Elegant scholar - Gaju

Japanese: 雅儒 - がじゅ
Elegant scholar - Gaju

…In contrast, “elegance” is a position that is established by breaking away from such “vulgarity,” and it is most commonly said that “elegance is righteousness.” In the chapter on Confucianism in Xunzi, people are divided into four stages: “commoner,” “common scholar,” “elegant scholar,” and “great scholar.” “Commoner” is someone who does not study, does not uphold justice, and puts material gain first, while “common scholar” is someone who studies but dresses and acts in no way differently from common people, and is distinguished from “elegant scholar” and “great scholar,” who is the perfection of elegant scholar. In this way, the fact that those who stray from the correct path and are controlled by desire are considered “vulgar” is no different from the general interpretation. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yaju" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それに対して〈雅〉は,このような〈俗〉から離脱することによって成り立つ立場であって,〈雅とは正なり〉と説かれるのがもっとも一般的である。 人間を〈俗人〉〈俗儒〉〈雅儒〉〈大儒〉の4段階に分かったのは《荀子》儒効篇であるが,〈俗人〉とは学問をせず,正義を守らず,物質的利益を第一とこころがけるもの,〈俗儒〉とは学問はするものの服装や行為はなんら俗人とことならないものであるとし,それらを〈雅儒〉ならびに雅儒の完成体である〈大儒〉と区別している。このように,正しい道からはずれ,欲望に支配されるものを〈俗〉とみなしている点は一般の解釈となんら異なるところはない。…

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