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Tag Archives: yin-yang
There is no rose without its thorns
…and no thorn without its roses? 楽あれば苦あり、苦あれば楽あり(Raku areba ku ari, ku areba raku ari;“When there is ease there is hardship; when there is hardship, there is ease”) Definition: Where there is pleasure, there will also come suffering or toil; where … Continue reading →
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Tagged 苦あり, 苦あれば, Iroha karuta, transience, work and leisure, yin-yang, 楽あり, 楽あれば
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From Abe no Seimei to Naruto
And everything in between 陰陽五行in.you.go.gyou Literally: shadow / yin – sunlight / yang – five – go Alternately: The dual principles of yin and yang, and the five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water), that supposedly form and regulate … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chinese Antiquity, 陰陽, 説, five elements, Heian court, Onmyoudou, superstition, yin-yang, 十干, 安倍晴明, 五行
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Pros and cons. Merits and demerits. Ayes and byes.
是非善悪 ze.hi.zen.aku Literally: justice / correct – injustice / incorrect – good – bad Alternately: Good and evil; right and wrong; the good and bad parts of something.
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Tagged bad, good, right & wrong, yin-yang, 善悪, 是非
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