Taoist coin charm From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search A Taoist charm that contains Taoist "magic writing" on display at the Museum of Ethnography, Sweden . Taoist coin charms ( Traditional Chinese : 道教品壓生錢; Simplified Chinese : 道教品压生钱; Pinyin : dào jiào pǐn yā shēng qián ), or Daoist coin charms are a family of categories of Chinese and Vietnamese numismatic charms that incorporate elements of the Taoist religion . Taoist coin charms come in various shapes, sizes, and formats and can contain inscriptions or wholly pictorial designs. While a large number of Taoist coin charms have their inscriptions written in traditional Chinese characters , a subset of Taoist coin charms have inscriptions written in Taoist "magic" writing . In these countries similar numismatic charms existed for Buddhist and Confucianism , and at times Taoist coin charms would also incorporate symbolism from these other
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