Strange Practices of Taoism in Asia
Strange Practices of Taoism in Asia and The Reasons Soo Gar Wen HELP University
Outline I. Introduction: A. Opener: The Chinese religions in Asia such as Taoism. B. Thesis statement: The strange practices of Taoism, such as god possession ritual, the villain hitting and the spirit medium. II. God possession ritual called Tangki in Taoism and the medium who is possessed is a messenger of god. A. Explain the role of a Tangki. B. Explain the process of the ritual of god possession. C. The reasons people go for god-possessed medium. III. Villain hitting is to curse the people are out of favour such as your competitors or enemies. A. Explain what is villain hitting. B. Explain how is the process of the ceremony of villain hitting. C. The intentions people go for villain hitting but not only Taoists. IV. Spirit medium in Taoism is called Mun Mai Poh, who are usually an old woman can communicate with the people who have passed away and help them to send the message to the people who are alive. A. Explain the function of spirit medium in Taoism. B. The purpose people go for spirit medium. V. Conclusion: Sometimes there is a positive impact to follow the traditions and it might help you to live a better way in life. VI.
Strange Practices of Taoism in Asia and The Reasons Asian Chinese are followers of different religions, but the majority practice what may be titled ‘Chinese Religions’. Chinese Religion is part of Chinese ways of life and it is a Chinese tradition derived from the ancient time. According to Tan (n.d.), Chinese religion is one of the most widely practiced but least understood religion in the world. It involves the worship of Chinese deities of Buddhist and Taoist origins, nature spirits and the ancestors. Taoist has been practising by Asian Chinese and there are many traditions and practices practised by them since ancient time. Taoism is very
Outline I. Introduction: A. Opener: The Chinese religions in Asia such as Taoism. B. Thesis statement: The strange practices of Taoism, such as god possession ritual, the villain hitting and the spirit medium. II. God possession ritual called Tangki in Taoism and the medium who is possessed is a messenger of god. A. Explain the role of a Tangki. B. Explain the process of the ritual of god possession. C. The reasons people go for god-possessed medium. III. Villain hitting is to curse the people are out of favour such as your competitors or enemies. A. Explain what is villain hitting. B. Explain how is the process of the ceremony of villain hitting. C. The intentions people go for villain hitting but not only Taoists. IV. Spirit medium in Taoism is called Mun Mai Poh, who are usually an old woman can communicate with the people who have passed away and help them to send the message to the people who are alive. A. Explain the function of spirit medium in Taoism. B. The purpose people go for spirit medium. V. Conclusion: Sometimes there is a positive impact to follow the traditions and it might help you to live a better way in life. VI.
Strange Practices of Taoism in Asia and The Reasons Asian Chinese are followers of different religions, but the majority practice what may be titled ‘Chinese Religions’. Chinese Religion is part of Chinese ways of life and it is a Chinese tradition derived from the ancient time. According to Tan (n.d.), Chinese religion is one of the most widely practiced but least understood religion in the world. It involves the worship of Chinese deities of Buddhist and Taoist origins, nature spirits and the ancestors. Taoist has been practising by Asian Chinese and there are many traditions and practices practised by them since ancient time. Taoism is very
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