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Wu wei

Wu wei (traditional Chinese: 無為; simplified Chinese: 无为; pinyin: wúwéi; Jyutping: mou4-wai4) is a concept from ancient Chinese philosophy that literally means not-acting or non-doing, variously interpreted and translated as actionlessness, inaction, or effortless action. In Taoism, it denotes the nature of Tao, meaning that while Tao (the way, path, or…

Measurement, Wuwei in Chan Buddhism & Confucian development

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Hangul
무위
Hanja
無爲
Hanyu Pinyin
wúwéi
Hiragana
むい
IPA
[ǔ.wěɪ] · [mɔw˩.wɐj˩]
Jyutping
mou4-wai4

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Early scholarship

Confucian development

Daoist development

Wuwei in Chan Buddhism

Wuwei in Legalism

Han dynasty

Modern

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Wu wei

Nodes113
Edges112
Triples212
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017699
Components1

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Wu wei

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related to External links · 41
Wu wei → Aknanda Qigong Academy, Analysis老子的无为详解, Body, Buddhism, Buddhismwu, Calligraphy Scrolls, Christian Gerlach, Common SenseLaozi, Dao, David Loy, Digital Dictionary, Economics, Effortless Action, Energy, Eurasian Economic Thought, Europe, Jade Dragon Online, January, JingDaoism, JSTOR
related to Han dynasty · 27
Wu wei → AD, BCE, But Shen Buhai's, Confucian, Dao, Daoism, Daoist, Daoistic, Early Han, Emperor Jing, Emperors, Han, Hsin-shu, Huainanzi, Huang-Lao, Jia Yi's, Jing, Lao, Legalism, Legalists
related to Slingerland · 24
Wu wei → But, By, Cartesian, Chinese, Confucian, Confucianism, Confucius, Daoism, Daoist, Heaven, In, Kantian, Mencius, On, Shun, Slingerland, Taken, The, This, Training
related to Confucian development · 20
Wu wei → Ames, Analects, Apart, BCE, But, Ching, Classic, Confucianism, Confucius, Creel, Edward Slingerland, Lun-yu, More, Poetry, Shen Buhai, Sinologist Roger, Tao, While Shen Buhai's, With, Zhuangzi
related to Daoist development · 20
Wu wei → BCE, Chinese, Confucian, Daoist, Following, Guanzi, Han Feizi, Harold, He, In, Included, Inward Training, Laozi, Mother, Neiye, Roth, The Daodejing, Though, While, Zhuang Zhou
related to Han Fei · 19
Wu wei → Accepting, As Han Fei, Chapter, Dao, Daoist, De, Devoting, Fa, Han Fei, Han Fei's, He, How, If, Love, Ministers, Tao, The, What, Xing Lu
related to Wuwei in Legalism · 18
Wu wei → Confucianism, Dao, Daodejing, Daoist, Fa, Han Feizi, Important, Laozi, Legalist, One, Shen, Shen Buhai, Shen's Daoist, The, The Sage, Though, Way, Yao
related to Early scholarship · 11
Wu wei → Accordingly, An, Ching, Creel, Daoism, Feng Youlan, Following, Herrlee, Tao, The, Zhuangzi
related to Modern · 7
Wu wei → Daoist, It, Leo Tolstoy, Non-Activity, Philosopher Alan Watts, The, Watts
related to Shen Dao · 6
Wu wei → Linking, Personal, Shen, Shen Buhai, Shen Dao, Shen Dao's

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shen wei wu ruler han chinese isbn dao mind one way early tao creel nothing philosophy also daoism buhai says

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Wu weiHangul무위1.00infobox
Wu weiHanja無爲1.00infobox
Wu weiHanyu Pinyinwúwéi1.00infobox
Wu weiHiraganaむい1.00infobox
Wu weiIPA[ǔ.wěɪ]1.00infobox
Wu weiIPA[mɔw˩.wɐj˩]1.00infobox
Wu weiJyutpingmou4-wai41.00infobox
Wu weiKanji無為1.00infobox
Wu weiRevised Hepburnmui1.00infobox
Wu weiRevised Romanizationmuwi1.00infobox
Wu weiSimplified Chinese无为1.00infobox
Wu weiTraditional Chinese無為1.00infobox
Wu weiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinwúwéiWade–Gileswu2-wei2IPA[ǔ.wěɪ]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationmòuhwàihJyutpingmou4-wai4IPA[mɔw˩.wɐj˩]1.00infobox
Wu weiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised Romanizationmuwi1.00infobox
Wu weiTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised Hepburnmui1.00infobox
Wu weiVietnamesevô vi1.00infobox
Wu weiWade–Gileswu2-wei21.00infobox
Wu weiYale Romanizationmòuhwàih1.00infobox

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