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Confucian Documents
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// Confucian Canon.
Confucian Analects (Lun Yü)by Confucius & James Legge · 1893
The Analects were a collection of sayings written down by Confucius' students in the period approximately seventy years after his death.
Menciusby Mencius & James Legge · 1895
The second book in the Confucian canon, the Meng-tzu, is named
after its author, also known as Meng K'o or Mencius
// Explore Related Traditions
by Confucius & James Legge · 1893
More mystical than the other Confucian classics, the date of composition of this text is unknown.
// The Sacred Books of China
// Additional translations
The Book of Poetryby James Legge · 1876
The complete Legge translation of the Shih Ching, the Book of Odes
The Book of Odesby L. Cranmer-Byng · 1908
A selection of ancient Chinese poetry from the Shih Ching.
// The Five Classics
Four of the 'Five Classics' of Chinese have survived to our day.
These are links into the above entries:
The Shu Ching
The Book of Historical Records.
This text describes events dating back to the third millenium B.C.E.,
and was written down during the Han dynasty (23-220 C.E.).
The Shih Ching
The Book of Odes.
This contains poems dating back to 1000-500 B.C.E.
The Li Ki Part I
The Li Ki Part II
The Book of Rites.
This text describes Chinese religious practice from the eighth to the
fifth century B.C.E.
The fifth classic (which we don't currently have translation
of at this site) is the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Ch'un Ch'iu.
There was also a sixth classic, the Classic of Music (the Yüeh Ching),
which was lost.
The Hsiao Ching
The Book of Filial Piety, from SBE 3.
The Book of Filial Dutyby Ivan Chen · 1908
A translation of the Hsiao Ching, a classic text which defines the web of Confucian social relationships.
// Other Books
The Ethics of Confuciusby Miles Menander Dawson · 1915
A study of the profound ethical message of the Confucian texts.
Confucianism and Its Rivalsby Herbert Allen Giles · 1915
The rise of Confucianism, and the changing role of religion over five millennia of Chinese history.
// Traditional Chinese Beliefs
This section includes texts about traditional Chinese beliefs and other
texts about Chinese culture.
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Open Source for the Human Soul
Sacred Places in Chinaby Carl F. Kupfer · 1911
A tour of Chinese sacred locations, including a visit with the Taoist Pope.
The Art of Warby Sun Tzu & Lionel Giles · 1910
The Chinese classic of military strategy infused with Taoism.
Feng Shuiby Ernest J. Eitel · 1873
A short monograph about Chinese geomancy.
Chinese Occultismby Paul Carus · 1907
Elements of the ancient Chinese theory of the universe.
