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Wang’s legacy in Neo-Confucian tradition and Confucian philosophy as a whole is his claim that the fundamental root of social problems lies in the fact that one fails to gain a genuine understanding of one’s self and its relation to the world, and thus fails to live up to what one could be.
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I don't see Wang's philosophy as being complex. His philosophy sounds exactly like Dharma, where the concept of Zen originally came from (through Buddha).
The various Indian religions and philosophy (
Hinduism,
Buddhism,
Jainism,
Parsism,
Sikhism etc.) have all accorded a central focus to Dharma and advocate its practice. Each of these religions emphasize Dharma as the correct understanding of Nature (or
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[4]</sup> In these traditions, beings that live in accordance with Dharma proceed more quickly toward
Dharma Yukam,
Moksha or
Nirvana (personal
liberation). Dharma also refers to the teachings and doctrines of the founders of these traditions, such as those of
Gautama Buddha and
Mahavira. In traditional Hindu society with its
caste structure, Dharma constituted the religious and moral doctrine of the rights and duties of each individual. (
see dharmasastra). Dharma in its universal meaning shares much in common with the way of
Tao or
Taoism.
The antonym of dharma is
adharma meaning unnatural or immoral.