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⭐ Core Definition: Ge Hong

Ge Hong (Chinese: 葛洪; pinyin: Gě Hóng; Wade–Giles: Ko Hung; b. 283 – d. 343 or 364), courtesy name Zhichuan (稚川), was a Chinese linguist, philosopher, physician, politician, and writer during the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was the author of Essays on Chinese Characters, the Baopuzi, the Emergency Formulae at an Elbow's Length, among others. He was the originator of first aid in traditional Chinese medicine and influenced later generations.

He also took on the name Baopuzi (Chinese: 抱朴子), with which translates literally as ‘embracing simplicity’—a reflection of his commitment to fundamental virtues, unadorned truth, and detachment from material temptations.

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👉 Ge Hong in the context of Pu (Taoism)

Pu is a Chinese word meaning "unworked wood; inherent quality; simple" that was an early Daoist metaphor for the natural state of humanity, and relates with the Daoist keyword ziran (literally "self so") "natural; spontaneous". The scholar Ge Hong (283–343 CE) immortalized pu in his pen name Baopuzi "Master who Embraces Simplicity" and eponymous book Baopuzi.

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Ge Hong in the context of Baopuzi

Baopuzi (simplified Chinese: 抱朴子; traditional Chinese: 抱樸子) is a literary work written by Ge Hong (AD 283–343), (Chinese: 葛洪; Wade–Giles: Ko Hung), a scholar during the turbulent Jin dynasty.

Baopuzi is divided into two main sections, the esoteric Neipian (Chinese: 內篇,; lit. 'Inner Chapters') and the section intended for the public to understand: Waipian (Chinese: 外篇; lit. ''Outer Chapters''). The Taoist Inner Chapters discuss topics such as techniques to achieve "hsien" (Chinese: 仙; lit. 'immortality', 'transcendence'), Chinese alchemy, elixirs, and demonology. The Confucian Outer Chapters discuss Chinese literature, Legalism, politics, and society.

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Ge Hong in the context of Ziyuan (book)

The Ziyuan (Chinese: 字苑; pinyin: Zìyuàn; Wade–Giles: Tzu-yüan; lit. 'Character Garden'; or "Essays on Chinese Characters") was a Chinese dictionary attributed to the Eastern Jin Dynasty scholar Ge Hong. The original text was lost, and the small modern Ziyuan recension has 34 headwords, mostly Chinese Buddhist loanword terminology.

The Ziyuan is notable for having the first occurrence of the Chinese borrowing ta (塔; tǎ; t'a; "tower; pagoda"). Feng (2004:205) classifies ta as a "monosyllabic phonemic loanword," and notes:

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Ge Hong in the context of "Pu (Taoism)"

⭐ In the context of Daoism, Ge Hong’s chosen pen name and literary work, Baopuzi, most directly reflect an embrace of what core principle?

⭐ Core Definition: Ge Hong

👉 Ge Hong in the context of Pu (Taoism)

Ge Hong in the context of Baopuzi

Ge Hong in the context of Ziyuan (book)


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⭐ In the context of Daoism, Ge Hong’s chosen pen name and literary work, *Baopuzi*, most directly reflect an embrace of what core principle?

⭐ Core Definition: Ge Hong

👉 Ge Hong in the context of Pu (Taoism)

Ge Hong in the context of Baopuzi

Ge Hong in the context of Ziyuan (book)

⭐ In the context of Daoism, Ge Hong’s chosen pen name and literary work, Baopuzi, most directly reflect an embrace of what core principle?