School
Qibo
Overview
Qibo (Chinese: 岐伯; pinyin: Qíbó) was a mythological Chinese doctor, employed by the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) as his minister. It is said that he was enlightened with the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine by an ethereal being from the heavens.
He was a doctor in shanggu shidai (simplified Chinese: 上古时代; traditional Chinese: 上古時代) in legend. He lived in Beidi (Chinese: 北地, now Qingyang).
It is said that he had learned medicine from some celestial being like Guangchengzi, Chisongzi (Chinese: 赤松子), or Zhongnanzi (Chinese: 中南子). He recognized medicinal herbs in daylight, learned the Tao of health maintenance and mastered jingluo medicine. Zhongnanzi recommended Qibo to the Yellow Emperor, while the Yellow Emperor asked Tao to Guangchengzi in the Kongtong Mountains. Qibo became the chancellor of the Yellow Emperor. He sampled medicinal herbs by the order of the Yellow Emperor. Huangdi Neijing is a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Yellow Emperor and Qibo.
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Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
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Royal Society, Miscellanea Curiosa, Vol. 3
Close in meaning to Qibo; the term itself is not named.
Therefore Europe has only lately obtained some slight knowledge of the religious state of the Chinese. We now know, that is to say, that in China there exists first of all a worship of Nature, which is universally professed, and dates from the earliest times, even, it is alleged, from before the discovery of fire, wherefore animals were sacrificed raw. The sacrifices offered up publicly at certain seasons or after…
Arthur Schopenhauer, On the Fourfold Root of the Principle of Sufficient Reason, and On the Will in Nature
Close in meaning to Qibo; the term itself is not named.
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Place in the tradition
Part of Hundred Schools of Thought.