The Taiji Diagram: A meta-sign in Chinese thought

Journal of Chinese Philosophy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-218

  Gu, Ming Dong ^a  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 38949113484     PISSN: 03018121     EISSN: 15406253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-6253.00114     Document Type: Article

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2. This tradition started with Zhou Dunyi's "Taijitu shuo (Explanation of the Taiji Diagram)" and reached its culmination in the Qing scholar Feng Daoli's systematic study, which draws 330 related diagrams to illustrate the complete theme of the Zhouyi. See Zhouyi sanji tuguan [An Illustrated Study of the Zhouyi and its Three Ultimates] (Beijing: Beijing Shida chubanshe, 1992)
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