Tao of Heaven of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor based on Chinese philosophy, astronomy and medical science in ancient time, is a system concept on the subjects of the body, development and structure of heaven and earth, and the relationship between heaven and man, is also a natural philosophic generalization of the experience of heaven and natural science at that time, and as well a quite important category in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor, including heaven itself, yin and yang, five elements, qi, motion and stillness, auspice and so on. It is studied as the following four aspects.Part â… The study on the thesis of Heaven in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor. First to discuss the origin, philosophic intension, astronomic significance concerning Heaven before the age of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor, and the philosophic and astronomic effect of the theory of Heaven in early Qin and Han dynasty on the construction of the Heaven Thought of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor. Second to discuss the thesis related to Heaven in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor. The conclusion is that Tao of Heaven of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor possesses the philosophic characteristic, which demonstrates heaven from the view of people, and as well as the natural science feature, which from astronomy, Chinese calendar, weather, phenology, and medical science. Part â…¡ The study on the thesis of the body and evolvement of universe in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor. First, how the universe originated and evolved in early Qin and Han dynasty were studied, and then the theory of origin and evolvement of universe in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor and its status and effect in the Chinese Ancient Universe Thought. Part â…¢ The study of the effect of the Heaven and Earth Structure Theory (including theories of Gaitian, Huntian and Xuanye) in Chinese ancient time on The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor, and thefurther application and development of these three theories used in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor. The conclusion is that the theories of Gaitian, Huntian and Xuanye all have but especially Xuanye been embodied in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor.Part â…£ The study on the theory of Man and Nature As a Whole. The theory of Man and Nature As a Whole is not only the most remarkable characteristic of Chinese philosophy, but also the core of the Heaven Thought of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor. In The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor, the same qi comes together and the species responds each other is taken as the principle of the communication between man and heaven. The theory of Man and Nature As a Whole has different meaning individually in astronomy and medical science, of that the theory of man and heaven originating one qi and man and nature communicating each other are important theoretical bases for the medical system of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor.The importance of this study on Tao of Heaven of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor, lies in understanding over again the cultural foundation of the theoretical formation and development of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor from the point of origination, demonstrating the essential and intension of the theoretical system of The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor from the point of philosophy and astronomy, and revealing from the point of etiology the medical characteristic of indicating man with the theory of heaven and life with the theory of nature in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor. It is supposed that the theories of universe and life in The Inner Cannon of the Yellow Emperor developed based on everything on earth and life, the corresponding state between the movement of heaven and qi has made great impact to the Chinese Ancient Heaven Thought, as well as the formation of Traditional Chinese medical system. |