Daoism(Taoism)

1. Origins and Founder

1.1. Originated in China around 600 B.C.E

1.2. The original text, The Daodejing, was likely written by a scholar named laozi.

2. Where did it spread and why?

2.1. South and East Asia, more recently in the Western World(worldatlas.com)

3. Sacred Texts

3.1. Tao Te Ching

4. Core Beliefs

4.1. Everything in nature takes part in a cycle and eventually returns to its natural state.

4.2. https://personaltao.com/portfolio/introduction-taoism/

5. Political and Social Impact

5.1. It influenced education and the chinese medical system.

6. links to sites

6.1. Daoism | Chinese philosophy and religion

6.2. Taoism (Daoism) - A Chinese Philosophy

6.3. www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/texts/texts.shtml

6.4. Religion

6.5. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi3zdnq4sLWAhVks1QKHR28DyQQjhwIBQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fhumangeographyreligionsproject%2Ftaoism%2Fdivisions-and-historical-diffusion&psig=AFQjCNEvPMDRH-l17wCwWVmC25YUNkan0A&ust=1506512255477111

6.6. Daoism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)