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search  Daozang (Chinese: 道藏; pinyin: Dàozàng; Wade-Giles: Tao
Tsang), meaning "Treasury of Dao" or "Taoist Canon", consists of
around 1400 texts that were collected circa C.E. 400 (after the
Dao De Jing and Zhuang Zi which are the core Taoist texts). They
were collected by Taoist monks of the period in an attempt to
bring together all of the teachings of Taoism, including all the
commentaries and expositions of the various masters from the
original teachings found in the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi. It
was split into Three Grottoes, which mirrors the Buddhist
Tripitaka (three baskets) division. These three divisions were
based on the main focus of Taoism in Southern China during the
time it was made, namely; meditation, ritual, and exorcism.
These Three Grottoes were used as levels for the initiation of
Taoist masters, from lowest (exorcism) to highest (meditation).
As well as the Three Grottoes there were Four Supplements that
were added to the Cano