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The Book of Filial Duty
Wisdom of the East series partBy Confucius
Length1h 18m
About this audiobook
This is a translation of the Hsio Ching, or the Book of Filial Duty. It was written about 400 BCE, about a century following the death of Confucius, and is attributed to a conversation between Confucius and his disciple Zengzi.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 18 mins
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Publish dateJun 7, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Editorial Note
23No. 3. Gnawing Her Finger Pained His Heart
2Introduction
24No. 4. Clad In A Single Garment, He Was Obedient To His Mother
3Chapter 1. The Meaning Of Filial Duty
25No. 5. He carried Rice for his Parents
4Chapter 2. The Filial Duty Of An Emperor
26No. 6. With Sports And Embroidered Robes He Amused His Parents
5Chapter 3. The Filial Duty Of Feudal Princes
27No. 7. With Deer's Milk He Supplied His Parents
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6Chapter 4. The Filial Duty Of High Officers
28No. 8. He Sold Himself To Bury His Father
7Chapter 5. The Filial Duty Of The Literary Class
29No. 9. He Hired Himself Out As A Labourer To Support His Mother
8Chapter 6. The Filial Duty Of Common People
30No. 10. He Fanned The Pillow And Warmed The Bedclothes
9Chapter 7. The "Three Powers"
31No. 11. The Gushing Fountain And The Frisking Carp
10Chapter 8. Filial Duty In Government
32No. 12. He Carved Wood And Served His Parents
11Chapter 9. Government By The Sage
33No. 13. For His Mother's Sake He Would Bury His Child
12Chapter 10. The Filial Duty Of A Son
34No. 14. He Seized The Tiger And Saved His Father
13Chapter 11. The Five Punishments
35No. 15. He Collected Mulberries To Support His Mother
14Chapter 12. Amplification Of The "Important Doctrine"
36No. 16. He Laid Up The Oranges For His Mother
15Chapter 13. Amplification Of "The Highest Virtue"
37No. 17. On Hearing The Thunder He Wept At The Tomb
16Chapter 14. Amplification Of "Raising The Reputation"
38No. 18. He Wept To The Bamboos, And Shoots Sprang Up
17Chapter 15. The Question Of Remonstrance In Connection With Filial Duty
39No. 19. He Slept On Ice To Procure Carp
18Chapter 16. The Influence And Fruit Of Filial Piety
40No. 20. Wu Mêng Fed The Mosquitoes
19Chapter 17. Serving The Sovereign
41No. 21
20Chapter 18. Mourning For One's Parents
42No. 22
21No. 1. The Filial Piety That Influenced Heaven
43No. 23. He Resigned Office To Seek His Mother
22No. 2. Affection Shown In Tasting Soups And Medicines
44No. 24. He Watched By His Mother's Bedside
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