- In
Chinese philosophy, a
taijitu (Chinese: 太極圖; pinyin:
tàijítú; Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴chi²tʻu²) is a
symbol or
diagram (圖; tú)
representing taiji (太極; tàijí;...
-
depending on the
criterion of the observation. The yin and yang
symbol (or
taijitu)
shows a
balance between two
opposites with a
portion of the
opposite element...
- — (Graham 1990,
chapter 5, pp. 94-5) The (11th
century CE)
Taijitu shuo (太極圖說, "Explanation of the
Diagram of the
Supreme Ultimate"), written...
- Yin-Yang
philosophy of
opposing male/female principles,
formalized in the
Tàijítú design of the late Song
dynasty period. This in turn
recurs in the seventh...
- four
cardinal trigrams (qian, kun, kan, li)
surrounding the taegeuk, or
taijitu.
These are
specific representations of the
movement and
harmony of yin...
-
amphisbaena appears to be the King
Taijitu, a two-headed
snake or serpent. The king's name
references the
taijitu, a
symbol or
diagram in
Chinese philosophy...
- fire, sun,
crescent moon, two triangles, two
horizontal rectangles, the
Taijitu (yin and yang), and two
vertical rectangles. The
elements in the symbol...
-
represents the
single source or
mother of yin and yang (represented by the
taijitu symbol ). Tai chi also
draws on
Chinese theories of the body, particularly...
-
Tibetan snow lions, a multi-coloured
jewel representing Buddhist values, a
taijitu and a
yellow border around three of its four sides. The flag was used as...
- 1880s. It
substitutes the
black and
white color scheme often seen in most
taijitu illustrations with blue and red, respectively,
along with a horizontal...
