“入德之门” 是程朱理学工夫论的核心命题，标定了儒家学者道德修养进程的道德起点。二程将《大学》定性为 “初学入德之门”，朱熹承续这一学术判定，通过重构《大学》的 “三纲领八条目”，搭建起由格物致知起始、经由诚意正心与修身齐家、终达治国平天下的完整进德路径。本文以学为圣贤的理想目标为导向，以程朱《大学》诠释的原典为核心依据，结合相关学术研究成果，逐层解析 “入德之门” 的本体内涵、工夫方法及理论意义，阐明其贯通内圣外王的次第逻辑，揭示儒家下学而上达、由初学入门终至圣贤境界的道德修养进程。  The “Gateway to the Virtue Realm of Sagehood ” is a core proposition in the theory of self-cultivation (gongfu) of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, marking the virtue starting point of the Confucian process of moral cultivation. The Cheng brothers defined the Confucian Classic The Great Learning as “the gate for beginners to enter the Virtue Realm of Sagehood,” and Zhu Xi inherited this doctrinal judgment. By reconstructin...

As a core theoretical proposition in the practical philosophy of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, “Gateway to the Virtue Realm of sagehood ” defines the fundamental starting point of Confucian moral cultivation. The Cheng Brothers regard The Great Learning as the essential entry for novice learners to pursue virtue. Inheriting this doctrinal judgment, Zhu Xi reconstructs the framework of the “Three Fundamental Principles and Eight Practical Articles” articulated in The Great Learning and formulates a hierarchical and progressive system of virtuous cultivation. This cultivation trajectory initiates from the investigation of things and extension of knowledge, advances through the sincerity of volition, rectification of the mind, self-cultivation, and familial regulation, and ultimately culminates in state governance and world pacification. Centered on the sagehood ideal and grounded in the canonical exegeses of The Great Learning by the ...

在儒学发展史上，北宋程颢、程颐兄弟与南宋朱熹（合称 “程朱”）之所以极力凸显 “入德之门” 的重要性，绝非单纯的经典考据选择，而是关乎儒学生死存亡的 “道术重构”。其本质是回应两大核心挑战：在思想层面，重塑儒家义理的形上高度，与佛、道两教争夺中国人的精神主导权；在教育层面，重建由 “初学” 通往 “圣贤” 的道德阶梯，扭转汉唐以来章句训读脱离道德实践的学风。 In the history of Confucianism, the reason why the Northern Song brothers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi together with the Southern Song’s Zhu Xi (collectively known as the “Cheng-Zhu” school) so vigorously highlighted the importance of the “Gateway to the Virtue Realm of Sagehood ” was by no means a simple choice of classical exegesis; rather, it concerned a “reconstruction of the Way and its arts” that would determine the very survival of Confucianism. Its essence lay in responding to two core challenges: at the intellectual level, to...

In the ideological evolution of Confucianism, the Cheng Brothers (Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi) and Zhu Xi elevated the proposition of “The Gateway to Virtue Realm of Sagehood” to a foundational doctrinal principle for moral cultivation in Neo-Confucianism. This theoretical initiative constituted a fundamental ideological reconstruction of Confucian Dao in response to the intellectual challenges posed by Buddhism and Taoism. The paramount emphasis placed on this proposition originates from dual imperatives: the systematic reconstruction of Confucian theoretical frameworks and the standardization of practical moral pedagogy. Theoretically, the notion of “The Gateway to Virtue Realm of Sagehood” facilitates the metaphysical completion of Confucian moral ontology, establishes an intrinsic logical coherence between the Heavenly Principle and human moral praxis, and radically differentiates Confucian immanent transcendence from the detache...

“入德之门”是二程、朱熹德性伦理与儒家成圣之学的核心命题，特指学人通往圣贤道德境界、开展德性修养的根本门径与实践方法。在宋明理学的义理重构与教化革新中，二程首开尊《大学》为入德根本的先河，朱熹承续程门绝学、整合理学体系，将《大学》确立为四书之首、成圣修德的第一经典。相较于《论语》《孟子》《中庸》的义理散见、境界高远，《大学》构建了唯一一套由内而外、由静而动、由体而用、由修身而治世的完整道德践履次第。本文立足二程与朱熹原始文献，以“学为圣贤”为终极目标，结合格物致知、诚意正心、修身齐家、治国平天下的成圣工夫序列，深度剖析二程、朱熹选择《大学》作为“入德之门”的根本性理论缘由，并阐释《大学》在理学德性修养体系中的不可替代价值，回应宋儒扭转空疏学风、重构儒学实践品格、建立成圣工夫范式的核心时代与理论诉求。   "Gateway to the Virtue Realm of Sagehood " is a core proposition in the virtue ethics and the Confucian learning of sagehood developed by the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi, referring specifically to the fundamental gateway and practical method throug...

This paper systematically examines the theoretical basis for regarding The Great Learning as the gateway to virtue in Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. It illustrates the hierarchical moral cultivation system and interprets the text’s foundational value in traditional Confucian sagehood learning. "The Gateway to Virtue" is the core proposition of the virtue ethics and Confucian sagehood learning of the Cheng Brothers and Zhu Xi. It specifically refers to the fundamental path and practical methodology for scholars to reach the moral realm of sages and conduct virtue cultivation. During the reconstruction of philosophical doctrines and educational reform under Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming dynasties, the Cheng Brothers were the first to uphold The Great Learning as the foundation for accessing virtue. Inheriting the exclusive academic legacy of the Cheng School and systematizing Neo-Confucian thought, Zhu Xi ranked The Great Learning first a...