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Laozi Belief and Taoism in the Western Regions—An Analysis with a Focus on the Cultural Strategy of the Han and Tang Dynasties for the Western Regions

Religions
The spread of Taoism to the Western Regions marked the movement of Central Plains culture to the frontier, demonstrating its influence on local society. During the Han Dynasty, Central Plains culture had reached the Western Regions.
Jiamin Si, Jishao Han
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A study on the ecological philosophy of Laozi

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
The eco-environmental problems have become a hot topic of global concern today. Many scholars seek intellectual resources from traditional cultures to solve these problems. This article tries to extract the rich ecological thoughts from the text of Laozi.
Zhicheng Wang
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Systemic Intervention Through Relational Savoring: Cultural Considerations for Working With Asian American Families. [PDF]

J Marital Fam Ther
ABSTRACT Relational savoring (RS) is a brief, accessible, relationship‐based intervention guided by systemic principles. RS may benefit Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) families experiencing relational difficulties. Family ties are often protective for AANHPI groups, yet acculturation‐related stress may impede families ...
Li FH, Zhou E, Oh H, Borelli JL.
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On the Origin of “Laozi Converting the Barbarians”: A Historical Background Analysis

Religions, 2023
This article examines the historical background of “Laozi huahu 老子化胡” (Laozi converting the barbarians) and investigates its generation mode and constituent elements.
Jiamin Si, Jishao Han, Yuan Zhang
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Taiyi: The Axis of Philosophy of the Laozi

Religions, 2023
Taiyi 太一, the void and dark central region of the celestial sphere, carries symbolic implications that resonate with the essence of ultimate reality in the philosophical framework of the Laozi 老子.
Yongfeng Huang, Zhikun Li
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On the Interpretation of Ziran in the Three Commentaries on Laozi in the Han Dynasty

Religions
The tradition of Chinese philosophical interpretation contains an inherent tension between “objectively interpreting classics” and “subjectively constructing systems”, with three major Han Dynasty commentaries on the Laozi—Laozi Zhigui, Laozi Daodejing ...
Qing Yuan
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The negative words and religious turn of Laozi’s Dao theory

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Besides concepts such as ‘being’ (有 [you]) and ‘non-being’ (无 [wu]), nature and the One to reveal the relationship between Dao and the phenomenal world from a positive perspective, Laozi used negative words, forming a speech system comprising ‘opposite ...
Youdong Yang
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From Laozi to Lao-Zhuang and Huang-Lao Daoism: The Two Paths of Oneness in the Development of Early Daoist Thought

Religions, 2023
This paper proposes examining the central notion of Oneness (一 yi) in Daoist thought by offering an analysis of its uses in the early writings of the Daoist tradition, beginning with the Laozi 老子 and the Zhuangzi 莊子 before moving on to Huang-Lao 黃老 texts.
Xiaojiao Cui
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From Text to Praxis: Yan Zun’s Intertextual Strategies in Laozi Zhigui and the Pragmatic Synthesis of Zhouyi, Zhuangzi, and Huang-Lao Thought

Religions
This paper, through a detailed textual analysis of Laozi zhigui 老子指歸, examines Yan Zun’s sophisticated intertextual strategies in elucidating the Daodejing 道德經 and explores the eclectic and inclusive conceptual framework he constructed.
Fufu Li
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Methods of Philosophic Critique Native to the Laozi

Religions, 2023
Lao-Zhuang thought and the Laozi in particular is frequently interpreted as providing a critique of the dominant social values of its time. In English language literature, this often entails utilizing thinkers from the Western tradition of philosophic ...
Daniel Sarafinas
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