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T’ai yang The Major Mode of Activity See T’ai Chi. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Tai Tung-yuan (Tai Chen, Tai Shen-hsiu, 1723-1777) carne from a poor family, self-made to be a leader in outstanding intellectual activities of the time, and became an authority in philology, mathematics, geography as well as philosophy. By reinteipreting the teachings of Mencius, he attempted to rediscover the original meanings of Confucius and Mencius. His Tai-shih … Continue reading “Tai Tung-yuan”

T’ai Su The Great Element, the beginning of qualities of things. (Lieh Tzu, third century A.D.). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

T’ai Shih The Great Beginning, the first appearance of material form. — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

T’ai I The Great Indeterminate, the state or existence before the emergence of the vital force (ch’i). (Lieh Tzu, third century A.D.). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy T’ai i The Great Unit, the Prime Force before the appearance of Heaven and Earth. Also called ta i. (Ancient Confucianism). Ultimate Oneness, which involves both … Continue reading “T’ai i”

T’ai Hsuan The Supremely Profound Principle, “extending to and covering the myriad things without assuming any physical form, which created the universe by drawing its support from the Void, embraces the divinities, and determines the course of events.” (Yang Hsiung, d. 18 B.C.). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

T’ai Hsu The Ultimate Vacuity, the course, the basis and the being of the material principle, ch’i, or the universal vital force the concentration and extension of which is to the Ultimate Vacuity as ice is to water. (ChangHeng-ch’u, 1020-1077). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

T’ai Ho Grand Harmony or Infinite Harmony, the state and totality of being anterior to, but inclusive of, the Ultimate Vacuity (T’ai Hsu) and the vital force (ch’i); identical with the One (I) or the Great Ultimate (T’ai Chi) (Chang Heng-ch’u, 1020-1077). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

T’ai ch’u At the ‘great beginning’ there was non-being, which had neither being nor name. (Chuang Tzu, between 399 and 295 B.C.). The great origin, or the beginning of the vital force (ch’i). (Lieh Tzu, third century A.D.). — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

T’ai Chi The Great Ultimate or Terminus, which, in the beginning of time, “engenders the Two Primary Modes (i), which in turn engender the Four Secondary Modes or Forms (hsiang), which in their turn give rise to the Eight Elements (pa kua) and the Eight Elements determine all good and evil and the great complexity … Continue reading “T’ai Chi”