The “infant” plays an important role in the Eastern monastic tradition. There has been a lot of discussions in the works of Buddhism and early Christianity. As a comprehensive theoretic system, however, the theory of “infant” is mainly in the ideological system of Taoists. The “infant” is treated as the highest goal in the monastic practice of Lao Tzu.

• Prof. Xiaoting Liu(College of Philosophy and Sociology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing)