Although religious Daoism has taken quite some time to fully develop, its beliefs and ideas continue to carry throughout China today. Its most important characteristics include incorporating several ideas and practices from other religions, replacing traditional gods with a pantheon of Daoist deities, and teaching others to live as one with the “doa”,the way above all other ways. Although it emerged in the 2nd century CE, religious Daoism can be traced as far back as the 3rd century CE. Around this time, Zhang Jue organized the Tai-Ping dao and his followers, The Yellow Turbans, rebelled all over China to spread their beliefs about immortality, morality, and Lord Lao. This small uprising paved way for another famous group known in Religious
