nèidān
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nèidān is a traditional Chinese Daoist practice of internal alchemy focused on refining the body and mind to achieve spiritual transformation and longevity.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese esoteric practice
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Daoist internal alchemy ⓘ spiritual cultivation practice ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
immortality
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longevity ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Daoist alchemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Quanzhen school
NERFINISHED
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Shangqing school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | inner cultivation ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | external alchemy ⓘ |
| cosmologicalBasis | Five Phases theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalBasis | yin-yang theory ⓘ |
| developedFrom | early Daoist alchemical practices ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
breath regulation
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energy circulation ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
refining the body
ⓘ
refining the mind ⓘ |
| goalIncludes |
harmonizing with the Dao
ⓘ
purification of body and mind ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 內丹 ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | inner elixir ⓘ |
| hasPinyin | nèidān ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment |
Song dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese martial arts
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neigong NERFINISHED ⓘ qigong ⓘ |
| originatedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Daoist adepts ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Daoist meditation
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yangsheng ⓘ |
| relatedTo | wàidān ⓘ |
| requires |
discipline and long-term practice
ⓘ
moral self-cultivation ⓘ |
| textuallyAttestedIn |
Cantong qi
NERFINISHED
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Daozang NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuzhen pian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
jing
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qi ⓘ shen ⓘ |
| usesSymbolismOf |
elixir
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furnace and cauldron ⓘ meridians and dantian ⓘ |
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