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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 and its dualist (yin and yang) forms in application is a deductive and inductive theoretical model.
A diagram illustrating the concept of taiji, called a taijitu. The above design, depicting interlocking swirls of yin and yang around a central void, is the symbol's original form as introduced by Ming-era philosopher Lai Zhide.
The Taijitu of Zhou Dunyi Zhou Dunyi admiring lotuses by Kaihō Yūsetsu, mid-17th century The Taiji Tu Shuo ( 太極圖說 , Explanations of the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate or Diagram Explaining the Supreme Ultimate ) was placed at the head of the neo-Confucian anthology Jinsilu ( Reflections on Things at Hand ) by Zhu Xi and Lü Zuqian in ...
Zhou's Taijitu diagram. The (11th century CE) Taijitu shuo (太極圖說, "Explanation of the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate"), written by Zhou Dunyi, was the cornerstone of Neo-Confucianist cosmology. His brief text synthesized Confucianist metaphysics of the I Ching with aspects of Daoism and Chinese Buddhism.
The taijitu. The principle of yin and yang is represented by the Taijitu (literally "Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate"). The term is commonly used to mean the simple "divided circle" form, but may refer to any of several schematic diagrams representing these principles, such as the swastika, common to Hinduism
English: Ancient version of the Taijitu (太極圖), origins from Lai Zhi-De (來知德) alias Lai Qu-Tang (來瞿唐) 1525-1604). Black and white swirl around a transparent circle (Hotu). Black and white swirl around a transparent circle (Hotu).
The Taijitu of Lai Zhide. Lái Zhīdé (來知德 / 来知德; also Lái Qútáng 來瞿唐 / 来瞿唐, 1525–1604) [1] was a Ming period Neo-Confucian philosopher. He introduced into Chinese philosophy the well-known "Yin and Yang symbol", the taijitu (a "diagram of the great ultimate").
The Flag of South Korea has the four cardinal trigrams (qian, kun, kan, li) surrounding the taegeuk, or taijitu. These are specific representations of the movement and harmony of yin and yang. These trigrams were also depicted on the commissioning pennant of the South Korean Navy.