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Wang Yangming's Taoist Interpretation and Choice

Gong Xiao-kang

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Wang Yangming in his early period hovered between Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism.He was frail and sick,so he practiced Taoist health theurgy.After Enlightenment at Longchang,he started to give up the Taoist.He strongly criticized the physicallongevity of Taoism,advocated that the conscience is the eternal real.Wang Yangming's Conscience Metaphysics of Morals,advocates theory and practice is one thing,against the sit-practice approach that emphasizes the social responsibility of life.Wang Yangming also emphasized that Buddhism and Taoism,though it is not like the fact that Confucianism is the general and simple,however,is learning about life.Being good at learning the three religions,does not produce the drawbacks;if you can not be good at learning the three religions will have drawbacks.Therefore,the three religions have their own advantages and disadvantages.The key is the choice of the three religions own endowment.Accordingly,the method is suitable.

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Wang Yangming in his early period hovered between Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism.He was frail and sick,so he practiced Taoist health theurgy.After Enlightenment at Longchang,he started to give up the Taoist.He strongly criticized the physicallongevity of Taoism,advocated that the conscience is the eternal real.Wang Yangming's Conscience Metaphysics of Morals,advocates theory and practice is one thing,against the sit-practice approach that emphasizes the social responsibility of life.Wang Yangming also emphasized that Buddhism and Taoism,though it is not like the fact that Confucianism is the general and simple,however,is learning about life.Being good at learning the three religions,does not produce the drawbacks;if you can not be good at learning the three religions will have drawbacks.Therefore,the three religions have their own advantages and disadvantages.The key is the choice of the three religions own endowment.Accordingly,the method is suitable.

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Wang Yangming in his early period hovered between Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism.He was frail and sick,so he practiced Taoist health theurgy.After Enlightenment at Longchang,he started to give up the Taoist.He strongly criticized the physicallongevity of Taoism,advocated that the conscience is the eternal real.Wang Yangming's Conscience Metaphysics of Morals,advocates theory and practice is one thing,against the sit-practice approach that emphasizes the social responsibility of life.Wang Yangming also emphasized that Buddhism and Taoism,though it is not like the fact that Confucianism is the general and simple,however,is learning about life.Being good at learning the three religions,does not produce the drawbacks;if you can not be good at learning the three religions will have drawbacks.Therefore,the three religions have their own advantages and disadvantages.The key is the choice of the three religions own endowment.Accordingly,the method is suitable.

Key concepts: Taoism, Buddhism, Conscience, Metaphysics, Enlightenment, Philosophy, Happiness, Epistemology

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