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huoju

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householder priest

Taoist priests who are married are called huoju or huoju daoshi j( mm ±. This
term, literally meaning "living by the fire," distinguishes them from *Quan-
zhen monastic Taoists. ecular Taoists perform rituals for clients on request
as an occupation. Taoist priests in present-day Taiwan are all huoju. Most of
them are affiliated with the Way of the Celestial Masters (*Tianshi dao), but
many have second jobs. The expression huoju is probably based on the Bud-
dhist compound huozhai j(.<t ( burning house"), referring to the ordinary,
un enlightened realm in which defilements have not been subdued.

ASANO Haruji
ID Liu Zhiwan 1994, 188-90; 6fuchi Ninji 1983, 164- 65, 168

* daoshi

huoling

fire-bell

Also known as liujin huoling ViE ~ j( ~ ("liquid gold fire-bell") and liujin ling
rfit:1ii:~ ("liquid gold bell"), the fire-bell is a ritual implement imbued with the
power to drive away and suppress demons. It was originally one of the spiri-
tual objects worn by the celestial deities on their bodies together with "tiger
talismans" (hufo mf-f) and "dragon writs" (longshu t~i!f); it was considered to
have been formed from the essence of the nine stars of the Northern Dipper
(*beidou) and to consist only of light, having no substance at all.
The *Zhengao gives an unadorned description of its ritual function: "Within
the Way of the Immortals there is a bell of liquid gold; demons and spirits can
be controlled with it" (5-4a). In his commentary to the * Duren jing (Scripture on
Salvation), Yan Dong ~* (fl. ca. 485) writes that the liquid gold fire-bell emits
a sparkling light throughout ten thousand li, permeating the eight directions,
filling the Void, and eliminating demons (Duren shangpin miaojing sizhu It.A..t