| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 中國文學系所 === 101 === Dao De Jing Yi Shu is an important piece of work written by Cheng Xuan-ying, a Daoist master from the Tang dynasty. It provides commentary on the Dao De Jing as an integration of Chongxuan (the Twofold Mystery of Daoism) and Zhongguan (the Middle Way of Buddhism). This significant book is enlightening as to how Daoist philosophy developed.
Nowadays many scholars have researched segments of Cheng Xuan-ying’s thoughts, yet few studies have analyzed the Dao De Jing Yi Shu in a holistic perspective. This thesis aims to analyze and integrate the different perspectives of the Dao De Jing Yi Shu; cultivating one’s nature, being in harmony with nature and reaching perfection. The first part of the thesis introduces Cheng Xuan-ying’s social status, important life events and the book’s structures. The second part analyzes the Way of Heaven and Earth, the Two fold Mystery, the Daoist ideas of perfection and the guidelines to reaching perfection. The third part associates the ideas formed by the Dao De Jing Yi Shu with the fundamental methods of becoming a Daoist sage. In conclusion, the Dao De Jing Yi Shu by Cheng Xuan-ying holds a crucial role in Daoist history and the formation of Daoist practice.
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