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China · Religion & Belief · Hard
Which three-tiered cosmology—heaven (Tian), earth (Di) and humanity (Ren)—forms the conceptual framework for Chinese religious thought, with the emperor as the 'Son of Heaven' mediating between the cosmic and human realms?
Answer: Three Powers — The 'Three Powers' (San Cai) cosmology places humanity as a co-creative force equal to heaven and earth, a distinctive Chinese philosophical idea that human ritual action can maintain or disrupt cosmic harmony.
- A Five Agents
- B Three Powers ✓
- C Two Principles
- D Eight Trigrams
The 'Three Powers' (San Cai) cosmology places humanity as a co-creative force equal to heaven and earth, a distinctive Chinese philosophical idea that human ritual action can maintain or disrupt cosmic harmony.