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TheDaoistBuildingsinWudangMountainLecturer:FengWeiIntroduction:DaoismanditsdoctrinePartIPartIIDaoistBuildingsinWudangMountainHistoricaldevelopmentofthebuildingsMajorDaoistBuildingsinMt.WudangContentsLayoutoftheDaoistbuildingsFeaturesoftheDaoistBuildings•Daoism”(sometimescalled“Taoism“)isthegreatindigenousphilosophicaltraditionsofChina.•whatis“Tao”or“Dao”•attitudestowardslifeanddeath•purposeoflive•attainingimmortalityPartIIntroduction:Daoismanditsdoctrine•TheultimaterealityinTaoismistheTao,orWay.Broadlydefined,theTaoisthemysteriousnaturalorderoftheuniverse.Butparadoxically,whatthesageshavemostoftensaidabouttheTaoisthatnothingcanbesaidaboutit.•TheTaohasnocharacteristics,yetitisnotnothingness.Infact,itisbetterunderstoodaseverythingness,asitcontainswithinitselfallpotentialcharacteristics.ItencompassesbothBeing(yu)andNon-Being(wu).Whatis“Tao”•Thewaythatcanbespokenof道可道IsnottheconstantWay;非常道Thenamethatcanbenamed名可名IsnottheconstantName.非常名Thenamelesswasatthebeginningofheavenandearth;Thenamedwasthemotherofmyriadcreatures.InitsmodeofbeingUnseen,wewillseeitsmysteries;inthemodeoftheSeen,wewillseeitsboundaries.ThesetwoarethesameButdivergeinnameastheyissueforth.Beingthesametheyarecalledmysteries,Mysteryuponmystery-Thegatewayofthemanifoldsecrets.ChapteroneofDaodejing•InTaoism,lifeanddeatharemerelytwoaspectsofreality,theunchangingTao.Deathissimplyatransformationfrombeingtonon-being;fromyangtoyin.•TaoismteachesthathumansoughttoacceptlifeanddeathascomplementaryaspectsoftheTao.Deathshouldbeneitherfearednordesired.•Sincelifeanddeathareeachother'scompanions,whyworryaboutthem?Allbeingsareone.(Chuang-Tzu)Taoistdoctrine:attitudestowardslifeanddeathTaijituSymbol•Describeseeminglycontraryforcesareinterconnectedandinterdependentinthenaturalworld,andhowtheygiverisetoeachotherinturn.•Yinyangarecomplementaryoppositeswithinagreaterwhole.Everythinghasbothyinandyangaspects,althoughyinoryangelementsmaymanifestmorestronglyindifferentobjectsoratdifferenttimes.•TheidealpersoninphilosophicalTaoismisthesagewhounderstandsandlivesinaccordancewiththeTao.Knowingthatalloppositesarerelativeandinterdependent,andthatthebestwaytoliveisinharmonywiththenaturalcourseofthings(theTao),aTaoistdoesnotstruggle,oppose,orstrive.(Wuweimeanssomethinglike“actnaturally,”“effortlessaction,”or“nonwillfulaction.”)Purposeoflive•ThefocusofmostreligiousTaoismisattainingimmortality.Thiscanhavevariousmeanings:eternallife,longevityoflife,orattainmentofsuperhumanphysicalabilities.Taoistshavesoughtlongevitybyavarietyofmethods,suchas:•Focusingattentiononthebodythroughdiet,exercises,andmindfulness•Regulatingthebreath(ch'i),circulatingitspowerdeliberatelytoallpartsofthebody•Exploringalchemywiththegoaloffindingtheelixirofimmortality•BehavinginamoralwaythatisinharmonywiththeTao•SearchingfortheIslesoftheBlessed,wheretheImmortalsdwellandmaybepersuadedtosharetheirsecretsofimmortalityAttainingimmortalityPartIIDaoistBuildingsinWudangMountainBriefingsonWudangMountainLocationFeaturesoflandscapeFeaturesofancientbuildingsDaoistBuildingsinWudangMountainHistoricaldevelopmentofbuildingsLayoutoftheDaoistBuildingsFeaturesoftheDaoistBuildingsMajorDaoistBuildingsinMt.WudangBriefings1、WudangMountain,locatedinShiyaninwesternHubei,isbothafamousscenicspotandtheTaoistHolyLandinChina.2、TheancientarchitecturalcomplexonthemountainwaslistedbyUNESCOin1994asaWorldCultureHeritageSite.3、well-knownforitsdeep-rootedtraditionofwushu(martialarts).Asanoldsayinggoes:Shaolinwushuisthebestinthenorth,whileWudangwushuisthebestinthesouth.•Majorscenicspotsinclude72peaks,36rockycliffs,and24streams.•TianzhuPeak,itshighestpoint(1612meters),createsastrikingviewofOnePoleSupportingtheSky.Clusteredarounditarenumeroussmallerones,composingafantasticpictureof72peakspayinghomagetothemainone.LandscapeofWudangMountain•Wudang'sancientarchitecturalcomplexconsistsofeightpalaces,twoTaoisttemples,72rocktemples,12pavilionsand10shrines.•Largeinscaleandexcellentintechnicaldetail,itisapowerfuldemonstrationoftheharmonybetweenarchitectureandnature.Inspiredbythefairylandpictureoftheperfectblendingofbuildingsandmountains,WudangarchitecturalcomplexisknownastheImperialPalaceontheCliff.AncientBuildingsinMt.WudangTheGateofWudangMountainWudangWushu(MartialArts)WudangInternalKungfuhasthecharacteristicsofovercomingtoughnesswithflexibility,hardnesswithsoftness&movementwithstillness.Taijiquan•TaijiquanisinfactacombinationofYinandYang,TaiJiandInfinity.Itisanartrequiringperfectcontrolofmind.Itintegratesstillnessandmovement,fromexternaltointernal,frommovementtostillness,fromelementarytoadvanced,andmergingstillnesswithmovement.Taijiquannotonlydirectsinternalpowertoexternalmovements,itcombinesthemindwithbreathing,resultingingoodhealthandanartofcombatapplications.StatueofXuanWuXuanWuGodisusuallyseatedonathronewiththerightfootsteppingonthesnakeandleftlegextendedsteppingontheturtle.AncientBuildingsinMt.WudangDaoistBuildingsHistoricaldevelopmentLayoutMajorbuildingsFeaturesAncientBuildingComplexinWudangMountainBriefDescriptionThepalacesandtempleswhichformthenucleuso