ABSTRACT
The classical systems of many religions have experienced changes and development, the classical system of Confucianism has, historically, experienced three obvious development stages. The historical development of the Confucian classics system not only enables Confucian spiritual traditions to continuously absorb new resources but also naturally facilitates the development of thinking about and attitude towards the origin and noumenon of the universe together with the development of history. In the history of Confucianism, Commentaries on The Book of Changes has been viewed as embodiment of the thought of Confucius. Although Mencius and The Doctrine of the Mean are generally viewed as the origin of the “transcending the inherent” tradition in Confucianism, as a matter of fact, the thought and expression of Commentaries on The Book of Changes cannot be ignored. Therefore, on the whole, Confucian doctrine cannot be ambiguously summarized as “intrinsic transcendence”.
