' Yin and Yang '...

The practice of Onmyōdō has a contentious history in Japan and,, for reasons that will become clear,, was outlawed for some time along with its close cousin,, Shugendō (修験道).. Onmyōdō,, means literally,, ‘the way of the Yin and Yang’.. In the 5th/6th centuries,, the principles of Yin-Yang, and the use of five elements were transmitted to Japan from China along with Buddhism and Confucianism.. These esoteric practices combined with local religions, to create what came to be called Onmyōdō.. By the 10th century, its practice had been well established.. But by the 19th century, it had been made illegal to practice..............