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Neiye

The c. 350 BCE Neiye (Chinese: 內業; trans. "Inward Training") is the oldest Chinese received text describing Daoist breath meditation techniques and qi circulation. After the Guanzi, a political and philosophical compendium, included the Neiye around the 2nd century BCE, it was seldom mentioned by Chinese scholars until the 20th century, when it was…

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Baxter–Sagart (2014)
nˁəp-s-m-qʰap
Bopomofo
ㄋㄟˋㄧㄝˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
neyyeh
Hangul
내업
Hanja
內業
Hanyu Pinyin
nèiyè

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Neiye

Nodes110
Edges109
Triples358
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018182
Components1

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Neiye

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related to References · 179
Neiye → African Studies, Allyn, Ancient China, Annotated Bilingual Translation, Asiatic Studies, Baxter, Bibliographical Guide, Body, Bulletin, California, Cambridge University Press, Campany, China, China's, Chinese Studies, Chuang Tzu, Civilization, Columbia University Press, Concentrative Meditation, Contemplative
related to Daoism · 27
Neiye → Another, BCE, Both, Bright, Chinese, Compared, Confucianism, Confucians, Daodejing, Heaven, Hundred Schools, Legalism, Mohism, Mohists, Nor, Roth, School, The, The Neiye, Thought
related to Excavated texts · 26
Neiye → BCE, BCE Mawangdui Silk Texts, BCE Neiye, BCE Zhangjiashan Han, Changsha, Chu, Daoyintu, Drawings, Fifty-Two Ailments, Furthermore, Guiding, Hubei, Hunan, Linyi, Mawangdui, Mawangdui Four Texts, One, Pulling, Recipes, Shiwen
related to Dating · 22
Neiye → Baixin, BCE, Campany, Confucianist, Dao, Daoist, Four, Graham, Guanzi, II, Inward Training, Legalist, Liu Xiang, Mind, Rickett, Roth, Roth's, Techniques, The, The Guanzi
related to Influences · 14
Neiye → BCE, BCE Neiye, Chinese, Confucian, Daodejing, Daoism, Daoist, Daoyin, It, Mencius, Neidan, The, Three Treasures, Zhuangzi
related to Basic concepts · 11
Neiye → According, Chinese, Five Orbs/Viscera, It, Kirkland, Namely, Qi, Roth, The, These, Way
related to Mencius · 10
Neiye → At, BCE, Gaozi, Gongsun Chou, In, Mencius, Mencius's, Neo-Confucian, There, When
related to Book · 8
Neiye → China, Chinese, Daoism, Graham, Harold, Professor, Roth, Sinologist
related to Literary form · 8
Neiye → Both, Dao, Daode, Most, Neiye's, Roth, The, The Neiye
related to Practices · 8
Neiye → Basic, Four Alignments, Fourfold Aligning, Komjathy, Practicing, Since, The Neiye, Way

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vital jing mind essence way qi breath texts inner meditation chinese one energy bce body power within shen daodejing cultivation

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NeiyeBaxter–Sagart (2014)nˁəp-s-m-qʰap1.00infobox
NeiyeBopomofoㄋㄟˋㄧㄝˋ1.00infobox
NeiyeGwoyeu Romatzyhneyyeh1.00infobox
NeiyeHangul내업1.00infobox
NeiyeHanja內業1.00infobox
NeiyeHanyu Pinyinnèiyè1.00infobox
NeiyeHiraganaないぎょう1.00infobox
NeiyeHokkien POJlǎigia̍p1.00infobox
NeiyeIPA/neɪ̯⁵¹jiːp̚²/1.00infobox
NeiyeJyutpingnoi6jip61.00infobox
NeiyeKanji内業1.00infobox
NeiyeLiteral meaninginside business1.00infobox
NeiyeMcCune–Reischauernaeŏp1.00infobox
NeiyeMiddle ChinesenjowH- ngjæp1.00infobox
NeiyeRevised Hepburnnaigyō1.00infobox
NeiyeRevised Romanizationnaeeop1.00infobox
NeiyeSimplified Chinese内业1.00infobox
NeiyeTraditional Chinese內業1.00infobox
NeiyeTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinnèiyèBopomofoㄋㄟˋㄧㄝˋGwoyeu RomatzyhneyyehWade–Gilesnei-yehIPA/neɪ̯⁵¹jiːp̚²/Yue: CantoneseJyutpingnoi6jip6Southern MinHokkien POJlǎigia̍…1.00infobox
NeiyeTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised RomanizationnaeeopMcCune–Reischauernaeŏp1.00infobox
NeiyeTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised Hepburnnaigyō1.00infobox
NeiyeWade–Gilesnei-yeh1.00infobox
Neiyeis agenuine 4th-century BCE text while the others are derived from it0.90text
Neiyeis aShiwen Ten Questions0.90text

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