Neo-Confucianism; Buddhism; Daoism; Zhu Xi; Wang Yangming; syncretism; heterodoxy; orthodoxy; Song and Ming dynasties
摘要
This article aims to describe the Buddhist and Daoist influences on the formation of Neo-Confucianism in particular regarding its selection and exegesis of Confucian Classics and its view of the cosmos and the nature of man, as well as the quest for a certain mental state. The Buddhist and Daoist influences on Neo-Confucianism and the syncretistic tendencies during the Song and Ming dynasties made the question of heresy and orthodoxy acute. Thinkers who borrowed many alien elements are especially prone to strongly defend themselves with claims to orthodoxy, and at the same time are highly critical of the other traditions they often have forsaken at an earlier stage in their development. It is impossible to determine who was most influenced by Buddhism, Zhu Xi or Wang Yangming. The difference between them is not a difference in degree but that they adopted different parts of Buddhism, Zhu Xi more of its philosophy, whereas Wang Yangming more of its praxis.
目次
Abstract 163 The Main Characteristics of Neo-Confucianism 165 Reinterpretation of the Classics 165 A Different View of the Cosmos and the Essential Nature of Things 167 The Nature of Man 170 The Ideal of the Confucian Sage and His Mental State 172 Syncretism and Definitions of Orthodoxy 174 Conclusion 181 References 182
