Mencius
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Mencius (孟子). (371-289 BCE). A sage of ancient China, born in what is modern Shandong province. After Confucius, he is considered the most important teacher in the Confucian tradition. He postulated that man is basically good, that human beings are capable of experiencing the feeling of concern for the well-being of others 惻隠, the sense of shame and disgust 羞惡, the sense to treat others with courtesy and respect 辭譲 , and have a sense of right and wrong 是非 (see 四端). Many scholars of East Asian thought believe that Mencius view of the human nature is reflected in the East Asian notion of innate enlightenment (benjue). The text that constitutes the compilation of his teachings has the same name. [Charles Muller][1]
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孟子, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
External links
Mencius, Wikipedia
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