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GFSA Multilingual Feng Shui and Yijing Glossary

Explore reviewed feng shui and Yijing terminology by subject, compare names across languages, trace public definitions to source snapshots, and understand differences among schools and cultures.

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10knowledge domains
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All domains 72 Dwellings and built environment 6 Calendrical and temporal systems 6 Classics and textual transmission 6 Compass and orientation systems 8 Cosmology and correlative thought 8 Date selection and almanacs 3 Foundational concepts 6 Landform and site morphology 12 Schools and methods 10 Yijing symbol systems 7
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Door, Principal Room and Stove

中文：門主灶 English: Door, Principal Room and Stove 日本語：門・主・竈 한국어: 문·주·조

Dwellings and built environment

Door, Principal Room and Stove (門主灶) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A term in some yang-dwelling and Eight-Mansions texts for three priorities: main entrance, pri...

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External Six Matters

中文：外六事 English: External Six Matters 日本語：外六事 한국어: 외육사

Dwellings and built environment

External Six Matters (外六事) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, An umbrella classification for roads, waterways, bridges, temples, landforms or other exterior condition...

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Form Sha

中文：形煞 English: Form Sha 日本語：形煞 한국어: 형살

Dwellings and built environment

Form Sha (形煞) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A modern umbrella label for forms described as pointed, rushing, oppressive, bow-shaped or otherwise disharmonious. T...

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Internal Six Matters

中文：內六事 English: Internal Six Matters 日本語：内六事 한국어: 내육사

Dwellings and built environment

Internal Six Matters (內六事) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A traditional classification of selected interior or domestic functions. Lists may include door, stove, ...

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Yang Dwelling

中文：陽宅 English: Yang Dwelling 日本語：陽宅 한국어: 양택

Dwellings and built environment

Yang Dwelling (陽宅) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, A building or place used by the living for residence, work or activity, contrasted with a yin dwelling or burial...

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Yin Dwelling

中文：陰宅 English: Yin Dwelling 日本語：陰宅 한국어: 음택

Dwellings and built environment

Yin Dwelling (陰宅) is a technical term within feng shui and Yijing-related knowledge systems. Specifically, The traditional term for graves, tomb sites and related ancestral burial spaces, an important domain of early fen...

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