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Revision as of 02:33, 27 August 2021
Gogyō (五行), The theory of the Five phases, Five elements[dubious – discuss][citation needed] is a Japanese nature based protoscientific[citation needed] theory that was introduced in the 5th and 6th centuries.[citation needed] It divides the material formative world into the functional phases of:[1] fire (火 hi[citation needed]), water (水 mizu[citation needed]), wood (木 ki[citation needed]), metal (金 ka[citation needed]), and earth (土 tsuchi[citation needed]).[2][better source needed] It relates to the principles of yin-yang and wuxing.[dubious – discuss][citation needed]
The theory was transmitted to Japan from China, along with Taoism, Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism, by monks and medical physicians.[citation needed] Its principles were integrated into every aspect of Japanese life, including education, health, politics by way of the ritsuryo system and Japanese folk religion through religious cosmology.[citation needed] Today the theory is extensively used in the practice of Japanese acupuncture, traditional Kampo medicine and Zen Buddhism.[3][4]
A major medical text which features the theory is the Nan Jing.[5]
See also
- Onmyōdō
- Godai (Japanese philosophy)
- Shikigami[why?]
- Sugiyama Waichi
- Chan Buddhism
- Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)
- Chinese influence on Japanese culture[why?]
- Li
- Lilu[why?]
- Mahāvairocana Tantra
Sources
- ^ Swetz, Frank J. (2008). Legacy of the Luoshu : the 4,000 year search for the meaning of the magic square of order three. Wellesley, Mass.: A.K. Peters. ISBN 978-1-4398-6532-3. OCLC 731027808.
- ^ "Japanese Meridian Therapy - Preserved Tradition of the Five Phases". www.acupuncturetoday.com. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ Baracco, Luciano (2011). National Integration and Contested Autonomy: The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87586-823-3.
- ^ Hayashi, Makoto; Hayek, Matthias (2013-05-01). "Editors' Introduction: Onmyodo in Japanese History". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. doi:10.18874/jjrs.40.1.2013.1-18. ISSN 0304-1042.
- ^ "Nan Jing: The Classic of Difficult Issues". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-01-01.