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The Three Treasures or Three Jewels (Chinese: 三 寶; pinyin: sānbǎo; Wade–Giles: san-pao) are theoretical cornerstones in traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist cultivation practices such as neidan, qigong and tai chi.
In the second, he was meditating near a wall of his hermitage when all of a sudden it collapsed. Behind the wall was a jade vessel that took him as an immortal to the shimmering cloud. In Taoism, he is known as "Zhengyang Zushi" ( simplified Chinese : 正阳祖师 ; traditional Chinese : 正陽祖師 ; pinyin : Zhèngyáng Zǔshī ), literally ...
Also known as Wuji gong, it is said to have been developed by Zhang before he invented tai chi. Practitioner Donald Rubbo wrote in Primordial Qigong, A Gem from the Treasure Chest of Taoist Mystical Qigong , "The Primordial Qigong system reflects the wisdom of the ancient Taoist sages and their theory of the birth of the universe.
three things which I regard as precious compassion frugality not venturing to take precedence of others — modesty Legge [7] three precious things gentleness economy shrinking from taking precedence of others Lin [1]: 291 Three Treasures Love Moderation Never be the first in the world Erkes [8] three jewels kindness thriftiness
Fei wrote that "In the seventh year of Yongle, Zheng He and his associates sent government troops onto the island to cut incense. They obtained six logs, each eight or nine chi [note 5] in diameter and six or seven zhang [note 5] in length, whose aroma was pure and far-ranging. The pattern [of the wood] was black, with fine lines.
The earliest extant account is the Heshi (和氏, "Mr. He") chapter of the classic Hanfeizi, attributed to Han Fei (c. 280–233 BC). The Hanfeizi version involves Mr. He presenting his jade to the first three "kings" of Chu state: "King Li of Chu" (楚厲王) posthumously refers to Viscount Fenmao (r. 757–741 BCE), his brother King Wu of Chu (楚武王, r. 740–690 BCE) who was the first ...
Chi (Chinese: 螭; pinyin: chī; Wade–Giles: ch'ih) means either "a hornless dragon" or "a mountain demon" (namely, chīmèi 螭魅) in Chinese mythology. Hornless dragons were a common motif in ancient Chinese art , and the chiwen 螭吻 (lit. "hornless-dragon mouth") was an imperial roof decoration in traditional Chinese architecture .
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were Shu generals during the Three Kingdoms, depicted as Liu Bei's sworn brothers in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and numbered among the Five Tiger Generals. Guan Ping was his son. Zhou Cang was a fictional subordinate in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.