Fang Dongshu's concept and standpoint of Neo-Confucianism in his Ba Nanlei Wending.

Fang Dongshu and his Hanxue Shangdui played an important role in the conflict of Hanxue (...) and Songxue (...) in the middle Ching. There were plenty of studies focused on his sharp reprimand and debate to the scholars of Hanxue displayed in Hanxue Shangdui. Nonetheless, his another book Ba Nanlei Wending included more abundant resources which could reflect his concept, theory of self-cultivation, and standpoint of Neo-Confucianism. In short, the exegesis of "mind (Xin)" and "will (Yi)" of Fang was strongly inclined to Zhuxi, though the interpretation of "sincerity (Chengyi)" was innovatively changed. Fang's concept of "vigilance in solitude (Shendu)" was transformed as a supplementary method of "chengyi", and the meaning of restriction was extraordinarily emphasized. The viewpoint of the development of Neo-Confucianism was also constructed in Ba Nanlei Wending, most prestigious scholars in the Ming dynasty and the middle Ching was regarded as heterodoxy. More over, Fang redefined the definition of "Neo-Confucianism biography (Daoxue Zhuan)" for the abrogation of it in History of Ming (Mingshi). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]