Sanjiao yizhi
sanjiao yizhi (三教一致). "Unity of the Three Teachings". A view commonly seen in East Asian religious thought, especially in the Chan tradition, that sees the three major East Asian traditions of Buddhism, Confucianism and Daoism as being fundamentally in accord with each other.[1]
The view has been typically advocated by Buddhists in response to polemics by Confucianists and Neo-Confucianists. It was developed in China by such thinkers as Zongmi (e.g., in his Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity 原人論).[1]
However, this view was probably taken up even more in Korea, when Korean monks were also forced to defend their tradition again Neo-Confucian criticisms. One prominent example is that of the Seon monk Gihwa, who took this position in his Exposition of Orthodoxy 顯正論. This view is found in the writings of many other monks as well.[1]
Name variations
This concept is also written as:[1]
- sanjiao heyi 三教合一,
- sanjiao ronghe 三教融合,
- 三教圓融,
- etc.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
三教一致, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
Further reading
Three teachings, Wikipedia
