Taiji (philosophy)
| Taiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 太極 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 太极 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Supreme pole/goal" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | Thái cực | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 太極 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 태극 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 太極 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 太極 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | たいきょく | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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In Chinese philosophy, taiji (Chinese: 太極; pinyin: tàijí; Wade–Giles: tʻai chi; trans. "supreme ultimate") is a cosmological state of the universe and its affairs on all levels—including the mutually reinforcing interactions between the two opposing forces of yin and yang (a dualistic monism), as well as that among the Three Treasures, the four cardinal directions, and the Five Elements—which together ultimately bring about the myriad things, each with their own nature. The concept of taiji has reappeared throughout the technological, religious, and philosophical history of the Sinosphere, finding concrete application in techniques developed in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine.