道学 (道學) dào Xué

  1. dào Xué proper noun Dao Xue; Li Xue; School of Principle; Neo-Confucianism; Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School; Learning of the Way
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: From Song to mid-Qing times, a re-interpretation of Confucianism inspired by Buddhist philosophy and Taoist spiritual values reformulating the ideas of the self, society, and the universe. Neo-Confucianism is typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程颢, Cheng Yi 程颐, and Zhu Xi 朱熹 (Fuller 2004, p. 175; Guoyu '道學' 2; Yao 2000, p. 8).
  2. dào Xué set phrase the study of Taoist philosophy
    Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: The study of 黃老 or Taoist philosophy (Guoyu '道學' 1)

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