Chang Tsai's Thought on the View of Saints
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/jsshl.2023.06(05).34Keywords:
Chang Tsai, The view of the sage, Chengxing, SincerityAbstract
Chang Tsai constructed a holy entity that is rooted in heaven, oriented towards humans, and ultimately attributed to sincerity, starting from the two aspects of "obtaining heaven with utmost sincerity" and "becoming a saint through nature"; Subsequently, two theoretical paths of sanctification were proposed around the scope of "Da'erhua" and "Chengxing". Among them, "Da'erhua" is a leap from sage to saints, while "Chengxing" is a direction for all scholars' efforts. Finally, Chang Tsai used "QiongShenZhiHua" to characterize the holy virtue of the unity of sainthood and heaven.
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