寸 口 脈 平 而 死 者 pulse cunkou is even but patient dies
First difficulty of Nanjinf explains
寸 口 者 ，precisely cunkou 脈 之 大 會 ，is great meeting of all vessels 寸 口 者 ，at cun kou, place of final and start 五 藏 qi of five organs 六府 and six visceras Second difficult issue states 尺 寸 者 ， exactly chi cun 脈 之 大 要 會也 。is a great important meeting on the vessel 陰 之 所 治 也 . place which controls yin 陽 之 所 治 也 。 place which controls yang |
八 難 8th difficulty
Bā nán 論 寸 口 脈 平 而 死 者 theory of cunkou pulse is even but patient dies Lùn cùn kǒu mài píng ér sǐzhě 八 難 曰 ：5th difficulty says Bā nán yuē 寸 口 脈 平 而 死 者 ，pulse cun kou is even but patient dies Cùn kǒu mài píng ér sǐzhě 何 謂 也 ？ 然 ： how to explain that? Explanation Hé wèi yě? Rán 諸 十 二 經 脈 者， pulse of all 12 meridians Zhū shí'èr jīng mài zhě 皆 係 於 生 氣 之 原 。 all of them connected to original yuan qi Jiē xì wū sheng qì zhī yuán 所 謂 生 氣 之 原 者 ，place called origin of yuan qi Suǒwèi shēngqì zhī yuán zhě 謂 十 二 經 之 根 本也 ， basis and root of all meridians Wèi shí' èr jīng zhī gēn běn yě 謂 腎 間 動 氣 也 ， they say about place between kidneys which moves qi Wèi shèn jiān dòng qì yě 此 五 藏 六 府 之 本 ， basis of five zang and six fu Cǐ wǔ cáng liù fǔ zhī běn 十 二 經 脈 之 根 ，root of pulse of 12 meridians Shí'èr jīng mài zhī gēn 呼 吸 之 門 ，gates of inhale and exhale Hū xī zhī mén 三 焦 之 原 ，source of sanjiao Sānjiāo zhī yuán 一 名 守 邪 之 神 。some name it spirit shen which defend from external evils Yī míng shǒu xié zhī shén 故 氣 者 ， therefore Qi Gù qì zhě 人 之 根本 也 ， is a root and basis of human Rén zhī gēn běn yě 根 絕 則 莖 葉 枯 矣 。 when root is cut, then stem and foliage will dry Gēn jué zé jīng yè kū yǐ 寸 口 脈 平 而 死 者 ，cunkou pulse is even but patient will dye Cùn kǒu mài píng ér sǐ zhě 生 氣 獨 絕 於內 也 。life qi is cut from inside Shēng qì dú jué wū nèi yě |
First difficulty of Nanjing explains that cunkou is connection of meridians with external Qi source, it is a reason that practitioners observe fifty yin and yang periods created by rotation of the earth. Cunkou has not control over internal organs, this function is of chicun, which controls yin and yang.
Fourth difficulty comments
呼 出 exhale rises
心 與 肺 ，into heart and lungs
吸 入 inhale enters
腎 與 肝 ，into kidney and liver
呼 吸 之 間 ，between exhale and inhale
脾 受 pancreas has its place
穀 味 也 ，which receives food and flavours
其 脈 在 中 。its pulse is in the middle
Difficulty 8 explains that gate between kidneys controls breath as it is between inhale and exhale. Interruption of inhale and exhale of pulse breath will not affect connection with fifty yin and yang periods, so cunkou will be marking these astronomical changes as before. Interruption between inhale and exhale will affect areas controlling yin and yang, so it will be reflected in chicun. It is not only one difficulty of Nanjing indicating< that cunkou doesn't show pathology. Function of cunkou is indication of external astronomical qi with yin and yang meridians during fifty yin and yang periods. It is a reason that difficulty says that pulse of cunkou will be even, not healthy, as difficulty 21 says. These differences are of primary importance for practitioners of archaic acupuncture, as practitioner uses chicun for diagnosis of affected meridians and cunkou to find which of meridians is open for astronomical influences. Chicun is a diagnostic tool and cunkou is a astronomical clock which is marking astronomical events, not events of the body.
Fourth difficulty comments
呼 出 exhale rises
心 與 肺 ，into heart and lungs
吸 入 inhale enters
腎 與 肝 ，into kidney and liver
呼 吸 之 間 ，between exhale and inhale
脾 受 pancreas has its place
穀 味 也 ，which receives food and flavours
其 脈 在 中 。its pulse is in the middle
Difficulty 8 explains that gate between kidneys controls breath as it is between inhale and exhale. Interruption of inhale and exhale of pulse breath will not affect connection with fifty yin and yang periods, so cunkou will be marking these astronomical changes as before. Interruption between inhale and exhale will affect areas controlling yin and yang, so it will be reflected in chicun. It is not only one difficulty of Nanjing indicating< that cunkou doesn't show pathology. Function of cunkou is indication of external astronomical qi with yin and yang meridians during fifty yin and yang periods. It is a reason that difficulty says that pulse of cunkou will be even, not healthy, as difficulty 21 says. These differences are of primary importance for practitioners of archaic acupuncture, as practitioner uses chicun for diagnosis of affected meridians and cunkou to find which of meridians is open for astronomical influences. Chicun is a diagnostic tool and cunkou is a astronomical clock which is marking astronomical events, not events of the body.