What does mingde mean?

Mingde is a Chinese word, pronounced míng dé, which means bright virtue.

Yi Zhou Shu Ben Dian: "I don't know what Mingde does, what politics and religion do, what people do, and what music is born of, so I asked my uncle."

Historical Records Biography of the Five Emperors: "All the world's fame and virtue began with Emperor Yu."

Xie Yuwen of Song Dynasty: "Officials have no wisdom, but they are anxious to tell their troubles. Since God gave it, it is still beneficial. "

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"Ming Ming De" comes from Book of Rites University. At the beginning of this article, it says: "The way of a university lies in being clear about virtue, being close to the people and stopping at perfection."

The first sentence at the beginning of the classic of Chinese excellent traditional culture "University" is "the way of a university, and the virtue of being close to the people stops at perfection". The word "Mingde" here is the soul of the whole "University". So what exactly does "Ming Ming De" mean? In short, it is to achieve the realm of knowing its virtue, knowing its wisdom, knowing its virtue internally and knowing its virtue externally. It is the double cultivation of sex and life.