Chapter 127 Respect

Cai Yuanpei said that Xiong was the first person to expound the most profound Buddhism from the standpoint of a philosopher in the past two thousand years. Mr. Ma Yifu also mentioned Xiong Shili together with Wang Bi and Nagarjuna in the preface, saying that his knowledge and creativity surpassed those of Tao Sheng, Xuan Lei, Kui Ji and other ancient Buddhist masters, which is really highly respected! Jin Yuelin said that as far as he knows, Xiong Shili is the person who studies Buddhism most profoundly in China.He also said: The famous philosopher Jin Yuelin once said to Zhang Dainian: "There are people in Mr. Xiong's philosophy!"

Xiong Shili is known as "the most refined and systematic master of Lu and Wang's Xinxue". Liang Shuming said that Xiong was the only "madman" in China. In 1956, Chen Yi clearly declared at the Shanghai University Teachers' Association: "Xiong Shili is a national treasure of China." Xu Fuguan later said when comparing the three Confucians Ma, Xiong, and Liang: "Mr. Xiong has a large scale, Mr. Ma has pure righteousness, and Mr. Liang has practiced honestly." In 1953, Xiong Shili's 70th birthday, Ma Yifu wrote a poem to celebrate it. The poem said: "Xiao Temple in Gushan recalls Tanxuan, and clouds lie in forests to live in the twilight years. After the end of the suspension, after a thousand years, the life will take the first spring. The secret Spontaneously prose, and the teachings of power are still passed on according to the world. The flowers in the sea should be as old as before, and they may return to the holy lake boat!"

In March 1979, the memorial meeting for Mr. Xiong Shili was held.This year, Mou Zongsan was emotionally moved at a memorial meeting held in Taiwan. He fondly recalled the teacher's teachings, saying that Mr. Xiong has never been perfunctory or boring in his life. He is absolutely loyal to Taoism and metaphysics. When people come, Mr. Xiong will tell him this trick, no matter whether the other party can listen or not, no matter if the other party is a child or an important member of the party and state.This is what Confucius said, "If something goes wrong, it must happen, and if something goes wrong, it must happen."His whole life is here.

"Encyclopedia Britannica" said that "Xiong Shili and Feng Youlan are outstanding figures in contemporary Chinese philosophy". Ren Jiyu recalled his teacher Xiong Shili: "Mr. Xiong, with his existence, showed people a typical philosophy. His life was rough, he left no inheritance to his children and grandchildren, and his family relationship was not handled properly. For decades, I have not seen him. He wears decent and elegant clothes. The food pays attention to nutrition, but not to the taste. It can even be said that he has eaten a tasteless meal all his life. The lifestyle that people think is worth lingering has nothing to do with Mr. Xiong. Mr. Xiong Expo Group books, don’t pay attention to editions, and have few books on hand, so to speak, no books. Among the scholars I know, Mr. Xiong is the only one who does not have a collection of books. Others may think that he is poor, but he appears to be full and abundant. Others may think that he is not He knows how to organize his life, but he lives happily and calmly. Like ordinary people, he sometimes loses his temper for a little thing, but afterwards, he condemns himself deeply. My heart, as the ancients said, is like the wind and the moon. He has a kind of personality beauty that only he has."

"Mr. Xiong's lectures don't ask whether the target (scholars, bureaucrats, politicians, or businessmen) is worth talking about, and whether the listeners are really willing to listen. He always speaks earnestly and perseveres in his lectures. The center of his lectures is nothing more than asking people to understand the traditions of the Chinese nation. The value of culture. After he was middle-aged, after building his own philosophical system, he "give up Buddhism and return to Confucianism". In addition to the lack of Buddhist philosophy that was written in his writings and discovered theoretically, there is another one buried deep in his heart. The 'first cause' - the love for the traditional culture of the Chinese nation."