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In Chinese philosophy, the three teachings (Chinese: 三 教; pinyin: sān jiào; Vietnamese: tam giáo, Chữ Hán: 三教) are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. The learning and the understanding of the three teachings are traditionally considered to be a harmonious aggregate within Chinese culture. [1] Literary references to the "three ...
Taoism or Daoism (/ ˈdaʊ.ɪzəm / ⓘ, / ˈtaʊ.ɪzəm / ⓘ) is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao —generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The concept originates in the Chinese word 道 (pinyin ...
Taoist philosophy (Chinese : 道家; pinyin : Dàojiā; lit. 'Tao school') also known as Taology refers to the various philosophical currents of Taoism, a tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Dào (Chinese : 道; lit. 'the Way', also romanized as Tao). The Dào is a mysterious and deep principle that is the ...
The Tao or Dao[note 1] is the natural way of the universe, primarily as conceived in East Asian philosophy and religion. This seeing of life cannot be grasped as a concept. Rather, it is seen through actual living experience of one's everyday being. The concept is represented by the Chinese character 道, which has meanings including 'way ...
Influence of the. I Ching. As an important component of Chinese culture, the I Ching, a text over 3,000 years old, is believed to be one of the world's oldest books. The two major branches of Chinese philosophy, Confucianism and Taoism have common roots in the I Ching. [1][2]
Taijitu. In Chinese philosophy, a taijitu (Chinese: 太極圖; pinyin: tàijítú; Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴chi²tʻu²) is a symbol or diagram (圖; tú) representing taiji (太極; tàijí; 'utmost extreme') in both its monist (wuji) and its dualist (yin and yang) forms in application is a deductive and inductive theoretical model. Such a ...
In Confucianism, the Sangang Wuchang (Chinese: 三綱五常; pinyin: Sāngāng Wǔcháng), sometimes translated as the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues or the Three Guiding Principles and Five Constant Regulations, [1] or more simply "bonds and virtues" (gāngcháng 綱常), are the three most important human relationships and the five most important virtues.
Mair 1990 , chapter 28, p. 93) This is an instance of how wuji with "integrity" (Chinese: 德) can become dualistic by dividing into yin and yang. Following this interaction the Dao transforms into the One , which becomes the Two , and then the Three . The ten thousand things (the universe) then comes into existence : 道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物。 — Tao Te Ching ...