Quanzhen Political Proscription
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 15_DAOIST_PRECEPTS_ISE_BOUNDARIES_v2_3.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Quanzhen Political Proscription
Section titled “Layer 1: Quanzhen Political Proscription”Source file:
15_DAOIST_PRECEPTS_ISE_BOUNDARIES_v2_3.md
Class: POLITICAL-PROSCRIPTION / INTERRELIGIOUS CONFLICT
Quanzhen experienced state-backed proscriptions during controversies with Buddhism in the later thirteenth century. These included the burning of a recently compiled Daoist Canon.
Research importance
Section titled “Research importance”“Forbidden Daoism” can mean the state suppressing a Daoist institution, not Daoism internally prohibiting a practice.
Metadata
Section titled “Metadata”- suppressing authority;
- political/religious controversy;
- texts destroyed;
- institutional consequences;
- later restoration of court favor.