知行合一
不是先存一套空洞知识再去执行，而是在真实行动里检验是否真正知道。
Wang Yangming Study Site
Wang Yangming and Yangmingism
Study Wang Yangming, Wang Yang-ming, Yangmingism, unity of knowledge and action, and innate knowing through essays, sources, and practical tools.
Core Ideas
Put the four ideas back into lived action
This site treats Yangming learning as questions, situations, and practices rather than a list of famous quotes.
致良知
把人本具的善恶判断力落实到日常选择中，重心在持续省察与实践。
心即理
道德原则不只是外在对象的规则，也在主体的良知与责任中呈现。
事上磨炼
修养不离具体事务，读书、做事、处人都可以成为用功处。
Timeline
A life where learning took form in affairs.
1472
生于浙江余姚，名守仁，字伯安，后号阳明。
1499
中进士，进入明代官僚体系，历任刑部、兵部等职。
1506
因上疏救言官触怒权宦刘瑾，被廷杖并贬贵州龙场。
1508
龙场悟道，思想重心转向从心体体认天理。
1519
平定宁王朱宸濠之乱，知行合一不止是讲学命题，也进入政治军事实践。
1529
病逝于江西南安，后世尊称阳明先生。
Reading
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Essays build context; the library organizes classics, encyclopedic references, and modern guides.
The Longchang Awakening: How Wang Yangming Rebuilt Learning in ExileA full Longchang awakening essay that places Wang Yangming in historical context, follows the classical clues, and turns Yangming learning into reviewable practice.Unity of Knowledge and Action: Wang Yangming’s Most Misread IdeaA full unity of knowledge and action essay that places Wang Yangming in historical context, follows the classical clues, and turns Yangming learning into reviewable practice.Extending Innate Knowledge: Wang Yangming’s Method for Ordinary PeopleA full extending innate knowledge essay that places Wang Yangming in historical context, follows the classical clues, and turns Yangming learning into reviewable practice.Mind Is Principle: Why Wang Yangming Shifted Neo-Confucian LearningA full mind is principle essay that places Wang Yangming in historical context, follows the classical clues, and turns Yangming learning into reviewable practice.
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Wang Yangming and Yangmingism: a study guide to unity of knowledge and action
This English page answers the main search intent behind Wang Yangming, Wang Yang-ming, Wang Yang Ming, and Yangmingism. It gives a clear path from biography to core ideas, source checking, and practical reflection.
Yangmingism is presented here as a school of Chinese philosophy centered on mind, innate knowing, unity of knowledge and action, and learning through affairs. Readers can begin with a definition, then continue into essays, sources, and tools.
What is Yangmingism?
Yangmingism is the tradition associated with Wang Yangming, the Ming thinker who argued that genuine knowing must be tested in action. The term is often searched by readers who want a concise definition before moving into Chinese philosophy.
This site connects the definition with the practical question that makes Wang Yangming useful today: why do people understand what is right yet still fail to act?
Wang Yangming name variants
Searchers may type Wang Yangming, Wang Yang-ming, Wang Yang Ming, Wang Shouren, or Yangming. These names point to the same thinker, so the page uses them naturally while keeping the study path clear.
The homepage links to biography, texts, and essays so that name-based searches lead to real learning rather than a one-line answer.
Where to continue
Begin with the study guide, then read essays on unity of knowledge and action, innate knowing, Longchang, and the Instructions for Practical Living.
Use the tools only after reading a concept: the point is to turn one idea into a small action that can be reviewed today.
Glossary
Key Terms
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Wang Yangming
Ming thinker, official, teacher, and military leader also known as Wang Shouren.
Yangmingism
A school of Chinese philosophy centered on mind, innate knowing, practice, and unity of knowledge and action.
Wang Yang-ming
A common romanized spelling of Wang Yangming used in English-language scholarship and search queries.
Unity of knowledge and action
The claim that genuine knowing is inseparable from embodied action.
Innate knowing
The moral awareness that must be extended in concrete affairs.
Instructions for Practical Living
A common English title for Chuanxilu, the key record of Wang Yangming's teaching.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn Wang Yangming, Wang Yang-ming, Wang Shouren and Yangmingism through biography, unity of knowledge and action, innate knowing, essays, sources and tools.
What is Yangmingism?
Yangmingism is the tradition of thought associated with Wang Yangming. It emphasizes mind, innate knowing, and the unity of knowledge and action.
Are Wang Yangming and Wang Shouren the same person?
Yes. Wang Shouren is his personal name, while Wang Yangming is the better-known name used by many readers and sources.
What should beginners read first?
Start with biography and core ideas, then read short essays before entering the Instructions for Practical Living.