Hun Chin., “breath soul,” spirit soul; one of two souls said to reside in each human being, the other being the so-called body soul (p’o). The life and health of a person depend on the harmonious interplay of these two souls, or energies. When hun and p’o separate, death ensues.
Each human being has, in fact, three hun, which are considered to be higher souls that form at birth, after the seven p’o souls. The hun represent the yang energy (yin-yang), the active force, and regulate the higher physical functions. At death, they leave the body and return to Heaven. They are also capable of manifesting in another form or shape, because they may leave the body of a person, without that person dying, e.g. , when someone loses consciousness or faints. This view is also reflected by the old custom of “recalling the hun ” (chao-hun), in which the souls of people who have drowned, lost consciousness, or been hanged are beck oned to return and thereby revive their former bodies.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Shambhala Publications, Inc.
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