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The Tao or Dao[note 1] is the natural way of the universe, primarily as conceived in East Asian philosophy and religion. This seeing of life cannot be grasped as a concept. Rather, it is seen through actual living experience of one's everyday being. The concept is represented by the Chinese character 道, which has meanings including 'way ...
v. t. e. Yin and yang (English: / jɪn /, / jæŋ /), 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 ...
v. t. e. Qigong (/ ˈtʃiːˈɡɒŋ /) [1][a] is a system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation [2] said to be useful for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial arts training. [3] With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, qigong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout ...
A Definition Etymology In other languages abhidhamma A category of scriptures that attempts to use Buddhist teachings to create a systematic, abstract description of all worldly phenomena abhi is "above" or "about", dhamma is "teaching" Pāli: abhidhamma Sanskrit: abhidharma Bur: အဘိဓမ္မာ abhidhamma Khmer: អភិធម្ម âphĭthômm Tib: ཆོས་མངོན་པ ...
Zen is also called 佛心宗, fóxīnzōng (Chinese) or busshin-shū (Japanese), 1 the "Buddha-mind school," 1 20 21 from fó-xīn, "Buddha-mind"; web 1 "this term can refer either to the (or a) Buddha's compassionate and enlightened mind, or to the originally clear and pure mind inherent in all beings to which they must awaken."
Yuán (traditional Chinese: 緣; simplified Chinese: 缘; pinyin: yuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân) or Yuanfen (traditional Chinese: 緣分; simplified Chinese: 缘分; pinyin: yuánfèn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iân-hūn), "fateful coincidence," is a concept in Chinese society describing good and bad chances and potential relationships. [1] It can also be ...
A page from the Yiqiejing yinyi, the oldest extant Chinese dictionary of Buddhist technical terminology – Dunhuang manuscripts, c. 8th century. There are two types of dictionaries regularly used in the Chinese language: 'character dictionaries' (字典; zìdiǎn) list individual Chinese characters, and 'word dictionaries' (辞典; 辭典; cídiǎn) list words and phrases.
Dim sum (traditional Chinese : 點心; simplified Chinese : 点心; pinyin : diǎn xīn; Jyutping : dim2 sam1) is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other ...