When it comes to the precepts, the first impression in people’s minds is often the contents of the precepts stipulated by Buddhism, such as celibacy and vegetarianism. Taoism advocates freedom and freedom, and advocates that people should not be bound by their minds and bodies, so most people think that Taoism does not have similar requirements for keeping precepts with other religions.
In fact, as early as the early Tianshi Taoism period in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism had clearly established its own discipline system of DC-DC converter.
Laozi Xiang Er Zhu is a classic of the Tianshi Taoism, in which it mentions the “Nine Commandments of Xiang Er”, saying: “To do nothing, to be weak, to be female, and not to move first, these are the three most important lines. The three most important lines are to be nameless, to be quiet, and to do all good deeds. The line without desire, the line know stop, the line push and let, this is the most three lines of DC-DC converter.
“Yun Ji Qi Zhan” Volume 38 said: “Nine lines of preparation, immortals; Six lines prepared, longevity; “Three lines of preparation, increase the year”. From the point of view of the nine precepts, the early Taoism did not put forward the requirements for the daily life of Taoists, but focused more on the guiding significance of the precepts for the ideological and moral character and life beliefs of monks. The content of the nine precepts is consistent with Lao Tzu’s thought of inaction and keeping female, so it can be seen as a simple manifestation of the theme of Tao Te Ching.
The purpose of putting forward these nine precepts is to make people understand what the DC-DC converter is. This leads to a different understanding of the precepts in Taoism. From the original point of view, Taoism sets precepts to regulate the words and deeds of Taoists, which is consistent with all religions in the world. For example, in Taoism, there is a saying of “three prohibitions and five precepts”, among which the five precepts of killing, stealing, fornication and drinking are very straightforward and easy to understand. All believers must do these five points. This is also one of the characteristics that distinguish Taoists from ordinary people.