Chinese cosmologist, philosopher and writer (1017–1073)
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Zhou Dunyi
Born
1017
Died
1073 (age 56)
Occupation(s)
Cosmologist, philosopher, writer
Era
Neo-Confucianism
Region
Chinese Philosophy
School
Neo-Confucianism
Zhou Dunyi
Bronze statue of Zhou Dunyi at the White Deer Grotto Academy
Traditional Chinese
周敦頤
Simplified Chinese
周敦颐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōu Dūnyí
Wade–Giles
Chou Tun-i
Birth name
Chinese
周敦實
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōu Dūnshí
Courtesy name
Chinese
茂叔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Màoshū
Wade–Giles
Mao-shu
Posthumous name
Chinese
周濂溪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhōu Liánxī
Wade–Giles
Chou Lien-hsi
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.
Zhou Dunyi (Chinese: 周敦頤; Wade–Giles: Chou Tun-i; 1017–1073) was a Chinese cosmologist, philosopher, and writer during the Song dynasty. He conceptualized the Neo-Confucian cosmology of the day, explaining the relationship between human conduct and universal forces. In this way, he emphasizes that humans can master their qi ("spirit") in order to accord with nature. He was a major influence to Zhu Xi, who was the architect of Neo-Confucianism. Zhou Dunyi was mainly concerned with Taiji (supreme polarity) and Wuji (limitless potential), the yin and yang, and the wu xing (the five phases).
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legitimacy to the Zhou's own rebellion. No Western Zhou bronze inscriptions mention the Xia, or any other dynasty preceding the Shang. The Zhou believed that...
Taoist, and Legalist features. The first philosophers, such as Shao Yong, ZhouDunyi and Chang Zai, were cosmologists and worked on the I Ching. The Cheng...
Historian, and Zhuangzi, as well as from famous Chinese thinkers like Zhu Xi, ZhouDunyi, and Mencius. Early tai chi sources are grounded in Taiji cosmology. Taiji...
government during the early Zhou dynasty lost their position when the authority of the Zhou rulers began to break down in the Eastern Zhou period. In this way...
power by divine right; the Zhou transformed this claim into a legitimacy based on moral power, the Mandate of Heaven. In Zhou theology, Tian had no singular...
inherited from the Xia (c. 2070–1600 BCE), Shang (c. 1600–1046 BCE) and Western Zhou dynasties (c. 1046–771 BCE). Confucianism was suppressed during the Legalist...
important Idealist Neo-Confucian. Zhang Zai – pioneering Neo-Confucian. ZhouDunyi – Song Dynasty philosopher. Zhu Xi – one of the leading Neo-Confucians...
his use of gongans. Jizang Sengzhao Yi Xing Zhi Dun Xuanzang Huiyuan ZhouDunyi, argued for the inseparability of metaphysics and ethics. Cheng Yi, made...
text of the I Ching has its origins in a Western Zhou divination text called the Changes of Zhou (周易 Zhōu yì). Various modern scholars suggest dates ranging...
another woman after she died. Yi Won-su argued that Confucius, Zengzi, and ZhouDunyi had broken their marriages, but Shin Saimdang contradicted him by telling...
China's Spring and Autumn period, served as the royal archivist for the Zhou court at Wangcheng (in modern Luoyang), met and impressed Confucius on one...
philosopher Confucius. It was developed in the Spring and Autumn period during the Zhou dynasty. The main concepts of this philosophy include ren (humaneness), yi...
century CE. Early Taoism drew upon various influences, including the Shang and Zhou state religions, Naturalism, Mohism, Confucianism, various Legalist theories...
fire-starting mirror are fúsuì (夫遂; with 夫 "that") used in the Rites of Zhou, jīnsuì (金燧; with 金 "metal") used in the Book of Rites (below), and yángfú...
Taoists and Confucians. Several sections of the works attributed to Zhuang Zhou are dedicated to critiques of the failures of Confucianism. The translator...
appeared inside a lotus flower. In Chinese culture, Confucian scholar ZhouDunyi 1017–1073) wrote (borrowing from Gautama Buddha's famous metaphor): I...
Shen Kuo Su Song Wang Anshi Wang Chongyang Wang Chuyi Ye Shi Zhang Zai ZhouDunyi Zhu Xi Yuan Ming Chen Jiru Huang Zongxi Hong Zicheng Jiao Hong Jiao Yu...