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English: This is the Taijitu (太極圖), with black representing yin and white representing yang.It is a symbol that reflects the inescapably intertwined duality of all things in nature, a common theme in Taoism.
English: The Yin and Yang symbol with white representing Yang and black representing Yin. The symbol is a visual depiction of the intertwined duality of all things in nature, a common theme in w:Taoism .
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Yin and yang (English: / j ɪ n /, / j æ ŋ /), also yinyang [1] [2] or yin-yang, [3] [2] is a concept that originated in Chinese philosophy, describing an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary and at the same time opposing forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which ...
English: Taijitu ☯ (Yin Yang / Taoist symbol) Clockwise (Small - 16x16px Icon size) for Inline use - (Large image scales to invisible lines for inline size) Date 29 October 2011
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In its conventional orientation, the hot, bright, white yang nature rises while the cold, dark, black yin nature descends. Taoist esoterics often invert the symbol because they believe in this configuration the heat from the yang will be able to cook the jing in the yin producing qi which leads toward longer life and immortality.