This term was first used to mean to lead a quiet, peaceful life with few worldly desires. Daoism advocates blandness, believing that lack of flavor is the best possible flavor. It was highly influential in the creation of the aesthetic concept of blandness and quiet living. Beginning in the Wei and Jin dynasties, the term was used in aesthetics, ref…
This term means to feel sad for others’ sadness and feel painful for others’ suffering. It is a combination of the Buddhist concept of “mercy” and Confucian concept of “compassion.” “Mercy” in Buddhism implies both kind-heartedness that brings peace and happiness to all and sympathy that relieves others from their misery. “Compassion” mean…
To govern a state well, the ruler must select and employ those with outstanding virtue and talent. However, he must also be tolerant and inclusive toward people of ordinary virtue and aptitude. This is a successful combination of the traditional Chinese political concepts of “exalting the worthy” and “being compassionate.”
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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