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第十三化、《为帝师》
布面油画，120×90cm，2016 年 7 月 6 日

帝者，德合天地曰帝。一个人的道德修养达到了与天地贯通、和谐的地步，这个人就称之为
帝。是人类中最有智慧和能力的人，所有人都愿意让他来管理大家的公共生活，引导教化大

家，于是推举他为最高管理者。战国以前专指道德修养和功德很大很高的人，由于后来人们
不再重道德，而只重地位，于是“帝”的意义发生变化，由原来代表道德修养境界变为后来

的地位象征。

Thirteenth, "Be the Di"
oil on canvas, 120 × 90cm, July 6, 2016

The Di was the one whose moral achievement was connected to the heaven and earth
in a humorous way. As Di was the most intelligent and capable man in the world,

the public people were willing to be guided and taught by him, and elected him to
be the top manager of their life. Before the Warring States Period, the title Di
was used to refer to those who had a great moral accomplishment and great merits.

Later, however, as the moral virtues were no longer as important as the social
status, the meaning of Di had been changed from the status of moral achievement

to a symbol of social status.

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