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Zhuangzi and the development of Zhuangist thought (4th–2nd century BCE)

475 BCE - 400

Way of the Celestial Masters (Tianshi Dao) and Zhang Daoling (142–500 CE)

142 - 1239

Taoism during the Republican era: reform, revival, and schisms (1912–1949)

1912 - 1949

Lingbao School of Taoism: scriptures and liturgy (mid-5th–8th century)

397 - 800

Daodejing: composition, transmission, and early commentary (6th–2nd century BCE)

475 BCE - 85 BCE