Shangqing (Highest Clarity) Daoism
East Asian Traditions Lineage / school
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Shangqing (Highest Clarity) Daoism is cataloged as a Lineage / school within East Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “China” and its period or origin is “4th century onward.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Daoism.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Mao-Shan Supreme-Purity Tradition; Supreme Purity; Highest Clarity; Maoshan tradition
- Parent tradition
- Daoism
- Public geographic context
- China
- Period / origin
- 4th century onward
- Living / historical status
- Historically attested; later absorbed into broader Daoist institutions
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateChina
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Shangqing (Highest Clarity) Daoism. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0139. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0139
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