Hun and po are types of souls in Chinese philosophy and traditional religion. Within this ancient soul dualism tradition, every living human has both a hun spiritual, ethereal, yang soul which leaves the body after death, and also a po corporeal, substantive, yin soul which remains with the corpse of the deceased. Some controversy exists over the number of souls in a person; for instance, one of the traditions within Daoism proposes a soul structure of sanhunqipo (三魂七魄), i.e., "three hun and seven po". The historian Yü Ying-shih describes hun and po as "two pivotal concepts that have been, and remain today, the key to understanding Chinese views of the human soul and the afterlife".[1]
death and a substantive po 魄 "physical soul; spirit; vigor" that remains with the corpse. Chinese traditions differ over the number of hunandpo souls...
yang and yin. These correspond to the hunandpo (Chinese: 魂魄) respectively. The hun is the traditionally "masculine", yang, rational soul or mind, and the...
Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death, in March 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and...
in the text, such as "valley spirit" (谷神, gushen) and 'soul' (魄, po), bear a metaphysical context and cannot be easily reconciled with a purely ethical...
soul called hunandpo (魂 and 魄), which are respectively yang and yin. Taoism believes in ten souls, sanhunqipo (三魂七魄) "three hunand seven po". A living...
cycles of yin and yang and formed into objects and lives. 'Yin' is retractive, passive and receptive while 'yang' is active, repelling and expansive; in...
the body contains a number of "body residents", including gods, hunandpo souls, and disease-causing spirits such as the Three Corpses (sanchong, 三蟲)...
jing), animating forces (like the hunandpo), and meridians (qi channels). The complex Taoist schema of the body and its subtle body components contains...
and actions (cause) influence their future (effect): Good intent and good deeds contribute to good karma and happier rebirths, while bad intent and bad...
Chinese: 符籙; simplified Chinese: 符箓; pinyin: fúlù) are Taoist magic symbols and incantations, translatable into English as 'talismanic script', which are...
practice for centuries across the Far East and was the subject of scholarly commentary. During the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, it took on an influential...
the Taoist pantheon. They are regarded as pure manifestations of the Tao and the origin of all sentient beings, along with the "lords of the Three Life...
spirit, but cautioned against talk of magic as it may be sacrilegious. Hunandpo Keres (Κῆρες), spirits of violent or cruel death in Greek mythology Madam...
superstitious or astrological and the concept of demons and spirits seem to have their roots in a Taoist influence such as Onmyōdō and Shugendō. The widely practiced...
and comforts in the afterlife. The deceased person's po was said to remain in the realm of the tomb while the hun ascended to heaven. To appease and make...
classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation...
established in 1990 to promote greater public awareness and understanding of the Taoist culture and traditions. Although there are over one thousand Chinese...
important focal points for meditative and exercise techniques such as qigong, martial arts such as tai chi, and in traditional Chinese medicine. Historically...
known in Japanese mythology as Hōrai. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the mountain is located at the eastern end of Bohai Sea. According...
Taoism. He is one of the Three Pure Ones (Chinese: 三清; pinyin: Sānqīng) and is also known as the Jade Pure One (Chinese: 玉清; pinyin: Yùqīng). He resides...
Yuk Wong Po Tin (玉皇寶殿) is a temple in A Kung Ngam, Hong Kong, dedicated to the Jade Emperor. In the mid 19th century, people from Huizhou and Chaozhou...
a sword and then into a column of smoke which rose to heaven. Religious Taoism holds that the body is filled with spirits and monsters, and prescribes...
up of yin and yang components called hunandpo (魂 and 魄). The yin component, po, is associated with the grave, and the yang component, hun, is associated...
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