Tao Yin

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Tao Yin
Traditional Chinese: 導引
Literal meaning: "guide and pull"
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The practice of Tao Yin was an ancient precursor of qigong,[1], and was practised in Chinese Taoist monasteries for health and spiritual cultivation.[2] Attested from at least 500 BC. Tao Yin is also said to be (along with Shaolin Ch'uan[3]) a primary formative ingredient in the well-known soft style Chinese martial art T'ai Chi Ch'uan.[4]

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  1. ^ Huang, Jane (1987). The Primordial Breath, Vol. 1. Original Books, Inc. ISBN 0-944558-00-3. 
  2. ^ Huang, Jane (1987). The Primordial Breath, Vol. 1. Original Books, Inc. ISBN 0-944558-00-3. 
  3. ^ Eberhard, Wolfram (1986). A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London. ISBN 0415002281. 
  4. ^ Lao, Cen (April 1997). "The Evolution of T'ai Chi Ch'uan – T’AI CHI The International Magazine of T’ai Chi Ch’uan Vol. 21 No. 2". Wayfarer Publications. ISSN 0730-1049. 
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