tianshi

Daoist title

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In Daoism: The Way of the Celestial Masters
…have received the title of tianshi, and by the latter part of the 2nd century, under the leadership of his descendants, the Tianshidao constituted an independent religio-political organization with authority throughout the region, a “Daocracy” (rule of Dao), in which temporal and spiritual powers converged. For ceremonial and administrative purposes,…
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