“圣”或“圣人”的范畴,可以说包括了中国传统文化中的大部分要义。它不仅意味着传统的人格理想,同时也是伦理理想及政治理想等的集中体现(“内圣外王”)。古代思想中有多少内容各异的“道”,几乎就有多少种与之相应的“圣人”形象。圣人是体道者,因而圣人观肯定是传统文化研究中一个无法绕开的问题。甚至可以说,将传统的圣人观理清了,也就近乎理清了传统文化。但这远非本篇所能达到,在此,只对有关政治神话的圣人观作一初步的清理与阐释。 The category of “holy” or “saint” can be said to include most of the traditional Chinese culture. It not only means the traditional ideal of personality, but also a concentrated expression of ethical ideals and political ideals (“inner and outer king”). There are almost as many “ways” in ancient thoughts as there are in the corresponding “saints.” Sage is a person who is a body, and thus the view of Sage certainly is a problem that can not be circumvented in the study of traditional culture. It can even be said that the traditional concept of sage clarification, but also almost sort out the traditional culture. But this is far beyond the reach of this chapter, where only a preliminary analysis and interpretation of the sages about political mythology is made.