jai

Daoist rites

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In Taoism: The Lingbao scriptures and liturgies
…as a whole were called jai (“retreat”), from the preliminary abstinence obligatory on all participants. They lasted a day and a night or for a fixed period of three, five, or seven days; the number of persons taking part was also specified, centering on a sacerdotal unit of six officiants.…
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