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The Five Classics

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The Five Classics are five pre-Qin Chinese books that form part of the traditional Confucian canon. During the Western Han dynasty, which adopted Confucianism as its official ideology, these texts became part of the state-sponsored curriculum. It was during this period that the texts first began to be considered together as a set collection, and to be called collectively the "Five Classics". I Ching - The book contains a divination system comparable to Western geomancy or the West African Ifá system. In Western cultures and modern East Asia, it is still widely used for this purpose. Shu King - A collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou period and before. It is possibly the oldest Chinese narrative, and may date from the 6th century BC. It includes examples of early Chinese prose. The Shih King - A collection of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs, 105 festal songs sung at court ceremonies, and 40 hymns and eulogies sung at sacrifices to heroes and ancestral spirits of the royal house. The Li Ki - Describes ancient rites, social forms and court ceremonies. The version studied today is a re-worked version compiled by scholars in the third century BC rather than the original text, which is said to have been edited by Confucius himself. Spring and Autumn Annals - A historical record of the State of Lu, Confucius's native state, 722–481 BC.

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1PREFACE

128BOOK XV. AGAINST LUXURIOUS EASE.

2INTRODUCTION

129BOOK XVI. THE PRINCE SHIH.

3CHAPTER I THE YÎ KING FROM THE TWELFTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA

130BOOK XVII. THE CHARGE TO KUNG OF ȜHÂI

4CHAPTER II THE SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE TEXT. THE LINEAL FIGURES AND THE EXPLANATION OF THEM

131BOOK XVIII. THE NUMEROUS REGIONS.

5CHAPTER III THE APPENDIXES

132BOOK XIX. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOVERNMENT.

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6PLATES I, II, III, EXHIBITING THE HEXAGRAMS AND TRIGRAMS

133BOOK XX. THE OFFICERS OF KÂU.

7THE TEXT

134BOOK XXI. THE KÜN-KHĂN.

8SECTION I

135BOOK XXII. THE TESTAMENTARY CHARGE.

9Hexagram I.1 Khien

136BOOK XXIII. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF KING KHANG.

10Hexagram II.2 Khwăn

137BOOK XXIV. THE CHARGE TO THE DUKE OF PÎ.

11Hexagram III.3 Kun

138BOOK XXV. THE KÜN-YÂ.

12Hexagram IV.4 Măng

139BOOK XXVI. THE CHARGE TO KHIUNG.

13Hexagram V.5 Hsü

140BOOK XXVII. THE MARQUIS OF LÜ ON PUNISHMENTS.

14Hexagram VI.6 Sung

141BOOK XXVIII. THE CHARGE TO THE MARQUIS WĂN.

15Hexagram VII.7 Sze

142BOOK XXIX. THE SPEECH AT PÎ.

16Hexagram VIII.8 Pî

143BOOK XXX. THE SPEECH OF THE MARQUIS OF KHIN.

17Hexagram IX.9 Hsiâo Khû

144The Shih King

18Hexagram X.10 Lî

145INTRODUCTION.

19Hexagram XI.11 Thâi

146CHAPTER I. THE NAME AND CONTENTS OF THE CLASSIC.

20Hexagram XII.12 Phî

147CHAPTER II. THE SHIH BEFORE CONFUCIUS, AND WHAT, IF ANY, WERE HIS LABOURS UPON IT.

21Hexagram XIII.13 Thung Zăn

148CHAPTER III. THE SHIH FROM THE TIME OF CONFUCIUS TILL THE GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PRESENT TEXT.

22Hexagram XIV.14 Tâ Yû

149CHAPTER IV. THE FORMATION OF THE COLLECTION OF THE SHIH

23Hexagram XV.15 Khien

150I. ODES OF THE TEMPLE AND THE ALTAR.

24Hexagram XVI.16 Yü

151INTRODUCTION

25Hexagram XVII.17 Sui

152I. THE SACRIFICIAL ODES OF SHANG.

26Hexagram XVIII.18 Kû

153II. THE SACRIFICIAL ODES OF KÂU.

27Hexagram XIX.19 Lin

154III. THE PRAISE ODES OF LÛ.

28Hexagram XX.20 Kwân

155II. THE MINOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM.

29Hexagram XXI.21 Shih Ho

156The First Decade: Odes 5,6,9

30Hexagram XXII.22 Pî

157The Fourth Decade: Odes 5,6,7,8,9,10

31Hexagram XXIII.23 Po

158The Fifth Decade: Odes 1,2,3,4,6,9

32Hexagram XXIV.24 Fû

159The Sixth Decade: Odes 3,5,6,7,8

33Hexagram XXV.25 Wû Wang

160The Seventh Decade: Odes 1,6

34Hexagram XXVI.26 Tâ Khû

161The Eighth Decade: Ode 5

35Hexagram XXVII.27 Î

162III. THE MAJOR ODES OF THE KINGDOM.

36Hexagram XXVIII.28 Tâ Kwo

163The First Decade: Odes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10

37Hexagram XXIX.29 Khan

164The Second Decade: Odes 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10

38Hexagram XXX.30 Lî

165The Third Decade: Odes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11

39SECTION II

166IV. LESSONS FROM THE STATES.

40Hexagram XXXI.31 Hsien

167BOOK II. THE ODES OF SHÂO AND THE SOUTH.

41Hexagram XXXII.32 Hăng

168BOOK III. THE ODES OF PHEI.

42Hexagram XXXIII.33 Thun

169BOOK IV. THE ODES OF YUNG.

43Hexagram XXXIV.34 Tâ Kwang

170BOOK V. THE ODES OF WEI.

44Hexagram XXXV.35 Ȝin

171BOOK VI. THE ODES OF THE ROYAL DOMAIN.

45Hexagram XXXVI.36 Ming Î

172BOOK X. THE ODES OF THANG.

46Hexagram XXXVII.37 Kiâ Zăn

173BOOK XI. THE ODES OF KHIN.

47Hexagram XXXVIII.38 Khwei

174BOOK XV. THE ODES OF PIN.

48Hexagram XXXIX.39 Kien

175The Li Ki

49Hexagram XL.40 Kieh

176INTRODUCTION.

50Hexagram XLI.41 Sun

177CHAPTER I. THREE DIFFERENT LÎ KING, OR RITUAL BOOKS, ACKNOWLEDGED IN CHINA. THE RECOVERY OF THE FIRST TWO, AND FORMATION OF THE THIRD, UNDER THE HAN DYNASTY.

51Hexagram XLII.42 Yî

178CHAPTER II. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER CALLED LÎ. MEANING OF THE TITLE LÎ KÎ. VALUE OF THE WORK.

52Hexagram XLIII.43 Kwâi

179CHAPTER III. BRIEF NOTICES OF THE DIFFERENT BOOKS WHICH MAKE UP THE COLLECTION.

53Hexagram XLIV.44 Kâu

180BOOK I. KHÜ LÎ.

54Hexagram XLV.45 Ȝhui

181BOOK II. THAN KUNG

55Hexagram XLVI.46 Shăng

182BOOK III. WANG KIH.

56Hexagram XLVII.47 Khwăn

183BOOK IV. YÜEH LING.

57Hexagram XLVIII.48 Ȝing Hexagram

184BOOK V. ZANG-DZE WAN.

58Hexagram XLIX.49 Ko

185BOOK VI. WAN WANG SHIH-DZE.

59Hexagram L.50 Ting

186BOOK VII. LÎ YUN.

60Hexagram LI.51 Kăn

187BOOK VIII. LÎ KHÎ

61Hexagram LII.52 Kăn

188BOOK IX. KIÂO THEH SANG.

62Hexagram LIII.53 Kien

189BOOK X. NÊI ZEH.

63Hexagram LIV.54 Kwei Mei

190BOOK XI. YÜ ZÂO.

64Hexagram LV.55 Făng

191BOOK XII. MING THANG WEI.

65Hexagram LVI.56 Lü

192BOOK XIII. SANG FÛ HSIÂO KÎ.

66Hexagram LVII.57 Sun

193BOOK XIV. TA KWAN.

67Hexagram LVIII.58 Tui

194BOOK XV. SHAO Î.

68Hexagram LIX.59 Hwân

195BOOK XVI. HSIO KÎ

69Hexagram LX.60 Kieh

196BOOK XVII. YO KÎ

70Hexagram LXI.61 Kung Fû

197BOOK XVIII. ZÂ KÎ.

71Hexagram LXII.62 Hsiâo Kwo

198BOOK XIX. SANG TÂ KÎ.

72Hexagram LXIII.63 Kî Ȝî

199BOOK XX. KÎ FÂ.

73Hexagram LXIV.64 Wei Ȝî

200BOOK XXI. KÎ Î.

74THE APPENDIXES

201BOOK XXII. KÎ THUNG.

75APPENDIX I Treatise on the Thwan1, or King Wăn&#x27;s Explanations of the Entire Hexagrams

202BOOK XXIII. KING KIEH.

76APPENDIX II Treatise on the Symbolism of the Hexagrams, and of the Duke of Kâu&#x27;s Explanations of the Several Lines1 (pt. 1)

203BOOK XXIV. ÂI KUNG WAN.

77APPENDIX II Treatise on the Symbolism of the Hexagrams, and of the Duke of Kâu&#x27;s Explanations of the Several Lines1 (pt. 2)

204BOOK XXV. KUNG-NÎ YEN KÛ.

78APPENDIX III The Great Appendix

205BOOK XXVI. KHUNG-DZE HSIEN KÜ.

79APPENDIX IV Supplementary to the Thwan and Yâo on the First and Second Hexagrams, and Showing How They May Be Interpreted of Man&#x27;s Nature and Doings1

206BOOK XXVII. FANG KÎ.

80APPENDIX V Treatise of Remarks on the Trigrams

207BOOK XXVIII. KUNG YUNG.

81APPENDIX VI The Orderly Sequence of the Hexagrams1

208BOOK XXIX. PIÂO KÎ.

82APPENDIX VII Treatise on the Hexagrams Taken Promiscuously, According to the Opposition or Diversity of Their Meaning

209BOOK XXX. DZE Î

83Shu King

210BOOK XXXI. PAN SANG.

84PREFACE.

211BOOK XXXII. WAN SANG.

85INTRODUCTION.

212BOOK XXXIII. FÛ WAN.

86CHAPTER I. THE NATURE AND HISTORY OF THE SHÛ.

213BOOK XXXIV. KIEN KWAN.

87CHAPTER II THE CREDIBILITY OF THE RECORDS IN THE SHÛ

214BOOK XXXV. SAN NIEN WAN.

88CHAPTER III. ON THE CHRONOLOGY OF CHINA, AND THE PRINCIPAL ERAS IN THE SHÛ.

215BOOK XXXVI. SHAN Î.

89A CHART BY REV. PROFESSOR PRITCHARD

216BOOK XXXVII. THÂU HÛ.

90PART I. THE BOOK OF THANG.: THE CANON OF YÂO.

217BOOK XXXVIII. ZÛ HSING.

91PART II. THE BOOKS OF YÜ.

218BOOK XXXIX. TÂ HSIO.

92BOOK I. THE CANON OF SHUN.

219BOOK XL. KWAN Î

93BOOK II. THE COUNSELS OF THE GREAT YÜ.

220BOOK XLI. HWAN Î.

94BOOK III. THE COUNSELS OF KÂO-YÂO.

221BOOK XLII. HSIANG YIN KIÛ

95BOOK IV. THE YÎ AND KÎ.

222BOOK XLIII. SHÊ Î

96PART III. THE BOOKS OF HSIÂ.

223BOOK XLIV. YEN Î

97BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YÜ.

224BOOK XLV. PHING Î

98BOOK II. THE SPEECH AT KAN.

225BOOK XLVI. SANG FÛ SZE KIH.

99BOOK III. THE SONGS OF THE FIVE SONS.

226Chapter I. The Nature and Value of the Ch‘un Ts‘ew.

100BOOK IV. THE PUNITIVE EXPEDITION OF YIN.

227Section I. Disappointment of the Expectations Raised by the Earliest Accounts of the Ch‘un Ts•ëw.

101PART IV. THE BOOKS OF SHANG.

228Section II. The Sources of the Ch‘un Ts‘ëw, and Its Nature. Did Confucius Allow Himself Any Liberty of Addition or Retrenchment in the Use of His Authorities?

102BOOK I. THE SPEECH OF THANG.

229Section III. Recovery of the Ch‘un Ts‘ëw During the Han Dynasty. Was This Indeed the Ch‘un Ts‘ëw of Confucius?

103BOOK II. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF KUNG-HUI

230Section IV. The Three Early Commentaries on the Ch‘un Ts‘ëw.

104BOOK III. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THANG.

231Section V. The Value of the Ch‘un Ts‘ëw.

105BOOK IV. THE INSTRUCTIONS OF Î

232Appendix I. Specimens of the Commentaries of Kung-yang and Kuh-lëang.

106BOOK V. THE THÂI KIÂ.

233Appendix II. A Letter Questioning the Confucian Authorship of the Ch‘un Ts‘ëw, by Yuen Mei.

107BOOK VI. THE COMMON POSSESSION OF PURE VIRTUE.

234Chapter II. The Chronology of the Ch‘un Ts‘ew.

108BOOK VII. THE PAN-KĂNG.

235Section I. The Chronology of the Text;—With Tables of Solar Eclipses, and of the Lunar Months for the Whole Period.

109BOOK VIII. THE CHARGE TO YÜEH.

236Section II. The Dates in the Tso Chuen.

110BOOK IX. THE DAY OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY SACRIFICE TO KÂO ȜUNG.

237Section III. Lists of the Kings of Chow, and of the Princes of the Principal Fiefs, From the Beginning to the Close of the Chow Dynasty.

111BOOK X. THE CHIEF OF THE WEST&#x27;S CONQUEST OF LÎ.

238Chapter III. The China of the Ch‘un Ts‘ew Period:—considered in Relation to Its Territorial Extent: the Disorder Which Prevailed; the Growth and Encroachments of the Larger States; and the Barbarous Tribes Which Surrounded It.

112BOOK XI. THE COUNT OF WEI.

239Chapter IV. List of the Principal Works Which Have Been Employed in the Preparation of This Volume.

113PART V. THE BOOKS OF KÂU.

240Section I. Chinese Works; With Brief Notices of Them.

114BOOK I. THE GREAT DECLARATION.

241Section II. Translations and Other Foreign Works.

115BOOK II. THE SPEECH AT MÛ.

242BOOK I. DUKE YIN.

116BOOK III. THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE WAR.

243BOOK II. DUKE HWAN.

117BOOK IV. THE GREAT PLAN.

244BOOK III. DUKE CHWANG.