Chinese myths, cultural and religious elements often appear in xianxia and wuxia novels. As well as cultivation methods, there is buddha, Confucianism, mohism, taoism, alchemical methods, 4 legendary beasts, 5 elements, yin yang, immortals and various sects in it. Coloring the character's journey in going through the ups and downs of life.
However, what we will discuss this time is not about the complicated philosophy of taoism or daoism as described by Laozi and other famous figures of the past. This time we only discuss the outer skin, as is often the case in Chinese novels in general.
What is dao ?
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For those of you who like to read Chinese fantasy novels. The term Dao must be familiar. Many dao were scattered throughout the universe. Every being in the corners of the universe in his life is always looking for the true meaning of the dao.
From this dao, many unique techniques and moves are formed in the world of xianxia / xuanhuan novels. Each character in the novel has its own dao. The one that appears most often in the novel is the dao of sword, in which the cultivator in his life seeks meaning and uses the sword in his daily life. The sword became the goal of his life. So he aims or aspires to become a sword immortal, or something.
Such was the brief description of the dao. With this, you already know about the meaning of the dao in the existing novels.
“ (Tao/Dao) Basically means "Way / Way of life". Dao can also be interpreted as routes, goals, principles, beliefs, guidelines in living life.
Well, that's where it comes from. One who possesses the dao of sword, or the dao of the sword. It means that the purpose of his life is to find the meaning of the sword itself. Seek the essence of the sword, become a swordsman to the last point. In novels it is often identified as one, one mind, one body, one soul, one can unite with his sword. Like the sword is a part of itself. So that he can create the law of the sword that blends with the universe. That was how most cultivators who pursued the dao of the sword were like.
Apart from swords, there are also many types of dao that often appear in novels. There is the dao of saber, dao of brick , and so on.
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Example a quote about dao
If the dao is a way of life. A belief or principle that is sought and held to the end. So most of the novels quote words that are almost similar to this one.
The dao is meaningless, but at the same time the dao is everything.
The Dao doesn't exist, but at the same time it's always there.
Whatever you think it is the dao.
And anything you don't think about is also a dao.
There is nothing wrong or right in the dao.
For everything you can think of, therein lies the dao.
Such is the dao, dizzy right ?. In essence every what you think, every what you believe, what you pursue in life, what you hold in life, the principle of your life is the dao. And other people's life goals or beliefs also include the dao. Everything that exists and does not exist in the universe is the dao. ๐
