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dôkyô (Daoism | Taoism) 09 / 03 / 2015
dô (course, moral, teachings)
kyô (teach, faith, doctrine) ❖ Daoism | Taoism
dô (way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings)
gaku (study, learning, science) ❖ Ethics, moral philosophy ❖ The study of Daoism / Taoism
rô (old man, old age, grow old / ateji)
shi (child, first sign of Chinese zodiac / ateji) ❖ Chin: Lao Tse / Laozi / Lao Tsu / Lao Tzu ❖ approx. 6th century BCE ❖ rôshi is traditionally regarded as the author of the dôtokukyô (Tao Te Ching) ❖ Sometimes considered to be the founder of Daoism; however, Daoistic ideas and practices had been in existence for well over a thousand years by the time of his birth
dô (way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings)
toku (benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect) kyô (vertical (relationship), hierarchy, sutra, pass thru) ❖ Great Book of the Way/Path and Power/Virtue ❖ Tao Te Ching classic Chinese text by rôshi (Lao Tzu) ❖ Also pronounced Dao De Jing
rô (old man, old age, grow old / ateji)
sô (villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor / ateji) ❖ rôshi and sôshi (Lao Tsu and Zhuangzi)
rô (old man, old age, grow old / ateji)
sô (villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor / ateji) shi (think) sô (concept, think, idea, thought) shisô (ideology, thought, idea) ❖ Philosophy of rôshi and sôshi (Lao Tsu and Zhuangzi) ❖ Daoism / Taoism
sô (villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor / ateji)
shi (child, first sign of Chinese zodiac / ateji) ❖ Chin: Zhuangzi / Zhuang Zhou / Chuang-tse ❖ 369?-286? BCE ❖ Developed the ideas of rôshi, but exaggerated them to the point of paradox on awakening from a dream is he a philosopher dreaming he is a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he is a philosopher?
sô (villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor / ateji)
shi (child, first sign of Chinese zodiac / ateji) ❖ Daoist / Taoist book named after its purported author sôshi (Zhuangzi), the philosopher
dô (way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings)
ka (-ist used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc., -er Suffix) ❖ Daoist / Taoist
dô (way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings)
gaku (study, learning, science) sha (someone, person) ❖ Daoist / Taoist ❖ Moralist
dô (way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings)
shi (gentleman, samurai) ❖ Daoist / Taoist ❖ Person of high morals
dô (way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings)
kan (observation, meditation) ❖ Daoist / Taoist temple
dô (way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings)
zô (storehouse) ❖ Daoist text: Dao Zang ❖ Some 1400 texts that were collected circa C.E. 400 by Daoist monks in an attempt to bring together all of the teachings of Daoism / Taoism ❖ Divided into three sections: meditations, rituals, and exorcisms
fû (wind, air)
sui (water) ❖ Chin: Feng Shui ❖ Chinese geomancy ❖ Used to orient buildings such as tombs, dwellings and other structures in an auspicious manner ❖ "Ki rides the wind and scatters, but is retained when encountering water"
hak | hachi (eight)
ke (divination sign) ❖ eight trigrams ❖ The Ba Gua
hô (direction)
i (rank, grade, about, some) hôi (direction) ❖ Compass directions ❖ South is at the top and north is at the bottom
chû (in, inside, middle, mean, center)
bu (part, portion, section) chûbu (center, middle, heart)
(east)
hoku (north)
sei (west) hokusei (northwest) ❖ Also pronounced kita-nishi ❖ Also called inui
inui (ken one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
inu (sign of the dog, 7-9 pm, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac) i (sign of the hog, 9-11 pm, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac) ❖ 7-11 pm on a 24 hour clock
hoku (north)
tô (east) hokutô (northeast) ❖ Also pronounced kita-higashi ❖ Also called ushitora
ushitora (gon one of the trigrams of the I Ching: mountain, northeast)
ushi (sign of the ox or cow, 1-3 am, second sign of Chinese zodiac tora (sign of the tiger, 3-5 am, third sign of Chinese zodiac) ❖ 1-5 am on a 24 hour clock
(north)
(south)
nan (south)
sei (west) nansei (southwest) ❖ Also pronounced minami-nishi ❖ Also called hitsujisaru
hitsujisaru (kon one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
hitsuji (sign of the ram, 1-3 pm, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac) saru (sign of the monkey, 3-5 pm, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac) ❖ 1-5 pm on a 24 hour clock
nan (south)
tô (east) nantô (southeast) ❖ Also pronounced minami-higashi ❖ Also called tatsumi
tatsumi (son one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast)
tatsu (sign of the dragon, 7-9 am, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac) mi (sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11 am, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac) ❖ 7-11 am on a 24 hour clock
(west)
ka (house, home)
zoku (tribe, family) kazoku (family, family members)
(father)
❖ Also pronounced ate, kaso, kazo, shishi, tete, toto, chan
chô (elder)
nan (male, son) chônan (eldest son)
chû (inside, middle, center)
dan (male, son) chûdan (middle son)
shô (small, little)
dan (male, son) shôdan (youngest son) ❖ Also called batsunan
batsu (end, close)
nan (male, son) batsunan (youngest son)
(mother)
❖ Also pronounced amo, omo, kaka, hawa
chô (elder)
jo (female, woman, daughter) chôjo (eldest daughter)
chû (inside, middle, center)
jo (female, woman, daughter) chûjo (middle daughter)
shô (small, little)
jo (female, woman, daughter) shôjo (youngest daughter) ❖ Also pronounced otome ❖ Also called matsujo
matsu (end, close)
jo (female, woman, daughter) matsujo (youngest daughter)
ki (seasons)
setsu (node, season, period, occasion) ❖ Season
(autumn, fall)
(winter)
(spring, springtime)
(summer)
(line)
❖ Chin: yao (line that comprises one third of a trigram)
in (yin, shade, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow)
kô (line) ❖ Yin yao (female broken line composing one third of a trigram)
yô (yang, sunshine, positive, male, heaven, daytime)
kô (line) ❖ Yang yao (male unbroken line composing one third of a trigram)
kô (later, behind, back)
ten (heavens, sky) kôten (a posteriori, posteriority) hak | hachi (eight) ke (divination sign) ❖ Manifested, Later Heaven or King Wen Ba Gua arrangement ❖ South is at the top and north is at the bottom ❖ Used for residences
shû (circumference, circuit, lap / ateji)
bun (sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan / ateji) ô (king, ruler) ❖ King Wen ❖ King of Zhou during the late Shang dynasty in ancient China ❖ Honoured as the founder of the Zhou dynasty ❖ Also called shû-no-bun-ô
shû (circumference, circuit, lap / ateji)
no (possessive particle) bun (sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan / ateji) ô (king, ruler)
ateji for (Chin: Li)
❖ Nature: hi, ka ❖ Season: natsu ❖ Personality: Clinging ❖ Family: chûjo ❖ Direction: minami ❖ Meaning: Rapid movement, radiance, the sun ❖ Trigram: yôkô, inkô, yôkô ☲
ateji for (Chin: Kun)
❖ Nature: chi, ji, tsushi, tsuchi ❖ Season: natsu ❖ Personality: Receptive ❖ Family: haha, amo, omo, kaka, hawa ❖ Direction: nansei ❖ Meaning: Receptive energy, that which yields ❖ Trigram: inkô, inkô, inkô ☷
ateji for (Chin: Dui)
❖ Nature: sawa ❖ Season: aki ❖ Personality: Joyous ❖ Family: shôjo, otome ❖ Direction: nishi ❖ Meaning: Joy, satisfaction, stagnation ❖ Trigram: inkô, yôkô, yôkô ☱
ateji for (Chin: Qian)
❖ Nature: ten, ama, ame ❖ Season: aki ❖ Personality: Creative ❖ Family: chichi, ate, kaso, kazo, shishi, tete, toto, chan ❖ Direction: hokusei ❖ Meaning: Expansive energy, the sky ❖ Trigram: yôkô, yôkô, yôkô ☰
ateji for (Chin: Kan)
❖ Nature: mizu, sui ❖ Season: fuyu ❖ Personality: Abysmal ❖ Family: chûdan ❖ Direction: kita ❖ Meaning: Danger, rapid rivers, the abyss, the moon ❖ Trigram: inkô, yôkô, inkô ☵
ateji for (Chin: Gen)
❖ Nature: yama ❖ Season: fuyu ❖ Personality: Still ❖ Family: shôdan ❖ Direction: hokutô ❖ Meaning: Stillness, immovability ❖ Trigram: yôkô, inkô, inkô ☶
ateji for (Chin: Zhen)
Nature: kaminari, rai, ikazuchi Season: haru Personality: Arousing Family: chônan Direction: higashi Meaning: Excitation, revolution, division Trigram: inkô, inkô, yôkô ☳
ateji for (Chin: Xun)
❖ Nature: kaze, fû ❖ Season: haru ❖ Personality: Gentle ❖ Family: chôjo ❖ Direction: nantô ❖ Meaning: Gentle penetration, flexibility ❖ Trigram: yôkô, yôkô, inkô ☴
ra (gauze, thin silk / ateji)
ban (tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record / ateji) ❖ Feng Shui compass (Chin: Luopan)
sen (before, ahead, previous)
ten (heavens, sky) senten (inherent, innate) hak | hachi (eight) ke (divination sign) ❖ Primordial, Earlier Heaven or Fu Xi Ba Gua arrangement ❖ South is at the top and north is at the bottom ❖ Used for burial sites
fuk | fuku (prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay / ateji)
ki | gi (used in proper names / ateji) ❖ Chin: Fu Xi / Fu Hsi ❖ The first of the Three Sovereigns of ancient China. ❖ A culture hero reputed to be the inventor of writing, fishing, and trapping ❖ Also pronounced fukki
ateji for (Chin: Qian)
❖ Nature: ten, ama, ame ❖ Season: natsu ❖ Personality: Creative ❖ Family: chichi, ate, kaso, kazo, shishi, tete, toto, chan ❖ Direction: minami ❖ Meaning: Expansive energy, the sky ❖ Trigram: yôkô, yôkô, yôkô ☰
ateji for (Chin: Xun)
❖ Nature: kaze, fû ❖ Season: natsu ❖ Personality: Gentle ❖ Family: chôjo ❖ Direction: nansei ❖ Meaning: Gentle penetration, flexibility ❖ Trigram: yôkô, yôkô, inkô ☴
ateji for (Chin: Kan)
❖ Nature: mizu, sui ❖ Season: aki ❖ Personality: Abysmal ❖ Family: chûdan ❖ Direction: nishi ❖ Meaning: Danger, rapid rivers, the abyss, the moon ❖ Trigram: inkô, yôkô, inkô ☵
ateji for (Chin: Gen)
❖ Nature: yama ❖ Season: aki ❖ Personality: Still ❖ Family: shôdan ❖ Direction: hokusei ❖ Meaning: Stillness, immovability ❖ Trigram: yôkô, inkô, inkô ☶
ateji for (Chin: Kun)
❖ Nature: chi, ji, tsushi, tsuchi ❖ Season: fuyu ❖ Personality: Receptive ❖ Family: haha, amo, omo, kaka, hawa ❖ Direction: kita ❖ Meaning: Receptive energy, that which yields ❖ Trigram: inkô, inkô, inkô ☷
ateji for (Chin: Zhen)
❖ Nature: kaminari, rai, ikazuchi ❖ Season: fuyu ❖ Personality: Arousing ❖ Family: chônan ❖ Direction: hokutô ❖ Meaning: Excitation, revolution, division ❖ Trigram: inkô, inkô, yôkô ☳
ateji for (Chin: Li)
❖ Nature: hi, ka ❖ Season: haru ❖ Personality: Clinging ❖ Family: chûjo ❖ Direction: higashi ❖ Meaning: Rapid movement, radiance, the sun ❖ Trigram: yôkô, inkô, yôkô ☲
ateji for (Chin: Dui)
❖ Nature: sawa ❖ Season: haru ❖ Personality: Joyous ❖ Family: shôjo, otome ❖ Direction: nantô ❖ Meaning: Joy, satisfaction, stagnation ❖ Trigram: inkô, yôkô, yôkô ☱
shi (oneself)
zen (sort of thing, so) shizen (nature)
(thunder)
❖ Also pronounced rai, ikazuchi
(wind)
❖ Also pronounced fû
(swamp, lake)
(sky / heaven)
❖ Also pronounced ama, ame
(mountain)
shi (four)
dai (great, large, big) ❖ Tao, Heaven, Earth and King
shi (four)
jin | shin (kami, mind) shijin (four kami said to rule over the four directions, in China: four gods said to rule over the four seasons) ❖ The four Daoist gods of the four directions ❖ Also pronounced shishin ❖ Also called shijû, shishô, shirei
shi (four)
jû (animal, beast) shi (four) shô (phenomenon) shi (four) rei (soul, spirits)
su (vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody)
zaku (sparrow) ❖ Vermilion Bird / Red Phoenix / Crimson Phoenix ❖ Daoist god / ruler over the southern heavens
byak | byaku (white)
ko (tiger) ❖ White Tiger ❖ Daoist god / ruler over the western heavens
gen (mysterious, occultness)
bu (warrior, military, chivalry, arms) ❖ Black Warrior / Black Tortoise / Black Turtle ❖ Daoist god / ruler over the northern heavens
sei (blue, green)
ryû (dragon, imperial) sei (blue, green) ryû (dragon, imperial) ❖ Azure Dragon / Green Dragon ❖ Daoist god / ruler over the eastern heavens
shi (four)
jin (that which inspires feelings of reverence, awe, gratitude, fear/terror) shijin (four kami said to rule over the four directions, in China: four gods said to rule over the four seasons) sô (inter-, mutual, together, each other, aspect, phase) ô (apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept) sô-ô (suitability, fitness) ❖ An ideal topography for the four Daoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north ❖ kyôtô is an example
ki (spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood)
gaku (study, learning, science) ❖ Fortune telling based on Chinese twelve year cycle ❖ Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig
kyû (nine)
sei (star, spot, dot, mark) ki (spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood) gaku (study, learning, science) ❖ Fortunetelling based on the nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyôdô
kyû (nine)
sei (star, spot, dot, mark) ❖ Nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyôdô, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope
ip | itsu (one)
paku (white) ❖ First of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Mercury and north
ji | ni (two)
koku (black) ❖ Second of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Saturn and southwest
sam | san (three)
peki | heki (blue, green) ❖ Third of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Jupiter and east
shi (four)
roku (green) ❖ Fourth of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Jupiter and south-east
go (five)
ô (yellow) ❖ Fifth of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Saturn and central
rop | roku (six)
paku (white) ❖ Sixth of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Venus and north-west)
shichi (seven)
seki (red) ❖ Seventh of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Venus and west
hap | hatsu (eight)
paku (white) ❖ Eighth of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Saturn and north-east
kyû (nine)
shi (purple, violet) ❖ Ninth of nine traditional astrological signs ❖ Corresponding to Mars and south
kyû (nine)
sei (star, spot, dot, mark) jutsu (art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic) ❖ Astrology; horoscopy
kyû (nine)
sei (star, spot, dot, mark) ka (expert, professional) ❖ Astrology; star reader
mu (nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not)
i (do, change, make, benefit, reach to, try) mui (idleness, inactivity) ❖ Daoist term (Chin: Wu Wei) ❖ An important concept in Daoism (literally: non-action or non-doing) ❖ Beings or phenomena that are wholly in harmony with the Dao behave in a completely natural, uncontrived way
mu (nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not)
i (do, change, make, benefit, reach to, try) mui (idleness, inactivity) shi (oneself) zen (sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well) shizen (nature, spontaneity, natural, spontaneous) ❖ Abandoning artifice and just being oneself ❖ Doing nothing and taking things as they come
on | in (negative, secret, female, shade, shadow, yin)
myô | yô (daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang) dô (journey, way, teachings) ❖ A traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology ❖ A mixture of natural science and occultism ❖ A unique Japanese adaptation based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing, and Yin-Yang ❖ These practices were further influenced by Daoism, Buddhism and shintôism ❖ Also called on'yôdô, in'yôdô
on (negative, secret, female, shade, shadow, yin)
yô (daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang) dô (way) n (negative, secret, female, shade, shadow, yin) yô (daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang) dô (way)
in | on (shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow)
yô (sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime) go (five) gyô (going, journey) ❖ The Chinese theory of Yin-Yang and Wu Xing (the five phases of matter) ❖ The cosmic dual forces (yin-yang) and the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) in Chinese cosmology ❖ Also pronounced on'yôgogyô
in | on (shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow)
yô | myô (sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime) ❖ Cosmic dual forces; yin-yang; sun and moon, etc. ❖ Also pronounced on'yô, onmyô
in | on (shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow)
❖ Also pronounced on
(Yin energy, spirit)
yô | myô (sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime)
❖ Also pronounced myô
(Yang energy, spirit)
in (shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow)
yô (sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime) wa (harmony, peace, soften) gô (fit, suit, join) wagô (harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union) ❖ The harmony of yin and yang energies
on | in (negative, secret, female, shade, shadow, yin)
myô | yô (daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang) no (possesive particle) ri (reason, principle, logic) ❖ Principle of duality
rok | roku (six)
ki (spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood) ❖ Six essences ❖ Yin, Yang, wind, rain, darkness, light ❖ Cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire ❖ Six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate) ❖ Also pronounced rikuki, rikki
go (five)
gyô (going, journey) ❖ Chin: Wu Xing / Wu Hsing ❖ The five movements or processes ❖ The five phases of matter ❖ The five elements
(five)
(wood)
❖ ao (blue, green) ❖ midori (green) ❖ higashi (east) ❖ kun'yomi: ki
(metal, gold)
❖ shiro (white) ❖ nishi (west) ❖ kun'yomi: kane
(going, journey)
❖ Movements or processes
sô (inter-, mutual, together, each other, aspect, phase)
koku (victory) ❖ Mutual overcoming sequence ❖ Wood penetrates Earth dams Water extinguishes Fire melts Metal chops Wood ❖ tairitsu (confrontation; opposition; antagonism)
sô (inter-, mutual, together, each other, aspect, phase)
shô (life, genuine, birth) ❖ Mutual Generation sequence ❖ Wood feeds Fire creates Earth bears Metal carries Water nourishes Wood ❖ wagô (harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union)
on (negative, secret, female, shade, shadow, yin)
myô (daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang) ji (exemplar, expert, master, teacher) ❖ Or onmyôji ❖ Specialists in magic and divination they also exorcise spirits, summon spirits, and control shikigami ❖ Also called on'yô-ji
on (negative, secret, female, shade, shadow, yin)
yô (daytime, heaven, male, positive, sunshine, yang) ji (exemplar, expert, master, teacher)
san (three)
bô | hô (treasure, wealth, valuables) ❖ Originally the three treasures of Daoism ❖ Compassion or love ❖ Frugality or simplicity ❖ Humility or modesty
sen (elect, select, choose, prefer)
jitsu (day, sun) ❖ Selecting an auspicious date by looking at the astrological information on the calendar ❖ Date selected in such a manner
shichi (seven)
ken (intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness) ❖ Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove ❖ A group of Chinese Daoist scholars, writers, and musicians who came together in the 3rd century CE ❖ They stressed the enjoyment of wine, personal freedom, spontaneity and a celebration of nature ❖ See the Seven Wise Men (of the rongo) shichi-fuku-jin The "Seven Luck kami" may be derived from the shichiken
shi (four)
chû (pillar, post, cylinder, support) sui (conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support) mei (fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint) ❖ Four Pillar astrology ❖ Originally Chinese method of fortunetelling based on the time, date, month and year of a person's birth ❖ Chin: Shang Guan
shô (wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point / ateji)
kan (bureaucrat, the government / ateji) ❖ Four Pillars of Destiny ❖ A concept in Japanese astrology that involves calculating a person's destiny using the values of the birth year, month, day and hour ❖ Chin: Shang Guan
shi (oneself)
zen (sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well) shizen (nature, spontaneity, natural, spontaneous) ❖ The primordial state of all things
(bark of a tree)
❖ Chin: Pu (the uncarved block) ❖ The original nature of an individual prior to the imprint of culture
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