Taoicism Taoism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85132392 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/42007006 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Taoism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism https://homosaurus.org/terms/taoism https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9598 A philosophical or religious tradition of Chinese origin which emphasises living in harmony with the Dao. The Dao is a fundamental idea in most Chinese philosophical schools; in Taoism, however, it denotes the principle that is the source, pattern and substance of everything that exists. Taoism differs from Confucianism by not emphasising rigid rituals and social order, but is similar in the sense that it is a teaching about the various disciplines for achieving "perfection" by becoming one with the unplanned rhythms of the universe called "the way" or "dao". BL1900-BL1940 Daoism Taoist East Asian religion The Complete Dictionary of Sexology