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The concept is expounded in the Chinese theoretical cosmological treatise called the Bagua and within the I Ching. [1] The Yin and Yang jing transform to create and replenish each other. The Yang jing circulates through the eight extraordinary vessels and transforms to become and replenish yin; in turn the marrow becomes blood, body fluid and ...
This Chinese name sanbao originally referred to the Daoist "Three Treasures" from the Daodejing, chapter 67: "pity", "frugality", and "refusal to be 'foremost of all things under heaven'". [1] It has subsequently also been used to refer to the jing, qi, and shen and to the Buddhist Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha). This latter use is ...
Jing is an East Asian surname and given name of Chinese origin. [1] It is also the pinyin romanization of a number of less-common names including Jīng ( 京 ), Jīng ( 荆 ), Jìng ( t 經 , s 经 ), Jǐng ( 井 ), and Jǐng ( 景 ), etc.
Chinese classics (經, jīng) Jing (Chinese medicine), a principle in Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese martial arts; sometimes confused with the Chinese martial arts term "jìn" (勁; power) as in Neijin. Jing (Chinese opera), a major male role type in Chinese opera; Jing (philosophy), a concept in Chinese philosophy which means "respect"
Jing is the essence of qi and the basis for body matter and functional activities. There are two types of jing, congenital, prenatal jing and acquired or postnatal jing, which are stored in the kidney and known as kidney jing. Unlike qi, jing circulates in long cycles (seven years for females and eight years for males) governing developmental ...
Jin (勁; jìn; 'power') is often confused by Westerners with the related concept of jing (精; jīng; 'essence'), possibly because when jin is an adjective it is also spelled jing (jìng, 'strong') but with a different pinyin tone mark. Jin describes the ability to generate force. Jin and qi are intrinsically linked concepts in internal ...
Huli jing (Chinese: 狐狸精) are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits.In Chinese mythology and folklore, the fox spirit takes variant forms with different meanings, powers, characteristics, and shapes, including huxian (Chinese: 狐仙; lit. 'fox immortal'), hushen (狐神; 'fox god'), husheng (狐聖; 'fox saint ...
Jing (Chinese: 敬; Chinese: 敬) is a concept in Chinese philosophy which is typically translated as "reverence". It is often used by Confucius in the term gōngjìng (恭敬), meaning "respectful reverence". For Confucians, jìng requires yì, or righteousness, and a proper observation of rituals (lǐ).