Who was called a saint in ancient times???

According to the definition of traditional Chinese culture, strictly speaking, "sage" refers to a person who has complete knowledge and deeds, and is equivalent to the realm of "Buddha", which is an infinite existence in a limited world. In general, "all talents and virtues are called saints". This term originally came out of Confucianism's pursuit of "stopping at the highest good", so the original meaning of the sage was specifically directed to Confucianism.

However, the later Zhuzi Baijia, and even various religions and schools in ancient and modern times, also had their own recognized saints, but Yao Shunyu and other saints recognized by Confucianism were recognized by the Zhuzi Baijia. In fact, the understanding of Confucianism and the hundred schools of thought on the sage is summarized, that is, the true appearance of the sage, because there is no contradiction, but Confucianism emphasizes the whole, and the hundred schools of thought emphasize a certain characteristic. In Confucius's Family Sayings: Five Rituals, Confucius's description of "sage" is mentioned, and although the authenticity of this book can be distinguished, this passage gives the most detailed and appropriate explanation of the true meaning of the word "sage".

The so-called saint must achieve his own virtue and merge with the laws of the universe, and wisdom can be flexible without a fixed way. The origin and end of everything in the universe has been thoroughly understood. With all the living beings in the world, all things in the world are in harmony, get along naturally, expand the way of heaven into their own temperament, the heart is as bright as the sun and the moon, but like a god in the underworld to nurture sentient beings, ordinary people can never understand how noble and great his character is, even if he understands a little, he can't really understand the edge of his spirit.

Those who have reached this state are saints. ”

According to the understanding of the above passage, based on the original Confucian position of the word "sage", the famous and relatively recognized sages recorded in the Chinese classics mainly include:

Fuxi, Yellow Emperor, Emperor Yan, Emperor Zhuan, Emperor Yu, Yao, Gaotao, Shun, Yu, Yiyin, Fu Shuo, Shang Tang, Boyi, King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Duke of Zhou, Liu Xia Hui, Confucius, ......

After Confucius, there were no recognized saints in Chinese culture in the strict sense of the word. However, there are still many elites in professional fields who are revered by later generations as "a certain saint", and they are still called "stock gods" and the like, but these secular saints have nothing to do with the original meaning of "saints":

Kong Qiu, Li Er, Yasheng Mencius, Wusheng Guan Yu, poet saint Du Fu...

Li Boyang, Kong Zhongni, Wang Bo'an, Mo Zhai, and Wang Li.

Lao Tzu Li Er. Confucius, Confucius.

Recognized as a natural Confucian saint.

1.Wine Saint: Du Kang, an emperor of the Xia Dynasty, is said to be the inventor of wine.

2.Wensheng: Kongqiu, the word Zhongni. Lu Guoquyi (now Qufu, Shandong), a thinker, educator, and founder of Confucianism in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

3.Shi Sheng: Sima Qian, the character is long. Xia Yang (now from Chaocheng, Shaanxi) is a famous historian and writer in the Western Han Dynasty and the author of the first biography of China and the general history "Historical Records".

4.Cao Sheng: Zhang Xu, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, he was good at cursive writing, and he had a deeper understanding of Rili's cursive writing.

5.Medical saint: Zhang Zhongjing, famous machine. Nanyang County (now Nanyang, Henan) was a medical scientist of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the author of "Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" and "The Essentials of Golden Medicine".

6.Martial Saint: Guan Yu, the word cloud is long. Henan Xie County (now Shanxi) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty Yi State general emphasis on righteousness, fine martial arts, descendants respect his "King Guan" and "Emperor Guan".

7.Book Sage: Wang Xizhi, the word Yizhi. Jin Langyalin, works include "Huang Tingjing" and "Orchid Pavilion Preface".

8.Painting saint: Wu Daozi, Yang Zhai (now from Yuxian County, Henan) was a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, good at figure painting, and had the reputation of "Wu Belt Wind".

9.Tea Sage: Lu Yu, a native of the Tang Dynasty, is famous for his love of tea, and is the author of three volumes of the Book of Tea.

10 poems: Du Fu, the word Zimei, the number Shaoling. A native of Gongxian County, Henan, he was a great realist poet of the Tang Dynasty and wrote "Du Gongbu Collection".

Summary. Hello, I have seen your question and am sorting out the answer, please wait a while How many saints were there in ancient China?

Hello, I have seen your question and am sorting out the answer, please wait for a while There are ten Du Kang, Du Fu, Confucius, Guan Yu, Lu Yu, Zhang Xu, Sima Qian, Zhang Zhongjing, Wu Daozi, and Wang Xizhi.

Dissatisfied! There should be more than 40 saints, such as: Water Saint: Dayu, Wood Saint: Lu Ban, Soldier Saint: Sun Wu and many other saints.

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In the culture dominated by Confucianism, the ancient sages, the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, King Wen of Zhou, Confucius, Mencius; However, according to the truth, those people in practical life mostly refer to virtue, and some of them are just rotten.

I don't like to study history, so I don't know much about saints or anything. Brother let's define a saint first, don't be a saint in everything.

In my opinion, a saint is a person who can give a very crucial guide to the development of his nation.

Then, just think, who is a saint? Alas, I'm not a history major, it's difficult.

Playing chess in the past few days, I suddenly realized that the inventor of chess is a saint, because the existence of chess has created many generals, and how many lives have been saved by these generals.

The inventor of writing is also half a saint. The person who led the establishment of the Qin Dynasty was also considered a saint. The founders of ancient science are also saints. I don't bother to find out who it is.