Way of the Celestial Masters
East Asian Traditions Religious tradition
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Way of the Celestial Masters is cataloged as a Religious tradition within East Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “China” and its period or origin is “2nd century CE–present through Zhengyi institutions.” 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
- 天師道 (Tiānshī Dào); Tianshi Dao; Celestial Masters Daoism
- Parent tradition
- Daoism
- Public geographic context
- China
- Period / origin
- 2nd century CE–present through Zhengyi institutions
- Living / historical status
- Historical Daoist movement with living institutional continuity
- Access / protocol
- Initiatory
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateChina
This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.
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.
Where to read more
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Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Way of the Celestial Masters. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0894. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0894
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA