Dictionary - Yin And Yang: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Yin And Yang
Yin and Yang: Principle of polarity in Chinese cosmology, in which the opposite poles eventually blend and become one another in a cos...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin And Yang: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Yin And Yang
Yin and Yang: negative (female) and postive (male) complementary forces of the universe central to Chinese thought since perhaps as ea...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin/yang: New Age Dictionary On Yin/yang
Yin/Yang Chinese names referring to the active and passive principles of the universe. Yin refers to the female or [in-active] negativ...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived in what is now Northern India ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin And Yang: Encyclopedia - Yin And Yang
** minor symbol numbers The concept of yin and yang (Traditional: 陰陽; Simplified: 阴阳; Hanyu Pinyin: yīnyáng; Korean hangul: 음...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Origins Of Buddhism
Buddhism: Origins of Buddhism Legend has it that the Buddha to be, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around the 6th century BCE. His birthpla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin: Encyclopedia - Yin
Yin may refer to: Yin Dynasty, another name for the first historic Chinese nation and dynasty, the Shang. Yin (city), the capital of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang: Encyclopedia - Yang
Yang. Yang is the one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy, it associates with the bright Sun, represents masculine nature....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia - Yin Shun
Venerable Master Yin Shun (印順導師, Yin Shun Dao Shi) (March 12th, 1906–June 4, 2005) was an important figure in modern Mahayana B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuan Yin: Encyclopedia - Kuan Yin
Kuan Yin (觀音; Guan Yin; Kwan Yin etc.) is the bodhisattva of compassion as venerated by East Asian Buddhists as the Bodhisattva Avalo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Xuanzhi: Encyclopedia - Yang Xuanzhi
Yang Xuanzhi (Chinese:楊衒之) was a Chinese writer and translator of Mahayana Buddhist texts into the Chinese language, during the 6th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Surname: Encyclopedia - Yang Surname
Yang is the transliteration of Chinese family name 楊/杨, also spelt as Yeung, which means poplar literally. It can also be the transli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Surname: Encyclopedia - Yin Surname
Yin (Chinese: 殷; Hanyu Pinyin: yin) is a rare Chinese surname dating to the fall of the Yin (Shang) Dynasty in 1046 BC. After the Yin's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method
The term Quan Yin Method was coined in the 1970s by Suma Ching Hai, a popular and controversial spiritual teacher who professes that she ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism in Vietnam is Buddhism that had been localized to Vietnam from India and later from China. Vietnamese Buddhism has many characte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Mountains: Encyclopedia - Yin Mountains
The Yin Mountains (Yin Shan or Yinshan) are mountains in the Eastern Gobi Desert steppe of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Buddhism
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin City: Encyclopedia - Yin City
Yin is said to be the last capital of the Chinese Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC). Excavations suggest that this city was located on th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Chengzong: Encyclopedia - Yin Chengzong
Yin Chengzong (born 1941) (Chinese: 殷承宗; pinyin: Yīn Chéngzōng) is a pianist. Born on the "Piano Island" of Gulangyu in Xiamen, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Chengfu: Encyclopedia - Yang Chengfu
Yang Chengfu (Hanyu Pinyin), or Yang Ch'eng-fu (Wade-Giles) ( 楊澄甫, 1883-1936) is historically considered the best known teacher of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Chu: Encyclopedia - Yang Chu
Yang Chu (370-319 BC), was allegedly a Chinese hedonistic philosopher. An early alternative to Confucian thought, Yang Chu's surviving ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Chien-hou: Encyclopedia - Yang Chien-hou
Yang Chien-hou was the younger son of the founder of Yang style T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Yang Lu-ch'an, and a well known teacher of the soft styl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Pan-hou: Encyclopedia - Yang Pan-hou
Yang Pan-hou (Yang Banhou, 楊班侯, 1837-1890) was an influential teacher of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in Ch'ing dynasty China. He was the senior...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Ning Yang: Encyclopedia - Chen Ning Yang
Chen Ning Franklin YANG, Ph. D(楊振寧 pinyin: Yáng Zhènníng) (born September 22, 1922) is a Chinese American physicist who worked o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Lee: Encyclopedia - Yang Lee
Yang Lee　(李 ヤン Lee Yang) is a video game character from the Street Fighter fighting game series. A Kung Fu expert from China, he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Lu-ch'an: Encyclopedia - Yang Lu-ch'an
Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, 楊露禪, also known as Yang Fu-k'ui 楊福魁 (1799-1872), born in Kuang-p'ing (Guangping), was an influe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tao Yin: Encyclopedia - Tao Yin
Tao Yin (Chinese: 導引; Pinyin: dǎoyǐn "guide and pull") exercises were an ancient precursor of Qigong, specifically the variety know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Wei Gymnast: Encyclopedia - Yang Wei Gymnast
Yang Wei (Simplified Chinese: 杨威, pinyin: Yáng Wēi) (born February 8, 1980 in Xiantao, Hubei province) is a male gymnast from China...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Di-pertua Negeri: Encyclopedia - Yang Di-pertua Negeri
Yang di-Pertua Negeri, literally the "head of state" in Malay, is the title of the largely symbolic state Governors of the Malaysian stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Di-pertuan Agong: Encyclopedia - Yang Di-pertuan Agong
Malaysia This article is part of the series: Politics of Malaysia Constitution Yang di-Pertuan Agong Parliament Electoral System Federal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin/yang: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Yin/yang
Yin/Yang Taoist terms referring to the active and passive principles of the universe.   Yin refers to the female or (in-active)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin, Yang: Magic Shamanism Dictionary On Yin, Yang
opposite but balancing male and female principles - yin is female (Moon) energy, negative and passive; yang is male (Sun) energy, po...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin/yang: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Yin/yang
Yin/Yang Taoist terms referring to the active and passive principles of the universe.   �      Yin refe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin Yang: Alternative Health Dictionary Ii On Yin Yang
Yin Yang The Yin Yang is a Taoist sumbol of the interplay of forces in the universe. In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang represent th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin And Yang: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Yin And Yang
yin and yang The law of universal change; the forces and tendencies that differentiate from One Infinity and manifest as centripetal ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin-yang: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Yin-yang
Yin-Yang: Chinese symbol for the Laws of Polarity and Synthesis.   (See also: Yin-Yang , Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary) &...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin And Yang: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin And Yang - Principles
Everything can be described as either yin or yang. 1. Yin and yang are opposites. Everything has its opposite—although this is never ab...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin & Yang: Health And Healing Dictionary On Yin & Yang
Yin & Yang Taoist terms referring to the active and passive principles of the universe. Yin refers to the female or inactive negat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin And Yang: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin And Yang - Meaning Of Terms
The meaning of the characters for yin and yang, necessarily, has more than just one connotation. Because yang means "sunny", it correspon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin Shun - Decline Of Buddhism In China
Chang, now known as the Venerable Yin Shun, noticed that Buddhism in China was waning. The Buddhist scriptures, the lectures and teaching...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chung Yin Shen: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Chung Yin Shen
Chung Yin Shen   See Bardo.    (See also: Chung Yin Shen , Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Yang: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Yang
Yang See Yin and Yang   (See also: Yang , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Yin-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Budd...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yang: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yang
Yang (Chinese) The bright aspect -- as the sunny side of a hill -- in contrast to yin, the dark side. In mystic Chinese literature and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yin
Yin (Chinese) The dark aspect, as the shady side of a hill, while yang means the bright or sunny side. In Taoist and mystic Chinese li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin Shun - Biography
Yin Shun - Early years. Yin Shun was born prematurely on March 12th, 1906 in a small village in Zhejiang Province, China, near Shanghai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin Shun - Achievements
In the 1950s, Master Yin Shun observed that the Buddhist monks and nuns in Taiwan, just like those in his hometown, seemed to be only con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuan Yin: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuan Yin - History
Along with Buddhism, Kuan Yin's veneration was introduced into China as early as the 1st century CE, and reached Japan by way of Korea so...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Small Yin: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Small Yin
Small Yin One Yin line atop one yang line representing Fall in the I Ching   (See also: Small Yin , Body Mind and Soul) &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Small Yang: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Small Yang
Small Yang One yang line atop one yin line representing Spring in the I Ching   (See also: Small Yang , Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin Shun - Seeing The Buddha
A line caught the young monk's eyes: "All Buddhas arise in the human world; no one achieves Buddhahood in heaven." With that verse, all d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin Shun - Becoming A Monastic
Yin Shun - Searching for the Dharma. In 1930, Zhang applied to a Buddhist college in Beijing. His entrance exam consisted of an essay. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin Shun - Signs Of Waning Health
Wherever he went, no matter how frail he was, he always promulgated humanized Buddhism. In November 1954, a checkup revealed that the mas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuan Yin: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuan Yin - Legends
Kuan Yin - Kuan Yin and the Thousand Arms. One Buddhist legend presents Avalokitesvara as vowing to never rest until he had freed all s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuan Yin: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuan Yin - Depiction
Kuan Yin is the Chinese name for the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. However, folk traditions in China and other East Asian countries have ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yin Shun: Encyclopedia Ii - Yin Shun - Encounter With Master Cheng Yen
On February 1963, a thirty-two-day novitiate for Buddhist monks and nuns was held in Taipei. Monks and nuns came from all over Taiwan to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Formation And Spread Of Buddhism In Vietnam
Buddhism was imported into Vietnam fairly early, at around the beginning of the Christian Era with the legend of Chữ Đồng Tử study...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yin: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Yin
yin "Shady side of the mountain", earth's receptive or yielding principle and one of the two fundamental energies of the un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kuan Yin: Encyclopedia Ii - Kuan Yin - Kuan Yin And The Virgin Mary
Many observers have commented on the similarity between Kuan Yin and the Blessed Virgin Mary of Christianity. The Tzu-Chi Foundation comm...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yang: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Yang
yang Sunny side of the mountain, heaven's active principle and one of the two fundamental energies of the universe; the relative tend...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Qai-yin: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Qai-yin
Qai-yin (Hebrew, Jewish). The same as Cain.   (See also: Qai-yin , Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, Spiritual Dict...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kwan-yin: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kwan-yin
Kwan-yin (Chin.). The female logos, the "Mother of Mercy".   (See also: Kwan-yin , Theosophy, Spirituality, Body min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism In Vietnam: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism In Vietnam - Characteristics Of Vietnamese Buddhism
Buddhism in Vietnam - Syncretism. Buddhism in Vietnam - Ying-yang harmony. Buddhism in Vietnam - Flexibility. ... See also:Bud...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yang Chu: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Yang Chu
Yang Chu (c. 450 BCE): Early Chinese philosopher who emphasized self-preservation and may have inspired Taoist notions about the evils...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kwan-yin-tien: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kwan-yin-tien
Kwan-yin-tien (Chin.). The heaven where Kwan-yin and the other logoi dwell.   (See also: Kwan-yin-tien , Theosophy, Spirituali...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ching-fa-yin-tsang: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ching-fa-yin-tsang
Ching-fa-yin-Tsang (Chinese) The mystery of the eye of the good doctrine; in Chinese Buddhism, the esoteric teaching or interpretation...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kwan-shai-yin: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kwan-shai-yin
Kwan-shai-yin (Chin.). The male logos of the Northern Buddhists and those of China; the "manifested god".   (See also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Yin Lihua: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Yin Lihua - As Empress
By 41, Empress Guo had long lost the emperor's favor. She continously complained about that fact, and this angered Emperor Guangwu. In 41...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kwan-yin, Kuan-yin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kwan-yin, Kuan-yin
Kwan-yin, Kuan-yin (Chinese) The Chinese Buddhist goddess of compassion, the female aspect of Kwan-shai-yin, referred to in the Stanza...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yang Chu Chapter: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Yang Chu Chapter
Yang Chu Chapter: Famous chapter in the Leih-Tzu text arguing that we should enjoy the pleasures of life while we can since death is c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Doctrine
Master Ching Hai maintains that the Quan Yin Method is the only avenue by which a person can become fully enlightened, or God-realized. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Initiation
Practicing the Quan Yin Method requires an initiation from a Fifth Level Master, according to Ching Hai, although she hasn’t said if t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Wang Yang Ming: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Wang Yang Ming
Wang Yang Ming (1472-1529): Philosopher and statesman, and leading proponent of the Neo-Confucianist School of Mind; Wang argued that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - You Yangs: Encyclopedia Ii - You Yangs - History
The name "You Yang" comes from the Aboriginal words "Wurdi Youang" or "Ude Youang" meaning "big mountain in the middle of a plain". Abori...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ka-yin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Ka-yin
Ka-yin. See CAIN   (See also: Ka-yin , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shang Yang: Encyclopedia Ii - Shang Yang - Reforms
Before Shang Yang's arrival in 361 BC, Qin was a backwards state. The vast majority of his reforms were taken from policies instituted el...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kuan Yin: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Kuan Yin
Kuan Yin The Eastern name given to the Chinese feminine deity which appears from time to time to inspire and comfort humanity, known ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Master Ching Hai's Use Of The Quan Yin Method
Master Ching Hai says that the Quan Yin Method is a practice, not a religion, and therefore does not call for initiates to leave their cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Guo Fictional: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Guo Fictional - Yang Guo's Martial Arts
As a teenager, Yang Guo met a lot of highly-skilled martial artists and he was fortunate enough to learn their skills. With the various t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yogic Yang Spiral: Encyclopedia Ii - Yogic Yang Spiral - General Context
Yogic Yang Spiral - Group meditations in yoga. The practice of group meditation and prayer is nothing new. From time immemorial in yoga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quan Yin Method: Alternative Health Dictionary On Quan Yin Method
Quan Yin Method (Quan Yin Method of meditation): Ancient, theistic, lactovegetarian martial art unearthed and taught by Vietnamese-bor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Principles Of Buddhism
Buddhism - The Three Marks of Existence. According to the Buddhist tradition, all phenomena (dharmas) are marked by three characteristi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kwan-yin-tien, Kuan-yin-t'ien: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kwan-yin-tien, Kuan-yin-t'ien
Kwan-yin-tien, Kuan-yin-t'ien (Chinese) The melodious heaven of sound, the abode of Kwan-yin, the range of action of the Logos and of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Practices Of Buddhism
Buddhism - Refuge in The Three Jewels. Main Article: Refuge (Buddhism) Buddhists seek refuge in the "Three Jewels" of Buddhism as the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Yin Lihua: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Yin Lihua - As Imperial Consort
Liu Xiu eventually broke away from Emperor Gengshi, and he proclaimed himself emperor of Han in 25 (as Emperor Guangwu). Later that year,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Liwei: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Liwei - Background
He was born in Suizhong County in the Liaoning Province, an industrial area in Northeast China. Yang's mother was a teacher, his father a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kwan-shai-yin, Kuan-shi-yin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Kwan-shai-yin, Kuan-shi-yin
Kwan-shai-yin, Kuan-shi-yin (Chinese) Equivalent to the Sanskrit Avalokitesvara, both being the seventh kosmic principle. Mystically, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quan Yin Method: Encyclopedia Ii - Quan Yin Method - Metaphysical Method
The Quan Yin Method is not merely a series of techniques, as are many other types of yoga. It involves a spiritual transmission from a Fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Xuefei: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Xuefei - Further Education
After completing her secondary schooling, Yang went on to complete her studies in Beijing, becoming the first guitarist to enter a music ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism And The West
Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. Perhaps the most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Xuefei: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Xuefei - Early Years
Yang began playing the guitar at the age of seven, and began formal tuition when she was ten, studying under the famous guitarist Chen Zh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jam-pe-yang: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Jam-pe-yang
Jam-pe-yang 'jam dpa'i dbyangs (Tibetan) Equivalent of Sanskrit manjughosha, another name of the bodhisattva Manjusri.   (See a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: A Spiritual Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: Religion which holds that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end suffering is to end the birth-...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Yin Lihua: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Yin Lihua - Family Background And Marriage To Liu Xiu
Yin Lihua was born and grew up in Nanyang Commandery (roughly modern Nanyang, Henan) -- the same commandery that her eventual husband cam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Liwei: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Liwei - Career As An Astronaut
Yang was selected as an astronaut candidate in 1998 and has trained for space flight since then. He was chosen from the final pool of 14 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xi Yang Lou: Encyclopedia Ii - Xi Yang Lou - History
The Xi Yang Lou were commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor and designed mainly by the Italian Jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione who was in his s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Buddhism
Buddhism: Religion founded in India by Gautama Siddhartha (563-483 BCE) which stresses the four noble truths; Buddhism's main two main...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the powerful Mauryan emperor Ashoka converted to it and actively supported it. His promotion led to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Buddhism
buddhism: non-orthodox form of vedic / aryan teaching founded by the buddha or enlightened one   (See also: buddhism , Hindui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Di-pertuan Agong: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Di-pertuan Agong - History
In August 1957, having rejected the suggested title of Yang di-Pertuan Besar in favour of Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Council of Rulers me...   » Read the article