Book Ii : BOOK II. THE THAN KUNG. SECTION I. PART I. I. At the mourning rites for Kung- Kung-dze, Than Kung (was there), wearing the mourning cincture for the head, Kung-dze had passed over his grandson, and appointed one of his (younger) sons as his successor (and head of the family). Than Kung said...
Book X : BOOK X. THE NI ZEH OR THE PATTERN OF THE FAMILY. SECTION L 1. The sovereign and king orders the chief minister to send down his (lessons of) virtue to the millions of the people. 2. Sons, in serving their parents, on the first crowing of the cock, should all wash their hands and rinse their mouths...
Book V : BOOK V. THE QUESTIONS OF ZANG-DZE. SECTION 1. Zang-dze asked, 'If a ruler dies and a son and heir is born (immediately after), what course should be adopted?' Confucius said, 'The high nobles, Great officers and (other) officers, following the chief (minister), who takes charge of the government...
Viii : BOOK VIII. THE L KH OR RITES IN THE FORMATION OF CHARACTER. SECTION I. 1. The rules of propriety serve as instruments to form men's characters, and they are therefore prepared on a great scale. Being so, the value of them is very high. They remove from a man all perversity, and increase what is...
Book Vi : BOOK VI. WAN WANG SHIH SZE OR KING WAN AS SON AND HEIR. SECTION 1. 1. Thus did king Wan act when he was eldest son and heir:--Thrice a day he made a visit in due form to king K. When the cock first crowed he dressed himself, and going to the outside of the bedroom, asked one of the servants...
Introduction : THE SACRED BOOKS OF CHINA THE TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM TRANSLATED BY JAMES LEGGE PART IV THE L K, I-X Sacred Books Of The East Volume 27 Originally Published 1885 Scanned At Www.sacred-texts.com By J.B. Hare 2000 CONTENTS. PREFACE INTRODUCTION. I. THREE DIFFERENT L KING, OR RITUAL BOOKS, ACKNOWLEDGED...
Book Vii : BOOK VII. THE, L YUN OR CEREMONIAL USAGES; THEIR ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT, AND INTENTION. SECTION I. 1. Formerly Kung-n was present as one of the guests at the K sacrifice; and when it was over, he went out and walked backwards and forwards on the terrace over the gate of Proclamations, looking sad...
Book Ix : BOOK IX. THE KIO THEH SANG OR THE SINGLE VICTIM AT THE BORDER SACRIFICES. SECTION I. 1. At the border sacrifices a single victim was used, and at the altars to (the spirits of) the land and grain there was (the full complement of) three Victims. When the son of Heaven went on his [1. See...
Book I : THE L K. A COLLECTION OF TREATISES ON THE RULES OF PROPRIETY OR CEREMONIAL USAGES. BOOK 1. KH L. SUMMARY OF THE RULES OF PROPRIETY. SECTION I. PART I. Ch. 1. 1. The Summary of the Rules of Propriety says:-Always and in everything let there be reverence; with the deportment grave as when [...
Book Iii : BOOK III. THE ROYAL REGULATIONS SECTION I 1. According to the regulations of emolument and rank framed by the kings, there were the duke; the marquis; the earl; the count; and the baron :--in all, five gradations (of rank). There were (also), in the feudal states, Great officers of the highest...
Book Iv : BOOK IV. THE YEH LING OR PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNMENT IN THE DIFFERENT MONTHS. SECTION 1. PART 1. 1. In the first month of spring the sun is in Shih, the star culminating at dusk being Zhan, and that culminating at dawn Wei. 2. Its days are ki and y. [1. In this month the conjunction of the sun...