dǒu
dào

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Meaning of 五斗米道

五斗米道 means the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice; early Taoist sect founded by Zhang Daoling in late Eastern Han Dynasty, later known as Way of the Celestial Master. Pronounced wǔ dǒu mǐ dào.

  • the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice; early Taoist sect founded by Zhang Daoling in late Eastern Han Dynasty, later known as Way of the Celestial Master

Definitions & Examples

dǒu
dào
shì
Dào
jiào
zǎo
de
zhòng
yào
liú
pài
 

The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice was an important early sect of Taoism.

Dōng
Hàn
nián
 
Zhāng
Dào
líng
chuàng
le
dǒu
dào
 

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling founded the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice.

dào
zhě
jiǎo
dǒu
 
yīn
míng
dǒu
dào
 

Initiates were required to pay five pecks of rice, hence it was named the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice.

dǒu
dào
yòu
chēng
Tiān
shī
dào
 

The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice is also called the Way of the Celestial Master.