way rice way rice chinese pinyin way master commonly abbreviated simply chinese movement founded master height movement controlled state valley north state incorporated kingdom followers master dispersed china believed order achieve correct balance present body having poor quantity body result illness eventually death meditation restore body sex avoided result loss correct balance body death death transported prison face eternal state divided regions led official district civil register recorded people names ranks times year registers updated time important feast child rank rose automatically adults raise rank religious achievement marriage higher ranked people divine generals command fight demons caused bad luck disease state system law encouraged confession strict punishment criminals asked confess crimes given public work sentence texts written survive important commentary state lasted years beliefs influenced subsequent movements history announced appeared commanded rid world establish new state consisting chosen people master began spread newly founded movement province movement initially called way rice person wishing join required donate rice movement spread rapidly particularly son grandson able convert groups cause man belonging people strengthened movement related rebelled han dynasty sent conquer valley north control subsequent battle killed founded state enjoying independence ruler attacked state forced flee later surrendered given title land family members generals followers forced parts china group sent area sent family relocated administrative headquarters located today popularity religious leader lend legitimacy proclaiming court inherited divine authority church laws shortly surrender died succeeded son point historical sources text indicates community result political turmoil kingdom collapse fall scattered adherents master masters later 4th 5th centuries distinct northern texts significant master text survives period commentary text gives insight beliefs meditation practices rituals addition commentary humanity intended audience instead sage text attributed master text reflects master thought practice later text written known commands families great composed divided community dispersal population written persona probable text written probably died beliefs practices believed upcoming apocalypse nearly destroy humanity adherents master right balance survive disaster seed people earth destruction foundation master belief energy source known born source life things human body contains spirits need proper balance types yang blended mixed yang goal achieve higher plane order preserve internal spirits meditation guides correctly body spirits correctly known order obtain surviving evidence describes meditation practices common goal early extend life achieving believed order achieve supposed extend life current world death world order death adept perfectly internal spirits refined internal spirits died world spirit venture form refined perfected state surviving texts describe kind place failed internal spirits prior death underground earth prisons subject eternal illness community regarded ill way sin caused leave body necessary life order cure illness crucial factor ensuring loss accomplished spending time chamber silence reflecting sins beating breasts heaven illness cured ways medicinal herbs listening ritual music eating little extreme importance ideal diet consist food things air person absorb meditation sexuality practicing correct sexual practices method body internal spirits believed embodiment life shortened fact indicates people sex purposes reproduction practice known union sex order brain advocated non simply way avoid losing addition thought method stealing woman man completely wrong practiced despite opposition reproductive sex possibility supported sex purposes reproduction master text 5th century describes elaborate sexual ritual description ritual organization region governed divided regions administrative religious reasons regions connected phases periods year depending birth signs belonged districts regions administered officials command armies spirits composed generals officers soldiers system administration reflected system governance described administration religion closely linked system adherents grouped families attached district families districts gods held copies civil registers registers detailed records people recorded person rank identity location changes registered accompanied monetary contribution known wage faith requests gods followed bureaucratic model drawn according specific administrative codes effectiveness requests depended accuracy registers kept gods new members sect divided groups led instructors instructed similar found likely type meditation later widespread movements instructors handled religious administrative duties receiving taxes set road travelers rank person determined divine generals disposal number divine scriptures obtained divine generals fight wandering demons bring illness person received general age years subsequent ceremonies given generals achieve higher ranking complement achieved age nineteen marriage unite sets generals giving couple use divine generals marriage increases ranking achieved religious achievement certain dates year group ceremonies took place masters teachings ceremonies communal took place food eaten offered gods took place birth death occurred order bring happiness prevent evil participants feast organized based religious standing merit determining factors important dates known important held annual census taken recording deaths peoples movements time adherents expected donate rice gives movement law state sin criminal behavior differentiated order eliminate sin acknowledge crime quiet room write confessions offered lord heaven lord earth lord water public crimes accused pardoned times actions sentenced sentence depended type crime involved community service minor crime sentence usually repair road repeat asked donate building materials improve local buildings laws banned alcohol prohibited killing animals spring summer legacy belief practices profound legacy future belief movement marked significant change earlier philosophical movements longer philosophical wealthy promoted classes society including non chinese addition group form organized helped spread beliefs organized religious ancestors subsequent movements movements medieval claimed affinity
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