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Sovereign fire

君火 〔君火〕jūn huǒ

The heart fire. The name sovereign fire derives from the statement contained in the The Inner Classic (内经 nèi jīng) that the heart holds the office of sovereign. The sovereign fire stands in complementary opposition to the ministerial fire. See heart fire.

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