Executive Briefing: The Metaphysical Revival
Buddhism aur Taoism ke metaphysical (ma ba’ad-ut-tabiyat) chailenges ka jawab detay huay, Song Dynasty ke ustaad Zhu Xi (1130–1200) ne Confucian akhliyaat (ethics) ko Li (mafoki-ul-fitrat usool) aur Qi (jismani tawanai-o-madda) ki aik mukamal cosmology ke sath yakja kiya.
1. The Four Books as the New Canon
Zhu Xi ne Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects, aur Mencius ko saat sadiyon tak East Asia ka hmiyaee (definitive) taleemi nisaab bana diya.
2. References
- Zhu Xi. (12th c.). The Four Books with Collected Commentaries.
- Bol, P. K. (2008). Neo-Confucianism in History. Harvard University Asia Center.