Research on Dong Zhongshu's Thought of"Great Unity"
Dong Zhongshu's idea of"Great Unity"comes from The Commentary of Gongyang and is systematically elaborated and deepened in theory.Dong Zhongshu's idea of"Great Unity"has two connotations.In Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,"Great Unity"means that unity is great and it is one of the santong(three kinds of unity),meaning"tongxu(unify the thought)".In Tian Ren San Ce(Three Schemes about Heaven and People),"Great Unity"began to mean"grand unification"to cater to Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty,who had the ambition to unify the needs of the political and ideological fields.Dong Zhongshu's thought of"Great Unity"had a profound influence on the Han dynasty and later generations.With the evolution of history,the meaning of"tongxu"gradually faded,and the meaning of"grand unification"became the mainstream.
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