Names across languages
理氣派
Compass School
理気派
이기파
Alternate names: 理气派; 方位派; lǐqì pài
Reviewed definition
Compass School (理氣派) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, An umbrella label for feng shui traditions emphasizing direction, time, yin-yang, Five-Phase, Stem-Branch, trigram and luopan correlations. It includes distinct systems such as Sanhe, Sanyuan and Xuan Kong. This library explains it within the compass and orientation systems domain and distinguishes historical description, lineage rules, observable spatial data and later symbolic interpretation.
Historical context
The modern meaning of this term accumulated through classical texts, commentaries, regional practice and later systematization. Review used “Form School Approach to Feng Shui and Sustainable Design” for historical, textual or material context; that source does not establish that every later lineage uses the term identically.
Modern-use note
Today, Compass School may be used in terminology teaching, source indexing, case annotation, compass or landform documentation and comparison of lineage rules. Professional records should state edition, directional reference, scale, date, observations and uncertainty so another reader can trace the reasoning.
現代では、用語教育、文献索引、事例注記、地形・方位資料の説明に利用できる。版、流派、尺度、測定基準、日付と不確実性を明示し、結論だけでなく根拠を追跡できる形で記録する。
현대에는 용어 교육, 문헌 색인, 사례 주석, 지형·방위 자료 설명에 활용할 수 있다. 판본, 유파, 척도, 측정 기준, 날짜와 불확실성을 밝혀 결론뿐 아니라 근거를 추적할 수 있게 기록한다.
Limitations and cross-cultural caution
This term records a cultural, historical or lineage-specific interpretive framework. It must not be presented as established scientific causation or a guarantee of health, wealth, relationships, examinations or investment outcomes. Building, structural, fire, environmental, medical, legal and financial matters require applicable rules, measurements and qualified advice.
Cross-cultural writing should retain 理氣派 with a transliteration or conventional translation. Japanese “理気派”, Korean “이기파” and English “Compass School” may have different local ranges; similar labels do not make methods, historical authority or practical conclusions identical.
Reviewed sources
Citations show what the review relied on. Contextual coverage supports description or tradition, not scientific causation.
Academic conference reference distinguishing form and compass approaches and their principal analytical components.