The Three Realms of the Sage

Answer 1

Different ideologies had different explanations of the Sage Realm. The following was the relevant situation of the Sage Realm under some ideologies:

** I. Looking at the Sage Realm from the Buddhist perspective **
1. ** Arhat Realm (Self-attaining Han Realm)**
- The saints in this realm were as bright and clean as glass, but it was similar to "watching fire from the other side of the river". They mainly paid attention to their own enlightenment and reached a state of liberation. They were less concerned about the affairs of others and belonged to the relatively elementary saint realm.
2. ** Bodhisattva Realm **
- He had already realized that his life was better and he had the ability to satisfy himself. However, the saints in the Bodhisattva realm were not satisfied with their own good state. They also hoped that others could live well like them, reduce their troubles and increase their happiness. However, compared with the realm of Buddha, they had not yet reached the state of perfection.
3. ** The Realm of Buddha **
- This was the highest realm of the saints in Buddhism. Not only was he completely enlightened, but he also hoped that everyone in the world could be like him and have basic life security, such as food, clothing, housing, and transportation. He also hoped that everyone would have a high degree of enlightenment.

2. Looking at the Sage Realm from the perspective of the scholarly faction
1. ** Personal Morality Cultivation Realm (Cultivation Realm)**
- It emphasized self-reflection, self-restraint, self-restraint, and tolerance to improve one's moral character. Self-reflection is to examine whether one abides by morality from many aspects such as thoughts and behaviors; Self-restraint requires restraint of one's incorrect desires and words and deeds to achieve the realm of benevolence; Shendu is to be strict with self-discipline when alone; Leniency is to be strict with oneself and tolerant of others. This realm focuses on the self-shaping of one's morality.
2. ** State of social responsibility (State of governing the country and pacifying the world)**
- The Scholarly Sage had to cultivate his own moral character as a foundation and take responsibility for society. When he was successful, he actively sought for the welfare of the people of the world. As Mencius said,"if he achieved success, he would help the world at the same time." Through governing the family and the country, he would finally achieve the ideal state of peace in the world.
3. ** Realm of moral freedom (Realm of doing as one pleases without exceeding the rules)**
- People who reached this realm could not only conform to their inner feelings, but also abide by social ethics. They could achieve a harmonious state between human freedom and social order.

** 3. Looking at the Sage Realm from a Taoist perspective (Take Zhuangzi as an example)**
1. ** Comply with Nature Realm (Dao Law Nature Realm)**
- He advocated following the laws of nature, not forcing or acting recklessly, allowing all things to develop freely according to their nature, reflecting the harmonious symbiosis between man and nature.
2. ** Transcending Secular Realm (Forgetting Everything and Me Realm)**
- Pursue the spiritual freedom that transcends the boundaries of self and matter, integrate oneself into the universe, and reach the realm of no self and no matter. From there, one can get rid of the shackles of the secular world and obtain true freedom of the mind.

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