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{{Short description|Legendary figure of Zhou China}}
'''Yinxi''', [[Wade-Giles|formerly]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanized]] as '''Yin-hsi''', was a [[Chinese legend|legendary]] figure of [[Zhou dynasty|Zhou]] [[China]]. He was said to have been a guard at the western gate of the Zhou [[capitals of China|capital]] [[Chengzhou]] (present-day [[Luoyang]]) or, alternatively, at the western pass out of the [[Luo River (Henan)|Luo]]–[[Yi River (China)|Yi]] valley. His own wisdom caused him to halt [[Laozi]] on his way through the gate and, supposedly, he successfully importuned the sage to compose the ''[[Tao Te Ching]]'' before permitting him to pass.
{{For|the physicist|Xi Yin}}
[[File:仙佛奇蹤 卷一 尹喜.png|thumb|left|A portrait of Yinxi]]
[[File:Album of 18 Daoist Paintings - 18.jpg|thumb|Yinxi, the "Blue-green ram Transcendent" (''Qingyang xian'', 青羊仙), painting by [[Zhang Lu (painter)|Zhang Lu]] (1464–1538)]]
'''Yinxi''', [[Wade-Giles|formerly]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanized]] as '''Yin-hsi''' ({{zh|links=no|c=尹喜|p=Yǐn xǐ}}), was a [[Chinese legend|legendary]] figure of [[Zhou dynasty|Zhou]] [[China]]. He was said to have been a guard at the western gate of the Zhou [[capitals of China|capital]] [[Chengzhou]] (present-day [[Luoyang]]) or, alternatively, at the western pass out of the [[Luo River (Henan)|Luo]]&ndash;[[Yi River (China)|Yi]] valley.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sages & Saints Part XIV: 尹喜 Yin Xi – The Gatekeeper – Purple Cloud|url=https://purplecloudinstitute.com/sages-saints-part-xiv-%e5%b0%b9%e5%96%9c-yin-xi-the-gatekeeper/|access-date=2020-10-06|language=en-AU}}</ref> His own wisdom caused him to halt [[Laozi]] on his way through the gate and, supposedly, he successfully importuned the sage to compose the ''[[Tao Te Ching]]'' before permitting him to pass.

He later wrote a book called ''Guan Yi'' which is of profound knowledge and revered by future scholars. He was also considered an ancient sage later on.

His own book, the ''Perfect Classic of the Beginning of the Scripture of the Supreme Way'' ({{zh|tp=Wushang miaodao wenshi zhenjing|c=無上妙道文始真經|labels=no}}) was lost in the [[Han period]], and later versions were considered to be forgeries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Theobald |first1=Ulrich |title=Chinese Literature Guanyinzi 闕尹子 "Master Yin of the Pass" |url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Daoists/guanyinzi.html |publisher=China Knowledge |access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:42, 8 December 2023

A portrait of Yinxi
Yinxi, the "Blue-green ram Transcendent" (Qingyang xian, 青羊仙), painting by Zhang Lu (1464–1538)

Yinxi, formerly romanized as Yin-hsi (Chinese: 尹喜; pinyin: Yǐn xǐ), was a legendary figure of Zhou China. He was said to have been a guard at the western gate of the Zhou capital Chengzhou (present-day Luoyang) or, alternatively, at the western pass out of the LuoYi valley.[1] His own wisdom caused him to halt Laozi on his way through the gate and, supposedly, he successfully importuned the sage to compose the Tao Te Ching before permitting him to pass.

He later wrote a book called Guan Yi which is of profound knowledge and revered by future scholars. He was also considered an ancient sage later on.

His own book, the Perfect Classic of the Beginning of the Scripture of the Supreme Way (無上妙道文始真經; Wushang miaodao wenshi zhenjing) was lost in the Han period, and later versions were considered to be forgeries.[2]

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  1. ^ "Sages & Saints Part XIV: 尹喜 Yin Xi – The Gatekeeper – Purple Cloud". Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  2. ^ Theobald, Ulrich. "Chinese Literature Guanyinzi 闕尹子 "Master Yin of the Pass"". China Knowledge. Retrieved 25 June 2018.