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Supreme Ultimate', often known in English since the 1960s as the 'yin-yang symbol'.) These dots were believed to be collated with the eight trigrams, and hence with the concepts of roundness and of the heavens, while the equally numinous 'Luo River Writing' was a pattern of dots
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by the 3rd century BC, found on a wide variety of artifacts, it is not clear what symbolic value was attached to it. Unlike the
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of the outer circle. One keeps the line that forms an "S", and one erases or obscures the other line. In 2008 the design was also described by
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symbol illustrating the mutual complement of man and woman. In socialist times, it was alternatively interpreted as two fish symbolizing vigilance, because fish never close their eyes.
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1073:. The dots represent the seed of yin within yang and the seed of yang within yin; the idea that neither can exist without the other and are never absolute.
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to a design of two interlocking spirals with two black-and-white dots superimposed on them, became synonymous with the
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symbol, which combines the two interlocking spirals with two dots, has more commonly been used as a yin-yang symbol.
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principle of bipolarity, which is the most fundamental ordering principle, the cosmic "first principle."
2787:, Hautes études du monde gréco-romain, vol. 13, Paris: Librairie Droz, pp. 51–82 (62–64, 82),
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Reconstructing the Confucian Dao: Zhu Xi's Appropriation of Zhou Dunyi
2256:"Reading Taijitu Shuo Synchronously: The Human Sense of Wuji er Taiji"
1348:"Yin-Yang symbol or Tao symbol" (without the dots) as reported in 1964
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two non-overlapping circles each of which has a diameter equal to the
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2362:. Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books. p. 212.
2120:(2017-10-31). "Human Evolution 2: Philosophical Thinking".
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2714:"The "Yin-Yang" among the Insignia of the Roman Empire?"
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Pearson, Patricia O'Connell; Holdren, John (May 2021).
2527:"Zhou Dunyi: The Metaphysics and Practice of Sagehood"
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2092:Stefon, Matt; Duignan, Brian (2016-04-29).
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2010:The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
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2663:Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
2605:, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd,
1292:(1928), after the design shown by
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2439:, Jain Publishing Company, 1964,
2254:Patt-Shamir, Galia (2020-09-01).
1952:Xinzhong Yao (13 February 2000).
1773:, pp. 127 (fig. 34.1), 128;
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2031:Journal of the History of Ideas
1955:An introduction to Confucianism
1761:, pp. 62–64, 82 (pl. VI);
1687:Theobald, Ulrich (2012-02-08).
1645:Theobald, Ulrich (2021-05-06).
1433:Republic of Singapore Air Force
1336:("opposites are complementary")
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2803:The Encyclopedia of Taoism A−Z
2585:Celtic Craftsmanship in Bronze
2583:Kilbride-Jones, H. E. (1980),
2161:World History: Our Human Story
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1133:The symbol is referred to as
2531:Sources of Chinese Tradition
2437:The World's Living Religions
2399:, Weiser Books, 1969, p. 23.
2025:Wang, Robin R. (July 2005).
1501:Similarities can be seen in
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992:Diagram from Zhao Huiqian's
871:) and yet Supreme Polarity (
2749:Metropolitan Museum Journal
2712:Monastra, Giovanni (2000),
2039:Loyola Marymount University
1833:White & Van Deusen 1995
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2272:10.1007/s11712-020-09735-y
2229:Sturm, Sean (2009-07-03).
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1860:University of Washington
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1324:Coat of arms adopted by
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2731:The Celtic Encyclopedia
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2551:, München: C. H. Beck,
2358:Davis, Barbara (2004).
2098:Encyclopedia Britannica
2073:Encyclopedia Britannica
1537:Iron-Age Celtic culture
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2424:Escutcheons of Science
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1771:Kilbride-Jones 1980
1715:Hampden Coit DuBose
1647:"Taiji tushuo 太極圖說"
1328:in 1947, showing a
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1270:flag of South Korea
1120:flag of South Korea
1014:Simplified form of
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565:Ming period author
272:Vietnamese alphabet
2360:Taijiquan Classics
2128:Overlook Duckworth
1918:, pp. 673–674
1689:"Hetu luoshu 河圖洛書"
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2369:978-1-55643-431-0
2190:and Human Nature"
2170:978-1-60153-123-0
2137:978-1-4683-1324-6
1965:978-0-521-64430-3
1854:Kalton, Michael.
1526:European Iron Age
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541:Xiantiandao
299:Korean name
278:Thái cực đồ
255:thàiki̍ktôo
130:ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ
2877:Categories
2549:Die Kelten
2506:Duval 1978
2494:Duval 1978
2464:Peyre 1982
2305:Peyre 1982
2240:2023-05-02
2146:1090301527
2103:2023-05-02
2078:2023-04-30
1997:Louis 2003
1986:Louis 2003
1971:29 October
1940:Louis 2003
1928:Louis 2003
1916:Adler 1999
1901:Adler 2014
1865:2023-05-01
1810:Peyre 1982
1795:Megaw 2005
1791:Leeds 2002
1783:Laing 1997
1775:Laing 1979
1767:Duval 1978
1759:Peyre 1982
1700:2023-05-02
1672:Adler 2014
1658:2023-05-03
1630:References
1624:Triskelion
1507:Eneolithic
1477:See also:
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1447:Emblem of
1326:Niels Bohr
1031:Zhou Dunyi
816:Zhou Dunyi
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394:taikyokuzu
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1137:, simply
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596:Structure
567:Lai Zhide
365:Shinjitai
165:tài-jí-tú
2866:Taiji tu
2683:25066694
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2331:Mongolia
2055:73700080
2012:, 2003,
1742:(1997),
1735:Taiji tu
1721:(1887),
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1571:☯
1399:Several
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1367:trigrams
1212:diameter
1196:compare
1100:triskele
955:yin-yang
721:symmetry
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146:ai-chi-t
144:tʻ
124:Bopomofo
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2518:Sources
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1609:Taegeuk
1604:Lauburu
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1553:Unicode
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1365:I Ching
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571:taijitu
560:taijitu
535:taijitu
522:Daozang
508:in his
504:of the
490:dualist
435:tàijítú
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