It means that the purpose of the university is to carry forward the aboveboard moral character, make people innovate and reach the most perfect state.
From the Book of Rites. university
This full text:
The way of university is to be moral, to be close to the people and to stop at perfection. Zhi Zhi then has a decision, then he can be quiet, then he can be quiet, then he can be safe, then he can think about it, and then he can get it. Things start and end, and things end. If you know the order, you will find a shortcut.
Vernacular translation;
The purpose of "university" is to carry forward noble virtues, care for people and reach the highest state of perfection. Only when you know that you want to achieve the state of "perfection" can you set goals. Only by setting a goal can we be quiet, stable and not chaotic. Only by being stable and not chaotic can we have thoughts and thoughts, and we can achieve "supreme goodness." Everything has a root and an end, and everything has an end and a beginning. Knowing their order is not far from the purpose of the university.
Extended data:
The "Three Outlines" and "Eight Items" put forward in "University" emphasize that self-cultivation is the premise of governing people, and the purpose of self-cultivation is to govern the country and the world, which shows the consistency between governing the country and the world and personal moral cultivation.
The full text of "Da Xue" is concise, profound and far-reaching. This paper mainly summarizes the pre-Qin Confucian moral cultivation theory, as well as the basic principles and methods of moral cultivation, and also systematically discusses the Confucian political philosophy, which has profound enlightenment for being a man, doing things and governing the country.
(505 BC-435 BC) was born in Wucheng, Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
A disciple of Confucius and an important representative of the main schools of Confucianism-"Ceng Zi Zisi Mencius School". Later generations revered him as "Zongsheng" and called him "Four Saints" with Confucius, Mencius and Yanzi.