University. The Doctrine of the Mean Vast knowledge Harmonious life Cai Zhizhong comics Chinese-English version

Author: Cai Zhizhong
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is a collection of comics paired with ancient Chinese classics, revealing the author's profound and insightful understanding of the wisdom of ancient sages. The author's works have been published in thirty-one countries and regions, with a total sales of over thirty million copies. The "Doctrine of the Mean" was originally an essay from the "Book of Rites," which was first extracted and compiled into two parts by a Han Dynasty Confucian scholar. Later, Emperor Wu of Liang wrote a commentary titled "Commentary on the Doctrine of the Mean," elaborating on its principles. The Song Dynasty Confucian scholars, the Two Cheng brothers, particularly promoted it. Cheng Yi believed that this essay was a classic of Confucian heart-mind transmission, and those who read it well could contemplate and gain insights that would benefit them throughout their lives, with there always being more to learn.