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It is common that we use“Tao Fa Er Men”in altars of Taoism.“Tao”means that Taoist priests use the skills of instruments in dojo fields. And“Fa”means that Shiau Fa’sreligious ceremonies in altars. It’s most of Sects of Lu Shan, Pu An and Feng Yang. Tao and Fa are improved and developed with each other. There is no violation of Taoism’s purpose. There are four features, the principle part of Tao and Fa, are symbol, incantation, gesture and pace. We must be familiar with its specialty, knowledge and tip. Tao and Fa will keep the function of circulating the fate of yin and yang, if the three parts can link tightly. I investigate and classifythe history of schools of Fu Lu and amulets, and the analysis, specialty, function and usage of amulets to make discussion in this paper.
“Hypothesize boldly, while prove it carefully”is the main thought in field investigation so we can avoid the usual blind spots and mistakes. To make sure that I canillustrate Tao and Fa precisely, I quote and use the ancient books and reference to discuss and analyze the topic. There are also totems of amulets, historical pictures and tables in each chapter.
There are six chapters in this paper. The first chapter(introduction): the research purpose and motive and literature review and discussion. The second chapter: the meaning of the school of Fu Lu and the developing sequence of amulets in Taiwan’s Faism. The third chapter: the heritage and category of amulets. The fourth chapter: the structural analysis of amulets and methods to paint and apply them. The Fifth chapter: the validity of meditation and instruments of Taoism. The sixth chapter(conclusion): to illustrate how to cherish the meaning and worth of this culture, to find its rich deposits.
I expound the theory and practice of“obeying Fa and execute Tao”equally. It is my purpose that with popularizing information, this paper can encourage people’s participation and make academia and all sects pay attention to the research of Fu Lu.
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