Neidan Dictionary
Index of Terms
Click on a Chinese term to see definitions and examples.
dantian | 丹田 | cinnabar field; cinnabar fields |
erba | 二八 | two eights; two times 8 |
heche | 河車 | river chariot; waterwheel |
huangpo | 黃婆 | yellow dame |
huangya | 黃芽(黃牙) | yellow sprout |
huohou | 火候 | fire phases; fire times |
jindan | 金丹 | golden elixir |
jinhua | 金華 | golden flower; flower of metal |
kanli | 坎離 | Kan ☵ and Li ☲ |
longhu | 龍虎 | dragon and tiger |
niwan | 泥丸 | muddy pellet |
qianhong | 鉛汞 | lead and mercury |
qiankun | 乾坤 | Qian ☰ and Kun ☷ |
sanbao | 三寶 | three treasures |
sanguan | 三關 | three barriers; three passes |
sanyao | 三要 | three essentials |
shengtai | 聖胎 | embryo of sainthood; saintly embryo; sacred embryo |
taiyang liuzhu | 太陽流珠 | flowing pearl of great Yang |
wutu | 烏兔 | crow and hare |
xiao zhoutian | 小周天 | lesser celestial circuit; lesser celestial orbit |
xin | 心 | heart; mind; center |
xingming | 性命 | nature and existence |
xuanguan yiqiao | 玄關一竅 | one opening of the mysterious barrier |
xuanpin | 玄牝 | mysterious-female |
yi | 意 | intention |