Hsing (erh) shang
Hsing (erh) shang
What is above corporeality, such as The Moral Law (tao), Reason (li), etc., the general principle of which is the Great Ultimate (T’ai Chi), as contrasted with what is within the realm of corporeality, such as the vital force (ch’i), a material thing (ch’i), etc., the general principles of which are the active (yang) and passive (yin) cosmic forces. (Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism.) — W.T.C.