A Study On The Belief And Concept Of Tianmen In The Early Taoist

Tianmen's concept and belief are ancient Chinese ideological contents,and also one of the core contents of Taoist thought and ritual system.This paper makes a preliminary exploration and Research on the origin and historical evolution of the concept of Taoist Tianmen.Research shows,Tianmen beliefs existed before Taoism in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.The relevant literature and literature,as well as some of the Han stone tombs and frescoes that were unearthed in recent years can all be proved.From the perspective of historical vertical development,the belief in Tianmen shows different manifestations in different periods of historical development.Based on the information currently available,the development of Tianmen beliefs can be divided into three stages,namely,the pre-Qin period and the Qin-Han period,the period of the fasting ceremony and the parallel period between Zhailu and Inner Dan.Taoist beliefs in Tianmen are generally confined to the Tianmen belief in the altar and the Tianmen belief in the body parts of the Inner Dan cultivation.However,there is also a Tianmen belief and ritual that existed in early Taoism and differ from the previous two.I call it the early Taoist Tianmen belief.This belief in Tianmen was at the time of the sacrificial ceremony and was ignored by later priests and scholars,but it also had a place in traditional Chinese beliefs,and it had an extremely important influence on the development and inheritance of the different phases of Tianmen beliefs.This thesis focuses on the analysis and deconstruction of the early Taoist Tianmen belief and ritual process and the theological function and symbolic connotation behind it.