"National Teacher" is the honorific title of emperors in China for some outstanding religious figures with both academic and moral qualities. China's title of "National Teacher" generally began with the laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). However, more Buddhist teachers come from Taoism, such as Yang Junsong, a Buddhist in the Tang Dynasty, who is a typical Taoist and Feng Shui master Yuan Tiangang and a Buddhist in the Yuan Dynasty Qiu Chuji. Generally, the Buddhist teachers of the Han dynasty came from Taoism, and in some periods of the dynasty ruled by a few Hu people, the Buddhist teachers came from Buddhism.

Surname, the official name, began in Shang Dynasty, when Ji Zi was the surname, Zhou Wuwang was the surname and Taigong was the surname. Taishi, Taifu and Taibao in the past dynasties were regarded as "three divisions" or "three publics", and most of them added titles to big officials without actual authority. Zhou is "three public"; In the Han dynasty, the status of "Shanggong" was more important than "Sangong", and then Wei, Jin and Jiang Zuo were called "Shanggong".

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Famous Taishi in historical or folk literature:

1, "Dai Dai Li Ji" said: "Zhao Gong is a Taibao, Duke Zhou is a Taifu, and Taigong is a Taishi." That is to say, Jiang Ziya is a teacher.

2. Master Wen in the Romance of Gods.

3. The position of Taifu was abolished in Han Dynasty. In the early days of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo was a teacher. After Dong Zhuo was killed, this position was abolished.

4. Pang Taishi is on file.

5. The famous traitor Cai Taishigong at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Taishi?

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-shiguo