Source Text | In the Canon of Changes, Confucius said, “The sages took the spiritual way to establish religion, and hence the world submitted to them.” ( Footnote: Yi King, p. 230. The two words “Spiritual way” in Chinese are pronounced Shen tao. Hence, the Japanese call their religion Shen-taoism. |
Zhai’s translation | 在《易经》中孔子说:“圣人以神道设教而天下服。”( 脚注:《易经·观卦·彖传》 |
Song’s translation | 在《易经》中,孔子说:“圣人以神道设教,而天下服矣。”( |
Han’s translation | 在《易经》中,孔子说,“圣人以神道设教,而天下服矣”(《易经·观卦·彖传》)。 脚注:《易经》,第230页。“神道”两字,在汉语里发音为“shen tao”。因此,日本人称他们的宗教为神道教。( |