(; also , 1525–1604) was a Ming period Neo-Confucian philosopher. He introduced into Chinese philosophy the well-known "Yin and Yang symbol", the taijitu (a "diagram of the great ultimate"). Lai Zhide is the author of an I Ching commentary, the Explanation of the Classic of Change Annotated by Mr Lai (ed. Zheng Can 1988).
See also Li Zhi (Ming Dynasty) Zhou Dun-yi, an 11th-century Neo-Confucian who had also presented a taijitu
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