▁of ▁ 8 4 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Philosoph y ▁ ▁Daily ▁decrease ▁and ▁daily ▁renov ation ▁X ion g ' s ▁preference ▁of ▁Conf u cian ism ▁is ▁partially ▁because ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁Buddh ism ▁over - emph as izes ▁the ▁negative ▁or ▁pass ive ▁aspects ▁of ▁human ▁nature . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁it ▁fails ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁positive ▁and ▁active ▁guide ▁to ▁human ▁life . ▁This ▁is ▁something ▁that ▁Conf u cian ism ▁provided ▁with ▁its ▁tr end ▁towards ▁human ist ▁thought . ▁He ▁labels ▁Buddh ism ▁a ▁learning ▁of ▁‘ d aily ▁decrease ,’ ▁a ▁philosophy ▁that ▁points ▁out ▁the ▁dark er ▁aspects ▁of ▁human ▁nature ▁and ▁then ▁direct s ▁us ▁to ▁eliminate ▁it . ▁X ion g ’ s ▁view ▁of ▁human ity ▁was ▁br ighter . ▁He ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁human ▁life ▁is ▁not ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁the ▁negative , ▁but ▁also ▁involves ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁br ighter ▁aspects ▁of ▁human ▁nature . ▁He ▁found ▁Conf u cian ism ▁to ▁u ph old ▁original ▁human ▁good ness ; ▁an ▁original ▁bene vol ence ▁is ▁ins isted ▁upon ▁in ▁Orth odox ▁Conf u cian ism . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁da o ▁is ▁to ▁develop ▁this ▁fundamental ▁good ness . ▁X ion g ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁human ▁da o ▁lies ▁in ▁expand ing ▁the ▁good ▁root ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁mind ▁and ▁having ▁it ▁grow ▁daily . ▁ ▁Original ▁reality ▁and ▁function ▁X ion g ▁felt