''Ming yun'' () is a concept of the personal life and destiny in the

Chinese folk religion Chinese folk religion, also known as Chinese popular religion comprehends a range of traditional religious practices of Han Chinese, including the Chinese diaspora. Vivienne Wee described it as "an empty bowl, which can variously be filled ...

. ''Ming'' is "life" or "

right Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical ...

", the given status of life, and ''yùn'' defines "circumstance" and "individual choice"; ''mìng'' is given and influenced by the transcendent force ''

Tiān ''Tiān'' () is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion. During the Shang dynasty (17th―11th century BCE), the Chinese referred to their supreme god as '' Shàngdì'' (, " ...

'' (天), that is the same as the "divine right" ('' tiān mìng'') of ancient rulers as identified by

Mencius Mencius ( ); born Mèng Kē (); or Mèngzǐ (; 372–289 BC) was a Chinese Confucian philosopher who has often been described as the "second Sage", that is, second to Confucius himself. He is part of Confucius' fourth generation of discip ...

. Personal destiny (''mìng yùn'') is thus perceived as both fixed (the status of life) and flexible, open-ended (the individual choice in matters of '' bào yìng'').Lizhu, Na. 2013. p. 21

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* Fan Lizhu, Chen Na.
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Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is als ...

, 2013. Concepts in Chinese folk religion Confucianism

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