When Mozi renounced Confucianism to found Mohism, he established the Three Standards, upon which he devised th…
When Mozi renounced Confucianism to found Mohism, he established the Three Standards, upon which he devised the Three Inquiries.
To trace the root is to inquire into antiquity; to verify the source is to inquire into reality; to apply the use is to inquire into benefit. These are the Three Inquiries. /w Mozi said: He who masters these may comprehend heaven, earth, and all laws of existence.