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The Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu)- Chinese Sages Series

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  • Language: Chinese & English
  • Format: 1 Book
  • Page: 330
  • Publication Date: 01/2003
  • ISBN: 7800524078
  • Publisher: Sinolingua Press
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The Analects (traditional reading Lún Yu), also known as the Analects of Confucius, are a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. The Chinese title literally means "discussion over  words."


Written during the Spring and Autumn Period through the Warring States Period (ca. 479 BC - 221 BC), the Analects is the representative work of Confucianism and continues to have a huge influence on Chinese and East Asian thought and values today.


Since Confucius' time, the Analects has heavily influenced the philosophy and moral values of China and later other East Asian countries as well. Together with the other three volumes of the Four Books, it taught the basic Confucian values including propriety (礼), righteousness (义), loyalty (忠) and filial piety (孝), all centered about the central thought of Confucius – humanity (仁).


For almost two thousand years, the Analects had also been the fundamental course of study for any Chinese scholar, for a man was not considered morally upright or enlightened if he did not study Confucius' works. The imperial examination, started in the Jin Dynasty and eventually abolished with the founding of the Republic of China, emphasized Confucian studies and expected candidates to quote and apply the words of Confucius in their essays.


------- http://encyclopedia.vestigatio.com/Confucian_Analects

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