茶山經學의 陸王學的 斷面

Certain Aspects of Lu-Wang Scholarship in Tasans Philosophy

Chong Yag-yong (1762-1836), better known by his penname Tasan, was highly critical of Lu Hsiang-shan (1139-92) as being under the strong influence of Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism. Both Lu and Chu Hsi (1130-1200), key figures in the Neo-Confucian school, were under Buddhist influence although they refused to acknowledge it. Tasan was far more lenient, however, with Wang Yang-ming (1472-1528), an advocate of Lu’s philosophy, by limiting himself to taking exception to certain points in Wang’s doctrine of unity of knowledge and action; in fact, Tasan was happy to endorse Wang’s idea of stressing action more than knowledge. Also, in the interpretation of the Ta Hsueh (Great Learning) Tasan sided with Wang rather than with Chu Hsi. One central theme, sincerity, Tasan preferred to see running through both the Ta Hsueh and the Chung Yung (Doctrine of the Mean), instead of holding it to be one of the major points in the Ta Hsueh alone, as Wang would have it. Thus Tasan is seen to have agreed with Wang on a number of doctrines and views, Yet he did not merely stop with being an exponent for Wang; Tasan went on to develop his own philosophy.