He regards "Tao" as the fundamental criterion for selecting teachers. He thinks that a teacher is not because of his age and status, but because he knows Tao earlier or better than himself.
The relationship between teachers and students is measured by "Tao" and "industry". Whoever has "Tao" first will have the knowledge of "industry" and who is a teacher. Teachers are not restricted by age, status, qualifications, etc.
Under certain conditions, teachers are earlier and more reasonable than students, and they have expertise in some aspects. Students should learn from their teachers. Students will constantly improve under the guidance of teachers, and they will have originality or expertise in some aspects. Therefore, teachers should also learn from students.
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Han Yu's main achievements:
1 literature
Han Yu is an advocate of the ancient prose movement, who advocates inheriting the prose tradition of the pre-Qin and Han dynasties and opposes the parallel prose that pays attention to the rhythm and ignores the content. Han Yu's articles are magnificent, well-organized and logical, and are known as the first of the "Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties".
Han Yu's works are very rich, with more than 700 poems, including nearly 400 essays. His works are diverse in genre, such as Fu, Poetry, Argumentation, Speaking, Biography, Recording, Ode, Praise, Book, Preface, Mourning, Inscription, Table and Writing. Li Han, a great master, compiled his legacy into forty volumes of Han Yu Ji, and now the Collection of Han Changli has been handed down from generation to generation.
2. Education
Han Yu once recruited disciples and taught by himself, leaving an article on how to inspire future generations and promote talents. Han Yuli changed his style of being a teacher and recruited more students to study.
Step 3 think
Han Yu is an important thinker. When Confucianism declined and Buddhism prevailed, he devoted himself to reviving Confucianism and achieved great success. The ancient prose movement advocated by him is actually an important means to revive Confucianism.
4. Politics
Politically, Han Yu opposed the separatist regime in the buffer region. Regarding Han Yu's attitude towards the separatist regime in the buffer region, scholar Guo Yuheng pointed out that the main tendency of Han Yu's Pinghuai Xibei is to "oppose the separatist regime in the buffer region and praise the victory of counterinsurgency; Praise the hawks and criticize the hawks. "