大禹与九州原理

Da Yu and Principle of China

大禹是儒家传统中的圣王,"古史辨"时期中争议的人物。从今日经学的角度,大禹在儒家传统中具有新的诠释内涵。大禹是虚实相参的人物,他的形象与治水神话紧密相关。大禹治水神话是环太平洋地区捞泥造陆神话的一种类型,但经由前代儒者创造性的转化,具有了普世性的意义。他成了大地原理的象征,他的治水敷土则成了体国经野的九州原理,大禹本人后来更成为儒家圣王的典范。

Da Yu was the holy king in the Confucian tradition and a controversial figure in the period of"Ancient Chinese History Discussion". From the perspective of Confucian classics study,Da Yu had a new connotation in the Confucian tradition. Generally,Da Yu was a character in the combination of fact and fiction,whose image was closely related to the myth of flood control. Da Yus flood control myth was a kind of myth about dredging mud and making land around the Pacific Ocean. However,through the creative transformation of the former Confucians,Da Yu turned out to be the term with universal significance. He became the symbol of the earth principle,and his water control and soil management became the governance principle of China.Da Yu himself later became the model of Confucian sage king.