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In its original meaning, dao (道) is the way or path taken by people. It has three extended meanings: 1) the general laws followed by things in different spheres, e.g. the natural order by which the sun, moon and stars move is called the way of heaven; the rules that govern human...
this paper will take the study of the concept of Dao in classical philosophical Daoism and religious Daoism as its objects of research, and the study will be conducted from two aspects: 1) the philosophical Daoism and religious Daoist texts regarding the concept of Dao; 2) the meaning of Dao...
As far as I can tell, wuwei does not have just one meaning or usage. I think there are a few different uses and would like to know if others would differentiate them as I do. Continue reading → Published by Manyul Im, in Chinese philosophy - 中國哲學 - 中国哲学, Daodejing, Daoism...
“Metaphor and Meaning in Early China.” Dao (2011) 10:1–30 "This is a ground-breaking essay. Slingerland debunks a fairly common assumption that Chinese way of thinking is metaphoric, while the Western way of thinking is logical, an assumption shared by both earlier Orientalists, who clai...
Middle Class Daoism : Bagua vs MMA A big topic probably. I was just watching an MMA guy kicking the shit out of a Bagua guy and I was contemplating what it means. Personally I have always in my life put a heavy price on practical reality, meaning that when you are competent and can...
damdao replied to Mig's topic inDaoist Discussion The modifier comes before the modified, so we can leave aside the meaning "malefic", "deleterious", etc. I think that it could be interpreted as a rhetorical question: "Is he not, perchance, like a dragon?" Implying a "yes" as an ans...
In its original meaning, dao (道) is the way or path taken by people. It has three extended meanings: 1) the general laws followed by things in different spheres, e.g. the natural order by which the sun, moon and stars move is called the way of heaven; the rules that govern human...
TheDào Dé Jīng(道德经) is a Chinese text believed to have been written by philosopherLǎozǐ, who is also considered the founder of Daoism. The earliest specimen found is on the Guōdiàn bamboo slips discovered in 1993 and dated to the fourth century BCE. ...