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**], a well known symbol deriving from Chinese culture which represents the principle of yin and yang from Taoist and Neo-Confucian philosophy.


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The Monad was a symbol referred by the Greek philosophers as "The First", "The Seed", "The Essence", "The Builder", and "The Foundation"

Monad, Latin for unit, comes from the Greek word monos or μονάς (from the word μόνος, which means "one", "single", or "unique"), and may refer to:

  • Monad, as a symbol of God or "totality" is known in several philosophical circles:
    • Monism, the metaphysical and theological view that all is of one essence
    • Monadology, a view of monads by Gottfried Leibniz

Other uses of Monad include:

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