天
Tiān
Heaven

Transcendent principle and source of moral order. The Mandate of Heaven (天命) legitimizes the ruler and grounds human nature.

Thinkers

孔子 Kǒngzǐ 孟子 Mèngzǐ 董仲舒 Dǒng Zhòngshū

Works

書經 Classic of Documents 論語 Analects 中庸 Doctrine of the Mean 春秋繁露 Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn
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