| Abstract |
Yang-ming study (陽明學) is Chian Mue’s (錢穆) first step in Sung Ming Confucianism (理學). On his publication Yang-ming Study Selection(《陽明學述要》) in 1955, Chian defined Yang-ming’s thinking mainly with “To solve the problems left over by Sung’s Confucianism.” Afterwards Chian gradually shifted his focus to Chuzhi study(朱子學) with his great achievement Chuzhi New Discovery (《朱子新學案》) coming after thorough studying of Chuzhi. Chian remarked “I’ve read through Chuzhi’s writings more than 140 books…I’ve developed a deep understanding over chuzhi study…I now see something I didn’t in the past”, besides, Chian Mue “detected what were the weak points in Wang Yang-ming’s thinking.” As a result, Chian later offered numerous critics over Yang-ming study at his theses, e.g. “A critic over Yang-ming’s innate knowledge (〈陽明良知學述評〉)”, “Reflections over Yang-ming’s Ch'uan-hsi lu (〈讀陽明傳習錄〉)” or “Reflections over innate knowledge (〈說良知四句教與三教合一〉)”. It seems that Chian Mue saw two different pictures from Yang-ming thinkings, and is there a huge conversion between these two? This essay first aims at portraying the two Yang-ming images made by Chian Mue, and then make a comparison of them discussing the variations and difference. Finally, we will investigate the meaning of variations as such in order to have a better understanding over Chian Mue’s thinking.
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