Biblia

Chubb, Thomas

Chubb, Thomas an English Deist, was born at East Harnham, a village near Salisbury, in 1679. His father dying, left his family poor, and Chubb was apprenticed to a glover in 1694. At this trade, and that of tallow-chandler, he supported himself, and at the same time cultivated his uncommon natural ability by diligent study. … Continue reading “Chubb, Thomas”

Chubarag

Chubarag in the Lamaian religion, is the name of the clergy. The Lamaian priests of the Mongolians are called Gellongs. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Chub

Chub [pron. Cub] (, Heb. Kub, deriv. uncertain; Sept. apparently , but transposes; Vulg. Chub), a word occurring only once as the name of a people in alliance with Egypt in the time of Nebuchadnezzar (Eze 30:5): Cush, and Phut, and Lud, and all the mingled people (), and Chub (Sept. . . ), and … Continue reading “Chub”

Chuang Tzu

Chuang Tzu (Chuang Chou, Chuing Chi-yuan, between 399 and 295 B.C.) The second greatest Taoist, was once a petty officer in his native state, Meng (in present Honan), in the revolutionary and romantic south. A little-travelled scholar, he declined a premiership in favor of freedom and peace. His love of nature, his vivid imagination and … Continue reading “Chuang Tzu”

Ch’uan sheng

Ch’uan sheng (a) Preservation of life, by the suppression of desires. (Taoism.) (b) Completeness of life, that is, “all desires reach a proper harmony.” (Taoism.) — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Ch’uan

Ch’uan (a) A weight; a standard; a balance. (b) Power; authority; force. (c) Expediency, a Confucian ethical concept which justifies deviation from cardinal standards or directions (ching) in ethics and government under certain abnormal circumstances. — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Chu i wu shih

Chu i wu shih Unity of mind, with absolute steadfastness or impartiality, a state of reverential seriousness (ching). (Ch’eng I-ch’uan, 1033-1107, and Ch’eng Ming-tao, 1032-1086.) — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Chu Hsi

Chu Hsi (Chu Hui-an, Chu Yiian-hui, Chu Chung-hui, 1130-1200) Early distinguished himself as a patriot-scholar, having repeatedly petitioned the emperor to practice the principles of “investigation of things” and “extension of knowledge” and not to make peace with the invading enemy. But he preferred a life of peace and poverty, accepted a number of government … Continue reading “Chu Hsi”