Ming (命): Fate and the Allotted Life

Term entry: ming 命 — command, fate, and the allotted vitality; the 'life' half of the xingming pair. See the full concept page.

中文: 命 · mìng ·

PRIMARY SOURCE

See the full concept page: Ming (命). The pair term is xing; the boundary case of having-and-losing is treated at wu-you.

Sources

• Zhuangzi ch. 4 (Renjian shi): 'settling into it as fate' (安之若命)