noun
Cheng-Zhu school; neo-Confucianism of the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi
A major school of neo-Confucianism based on the teachings of Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and Zhu Xi. Often contrasted with 陽明学 (Wang Yangming school).
See also: 朱子学
江戸時代、日本では程朱学が官学として重んじられた。
During the Edo period, the Cheng-Zhu school was esteemed as the official learning in Japan.
A rival neo-Confucian school founded by Wang Yangming, emphasizing innate knowledge and action, in contrast to the Cheng-Zhu emphasis on principle and investigation of things.
From the surnames of the Cheng brothers (程) and Zhu Xi (朱), plus 学 (learning).