Relationship Between Confucianism And Taoism In Han Dynasty

Confucianism and Taoism has been the two main lines of Chinese thought, although two kinds ofthought originated from the era of all classes of authors, but true to form stable and popular thought in thehan dynasty. Thought is based on the legend of historical data, shape to pursue ways to realize human initialdreams, datong society of Confucian and Taoist XiaoGuoGuaMin society is the ideal one. In the early handynasty, dynasty to maintain the stability of the emperors of the ideal, so the situation of Taoist thoughtbecame the early han statecraft; And as the country is strong, the king can’t meet an ideal, thenConfucianism instead of huang Lao Taoist thought become a new kind of pursuit.Han dynasty Confucianism after dong of transformation, to some extent in accordance with theemperor’s ideal pursue, so Confucian’s primacy, in the western han dynasty finally completed from nominalto exclusive process of, in fact, huang Lao tao stage of collectors is basically out of the bureaucracy.Confucianism give clear day to morality, makes man’s ethical code of ethics to the highest standards,datong, the world has become people’s common ideal, along with the ideal, ideal practice becomes theurgent desire of intellectuals, Wang Mang is group wish practice of Confucian ideal of intellectuals, thefailure of change although there is no influence of the Confucian ideal belief, but power rulers realized thatthe Confucian thoughts, so the eastern han dynasty era prophetic-mixed become emperor decided to governthe country factors, Confucian scholars were forced to accept prophetic-mixed classic status, independenceis broken, Confucian thought into a political tool of the imperial rule. In this case, the datong society cannothave satisfied people’s ideal pursuit, Taoism is to take this opportunity to construct their own ideal world.Prophetic-mixed and immortal thoughts at the end of the western han dynasty, under theinfluence of huang Lao tao to Taoism, is no longer the ideal pursuit of groups, and the pursuit ofindividual’s immortal, beyond nature. Under the influence of Confucian ethics, Taoism also connect moralas a fairy and a mortal bonds, ordinary people also can through the moral accomplishment immortal, andthus people can pursue another ideal, namely individual detached.When the identity of the Confucian scholars from pure intellectuals into official won practice thepower of the social ideal of Confucian scholars, but also lose the final decision for the ideal. Confucianscholars stuck in a dilemma, but identity transformation of Confucian scholars had to inclusive of Taoist thought, without violating the basic principle of Confucianism, Confucian scholars will be resorted to theTaoism thought to make up for deficiencies. Taoism and built the fairy kingdom the individual under therule of the detachment of na in tianshi, tianshi equivalent of Confucian sage of daoism, then the kingdom ofheaven is on earth easily the Confucian ideal of Taoism, as the Confucian ideal of nutrients, Confucianthought so once again done to people the spirit of the rule, the Taoism thought failed to transcend thebondage of Confucian thought, but eventually merge into Confucianism, become a driving force for thedevelopment of the Confucianism.The fusion of Confucianism, Taoism provides a very stable Confucian ideal model of thought,Confucianism is no longer has the ability of its own self-renewal, datong society has become the idealpursuit of forever, but the underlying the practice ability of the Confucianism has not yet dead, as the newera, the ideal will became the motivation of the practice, and encourage people to be realized.