tianli

Chinese philosophy

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In Confucianism: The Song masters
…To him the presence of tianli (“heavenly principle”) in all things as well as in human nature enables the human mind to purify itself in a spirit of reverence. Cheng Yi, following his brother’s lead, formulated the famous dictum, “Self-cultivation requires reverence; the extension of knowledge consists in the investigation…
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