The Taijitu, The Star Of David And Dharmachakra
There are different religions throughout the world. Along with these different religions have sacred symbols that hold a value to that specific place. For this assignment I have picked three symbols that are associated with three different religions. Some of these symbols you have heard of and some you may not have. The following symbols and religions pertain to this assignment and they are: the Taijitu, the Star of David, and Dharmachakra.
The first symbol that is mentioned is the Taijitu. Most people know it also as the “yin yang” symbol. This symbol has been founded throughout more than one culture but now is a representation of the religion of Taioism. Taioism is the religious belief of those who practice teachings followed by the Chinese …show more content…
The yin yang symbol originally came from China. The very first time that this symbol was mentioned was in “I Ching.” I Ching is an ancient Chinese manual of prophecy also known as The Book of Change (“Taijitu,” n.p.). The title of the book is I Ching because in Chinese I has the meaning of change, and ching means books. This book views all of the changes that the world goes through and provides a teaching about how to understand life. The I Ching originated from a period of about 700 to 1000 years before Christ. Yin Yang can be defined as, “the nature of changed balanced as two halves of a whole” ( “Taijitu,” n.p.). Both of the words yin and yang mean separate things. For instance yin essentially means “shady side,” while on the other hand yang means “sunny side” (“Taijitu,” n.p.). This symbol principally means the concept of dualism forming into a whole. For example we encounter dualism each and every day such as: night and day, or male and female. They represent the opposite ends of a cycle, and cannot exist without each other. The shape of the symbol is symbolic of two energies and how they interact with one another that cause everything to happen the way it does. Another part of the shape that is
The first symbol that is mentioned is the Taijitu. Most people know it also as the “yin yang” symbol. This symbol has been founded throughout more than one culture but now is a representation of the religion of Taioism. Taioism is the religious belief of those who practice teachings followed by the Chinese …show more content…
The yin yang symbol originally came from China. The very first time that this symbol was mentioned was in “I Ching.” I Ching is an ancient Chinese manual of prophecy also known as The Book of Change (“Taijitu,” n.p.). The title of the book is I Ching because in Chinese I has the meaning of change, and ching means books. This book views all of the changes that the world goes through and provides a teaching about how to understand life. The I Ching originated from a period of about 700 to 1000 years before Christ. Yin Yang can be defined as, “the nature of changed balanced as two halves of a whole” ( “Taijitu,” n.p.). Both of the words yin and yang mean separate things. For instance yin essentially means “shady side,” while on the other hand yang means “sunny side” (“Taijitu,” n.p.). This symbol principally means the concept of dualism forming into a whole. For example we encounter dualism each and every day such as: night and day, or male and female. They represent the opposite ends of a cycle, and cannot exist without each other. The shape of the symbol is symbolic of two energies and how they interact with one another that cause everything to happen the way it does. Another part of the shape that is