Views On Confucianism,daoism,and Buddhism Of The Prime Minister Consul Group In The Early Southern Song Dynasty

Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism are collectively known as the "Three Teachings",the relationship between the Three Teachings has been described by Ren Jiyu as a "top priority" in the history of Chinese thought and religion.Chen Yinque said that "Chinese thought can be represented by Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism".Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty,the thought of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism have been rubbing shoulders with each other and absorbing each other,and have gradually developed from the initial fusion of social utility to the theoretical fusion of the ideologies in the Song Dynasty.Especially at the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty,Buddhist thought flourished,and the fusion of the Three Teachings reached an unprecedented height.With his special position among the scholars and the society,prime minister consul’s ideologies of the relationship between the Three Teachings set the standard.At present,it is rare for academics to study the ideologies between the Three Teachings with the group of executives as the main body,and the existing results mainly focus on the perspective of the school of science or characters.The prime minister consul group is a special class in the field of Confucianism.Most of them entered the civil service as officials by means of the imperial examinations,and they have a deep knowledge of Confucianism.And as a special class of people who discuss state affairs with the rulers,the prime minister consul group has superb cultural literacy,and at the same time it is the pivot of power,who has a powerful guiding role in state policy and ideological orientation.In the early Southern Song Dynasty(Emperor Song Gaozong and Emperor Song Xiaozong),as a period characterised by continuity and continuity both in terms of time and in the field of academic thought,the number of prime minister consul groups was huge,it is more conducive to a comprehensive understanding of the social and ideological thoughts and concepts of the Three Teachings at that time by organizing and analyzing the Three Teachings’ thoughts and concepts of the prime minister consul groups in this period.By organizing,analyzing,and comparing and contrasting the Three Teachings’ thoughts of the 130(Please see the appendix)prime minister consul in the early Southern Song Dynasty.Eventually,the views of the Three Teachings of Shi Hao,Zhang Jun,Zhou Bida,and Li Gang are analyzed as case studies.From the the ideologies between the Three Teachings of these four prime minister consul,it is clear that in the early Southern Song Dynasty,the ideologies between the Three Teachings of the prime minister consul group was mainly manifested in the integration of Buddhism and Taoism with Confucianism as the dominant force.Shi Hao was the main representative,who advocated "the integration of Buddhism and Taoism into Confucianism";Another ideology emphasizes the unifying role of Buddhism in the three teachings.With Zhang Jun,Zhou Bida,and Li Gang as the main representatives,they were deeply versed in Buddhism and knew the Buddhist classics in great detail.They often went on outings with monks and Taoists to exchange Buddhist teachings.Although different types of the ideologies of the Three Teachings are presented in prime minister consul,but they exhibit the same characteristics,at once: Focusing on the ontological status of benevolence;Focusing on the close connection between the The Book of Changes and the Three Teachings;Both integration and critique;the governance in Buddhist and Taoist Thought is emphasized;The ideological tendency of taking Buddhism,Confucianism and Taoism into account came to the forefront.The formation of the ideologies of the Three Teachings of the prime minister consul not only guided by the policies of the rulers,aiding and abetting science and the imperial examinations,as well as external factors such as the extent of the prime minister consul knowledge of the Buddha and Taoism,more importantly,due to the integration、uniformity and the differences between of the Three Teachings.Differences and similarities are most important in the Three Teachings.Because of the similarities of the Three Teachings,it can lead to the integration of the Three Teachings.Yet again,because of its differences,it also promotes each of the Three Teachings to complement each other’s strengths and enrich the content of each other.The fusion of Confucianism,Buddhism and Taoism established the important position of Song academic thought in the long history;The ideologies between the Three Teachings of the prime minister consul group enriched the culture of the Song Dynasty.