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Explaination of the Educational Ideal of the Great Learning with Yixue

Educational doctrine of the Great Learning is to make one's virtues shine and renew the people until one's virtues achieve perfect. The educational ideal coincides with theory of Zouyi. Making one's virtues shine is connected to Youguan. Renewing the people is communicated with Bigua. Achieving perfect of one's virtues is similar with Taigua and Jigua's divinatory symbols and tenet. There are inherent relationship among Dayougua,Bigua,Taigua and Jigua. This inner close relationship between the Great Learning and Yixue illustrates the foundation of Confucian educational doctrine before Qin Dynasty is Yixue.   

  1. School of Education, Dali University, Dali，Yunnan 671003, China
  • Received:2011-10-20 Online:2012-01-15 Published:2012-01-15

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Abstract:

Educational doctrine of the Great Learning is to make one's virtues shine and renew the people until one's virtues achieve perfect. The educational ideal coincides with theory of Zouyi. Making one's virtues shine is connected to Youguan. Renewing the people is communicated with Bigua. Achieving perfect of one's virtues is similar with Taigua and Jigua's divinatory symbols and tenet. There are inherent relationship among Dayougua,Bigua,Taigua and Jigua. This inner close relationship between the Great Learning and Yixue illustrates the foundation of Confucian educational doctrine before Qin Dynasty is Yixue.

Key words: the Great Learning, educational ideal, Yixue

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