主江武 : 元代全真教的僑化傾向
The Confucian Orientation of Quan-Zhen Religion in
the Yuan Dynasty
Wang , Jiang Wu
Abstract: In the Jin Period , Chueng-yang 乳rang and Yu Ma were the
representatives of Quan-Zhen Religion , know for their piety, integrity
and personality. In the beginning of the thirteenth century, during the
transformation for the Jin Period to the Yuan Dynasty, battles were all
over, and people lived in pains. Drastic social changes called for the
comfort of religion. In such a context, as the high priest of Quan-Zhen
Religion , Chu-Ji Qiu responded to the changes of time and managed to
bring Quan-Zhen Religion to its bloom. The bloom of Quan-Zhen
Religion also presented a series of questions to itsel f. Qiu's doctrine
of “ expedience" is the answer to all these questions. Their religious
theories , daily practice , and even the whole spirit were great1y
influenced by Confucian ideas and then changed the course of its
developmen t. On one hand , it stressed the secular moral practice and
saw it as the only approach to Tao; on the other hand , it also identified
with the secular Confucian hierarchy and political powers. In this
paper, we make a general analysis about the development of Quan-Zhen
Religion from its creation to the thirties of the thirteenth century and
construct its Confucian orientation. The whole article is divided into
three parts: first , the new atmosphere of Quan-Zhen Religion in the early
Jin Period; second , the Confucian orientation of Quan-Zhen Religion in
the early Yuan Dyansty; and third , the source and substance of its
Confucian orientation.
Key Terms:
Religion. Quan Zhen Religion
Secularization
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. Confucianism
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