{"id":634,"date":"2026-07-01T05:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=634"},"modified":"2026-07-01T05:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T04:34:48","slug":"daoism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merder.org\/?page_id=634","title":{"rendered":"Daoism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrig-page\">\n<style>\n    .wrig-page { max-width: 1120px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-page h1 { margin-bottom: .35rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-note { border-left: 4px solid #52616b; padding: .7rem 1rem; background: #f6f7f8; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; margin: 1.25rem 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card { border: 1px solid #d9d9d9; border-radius: 6px; padding: 1rem; background: #fff; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card h2 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-top: 0; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-card img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border: 1px solid #ececec; background: #f7f7f7; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caption { margin-bottom: .75rem; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-meta, .wrig-caution { font-size: .92rem; color: #333; }<br \/>\n    .wrig-caution { background: #fff8e6; border-left: 3px solid #b98200; padding: .55rem .7rem; }<br \/>\n  <\/style>\n<h1>Daoism: Images, Symbols, and Sacred Places<\/h1>\n<p>This gallery presents Daoist images and objects selected for close study. Use the images to consider deities, immortals, ritual objects, cosmology, texts, and sacred places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-note\">These images are selected for study and comparison. Look closely at the source, rights note, caption, and category for each image before drawing conclusions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wrig-grid\">\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daoism-daoist-master-fei-zhangfang.jpg\" alt=\"Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">Daoist Master Fei Zhangfang is a candidate image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art found with the curated search term &#8216;Daoist temple&#8217;. It is relevant to Daoism because it fits the page category: Daoist temple, Laozi or Daoist sage, Daoist deity\/immortal, ritual object, talisman, altar, or text. It would help World Religions students connect a specific object, site, or practice with the tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Daoist deity\/immortal<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/853194\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Kept from current material because it is relevant, but repetition is capped for variety.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>The Daoist Immortal Liezi<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daoism-the-daoist-immortal-liezi.jpg\" alt=\"The Daoist Immortal Liezi\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">The Daoist Immortal Liezi is a candidate image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art found with the curated search term &#8216;Daoist temple&#8217;. It is relevant to Daoism because it fits the page category: Daoist temple, Laozi or Daoist sage, Daoist deity\/immortal, ritual object, talisman, altar, or text. It would help World Religions students connect a specific object, site, or practice with the tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Daoist deity\/immortal<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/44580\">The Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> The Met Open Access \/ public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Kept from current material because it is relevant, but repetition is capped for variety.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Duck-Shaped Ewer with Daoist Priest<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daoism-duck-shaped-ewer-with-daoist-priest.jpg\" alt=\"Duck-Shaped Ewer with Daoist Priest\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Duck-Shaped Ewer with Daoist Priest. It connects to Daoism through ritual\/cosmological object. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, places, and practices communicate religious ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Ritual\/cosmological object<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/artworks\/22525\">Art Institute of Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> Public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Found through Art Institute of Chicago public-domain search for &#8216;Daoist talisman&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"wrig-card\">\n<h2>Brushpot Depicting a Daoist Paradise<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/daoism-brushpot-depicting-a-daoist-paradise.jpg\" alt=\"Brushpot Depicting a Daoist Paradise\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-caption\">This image shows Brushpot Depicting a Daoist Paradise. It connects to Daoism through ritual\/cosmological object. Students can use it to compare how objects, texts, places, and practices communicate religious ideas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Category:<\/strong> Ritual\/cosmological object<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/artworks\/26882\">Art Institute of Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Rights\/license:<\/strong> Public domain<\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\"><strong>Why included:<\/strong> Found through Art Institute of Chicago public-domain search for &#8216;Daoist talisman&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"wrig-questions\">\n<h2>Questions for Looking Closely<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>What specific details in the image connect it to this tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What source information helps you interpret the image responsibly?<\/li>\n<li>How does this image complicate a simple or stereotyped understanding of the tradition?<\/li>\n<li>What comparison could you make with another image on this page?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/merder.org\/world-religions-images\/\">Back to World Religions Image Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wrig-meta\">Source note: Image records and rights statements are shown with each card. 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