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Dantian

Elixir field: the centres in the body, especially below the navel, where vital energy is gathered in Daoist practice.

Also: tan tien, cinnabar field

Daoism and Chinese thought

The dantian are fields where the elixir is cultivated, usually three: in the lower abdomen, the chest and the head. The lower dantian, below the navel, is the centre of breath and qi in meditation, martial arts and qigong.