The “One Mind, Two Aspects” Model of the Self: The Self Model and Self-Cultivation Theory of Chinese Buddhism

Abstract

Constructing a self model with universal cultural adaptability is a common concern of cultural psychologists. These models can be divided into two types: one is the self model based on Western culture, represented by the self theory of Marsh, Cooley, Fitts, etc.; the other is the non-self model based on Eastern culture, represented by the Mandela model of Hwang Kwang Kuo and the Taiji model of Zhen Dong Wang. However, these models do not fully explain the self structure and development of Chinese people in the context of Chinese Buddhist culture. Based on the self theory of Chinese Buddhism and inspired by the famous Buddhist work Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna, this article constructs the “one mind, two aspects” self model. This model not only can properly represent the self structure of Chinese people in the context of Chinese Buddhism but also can explain the self-cultivation process and the realm of practice of Chinese Buddhist believers and thus has satisfactory cultural validity.

Innovative Exploration of Ideological and Political Education Teaching in Colleges and Universities under the Perspective of Cultural Confidence

“…It can be seen that cultural self-confidence and ideological education in colleges and universities are compatible in this perspective, and cultural self-confidence is indispensable for the smooth implementation of ideological education in colleges and universities, and the implementation of ideological education can enhance the cultural self-confidence of college students to a certain extent, and achieve the effect of "educating the people with culture." From the perspective of cultural self-confidence, improving the effect of ideological and political education in colleges and universities can strengthen the cultural self-awareness of college students, make college students form a deep identity with the core values of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and drive the ideological and political education to meet the needs of the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era [13][14][15]. However, it is worth noting that the enhancement of the effect of Civic and Political Education in colleges and universities under the perspective of cultural selfconfidence still faces certain obstacles, which are specifically manifested in the content of education, educational discourse, teachers' main body and the environment of educating people and other aspects [16][17][18].…”