太平道
tài​píng​dào

Taiping Dao

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    太平道

    tài​píng​dào

    Taiping Dao

    A major Taoist sect founded by Zhang Jue during the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It used the "Classic of Great Peace" as its core text and mobilized hundreds of thousands of followers, eventually serving as the primary force behind the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

    太平 (literal) → 太平 · tài​píng · peaceful 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · Daoism

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