Tao
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- Alternative meanings: Tao (chess), Dao (sword)
Tao (道 literally the Way or the Path), often translated as The Principle, is a basic element in the Chinese philosophy. It is the ever-lasting essential and fundamental force that run through all matters in the Universe, living or not. It is most famous through Taoism, but Confucianism also refers to it. To put it simply the tao is.
Tao is the native name of the Taiwanese Austronesian indigenes formerly known as the Yami. It means "people".
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