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This essay explores shared cultural presuppositions underlying the perception of good governance in Chan Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism of the Song dynasty (960–1279) through a comparative hermeneutics between the Northern Song Chan scholar-monk Qisong 契嵩 (1007–1072) and the Southern Song Neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi 朱熹 (1130–1200). This is achieved through a parallel reading of Qisong’s Fujiao bian 輔教編 (Essays on Assisting the Teaching) and Zhu Xi’s commentary on the classic Great Learning, Daxue zhangju 大學章句. As a core theme of these works, good governance, understood as both self-governance and the governance of others, is grounded in particular cultural assumptions regarding interconnectedness. The study brings to light the enduring relevance of interconnectedness in today’s world.

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Fostering Good Governance Through Interconnectedness: Contemporary Insights from Chan Scholar-Monk Qisong and Neo-Confucian Thinker Zhu Xi

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    2026年

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  • Diana Arghirescu

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This essay explores shared cultural presuppositions underlying the perception of good governance in Chan Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism of the Song dynasty (960–1279) through a comparative hermeneutics between the Northern Song Chan scholar-monk Qisong 契嵩 (1007–1072) and the Southern Song Neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi 朱熹 (1130–1200). This is achieved through a parallel reading of Qisong’s Fujiao bian 輔教編 (Essays on Assisting the Teaching) and Zhu Xi’s commentary on the classic Great Learning, Daxue zhangju 大學章句. As a core theme of these works, good governance, understood as both self-governance and the governance of others, is grounded in particular cultural assumptions regarding interconnectedness. The study brings to light the enduring relevance of interconnectedness in today’s world.