Instructions for Practical Living (Chuanxilu)
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Instructions for Practical Living (Chuanxilu) is a foundational Neo-Confucian text that compiles Wang Yangming’s teachings on the unity of knowledge and action and the cultivation of innate moral knowing.
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| Instructions for Practical Living | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese classic
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Neo-Confucian text ⓘ collection of writings ⓘ philosophical text ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
innate moral knowing
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liangzhi ⓘ unity of knowledge and action ⓘ xin (mind-heart) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
integration of theory and practice
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moral self-cultivation ⓘ practical application of Confucian ethics ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Qian Dehong
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Wang Ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Yangming’s disciples ⓘ Xu Ai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledFrom |
Wang Yangming’s essays
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Wang Yangming’s instructions to disciples ⓘ Wang Yangming’s letters ⓘ Wang Yangming’s recorded conversations ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Zhu Xi’s School of Principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ming dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
direct moral intuition
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everyday practice as site of cultivation ⓘ inner moral reflection ⓘ unity of knowing and doing ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic text
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philosophical anthology ⓘ |
| hasChineseTitle | 傳習錄 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyDoctrine |
mind is principle
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original goodness of human nature ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalSchool | Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPinyinTitle | Chuánxílù ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Chuanxilu
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Ch’uan-hsi lu NERFINISHED ⓘ Instructions for Practical Living NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian Confucian thought
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Japanese Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
School of Mind
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Wang Yangming NERFINISHED ⓘ Yangming school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainAuthor | Wang Yangming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 16th century ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Confucian metaphysics
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ethics ⓘ moral psychology ⓘ self-cultivation ⓘ |
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