What do you call a Taoist priest?

Taoism refers to the general name of Taoist priests who believe in Taoist teachings and practice Taoism. Taoist appellations mainly include the following:

Taoist priest is a kind of honorific title for Taoist priest, which can be called both inside and outside the church. Always put the surname first, such as Zhang Daochang and Li Daochang.

Huang Guan is also a kind of honorific title, because Taoist clothes follow the style of the Yellow Emperor and the way of Huang Lao, so it is called Huang Guan. Among them, men can be called male crowns and women can be called female crowns.

Feather, feather suit, feather guest, feather man, take the meaning of Taoist pursuit of soaring feather sky; There is also an elegant artistic conception.

Real people, real people, are the most revered names for Taoist priests, and are generally used for people who have been endowed with the Tao by the emperor or who have made great contributions to this religion. For example, Qiu Chuji, the founder of Quanzhen Dragon School, is called Qiu Dazhen, and Zhang Sanfeng is called Zhang Zhenren.

An alchemist, in the past, some Taoist priests were engaged in inner alchemy and outer alchemy, so they were naturally called alchemists or great alchemists, such as Wang alchemist and Zhao Dalian.

Being original is a humble or self-proclaimed Taoist. Taoism adheres to Laozi's three treasures of "benevolence", "simplicity" and "dare not be the first in the world", which is the foundation of all things, so it is called the heart.

Dalu is the name of Quanzhen male Taoist. Do it, take the Book of Changes to do the divination, do it for heaven, do it for yang, and do it for people.

Kundao is the name of Quanzhen female Taoist. Kun, take the hexagrams of Kun in the Book of Changes. Kun is the earth, yin and female.

Taoist priests and nuns are generally called female Taoist priests by laymen.

Master, a layman or a believer can also be called a Taoist priest or a master, such as Master Yang. If you have a mentoring relationship or are a Taoist or a believer, just call him Master.

Sir, Taoist priests usually have their own masters. Besides, in order to learn some other things, you can also worship one or several other teachers. Such teachers are called your own "sir" to distinguish them from your own teachers. Non-believers or believers can also call so-and-so Taoist a gentleman, taking Taoist knowledge and morality before or above their own meaning; Or according to the characteristics of a Taoist priest, after he appeared, according to his deeds before his death, he was named Mr. XXX. For example, Lu, a Taoist priest in the Southern Dynasties, lived in a simple view of silence before his death and was named Mr. Jian Ji; Tao Hongjing is not for official career, Hongdao lived all his life, and his death name was Mr. Bai Zhen.

Teacher, some people in the south call it Taoist.

Nanwulao, a name given to Taoist priests by some people in Hong Kong.

Old practice, regardless of teaching inside or outside, is a respectful name for Taoist priests who practice well and have a deep sense of morality.

Master, this is generally a name for Taoist priests in North China, Northwest China and Central Plains, both inside and outside the church. When addressing, you should first address your surname, such as Zhang Ye and Master Xu.

Brothers and sisters, in the northeast, are generally not Taoist priests of the same lineage (referring to Taoist temples or disciples who have learned from the same family). If they are similar in age, they are called brothers and sisters (regardless of gender), but their surnames must come first, such as brother Li and brother Zhang; If there is a big age difference, the elders are called so-and-so masters, such as Master Wang.

A mage is a courtesy title for a Taoist priest. Generally speaking, they are morally advanced, knowledgeable and well-trained, and there are three departments (degree department, economic department and national department) who are competent for various ceremonies. For example, the Taoist priest Cheng in the Tang Dynasty was called "Master Xihua".

Taoist priest, in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, was a name for monks, later referred to as Taoist priest.

Taoist friends are generally mutual names between Taoist priests in the church, and sometimes their surnames come first, such as Liu Daoyou.

In addition, there are immortals, Taoist priests, great virtues and grandfathers.