Taoism Symbols
What we mean by Taoism symbols? Several images and signs pointing to the basic concepts and beliefs in Taoism. Some of these symbols are borrowed from the I-ching symbolism. See also =>
Yin-Yang dyagram - the most important of all Taoist symbols, yin and yang represents the Movement of Heaven or the Tao.
Pakua - the 8 trigrams that constitutes the inner structure of the 64 hexagrams of I-ching. Pakua are created by Fu-hsi
The I-ching coin - 3 coins are used to consult the oracle
Kua - a hexagram is formed of 6 continuous or/and discontinuous lines.
Fu-hsi - the creator of pa-kua, the Chinese cultural hero
The sacred tortoise with pakua on its back - symbol of wisdom and divinatory power
The Dragon symbol of Yang power. It is also the symbol of the sage or saint.
The 3 sages - Buddha, Confucius and Lao-tzu
The Yin-Yang graph.
Wang-Wu or the ten-thousand-thing graph
Te - usually translated by virtue or power (of tao) - graph
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