Hun and po
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Hun and po are types of souls in Chinese philosophy, traditional medicine and religion. Within this ancient soul dualism tradition, every living human has both a hun spiritual, ethereal, yang soul whi
Jade burial suits were believed to delay the bodily po soul's decomposition.
Silk painting found in the tomb of Lady Dai at Mawangdui dated to 168 BCE, interpreted as depicting her hun soul ascending to heaven and her family performing the zhaohun "summoning the soul" ritual below.
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In religion and philosophy, the soul is the immaterial aspect or essence of a living being. It is typically believed to be immortal and to exist apart from the material world. Anthropologists and psyc
Hun and po
…Hun and po are types of souls in Chinese philosophy, traditional medicine and religion. Within this ancient soul dualism tradition, every living human has both a hun spiritual…
Depiction of the soul leaving the body at the moment of death: The Grave, illustrated by William Blake, engraved by Luigi Schiavonetti, 1808
Bhavachakra describing the cycle of saṃsāra; the wheel of life caused by craving to a self, thus giving raise to rebirths in one of the six realms of existence.
Depiction of a soul being carried to heaven by two angels by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1543 illustration of Muhammad's Night Journey. His ascension to the heavens is often interpreted as an allegory for the human soul ascending to the celestial realms in Islamic philosophy.