Editing Righteousness (section)

==East Asian religions==

===Yi (Confucianism)===
{{Main|Yi (Confucianism)}}

{{transliteration|zh|Yi}}, ({{zh|c=義|s=义|t=義|p=yì|tp=|j=Ji6|zhu=ㄧˋ|links=No|Phonetic=ㄧˋ}}), literally "[[justice]], or justness, righteousness or rightness, [[meaning (non-linguistic)|meaning]]", is an important concept in [[Confucianism]]. It involves a moral disposition for the [[good]] in life, with the sustainable intuition, purpose, and sensibility to do good competently with no expectation of reward.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://philosophy.lander.edu/oriental/main.html |title=The Main Concepts of Confucianism |publisher=Philosophy.lander.edu |access-date=2012-08-13}}</ref><ref name=Cheng>{{Citation |last = Cheng |first = Chung-ying |title = On yi as a universal principle of specific application in Confucian morality |journal = Philosophy East and West |volume = 22 |issue = 3 |pages = 269–280 |date=July 1972  |jstor = 1397676 |doi=10.2307/1397676}}</ref>

{{transliteration|zh|Yi}} resonates with Confucian philosophy's orientation towards the cultivation of [[Reverence (emotion)|reverence]] or [[Ren (philosophy)|benevolence]] ({{transliteration|zh|ren}}) and skillful practice ({{transliteration|zh|li}}).

{{transliteration|zh|Yi}} represents moral acumen that goes beyond simple rule-following, as it is based on [[empathy]], it involves a balanced understanding of a situation, and it incorporates the "creative insights" and grounding necessary to apply [[virtue]]s through deduction ([[Yin and yang|Yin and Yang]]) and reason "with no loss of purpose and direction for the total good of [[fidelity]]. {{transliteration|zh|Yi}} represents this ideal of totality as well as a decision-generating ability to apply a virtue properly and appropriately in a situation."{{r|Cheng|page=271}} 

In application, {{transliteration|zh|yi}} is a "complex principle" that includes:{{r|Cheng}}

# skill in crafting actions which have moral fitness according to a given concrete situation
# the wise recognition of such fitness
# the intrinsic satisfaction that comes from that recognition.