A Research On Xunzi’ Ritual Theory

Ritual thought as a core part of the the Xunzi’ ideological system, has always been the focusof the study. This part as a matter of research, which the purpose is to understand the inevitabilityand significance of Xunzi’ ritual thought by Ideological origins and social backgrounds.Xia Shang Zhou and the previous period as the foundation of Chinese culture to produced abrilliant cultural achievements. At that time the ritual culture can also get a great development,especially in the Zhou Dynasty ritual has a fairly complete development. Confucius was on thebasis of inheriting thought, made a development of Zhou ritual, formed the theme of benevolencesystem. The Mencius basically inherited the ideas of Confucius, and made the ceremony into emoti-on.The age of Xunzi is different from Confucius and Mencius. With the gradual developmentof the new productive forces,"Ritual and music Disintegration" began to appear. Xunzi it is in thiscontext absorbed predecessors thought reasonable, combined social status quo, formed a system ofritual with his own characteristics. In the sky and human relations, he advocated distinguishingthem, the sky is natural and objective, people have activeness which can recognize sky, but need tofollow the objective law of transformation of nature. This is different from the Taoist attitude onthe sky, at the same time it provides a theoretical basis for the idea of Confucian secularism. Onthe Treatise of Human Nature problems, Xunzi advocates evil nature, he thinks that human natureis evil, and the future of the good is the result of "pseudo".It is emphasized that the importance ofAcquired enlightenment environment, In other words, this shows the importance of the ritual.But he also stressed that the makers of "ceremony" is a small number of "saints", Not allpeople can become "saints", so he derived social inequality on the basis of people’s naturalequality, which also demonstrates the rationality of the hierarchical society.On theepistemological problems, he advocates "Virtual One and static", and he thinks if peopleaccomplish "Virtual One and static", then he can reach the Status of "daqingming", that isrecognition is a process from the sensory to the rational to the heart. In the political thought hestressed that the ultimate goal of the "Rites" serves the "rule of man". Only on the basis of the"rule of man", everyone carries out their duties that can make a harmonious society;The higheststate of the" rule of man "is "benevolent", but he is not totally opposed to "hegemony". Inaddition, he also illustrates the importance of the relationship between monarch and his subjects.And he thought that a harmonious relationship between the monarch and subject is the premise ofa harmonious society; In view of Xunzi Monarch is the highest on the political, while the saintsrepresent the moral of the Most High. In his society, the two did not unified, so finally, heexplained the way to achieve the ideal society is the "sanctification of the Road", In other words,Monarch and saint are combined. The entire system of Xunzi, showing a natural tendency, whichis the characteristic of his thinking.This article is on the basis of previous data, and further explores the connotations ofXunzi’ thought. To find the reasonability and limitation of xunzi’thought in the theoreticalanalysis,the reason of producing rituai thought of Xunzi in the "Ritual and music Disintegration"background and to analyze Xunzi’ ritual thought having rationality and necessity or not in the whole history of the development of Chinese ancient ritual. In order to get a more preciseunderstanding and awareness.