What is the difference between "master and teacher"?

Master and teacher, what is the difference between one word and another? Single from the meaning of the word, I guess a lot of people will come from the word on the key, to talk about it can not say so. To put it bluntly, we can't understand the essence of the problem. Understand the essence of the problem, is to understand the problem behind the Chinese continuation of thousands of years of master and apprentice culture. In contrast, the old Liang and Ma Weidu two cultural scholars, they well explained or worth learning. In my opinion, known as the "iron mouth" known as the old Liang, in this issue of interpretation, but less than Ma Weidu pinpointed.

Lao Liang said, usually referred to as the master, refers to one day for the teacher for life for the father. The master teaches the ability to survive and has a profound impact on one's life. Master, on the other hand, is used relatively broadly. For example, strangers can be called masters, in terms of emotional color, not as much as the master rose to the point of kinship. Lao Liang here, fully recognized the weight of the master than master to a person.

Based on this, Lao Liang said that many people for the use of master and master is not too accurate, these two words can not be used indiscriminately, many people do not understand how it is. This is Lao Liang's explanation, and it kind of answers the difference between Master and Shifu for us, but it's not very perfect and doesn't touch the essence of the matter. Let's take a look at Ma Weidu's explanation, we can understand that Lao Liang's explanation, not as good as Ma Weidu hit the nail on the head.

Ma Weidu in the antique line, for seniority and seniority is still very important. Plus, Ma Weidu read countless people, social experience is very rich, he came to talk about the difference between the master and the master still have the right to speak. According to Ma Weidu, in ancient Chinese society, the skill of making a living was still valued. As a result, those who taught skills could be called masters. Ma Weidu also pointed out that the fundamental difference between a master and a teacher lies in whether or not the rite of apprenticeship has been performed. According to our traditional culture, a person who has performed the rite of worship is a member of the same family. In our country, the master can be equated with one's father. In other words, the gap between master and disciple, Ma Weidu said can be understood as a clear official difficult to resolve family affairs. A master, on the other hand, does not have this layer of relationship, and this is where Ma's explanation goes deeper than Lao Liang's.

Where Ma Weidu goes deeper than Lao Liang's explanation is in the dialectical answer to the relationship between master and apprentice. The relationship between master and disciple can't be about quid pro quo, it's like you can't talk about quid pro quo to your biological parents for the same reason. Master, on the other hand, belongs to the honorific title and does not have this layer of relationship. Ma Weidu also emphasizes that a master teaches you the precepts, lets you know what you can and cannot do, and lets you understand what the rules are. Masters naturally don't have this characteristic, so Ma Weidu's answer is spot on.

Chinese culture is profound and profound, especially the culture of Chinese characters, the difference between a word and a million miles away from the subject, said this is the truth. Lao Liang or Ma Weidu also, have answered for us the difference between the master and the master. In my opinion, Lao Liang's explanation is not as accurate as Ma Weidu's. Now that we understand the difference between a master and a teacher, we can see the difference between the two. Since we understand the difference between the master and the master, in our daily lives, we should uphold the tradition of honoring the master, remember not to deceive the master, which is treason.