This thesis studies the “Shen hua” (神化) ideology of Wang Chuan-Shan, including “Intrinsic motivation for unity”, “marvelous variability”, “Chi chi yen shen ti”(即氣言神體),and “Humanistic moral creation”.
This thesis has seven chapters. The first chapter is “Introduction”, which includes research motives, literature discussion, chapter layout, and biography of Chuan-Shan. Chapter two includes: The Interpretative Approaches of Chuan-Shan’s “Shen hua” Ideology and research methods.
Chapter three includes: “Shen hua” of “Chou i nei chuan” (《周易內傳》), supplemented by “Wai chuan” (《外傳》), discussion on transcendence and non-transcendence of the meaning of “shen”.Chapter four includes: “Shen hua” of “Chang tzu cheng meng chu” (《張子正蒙注》)── concurrently discuss the “Shen hua”, qi, mind and nature of Commentary on “Sung Lun” (《宋論》), using the concept of the “Tai hsu” (太虛) and “supreme harmony” (太和) as focal point to discuss the relationship between "Shen hua "and qi, heaven, reason, mind and nature , identify the difference between the “Shen hua” of Confucianism and its heterodoxies.Chapter five includes the “Shen” and “hua” of “Chuang Tzu chieh” (《莊子解》), the “Shen hua” meaning of “Tien Chun” (天均)and concept of move of the Wonderful qi to help heaven (神氣移以相天).
Chapter six includes: “Shen hua” of music and the practice of Chuan- Shan’s Partridge Sky (鷓鴣天)，introducing the “Shen hua” features of music in worship and poetry；according to the musical proposition of “flat up” (平起) in Chuan-shan''s poetry review, and in comparison with the Western “gesture”, in order to establish the true meaning of the “rhyme” (韻部) of Partridge Sky: human affection and life attitude will change according to the changes in the movement of the “oral muscle tongue posture”; Chuan-Shan’s later works of Partridge Sky, has the style of “Tao ching” (道情) and “Tan tao” (丹道), indicating Chuan-Shan’s self-transformation that brought about revitalization, a faithful implementation of his “Shen hua” ideology.Chapter seven will be conclusion.
Through the process of analysis and comparison, Constructing the system of Chuan-Shan’s “Shen hua” thoughts, this thesis summarizes the basic elements of Chuan-Shan’s “Shen hua” thought, which include: “Chien Shun Chih Shen” (健順之神), full and pureness (至足至純之理數), simplicity of Qian and Qun, “Tai hsu” (太虛), “supreme harmony” (太和) and the celestial sphere (渾天). This can be said to be the method of Chuan-Shan himself to study “Shen hua” thoughts, which is also the most important finding of this research.