Te
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Te is the Taoist concept of inner virtue or inherent power that arises from living in harmony with the Tao.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taoist concept
ⓘ
ethical concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all beings
ⓘ
individual persons ⓘ rulers ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
contemplation of Tao
ⓘ
ethical self-cultivation in Taoism ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Dao De Jing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tao Te Ching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralToTeachingOf | Laozi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Confucian concept of de NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | artificial morality ⓘ |
| definedAs |
inherent power that manifests when living in harmony with the Tao
ⓘ
inner virtue arising from alignment with the Tao ⓘ |
| describedAs | the way Tao becomes manifest in individual beings ⓘ |
| emergesFrom | living in harmony with the Tao ⓘ |
| emphasizes | spontaneous virtue rather than imposed rules ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
authentic expression of Tao in a person
ⓘ
moral character ⓘ spiritual potency ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension | yes ⓘ |
| hasNameInChineseCharacters | 德 ⓘ |
| hasNameInPinyin | dé ⓘ |
| hasRole | link between Tao and concrete behavior ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualDimension | yes ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
inherent power
ⓘ
inner virtue ⓘ moral force ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | te ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese ethical thought
ⓘ
Chinese religious practice ⓘ |
| nameComponentOf | Tao Te Ching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realizedThrough |
humility
ⓘ
naturalness (ziran) ⓘ non-action (wu wei) ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | alignment with the Tao ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Chinese philosophy
ⓘ
comparative philosophy ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
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