Mo Zhai takes "universal love" and "non-aggression" as his teaching, and at the same time pays attention to the mastery of literature and history knowledge and the cultivation of logical thinking ability, and also pays attention to the spread of practical technology. Skating birds should learn the art of fighting and defense. Mo Zhai taught them strategies and tactics and the use of various weapons. The following article in "Preparing the City Gate" shows that Mo Zhai has a profound research on this technology.
More importantly, Mo Zhai's teaching is not only about sitting, but also about walking. In order to realize the idea of self-destruction, he opposed the Chu king's attack on Song, and sent 300 disciples to help Song Shoudu, forcing the Chu king to stop the invasion plan.
Mo Zhai, the founder of Mohism, was born and died in an unknown year (about 468-376 BC). According to Sima Qian's historical records, "Beggars were doctors in the Song Dynasty. Be good at defense, in order to save money. Or when Confucius merged, or later. " Judging from Mo Zhai's life story, he lived a long life, about the fifth century BC, that is, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
He was born in Shandong (the exact location is disputed), and he is good at manufacturing motorcycles, military engineering and national defense. He is probably a craftsman or a layman, calling himself a "bitch". As for whether he has been a doctor, it has not been confirmed so far. As for Mo Zhai's scholarship, according to the introduction of Huai Nan Zi, it is possible for Mohist school to learn Confucianism and be influenced by Confucius. Confucianism founded by Kong Qiu flourished in Shandong, and Mo Zhai lived in Shandong for a long time and once entered Confucianism.
However, he was dissatisfied with the cumbersome and disturbing "rites" of Confucianism and the vocal music inspired by string songs, disagreed with the rich burial and long mourning of Confucianism, and opposed the theory of destiny of Confucianism, thus establishing a new theory and gathering disciples to give lectures. His great disciple Bird Slip was also Confucius' favorite pupil, but later he realized that Confucianism was unexpected and turned to Mohism. There are 53 existing works of Mohism, which are the basic materials for studying Mohism and Mohism.