Community of Taoism
Two clergies, one Way.
Zhengyi priests inherit the craft, marry, and serve the villages; Quanzhen monastics renounce and keep the mountain temples — Taoism kept both answers.
How you joinZhengyi priests train in hereditary lineages and marry; Quanzhen monastics ordain
Who leadsPriests (daoshi) who perform the rites; abbots in the monasteries
The unitThe temple and the lineage register
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
Taoism kept two answers to the question of religious professionals. The Zhengyi (Orthodox Unity) tradition trains priests in hereditary family lineages who marry, live in villages, and perform rites for the community. The Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) tradition ordains celibate monastics who keep temples on the mountains. Both are recognized, and the difference between village ritual specialist and mountain ascetic is not a schism but a division of labor.
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