國立臺灣大學政治科學論叢

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This  paper  deals  with  the  core  concerns  in  the  book  “Extensive  DivineMeaning of Dao Te Zhen Jing”(道德真經廣聖義) written by Du Guangting. Thispaper tries to investigate several dimensions of this text: Tao (the ultimate origin)、Te  (the  great  nature)  and  breath  or  vital  energy,  breath  or  vital  energy  and  body,body  and  politics,  people  and  gods.  We  shall  also  discuss  the  ranking  and  theinteraction between sacred and secular orders that is concerned with Taoist religion.This dissertation looks at the internal and external linkages between the body andpolitical  governing.  Du  Guangting,  was  a  leader  of  both  academic  and  religiousspheres  towards  the  end  of  the  Tang  dynasty  and  Five-Dynasties;  he  alsointrospectively developed the epistemological with ontological understanding foundin this Double-Negation School writing. He academically and religiously upheld theposition of Lao-Zi in order to publicize and exalt the philosophy of Taoist school aswell as the doctrines of Taoist religion.Several  important  issues,  including  the  Double-negation  discourse,  the  sagediscourse  and  the  governing  discourse  in  this  article  will  also  be  dealt  with.  Inaddition,  questions  such  as  ‘How  Buddhist  thought  influences  double  negationthought’,  ’How  the  divine  differs  from  and  interacts  with  the  secular’,  ‘What  therelationship  is  between  the  nature  of  the  mind  and  substance’  and  ‘How  body-politics were formalized and changed in this era’ will be discussed ,too.The writing of “Extensive Divine Meaning of Dao Te Zhen Jing” reflects thepolitical and religious situation. It also conveys the internal essence of the politicaldiscourses  of  Taoist  and  Confucian  School  to  Taoist  religion.  Undoubtedly  thiswriting itself is a part of the process in state formation or building and the result ofthe dominance of political power in this period of time.