dào
tǒng

technical
name

Meaning of 道统

道统 means orthodox transmission of Confucian doctrine; lineage of the Way. Pronounced dào tǒng.

  • orthodox transmission of Confucian doctrine; lineage of the Way

Definitions & Examples

xué
jiā
men
mìng
wéi
chéng
Zhōu
gōng
 
Kǒng
dào
tǒng
de
zhèng
zōng
chuán
rén
 

The Neo-Confucian scholars proclaimed themselves as the orthodox successors who inherited the lineage of the Way from the Duke of Zhou and Confucius.

Zhè
zhé
xué
shǐ
zhù
zuò
shēn
tàn
tǎo
le
jiā
dào
tǒng
de
yǎn
biàn
 

This history of philosophy work delves deeply into the evolution of the Confucian orthodox transmission.

rèn
wéi
de
xiǎng
piān
le
chuán
tǒng
de
dào
tǒng
 

He believed his own thoughts deviated from the traditional lineage of the Way.