Joseph A. Adler is Professor of Asian Studies and Religious Studies at Kenyon College. He is the author of Chinese Religious Traditions.

Acknowledgments

Part I

Introduction

1. Zhu Xi, Zhou Dunyi, and the Confucian dao

2. Zhou Dunyi's Role in the daotong

3. The Interpenetration of Activity and Stillness

4. Taiji as "Supreme Polarity"

Conclusions

Part II: Translations of Zhou Dunyi's Major Works and Zhu Xi's Commentaries, with Further Discussions by Zhu Xi and His Students

Introduction

5. The Supreme Polarity Diagram (Taijitu ¿¿¿)

6. Discussion of the Supreme Polarity Diagram (Taijitu sho ¿¿¿¿)

7. Penetrating the Scripture of Change (Tongshu ¿¿)

8. Zhu Xi's Postfaces and Notes

Bibliography
Index