Theoretical framework changes of Life Gate Doctrine
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2016.08.002
- VernacularTitle:命门学说理论框架变迁及其原因的历史考察
- Author:
Weiguang WANG
1
;
Zijie CHEN
;
Huiru WANG
;
Yan LIANG
;
Shuangqing ZHAI
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学基础医学院中医基础理论系 北京 100029
- Keywords:
Life Gate Doctrine;
theoretical construction;
historical investigation
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;39(8):624-629
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To study the influence of TCMclinical practice on the development of TCMtheories by the way of studying “Life Gate (mingmen)Doctrine”,including its history,its theoretical framework and the rea-son for its vicissitude .The rise was in Ming Dynasty and fall was in Qing Dynasty,and decentralization in Foundamental Theory ofTraditional Chinese Medicine,a unified compiled teaching book.In Ming Dy-nasty,Life Gate Doctrine originated from the requirement of interpreting the life-propelling force and the force mechanism,and was established with Neo-Confucianism as its central foundation.But for the reason of lacking practical ground,the doctrine declined in Qing Dynasty.In Foundamental Theory ofTradition-al Chinese Medicine,the theoretical framework of Life Gate Doctrine was not original,but a new one based on parts of the original framework of “life-propelling force-liver,heart,spleen,lung,kidney vis-cera-organ”.The changes reflected the theoretical construction of “liver controlling dipersion”due to two causes:the changes of mainstream thoughts induced the difference of central structure and central theo-ries,which were mutually exclusive in Life Gate Doctrine whose inherent problems were magnified;throughout,the interpretation of “life-propelling force”was indispensable for TCMtheory.In a word,it is undoubtedly significant to study TCMViscera-Organ Theory and improve clinical practice based on un-derstanding the changes of Life Gate Doctrine.
