- 天师道 tiānshīdào Way of the Celestial MastersAn early Taoist movement founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty by [[张道陵|張道陵|zhang1 dao4 ling2]], originally called [[正一盟威之道|正一盟威之道|zheng4 yi1 meng2 wei1 zhi1 dao4]]; also known as the [[五斗米道|五斗米道|wu3 dou3 mi3 dao4]] because followers had to pay a tax of five pecks of rice.
- 张天师 zhāngtiānshī Celestial Master ZhangA title referring specifically to [[张道陵|張道陵|zhang1 dao4 ling2]], the founder of the Way of the Celestial Masters during the Eastern Han dynasty.
- 祖天师 zǔtiānshī Celestial Masterthe founding Celestial Master, an honorific title for the founder of the Way of the Celestial Masters sect of Taoism
