Macrocosmic orbit (left) — medial thigh

Circuit anchor

Anchor of the dà zhōu tiān full-body circuit (left limb): the great circuit extends the microcosmic loop down both legs and arms before returning via the spine.

Microcosmic orbit — crown origin (bǎihuì)Microcosmic orbit — third eye (yìntáng)Microcosmic orbit — throat centre (tiāntū)Microcosmic orbit — chest midline (shànzhōng)Microcosmic orbit — solar plexus (zhōngwǎn)Microcosmic orbit — umbilicus (qìhǎi)Microcosmic orbit — lower dantian field (guānyuán)Microcosmic orbit — perineum terminus (huìyīn)Microcosmic orbit — perineum origin of ascent (huìyīn)Microcosmic orbit — sacral gate approach (textual)Microcosmic orbit — lumbar ascent (mìngmén line, textual)Microcosmic orbit — spinal ascent (jiājǐ line, textual)Microcosmic orbit — jade pillow approach (yùzhěn, textual)Microcosmic orbit — crown return (níwán)Macrocosmic orbit (right) — templeMacrocosmic orbit (right) — cheek-jawMacrocosmic orbit (right) — throat lateralMacrocosmic orbit (right) — supraclavicularMacrocosmic orbit (right) — chest lateralMacrocosmic orbit (right) — flank ribsMacrocosmic orbit (right) — hip lateralMacrocosmic orbit (right) — lateral thighMacrocosmic orbit (right) — lateral kneeMacrocosmic orbit (right) — lateral shinMacrocosmic orbit (right) — lateral ankleMacrocosmic orbit (right) — foot sole crossing (textual)Macrocosmic orbit (right) — medial ankleMacrocosmic orbit (right) — medial kneeMacrocosmic orbit (right) — medial thighMacrocosmic orbit (right) — perineum crossingMacrocosmic orbit (left) — templeMacrocosmic orbit (left) — cheek-jawMacrocosmic orbit (left) — throat lateralMacrocosmic orbit (left) — supraclavicularMacrocosmic orbit (left) — chest lateralMacrocosmic orbit (left) — flank ribsMacrocosmic orbit (left) — hip lateralMacrocosmic orbit (left) — lateral thighMacrocosmic orbit (left) — lateral kneeMacrocosmic orbit (left) — lateral shinMacrocosmic orbit (left) — lateral ankleMacrocosmic orbit (left) — foot sole crossing (textual)Macrocosmic orbit (left) — medial ankleMacrocosmic orbit (left) — medial kneeMacrocosmic orbit (left) — medial thighMacrocosmic orbit (left) — medial thighMacrocosmic orbit (left) — perineum crossing

Point 45 of 46 in Microcosmic Orbit (xiǎo zhōu tiān 小周天)

Cross-tradition overlaps

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Sources

Tàishàng huángtíng wàijǐng jīng and later nèidān corpus (Tang–Song) (primary_canonical)

Nèidān textual tradition describing the circulation of qì through the Ren–Du circuit (xiǎo zhōu tiān) and its extension through the whole body (dà zhōu tiān).

Wang Zhe / transmitted Daoist internal-alchemy corpus; cf. Livia Kohn, The Taoist Experience (secondary)

Modern scholarly reference for the small and great heavenly circuit practices.

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