“入德之門” 是程朱理學工夫論的核心命題，標定了儒家學者道德修養進程的道德起點。二程將《大學》定性為 “初學入德之門”，朱熹承續這一學術判定，通過重構《大學》的 “三綱領八條目”，搭建起由格物致知起始、經由誠意正心與修身齊家、終達治國平天下的完整進德路徑。本文以學為聖賢的理想目標為導向，以程朱《大學》詮釋的原典為核心依據，結合相關學術研究成果，逐層解析 “入德之門” 的本體內涵、工夫方法及理論意義，闡明其貫通內聖外王的次第邏輯，揭示儒家下學而上達、由初學入門終至聖賢境界的道德修養進程。  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 ...

在儒學發展史上，北宋程顥、程頤兄弟與南宋朱熹（合稱 “程朱”）之所以極力凸顯 “入德之門” 的重要性，絕非單純的經典考據選擇，而是關乎儒學生死存亡的 “道術重構”。其本質是回應兩大核心挑戰：在思想層面，重塑儒家義理的形上高度，與佛、道兩教爭奪中國人的精神主導權；在教育層面，重建由 “初學” 通往 “聖賢” 的道德階梯，扭轉漢唐以來章句訓讀脫離道德實踐的學風。 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...

“入德之門”是二程、朱熹德性倫理與儒家成聖之學的核心命題，特指學人通往聖賢道德境界、開展德性修養的根本門徑與實踐方法。在宋明理學的義理重構與教化革新中，二程首開尊《大學》為入德根本的先河，朱熹承續程門絕學、整合理學體系，將《大學》確立為四書之首、成聖修德的第一經典。相較於《論語》《孟子》《中庸》的義理散見、境界高遠，《大學》構建了唯一一套由內而外、由靜而動、由體而用、由修身而治世的完整道德踐履次第。本文立足二程與朱熹原始文獻，以“學為聖賢”為終極目標，結合格物致知、誠意正心、修身齊家、治國平天下的成聖工夫序列，深度剖析二程、朱熹選擇《大學》作為“入德之門”的根本性理論緣由，並闡釋《大學》在理學德性修養體系中的不可替代價值，回應宋儒扭轉空疏學風、重構儒學實踐品格、建立成聖工夫範式的核心時代與理論訴求。   "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...