Chinese Popular religion

Animism - belief in the power of animals

Jie - spell binding

Demons - manifestations of fears,  concern for ways to deal with demonic harassment

E gui - hungry demons

Qi (chi or ki) vapor, power

Hell - legalistic, judge, justice - punishment, merits/demerits, sentences could be affected by relatives actions or eased by the transfer of merit or money

Life span - allotment - mesure of fate given each individual at birth

Physiognomic signs of good fortune - facial features, shape of head

Power- control
 External
 Internal

Cultivation - faults and evils controlled and eradicated

self-improvement - build up virtue, tolerant, compassionate, conserve mental energy

reflection - necessary to assess achievements, progress

faults: indolence - put off correcting faults

meditation - method of self-cultivation - movement (Tai Chi), stationary - seated or standing postures

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