i m doing a project on taoism and one of my question is, is there a central leader of the faith?(like the pope) and i cant seem to find a site that talks about this can anyone help me on this one thx
2007-02-20 10:05:09 · 2 answers · asked by Marc A 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not only is there no leader, there is not even an accepted definition of what Taoism is.
People who can be classed as Taoists range from those who belong to a philosophical school based on the texts the Tao Te Ching, to those who belong to one of a number of organized Chinese religious movements, to those who practice Chinese folk religion.
The first link presents a general overview of Taoism. The second presents a Taoist introduction into philosophical Taoism which is probably what your project is looking for.
2007-02-20 10:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I'm aware of.
Here's a website that gives a breakdown and indicates that there is no global Taoist leader:
http://altreligion.about.com/library/faqs/bl_taoism.htm
2007-02-20 18:08:41 · answer #2 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋