Etymology

Daozang

Dao·zang
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Today it means: An extensive canon of Taoist writings, consisting of around 1,500 texts covering various topics. Full definition →

Chinese 道藏
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from道藏
  2. English todayDaozang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道藏 (dàozàng, literally “Repository of the Way”).

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