《文心雕龍》「道沿聖以垂文，聖因文以明道」的內涵探析

Wen Xin Diao Long : ' ‘Tao’ by the saints and then show its brilliance. HOLY people use writing brilliance, to express their ‘ Tao ’' to explore the real meaning of this sentence

「道沿聖以垂文，聖因文以明道」一語出自劉勰《文心雕龍．原道》篇。其中，「道」、「聖」、「垂文」、「明道」這些語詞的定義是什麼？它們各自代表怎樣的意涵？這是本篇所要探討的。如果不是透過所謂的「聖」，那麼，所垂的文將可能是怎樣的面貌或造成甚麼後果？如果沒有透過所謂的「聖」，是否「道」就不得其「明」？劉勰在「道沿聖以垂文，聖因文以明道」一句中，說明「聖」所扮演的媒介和轉化角色，並且強調其重要性。至於「經」，則是反映古代中國先聖們的智慧，不僅與個人修身、政治教化等息息相關，同時也是劉勰建立文論的重要準則。本篇主要運用先秦儒家、道家文獻和《文心雕龍》本身，並以若干秦漢以降、劉勰之前的學者相關言論為旁證，研究「道沿聖以垂文，聖因文以明道」的實質內涵，把「道」、「聖」、「經」、「文」之間相因相成的關係聯貫起來，論證劉勰實有卓絕的睿智和獨到的眼光。

‘Tao’ by the saints and then show its brilliance. The saints use writing brilliance to express their ‘Tao ’is a sentence of Wen Xin Diao Long. Among those, the 'Tao ', 'saints,' 'show its brilliance ',' to express their ‘Tao’ ' the four terms, what is the definition? What are the implications of them? This is in this thesis to be explored. If not through the so-called 'saint', then the text will be down by what is possible or face the consequences? If not through the so-called 'saint,' Whether or not the 'laws' will not be the 'out'? Liu Xie in the ' ‘Tao’ by the saints and then show its brilliance. The saints use writing brilliance to express their ‘Tao ’' sentence, that 'saint' by the media and the transformation to play their roles, and emphasize the importance of the relationship between this operations. As for the 'Classic', it is a reflection of ancient Chinese wisdom of ancient people's saint, not only with the personal self, such as political education are closely related, but also set up a variety of Liu Xie's literary theory of the essential criteria. On the information in this thesis in terms of corroboration, the Pre-Qin Confucian and Taoist literature, as well as the Wen Xin Diao Long is the main evidence. Starting from the Qin Dynasty to Liuxie’s time, during which the theory of some scholars, are quoted in this thesis secondary data. Not only to explore '‘Tao’ by the saints and then show its brilliance. The saints use writing brilliance to express their ‘Tao ’' the real meaning of this sentence, and the 'Tao ', 'saints,' 'show its brilliance ',' to express their ‘Tao’ ' the relationship between the four terms to be coherent with Since then, it is to see Liuxie had outstanding wisdom and unique vision.