Taoists could be addressed differently according to their status and relationship. Religious professionals among Taoists were usually called "Taoists" or "Taoists". In their speech, they often called "Taoist masters","Immortal","Taoist masters","masters", etc. For ordinary believers, Taoist masters usually called them Blessed Lord or Scholar. In Taoism, the most common way to address both male and female Taoist priests was to call them " Taoist priest." This was a respectful and polite title, showing respect for the Taoist priest. In some cases, the title of " Honored Teacher " could also be used, especially to express respect for the wisdom and knowledge of Taoist priests with profound Dao attainments and teachings. Other titles included " Heavenly Master,"" Master with high achievements," and " Zhenren." These were all respectful titles for Taoist priests. Fellow Daoists would usually address each other respectfully as fellow Daoists or senior brothers, while they would address themselves as poor Daoists or incompetent. In short, the name of a Taoist depended on their identity, cultivation, and relationship.
When people of Taoism addressed themselves, they could use different titles according to different situations and identities. Taoist people would first address themselves as "disciples" in front of their master, and then add their own title or Dharma name. Generally, after entering the sect, the master would give the disciple a Dharma name, and the disciple could use this Dharma name as his own name. In addition, in front of the old cultivators, the Taoist masters would usually call themselves juniors or juniors to show their modesty. Among fellow daoists, they would usually address each other respectfully as " Daoist Brother " or " Senior Martial Brother ", while they would address themselves as " This Penniless Priest " or " Untalented ". In short, Taoists usually used honorifics when addressing themselves to show respect and friendliness.
There were many ways for Taoist priests to address ordinary people. A common form of address was good faith, good man, good woman, and householder. In addition, the Daoist priest could also directly call the other party by their name. Taoist priests didn't have strict rules on how to address ordinary people like they did for monks. Because Taoist priests generally didn't need to beg for alms, they weren't very particular about how to address ordinary people.
Ordinary people could be called laymen, believers, good believers, good men, good women, and so on. Taoist priests were not very strict with how they addressed ordinary people. They could call them by their names or Mr. Jia. In Taoism, Taoist priests generally did not need to beg for alms, so they were not very particular about how they addressed ordinary people. However, in front of the old cultivators, the Taoist masters would usually call themselves juniors or juniors to show respect. Therefore, the Taoist priest could address ordinary people according to the specific situation.
Daoists could use different titles according to their identities and relationships. For ordinary people, Taoist priests could call them laymen, believers, good people, or good believers of the ten directions. Daoist priests addressed each other as fellow daoists, daoists, senior cultivators, or senior brothers. Old Daoists could be addressed as Daoists or a certain master. Female Taoist priests could be called Taoist nuns or immortal nuns.
There were many ways for Taoists to address each other. Generally speaking, Taoists could call each other " Senior Brother,"" Taoist Priest," or " Fellow Daoist." In the jungle temple, the long-term Taoist believers could address each other as " Master " and add their surnames, such as " Master ", or address each other according to their positions, such as " Master of Receiving Guests "," Master of Supervision ", etc. When greeting each other inside and outside the temple, fellow daoists usually cupped their fists and greeted each other with the words " merciful, merciful." There were no fixed rules for how Daoists addressed themselves. Generally, they would call themselves " poor Taoist "," idlers "," unaffiliated people "," fools "," ordinary people ", etc., which varied from person to person. High-level Daoists would call themselves "ministers" when chanting scriptures because they had titles in the Heavenly Court. The way the Taoist devotees addressed each other emphasized respect and courtesy, reflecting the humility and benevolence of Taoism.
Taoist priests would call people benefactors. Benefactors referred to monks and Taoists who gave money to Buddhist temples or Taoist temples, including ordinary laymen. In Taoism, Taoists addressed ordinary people as good believers, good men, good women, and laymen. Although Taoist priests were not very strict with the way they addressed ordinary people and could also call them by their names, in front of old cultivators, Taoist priests would usually call themselves juniors or juniors to show respect. Therefore, Taoist priests would use the term 'benefactor' to address people.
Daoist names could be chosen according to personal preference and the purpose of the name. He could consider the following aspects: 1. Daoist Dharma Name: You can choose a Daoist Dharma Name, such as Wan'an, Fusu, Jiusheng, Qixi, Qingjiu, Qingwan, etc. 2. The words that the old man felt: If you want a name that sounds like an old man, you can choose some words that represent an old man, such as " Weng "," Sou "," Lao ", such as Elder Meng, Liu Chenweng, Xu Rongsou, etc. 3. [Name of a sage-like image: If you want a sage-like name, you can choose words that represent mountains, forests, seclusion, seclusion, leisurely clouds, wild cranes, fishing, wind, smoke, clouds, and other images, such as immortal, mountain, Taoist ancestor, hidden old, wild old, crane old, wild guest, cloud guest, mountain guest, Yi Lao, etc.] 4. [Daoist Priest's title: If you want to address a Daoist Priest, you can use some common titles, such as Daoist Priest, Daoist Priest, Fellow Daoist, etc.] In short, the choice of Taoist names could be decided according to personal preferences and the purpose of the name. It could be combined with the charm of Taoism, the words that the old man felt, the image of sagacity, and the name of the Taoist priest.
Daoist names could be used according to different identities and relationships. As for Taoist priests, they could be respectfully addressed as " Taoist Priest "," Immortal Elder "," Taoist Master "," Master "," Master ", and so on. For Taoists who had cultivated for a long time and had high self-cultivation, they could be respectfully addressed as " Mr."," Zhenren ", or " Gao Gong ". For female Taoists, they could be addressed as "Daoist Nun","Fairy Nun","Daoist Master", and so on. In addition, in different situations and context, some special titles could also be used, such as " Immortal,"" Master,"" Immortal," and " Great Virtue." In short, the name of the Daoist should be decided according to the specific situation to express respect and courtesy.
The names of Daoists could be addressed according to different identities and relationships. As for Taoist priests, they could be respectfully addressed as " Taoist Priest "," Immortal Elder "," Taoist Master "," Master "," Master ", and so on. For Taoists who had cultivated for a long time and had high self-cultivation, they could be respectfully addressed as " Mr."," Zhenren ", or " Gao Gong ". For female Taoist priests, they could be addressed as "Daoist Nun" or "Fairy Nun". For the disciples of Taoist priests, they could be called "Taoist children" or "immortal children". The older Taoist priest could be addressed as " Taoist Master." In the Taoist temple, the abbot was also known as the "abbot". A believer or layman could address a Taoist priest as " Taoist Priest,"" Daoist Priest," or " Immortal Guest." In general, one should not use common names or nicknames to address a Taoist priest, such as " Old X,"" Brother X,"" Sister X," etc.
There were many ways to address ordinary people in Taoism. Taoist priests could address ordinary people as laymen, believers, good believers, good men, good women, and so on. When they met, Taoists could perform a " Taoist ceremony ", similar to the Chinese Yi ceremony. Daoist priests addressed each other as Daoist Priest, Daoist Friend, Daoist Brother, and so on. In addition, Taoist priests could also call their names directly, and did not necessarily have to use a specific title. In general, Taoism did not have very strict rules on how to address ordinary people. They could freely choose the way to address them according to the specific situation and relationship.