The tradition of a defined group of "classics" in Chinese culture dates at least to the Warring States period, when the Zhuangzi has Confucius telling Laozi "I have studied the six classics—the Odes, the Documents, the Rites, the Music, the Changes, and the Spring and Autumn Annals".[2] These six works were thus already considered classics by at least the 3rd century BC, although the Classic of Music did not survive the chaos of the Qin unification of China and was deemed lost during the Han dynasty. The remaining Five Classics were traditionally considered to have been edited by Confucius. Records from the late Han and Three Kingdoms period reference "seven classics", though they do not name them individually. By the Tang dynasty references to "nine classics" were common, though the nine works themselves vary depending on the source. The Kaicheng Stone Classics (833–837) comprise twelve works (all the above except the Mencius). By the time of the Southern Song dynasty, the number and specific books in the "thirteen classics" were universally established. The Thirteen Classics formed the texts used in the Imperial examinations, and their 600,000+ characters, in effect words, were generally required to be memorized in order to pass.
^Wilkinson, Endymion (2000). Chinese history: a manual (2nd ed.). Harvard Univ Asia Center. pp. 475–476. ISBN978-0-674-00249-4.
^Zhuangzi, chapter 14, quoted in Lewis, Mark Edward (1999). Writing and authority in early China. SUNY Press. p. 276. ISBN978-0-7914-4114-5.
Further readingedit
Goldin, Paul R. (2001). "The Thirteen Classics". In Mair, Victor H. (ed.). The Columbia History of Chinese Literature. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 86–96. ISBN0-231-10984-9.
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thirteen, classics, traditional, chinese, 十三經, simplified, chinese, 十三经, pinyin, shísān, jīng, term, group, thirteen, classics, confucian, tradition, that, became, basis, imperial, examinations, during, song, dynasty, have, shaped, much, east, asian, culture, . The Thirteen Classics traditional Chinese 十三經 simplified Chinese 十三经 pinyin Shisan Jing is a term for the group of thirteen classics of Confucian tradition that became the basis for the Imperial Examinations during the Song dynasty and have shaped much of East Asian culture and thought 1 It includes all of the Four Books and Five Classics but organizes them differently and includes the Classic of Filial Piety and Erya Thirteen ClassicsChinese nameTraditional Chinese十三經Simplified Chinese十三经TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShisanjingYue CantoneseJyutpingSap6saam1ging1Vietnamese nameVietnamese alphabetThập tam kinhChữ Han十三經Korean nameHangul십삼경Hanja十三經TranscriptionsRevised RomanizationSipsamgyeongJapanese nameKanji十三經KanaじゅうさんぎょうTranscriptionsRomanizationJusangyō Contents 1 List 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingList editThe classics are Classic of Changes or I Ching 易經 Yijing Book of Documents 書經 Shujing Classic of Poetry 詩經 Shijing The Three Ritual Classics 三禮 Sanlǐ Rites of Zhou 周禮 Zhōulǐ Ceremonies and Rites 儀禮 Yilǐ Book of Rites 禮記 Lǐji The Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals The Commentary of Zuo 左傳 Zuǒzhuan The Commentary of Gongyang 公羊傳 Gōngyang Zhuan The Commentary of Guliang 穀梁傳 Gǔliang Zhuan The Analects 論語 Lunyǔ Classic of Filial Piety 孝經 Xiaojing Erya 爾雅 Eryǎ a dictionary and encyclopedia Mencius 孟子 Mengzǐ History editSee also Chinese classics The tradition of a defined group of classics in Chinese culture dates at least to the Warring States period when the Zhuangzi has Confucius telling Laozi I have studied the six classics the Odes the Documents the Rites the Music the Changes and the Spring and Autumn Annals 2 These six works were thus already considered classics by at least the 3rd century BC although the Classic of Music did not survive the chaos of the Qin unification of China and was deemed lost during the Han dynasty The remaining Five Classics were traditionally considered to have been edited by Confucius Records from the late Han and Three Kingdoms period reference seven classics though they do not name them individually By the Tang dynasty references to nine classics were common though the nine works themselves vary depending on the source The Kaicheng Stone Classics 833 837 comprise twelve works all the above except the Mencius By the time of the Southern Song dynasty the number and specific books in the thirteen classics were universally established The Thirteen Classics formed the texts used in the Imperial examinations and their 600 000 characters in effect words were generally required to be memorized in order to pass See also editRuzang Four Books and five classics Imperial ExaminationsReferences edit Wilkinson Endymion 2000 Chinese history a manual 2nd ed Harvard Univ Asia Center pp 475 476 ISBN 978 0 674 00249 4 Zhuangzi chapter 14 quoted in Lewis Mark Edward 1999 Writing and authority in early China SUNY Press p 276 ISBN 978 0 7914 4114 5 Further reading editGoldin Paul R 2001 The Thirteen Classics In Mair Victor H ed The Columbia History of Chinese Literature New York Columbia University Press pp 86 96 ISBN 0 231 10984 9 nbsp This Confucianism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a philosophy related book is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thirteen Classics amp oldid 1209317250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
