1, different origins
First of all, the founders of the two factions are different. Zhengyi was founded by founder Zhang Daoling and founder Shi Tian in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Zheng He is the most influential Taoist school in the history of China, also known as Shi Tiandao and Wu Dou Dao. There are many big families in the Eastern Jin Dynasty who "serve the world and compete for rice".
The founder of Quanzhen Daoism is Wang Zhongyang. Thanks to Jin Yong's martial arts novels, the name of the founder of Chongyang is also well known to the public. Quanzhen religion was founded in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties and flourished in the Yuan Dynasty.
Qiu Chuji, a real person in Changchun, refused to be summoned by the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty. Wan Li, who was over 70 years old, climbed the snow-capped mountains and accepted the invitation of Genghis Khan.
2. Different commandments
(1) Quanzhen school. Quanzhen Taoism has a system of preaching the jungle, requiring Quanzhen Taoist priests to become monks, live in Taoist temples and practice, and not to marry, eat meat or drink alcohol. It combines the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, with the aim of "knowing the nature of the three religions" and "being alone in the truth", and is called Quanzhen.
(2) Orthodox school. Taoist priests can practice at home and do not require becoming monks. They can get married, have children, start a family, eat meat (except for the four commandments, namely cows, dogs, geese and mullet) and drink alcohol.
The emergence of Taoism
From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Taoism was formed and established. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the ecliptic became solid, and primitive folk religious groups such as Taiping Dao and Shitiandao were established one after another. After hundreds of years of transformation and development in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the classic teachings, practice methods and precepts of Taoism gradually became complete, and new Taoist schools bred and multiplied, which were recognized by the rulers and evolved into mature orthodox religions.
From the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the Northern Song Dynasty, due to the respect of the ruling class, Taoism flourished and had a great social impact, and its philosophy, health care, spells and laws were also more perfect. After the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, there were some new changes in Taoism, which were mainly manifested in the emergence of the idea of the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism and the rise of the Elixir Taoist School, which was dominated by Inner alchemy.
During the Southern Song Dynasty, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Taoism changed. New schools of Taoism, such as Quanzhen Taoism, Taiyi Taoism and Zhendao, have appeared in the north of China, while Nanzong, Tianxin Sect, Shen Xiao, Wei Qing and Jingming Sect have appeared in the south of China. Early Shi Tian, Puritanism and Lingbao also made innovations in doctrine and Taoism. Propagandizing the unity of the three religions and paying attention to the cultivation of inner alchemy are the main characteristics of Taoism in this period.