Dao

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key concept in Chinese philosophy key concept in Chinese religion metaphysical principle philosophical concept

Dao is the fundamental principle in Chinese philosophy and religion that denotes the natural, ineffable way or path underlying and guiding the universe and human life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf key concept in Chinese philosophy ⓘ
key concept in Chinese religion ⓘ
metaphysical principle ⓘ
philosophical concept ⓘ
associatedWithTradition Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralText Dao De Jing NERFINISHED ⓘ
I Ching NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tao Te Ching NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhuangzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
considered accessible through alignment rather than control ⓘ
beyond full conceptualization ⓘ
describedAs cosmic way ⓘ
ineffable principle ⓘ
natural order of the universe ⓘ
source of all things ⓘ
ultimate reality ⓘ
underlying pattern of nature ⓘ
etymologicallyDerivedFrom Chinese character 道 ⓘ
guides cosmic order ⓘ
human conduct ⓘ
natural processes ⓘ
hasLiteralMeaning path ⓘ
way ⓘ
hasProperty eternal ⓘ
ineffable ⓘ
nameless ⓘ
non-anthropomorphic ⓘ
spontaneous ⓘ
hasRomanization Dao (pinyin) ⓘ
Tao (Wade–Giles) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTranslation Tao NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Chinese art ⓘ
Chinese culture ⓘ
Chinese literature ⓘ
Chinese martial arts ⓘ
Chinese medicine ⓘ
East Asian philosophy ⓘ
originatedIn ancient China ⓘ
relatedConcept De ⓘ
li ⓘ
ren ⓘ
wu wei ⓘ
ziran ⓘ
viewedDifferentlyIn Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

I Ching → associatedWithConcept → Dao ⓘ
Zhuangzi → centralConcept → Dao ⓘ
qi → relatedConcept → Dao ⓘ
subject surface form: Qi