T’ai i

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 Being (yu) and Non-Being (wu) (as in Chuang Tzu, between 399 and 295 B.C.), or “which pervades Heaven and Earth, indeterminate but simple, existing but uncreated,” (As in Huai-nan Tzu, d. 122 B.C.).

The Lord of Heaven (Huai-nan Tzu).

— W.T.C.

Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy