How hard is it to be a saint?

How hard is it to be a saint? Only five and a half people are truly recognized. Does the second part sound familiar? If you want to be a saint, you need to have high attainments in at least one aspect, and the whole person has no obvious defects, and the way of treating people can also be respected by people, so that you can be called a saint. How hard is it to be a saint? Only five and a half people were really recognized, and the last half sounded familiar.

Confucius

For modern people, Confucius and Confucius are the first things that come to mind when talking about saints. Confucius was a famous educator in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the founder of the Confucian School. At that time, there was a war between countries, and Confucius traveled around the world to publicize his Confucianism and advocate benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. Confucius trained many talents, distributed in various countries. Confucius was the first teacher to realize that peaches and plums are everywhere. What Confucius said in The Analects of Confucius still has a strong educational significance for modern people, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a saint.

Dayu

Everyone is familiar with the story of Dayu's water control. Dayu was honored as a saint by Mohist school. At that time, Dayu was shut up for three times because of flood control, and controlled the Yellow River flood that caused losses to the people every year as much as possible, which played an important role in the development of the Yellow River basin in later generations.

Laozi

Laozi is regarded as a sage of Taoism, and the Taoist theory founded by Laozi is still circulating today, and he is an excellent philosopher in the early days. There are also rumors among the people that Lao Tzu became an old gentleman in heaven after his death, and his status was extremely high.

Duke of Zhou

The fourth is the famous Duke of Zhou, the fourth son of Ji Chang, and the younger brother of King Wu, Ji Fa. Duke Zhou formulated scientific patriarchal clan system, enfeoffment system and well field system, and was praised as an outstanding politician, strategist, thinker and educator in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Wang Yangming

Fifth place, Wang Yangming. There are many legends about Wang Yangming, and there are even rumors that he knows Taoism. He combines Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism and has his own unique thoughts. His thoughts have influenced many places such as Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

Zeng Guofan

The second half is Zeng Guofan, the man of the hour in modern times. Zeng Guofan is one of the representatives of Westernization Movement. He founded the Xiang army, which played a great role in the stability and development of the society at that time. At the same time, diligence and simplicity, strict with self-discipline, strict with self-discipline, meet the standards of saints. But whether Zeng Guofan can be regarded as a saint is still controversial.