This pivot focuses on “the concept of edification” in a bid to systematically expound its connotative structure and logical evolution. It is divided into ten chapters, embracing various issues, such as human nature as the foundation of edification, the development of edification and cultivation, the evolution of edification and the resultant life based on ritual and music, the political orientation and ultimate care of edification, and the nurturing of social edification, in an effort to offe
Ein inspirierender Kommentar zu einem der größten spirituellen Meisterwerke der Menschheitsgeschichte. Die einfühlsamen und tiefsinnigen Erklärungen erschließen neue Wege zum Verständnis der Weisheit von Laotse.
In Building Bridges between Chan Buddhism and Confucianism, Diana Arghirescu explores the close connections between Buddhism and Confucianism during China's Song period (960–1279). Drawing on In Essays on Assisting the Teaching written by Chan monk-scholar Qisong (1007–1072), Arghirescu examines the influences between the two traditions. In his writings, Qisong made the first substantial efforts to compare the major dimensions of Confucian and Chan Buddhist
Michael Schuman, Sinologe und langjähriger Südostasien-Korrespondent des Time Magazine, hat ein umfassendes Portrait des enigmatischen Philosophen geschaffen.