He was said to have followed the traditional teachings of Zhu Xi so devotedly that he meditated for 7 days and nights in a grove of bamboo in an attem
He was said to have followed the traditional teachings of Zhu Xi so devotedly that he meditated for 7 days and nights in a grove of bamboo in an attempt to understand the patterns of the world. He had a nervous breakdown, and on recovering, decided to reject Zhu Xi's asceticism and investigation in favor of a more individualistic style. For 10 points, who is this philosopher of the early 16th century, whose proclamation that "the principle is the self" was said to be responsible for the Meiji restoration, Zen Buddhism, and the collapse of the Ming dynasty?
He was said to have followed the traditional teachings of Zhu Xi so devotedly that he meditated for 7 days and nights in a grove of bamboo in an attempt to understand the patterns of the world.
Wang Yangming [accept either; or {Wang} Shouren; or {Bo’an}; or {Yangming } Xiansheng]