An inquiry into the "sense of beauty"found in the culture of acupuncture and moxibustion / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

[Objective]The concept of "beauty"in the culture of acupuncture and moxibustion has become the center of attention in these past several years. However, the essence of beauty that is based on oriental philosophy has not been discussed. Here we discuss the concept of oriental beauty and its part in acupuncture and moxibustion training.<BR>[Methodology]Aesthetic consciousness was investigated from medicine texts (Huan Ti Nei Jin et al.) and philosophical books (The Analects of Confucius, Huai Nan Zi, etc.).<BR>[Results]In this paper the concept of beauty was analyzed from the viewpoint of Eastern thought and philosophy. One point is to achieve beauty through internal (goodness and virtue) and external (God's image) harmony.<BR>[Conclusion]As a result, it became clear that a common concept in classical eastern literature is that real beauty is maintained by the harmony between the inner and the outer.