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daoshi
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Also known as Taoist monk, Taoist priest, Daoist, Daoist monk, Daoist priest, follower of Laozi, tao-sse, laodao

thumb|Taoist Priest on Mount Langya (Anhui)|Mount Langya, 1940s. thumb|Shao Yuanjie, the taoist priest of the Jiajing Emperor of mid-Ming Dynasty. thumb|Taoist clergy of , Xi'an, 1910-1911.

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  • Orders
  • Quanzhen Taoism
  • Zhengyi Taoism
  • By Period
  • Pre-Ming Period
  • Ming (1368–1644)
  • Classification and Outside View
  • Regulation and examinations
  • Daily life and clothing
  • Rituals and practices
  • Qing (1644-1911)
  • Clothing
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources

thumb|Taoist Priest on Mount Langya (Anhui)|Mount Langya, 1940s. thumb|Shao Yuanjie, the taoist priest of the Jiajing Emperor of mid-Ming Dynasty. thumb|Taoist clergy of , Xi'an, 1910-1911.

A daoshi () or Taoshih, translated as Taoist priest, Taoist monk, or Taoist professional is a priest in Taoism. The courtesy title of a senior is daozhang (, meaning "Tao master"), and a highly accomplished and revered is often called a .

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