Theory of the Three Types of Sexuality (English spelling) Xing-san-pin-shuo

Japanese: 性三品説 - せいさんぴんせつ（英語表記）Xing-san-pin-shuo

A theory of nature in Chinese philosophy that says that there are three levels of human nature: high, middle, and low. The idea of dividing humans into high, intelligent, middle, and low foolish can be found in the Analects of Confucius, but it was not until the Late Han Dynasty that it was established as a theory of nature. It is well known that the Tang Dynasty scholar Han Yu emphasized this theory in his book Yuan Xing.

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Japanese:

中国哲学の性論の一つで，人間の本性には，上中下の3等があるとする説。人間を上知，中人，下愚に分ける考えは，『論語』にもその原型がみられるが，これが性論として確立したのは後漢以後のことである。唐代の文人韓愈が，その著書『原性』のなかでこの説を強調したのは有名。

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