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Bridging Traditions: A Study of Practical Aspects of Confucian-Buddhist Integration and Its Example of Zhou Yi Chan Jie



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ZHANG Zibo, ZHANG Yi

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2025.12.007

Shandong University, Qingdao, China; Shandong University, Jinan, China

When it comes to the integration of Confucianism and Buddhism, it generally refers to the fusion of ideas or thoughts between the two. In fact, Confucianism and Buddhism each possess distinct practical traditions which generally referred to as cultivation (修行). With the spread of Buddhism in China, the two practical traditions gradually influenced and integrated with each other. A notable example is Zhou Yi Chan Jie (周易禪解, A Chan Interpretation of Zhou Yi), written by Ouyi Zhixu (蕅益智旭, 1599-1655) which aimed to introduce Tiantai School’s cessation-and-contemplation meditation to Confucian intellectuals. By interpreting the hexagrams and statements of Zhou Yi, the text elucidates the practice of Perfect-and-Sudden Cessation-and-Contemplation (圓頓止觀). This work offers valuable insights for the modern transformation of ancient practical traditions.

Buddhist-Confucian Integration, cultivation, meditation, Zhou Yi Chan Jie