WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The yin yang (i.e. taijitu symbol) shows a balance between two opposites with a portion of the opposite element in each section. In Taoist metaphysics, distinctions between good and bad, along with other dichotomous moral judgments, are perceptual, not real; so, the duality of yin and yang is an indivisible whole.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ubiquitous yin-yang symbol holds its roots in Taoism/Daoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy. The yin, the dark swirl, is associated with shadows, femininity, and the trough of a wave; the yang, the light swirl, represents brightness, passion and growth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Daoism is the philosophy that there is a right way to live life, and it involves finding and following the “Dao", or path, to our life and also the universe. Yin-Yang is the symbol that represents difference yet unity in life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Philosophers such as Confucius and Lao Tzu began to incorporate yin and yang principles into their teachings. It was around this time yin and yang became an important part of Taoism (sometimes called “Daoism").