Taoist hat, also known as flying crown, has a brim in front and is upturned like a bull's nose, so Taoist priests call it a bull's nose road.
2. It has something to do with Lao Zi riding a green cow.
Lao Tzu rode a green ox westward and went out to Hangu Pass. When he met Yin, he wrote a 5,000-word Tao Te Ching, which is a very famous work. Therefore, Lao Tzu is also known as the owner of young cattle, the young cow Weng. Paved the way for Taoist priests to be called "ox noses".
3. It is related to the character of Taoist.
Taoist priests, people who have a way of doing things, have extraordinary knowledge and wisdom when they practice to a certain extent, have different opinions and views on things, and their cognitive height often exceeds that of ordinary secular people, so in the eyes of ordinary people, Taoist priests are particularly lofty and aloof.
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Other aliases for Taoist priests:
1, Dan Jing Ke: From the Song Dynasty famous poet Lu You's Jixing. "I occasionally meet Dan Jingke when I take medicine, because I bought medicine after Yu Xiaowen."
I happened to meet a Taoist priest when I was collecting herbs, so I bought hemp fiber because I wanted to be an immortal old man.
2. Lv Dan: In ancient times, Taoism mostly regarded alchemy as a matter of cultivating immortals, so they called Taoism Lv Dan.
3. Taoist priest: honorific title for Taoist priest. The word Taoist was originally a courtesy title for Taoist priests and alchemists. After the establishment of Taoism in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the word Taoist was used as a title of respect for Taoist. The dry face is sunny, so the avenue refers to the male Taoist priest, and the Kun face is really cloudy, so Kun Dao refers to the female Taoist priest.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Niubi (another name of Taoism)