical skill
art of healing

八正道

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bā zhèng dào
    ba1 zheng4 dao4
pa cheng tao
 hasshōdō
    はっしょうどう

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The Noble Eightfold Path
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
(Buddhist term) noble eightfold path
(八正道分) Āryamārga. The eight right or correct ways, the "eightfold noble path" for the arhat to nirvāṇa; also styled 八道船, 八正門, 八由行, 八游行, 八聖道支, 八道行, 八直行, 八直道. The eight are: (1) 正見Samyag-dṛṣṭi, correct views in regard to the Four Axioms, and freedom from the common delusion. (2) 正思 Samyak-saṁkalpa, correct thought and purpose. (3) 正語 Samyag-vāc, correct speech, avoidance of false and idle talk. (4) 正業 Samyak-karmānta, correct deed, or conduct, getting rid of all improper action so as to dwell in purity. (5) 正命 Smnyag-ājīva, correct livelihood or occupation, avoiding the five immoral occupations. (6) 正精進 Samyag-vyāyāma, correct zeal, or energy in uninterrupted progress in the way of nirvāṇa. (7) 正念 Samyak-smṛti, correct remembrance, or memory, which retains the true and excludes the false. (8) 正定 Samyak-samadhi, correct meditation, absorption, or abstraction. The 正 means of course Buddhist orthodoxy, anything contrary to this being 邪 or heterodox, and wrong.

八聖道


八圣道

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bā shèng dào
    ba1 sheng4 dao4
pa sheng tao
 hasshōdō
    はっしょうどう

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Noble Eightfold Path
(Buddhist term) noble eightfold path
noble eightfold path

合氣道


合气道

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hé qì dào
    he2 qi4 dao4
ho ch`i tao
    ho chi tao
 aikidou / aikido
    あいきどう

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Hapkido
aikido (Japanese martial art); hapkido (Korean martial art)
(out-dated kanji) (martial arts term) aikido

唐手道

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táng shǒu dào
    tang2 shou3 dao4
t`ang shou tao
    tang shou tao

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Tang Soo Do / Tang Hand Way
Tang soo do (Korean martial art)

安道爾


安道尔

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ān dào ěr
    an1 dao4 er3
an tao erh

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Andorra
Andorra

截拳道

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jié quán dào
    jie2 quan2 dao4
chieh ch`üan tao
    chieh chüan tao
 jiikundoo / jikundoo
    ジークンドー

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Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]
{MA} Jeet Kune Do; Way of the Intercepting Fist (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)

武士道

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wǔ shì dào
    wu3 shi4 dao4
wu shih tao
 bushidou / bushido
    ぶしどう

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Bushido / The Way of the Samurai
bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

稻草人

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dào cǎo rén
    dao4 cao3 ren2
tao ts`ao jen
    tao tsao jen

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Scarecrow
scarecrow

空手道

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kōng shǒu dào
    kong1 shou3 dao4
k`ung shou tao
    kung shou tao
 karatedou / karatedo
    からてどう

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Karate-Do
karate
the way of karate; karate

跆拳道

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tái quán dào
    tai2 quan2 dao4
t`ai ch`üan tao
    tai chüan tao
 tekondoo; tekondo
    テコンドー; テコンド

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Taekwondo
taekwondo (Korean martial art)
(kana only) taekwondo (kor:); tae kwon do

道德經


道德经

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dào dé jīng
    dao4 de2 jing1
tao te ching
 Dōtoku kyō

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Daodejing / Tao Te Ching
the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
Daode jing

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