Pursuit of"Idea of Rites"in the Study of the Confucian Scholars in the Qing Dynasty
In the process of the development of the theory of rites,"the idea of rites"has been attached great importance by those who study rites."The idea of rites"originates from"the meaning of rite"and can be seen as an interpretation of the argumentation or implication of rites.Based on the content of rite studies,"the text of rite"becomes more dense,while"the idea of rite"becomes more refined.The study of rites has focused on seeking"the idea of rites"and the relationship between"the text of rites"and"the idea of rites"in the past dynasties.In the process of studying rites in the Qing Dynasty,the Confucian scholars were especially concerned about the search for"the meaning of rites".They advocated"studying the text of rites carefully"to pursue"the idea of rites",under lying"the text of rites".And it presents the phased characteristics of"rites being the most important"in the early Qing Dynasty,"understanding the Tao through artifacts"in the mid of the Qing Dynasty,and"mixing Song Study and Han Study"in the late Qing Dynasty.The pursuit and interpretation of"the idea of rites"is not only the method of studying rites,but also the idea and the purpose.It demonstrates the academic purport of"studying sutra and un-derstanding Tao"and the thought of"ruling the world by rites".
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