1 ānpín-lèdào 安贫乐道
Be Content with a Simple but Virtuous Life ………… 1
2 bāɡuà 八卦
Eight Trigrams ………… 2
3 bāyīn-kèxié 八音克谐
Harmonious Combination of Eight Sounds ………… 3
4 báimǎ féi mǎ 白马非马
A White Horse Is Not a Horse. ………… 5
5 bǎomín 保民
Protect the People ………… 6
6 bàofǎ-chǔshì 抱法处势
Upholding Law by Means of Power ………… 7
7 běnmò 本末
Ben and Mo (The Fundamental and the Incidental) ………… 8
8 běnwú 本无
Benwu (Original Non-being) ………… 10
9 biànhuà 变化
Change ………… 11
10 biémíng 别名
Distinct Name ………… 12
11 bōrě 般若
Prajna / Wisdom ………… 13
12 bóshī-jìzhòng 博施济众
Deliver Extensive Benefits to the People and Relieve the Suffering of the Poor ………… 14
13 bù’èr 不二
Advaya / Non-duality ………… 15
14 bùyánzhījiào 不言之教
Influence Others Without Preaching ………… 16
15 bùzhēnkōng 不真空
Emptiness as Non-substantiality ………… 17
16 cái 才
Talent / Capability / Attribute ………… 18
17 cānyàn 参验
Cross-checking and Verification ………… 20
18 cháng 常
Constant Laws of Nature ………… 21
19 chēngqíng-lìwén 称情立文
Establish Moral Standards in Keeping with Human Feelings ………… 22
20 chéngrén 成人
Complete Man ………… 23
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141 qì 气
Qi (Vital Force) ………… 174
142 qìzhìzhīxìng 气质之性
Character Endowed by Qi (Vital Force) ………… 176
143 qì 器
Qi (Vessel) ………… 177
144 qiánshí 前识
Foreknowledge / Prophecy ………… 178
145 qián 乾
Qian ………… 179
146 qīnqīn 亲亲
Affection for One’s Kin ………… 180
147 qīnzhī 亲知
Knowledge from Personal Experience ………… 182
148 qíng 情
Qing ………… 182
149 qiónglǐ-jìnxìng 穷理尽性
Explore the Nature of All Things ………… 184
150 qióng zé biàn, biàn zé tōng, tōng zé jiǔ 穷则变,变则通,通则久
Extreme – Change – Continuity ………… 185
151 qiú fànɡxīn 求放心
Search for the Lost Heart ………… 186
152 rénfùtiānshù 人副天数
Humanity Should Be Aligned with Nature. ………… 187
153 rénlún 人伦
Human Relations ………… 189
154 rénxīn 人心
Human Heart / Human Desires ………… 190
155 rén 仁
Ren (Benevolence) ………… 192
156 rénzhèng 仁政
Benevolent Governance ………… 193
157 rúláizàng 如来藏
Tathāgatagarbha / Womb of the Tathāgata ………… 194
158 sānbiǎo 三表
Three Standards ………… 196
159 sāncái 三才
Three Elements ………… 197
160 sānjiè 三界
Traidhātuka / Three Realms of Existence ………… 199
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301 zé 则
Rules ………… 367
302 zhèn 震
Zhen (Vibration) ………… 369
303 zhènɡmínɡ 正名
Rectification of Names ………… 370
304 zhènɡxīn 正心
Rectify One’s Heart / Mind ………… 371
305 zhīxínɡ 知行
Knowledge and Application ………… 372
306 zhīxínɡ-héyī 知行合一
Unity of Knowledge and Action ………… 374
307 zhīxiān-xínɡhòu 知先行后
First Knowledge, Then Action ………… 375
308 zhí 直
Rectitude ………… 377
309 zhìmínzhīchǎn 制民之产
Sustaining the People’s Livelihood ………… 378
310 zhì 智
Intelligence ………… 379
311 zhōngdào 中道
The Middle Way ………… 381
312 zhōnghé 中和
Balanced Harmony ………… 382
313 zhōngyōng 中庸
Zhongyong (Golden Mean) ………… 384
314 zhōnɡ 忠
Loyalty ………… 385
315 zhūzǐ-bǎijiā 诸子百家
A Hundred Schools of Thought ………… 386
316 zhūzǐxué 诸子学
Study of A Hundred Schools of Thought ………… 387
317 Zhuāng Zhōu mèng dié 庄周梦蝶
Zhuangzi Dreaming of Becoming a Butterfly ………… 388
318 zìrán 自然
Naturalness ………… 390
319 zìshēng 自生
Spontaneous Generation ………… 391
320 zōngjiào 宗教
Buddhist Teachings / Religious Sect ………… 392
321 zūn déxìng 尊德性
Revere One’s Virtuous Nature ………… 393
322 zuòwàng 坐忘
Forget the Difference and Opposition Between Self and the Universe ………… 394
附录 Appendices
中国历史年代简表 A Brief Chronology of Chinese History ………… 396
人名索引 Index of Names ………… 398
著作名索引 Index of Cited Works ………… 400
术语条目笔画索引 Concepts Listed in Order of Number of Strokes ………… 405