The Concept of Shen & Ming in pre-Qin Yi Tradition and that in Xun Zi's Thought

Shen Ming(the spiritual and brightness)is one of the key concepts in Yi Zhuan,and is put to use comprehensivly in the thoughts in pre-Qin period and Han dynasties.In the theories of different schools,the concept of Shen Ming is related to heaven earth,involving in the process of creativity,neither is the sacrifice object nor the spiritual being.The author finds out that the concept of Shen Ming relates with the moral of heaven earth in the materials of pre-Qin and Han dynasties.The ancient thinkers held that the running of the things between heaven earth originated from the moral and were arranged by the Shen Ming.The moral of Shen Ming is the cause of creativity,with the innate character is vatality.The concept of Shen Ming in Xun Zi's thought keeps the idea of heaven earth and centres in the key concept of human being.Xun Zi regards the Shen Ming as the unique product of Dao which is similar to the idea of the Daoist school of Yellow Emperor and Lao Zi.Xun Zi discusses the issue of the way that the gentlmen cultivate their mind with the concept of Shen Ming which is used to elaborate the idea of heaven earth by the Daoist school of Yellow Emperor and Lao Zi.Xun Zi researches the ethic with Shen Ming which is succeeded by the neo-Confucinism in the Song dynasty.