Yuan

Yuan

The beginning. For the One Prime, seei yuan.

The beginning of number, one.

The beginning of the material principle or the vital force (ch’i).

The originating power of the Heavenly Element (chien) in the system of the Eight Elements (pa kua), “being attentive to the fundamentals — the first and the chief quality of goodness,” one of the four virtues (ssu te).

The great virtue of Heaven and Earth which expresses itself in production and reproduction .

— W.T.C.

Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Yuan

The method of analogy in argumentation. See pien. — W.T.C.

Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy