TITLE:
Co-Existence and Convergence: Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in the Book Cai Gen Tan
AUTHORS:
Fred Y. Ye
KEYWORDS:
Cai Gen Tan; Confucianism; Taoism; Buddhism
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Philosophy,
Vol.4 No.1,
January
26,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Cai Gen Tan is a key book that
fuses Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Written in essay form that integrates
maxims and epigrams, the book Cai Gen Tan suggests ways toward a simple, peaceful, and quiet mind and life, while
promoting philosophical values for contemporary society and communicating
Eastern thoughts to Western world.