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Self-cultivation is a term with broad meanings, and there is as yet no standard academic definition for the range of meanings that it conveys. However, in the context of Chinese language, self-cultivation refers to one’s individual cultivation largely pertaining to quality of character, morality, self-control, and spiritual attainments. In Buddhism and Daoism (Daojiao), it mainly refers to personal attainments achieved after practice.
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Wang, C., Dong, M. (2021). Experience, Growth, Habit, and Community: The Keys to Understanding Self-cultivation in the Works of John Dewey. In: Peters, M.A., Besley, T., Zhang, H. (eds) Moral Education and the Ethics of Self-Cultivation. East-West Dialogues in Educational Philosophy and Theory. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8027-3_12
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