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Everything between Heaven and Earth is Essence (khi).
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The quote presents everything that exists between Heaven and Earth as part of one essential substance or reality. “Essence (khi)” is treated as the underlying principle that connects the whole world, rather than as something belonging only to separate objects. It expresses a view of existence as unified.
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- De Gruyter Brill, “Lê Quý Đôn: Categorised Discourse from the Palace Library (1773)”
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