No. Iii. Gnawing Her Finger Pained His Heart : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. III "Gnawing her Finger pained his Heart" During the Chou dynasty there lived a lad named Tsng Tsan, a disciple of Confucius, who served p. 36 his mother very dutifully. Tsng was in the habit of going to the hills to collect faggots; and once...
No. Xi. The Gushing Fountain And The Frisking Carp : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XI "The Gushing Fountain and the Frisking Carp" In the Han dynasty lived Chiang Shih, who served his mother with perfect obedience; and his wife Pang also fulfilled her mother-in-law's commands without the least reluctance. The old lady loved...
No. Vii. With Deer's Milk He Supplied His Parents : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. VII "With Deer's Milk he supplied his Parents" In the time of the Chou dynasty lived Yen, who possessed a very filial disposition. His father and mother were aged, and both were afflicted with sore eyes, to cure which they desired to have some...
No. Xv. He Collected Mulberries To Support : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 51 No. XV "He collected Mulberries to support his Mother" During the Han dynasty lived Tsai Shun, whose father died when he was young, and who served his mother very dutifully. It happened that, during the troubles of the time, when Wang Mang...
No. X. He Fanned The Pillow And Warmed : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. X "He fanned the Pillow and warmed the Bedclothes" In the Han dynasty lived Huang Hsiang, who when only nine years old lost his mother, whom he loved so ardently and remembered so well that all the villagers praised his filial duty. He p. 45...
Chapter X. The Filial Duty Of A Son : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER X THE FILIAL DUTY OF A SON Confucius said: "A filial son has five duties to perform to his parents: (1) He must venerate them in daily life. (2) He must try to make them happy in every possible way, especially when the meal is served. (3)...
No. Xx. Wu Meng Fed The Mosquitoes : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 57 No. XX "Wu Mng fed the Mosquitoes" Wu Mng, a lad eight years of age, who lived in the Chin dynasty, was very dutiful to his parents. They were so poor that they could not afford to furnish their beds with mosquito-curtains; and every summer...
No. Viii. He Sold Himself To Bury His Father : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. VIII "He sold himself to bury his Father" During the Han dynasty lived Tung Yung, whose family was so very poor that when his father died, he was obliged to sell himself in order to procure money to bury his remains. After this he went...
No. Iv. Clad In A Single Garment, He W : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. IV "Clad in a Single Garment, he was obedient to his Mother" During the Chou dynasty lived Min Sun, a disciple of Confucius, who in early life lost his mother. His father subsequently married another wife, who bore him two children, but...
No. Xii. He Carved Wood And Served His Parents : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XII "He carved Wood and served his Parents" During the Han dynasty lived Ting Lan, whose parents both died when he was young, before he could obey and support them; and he reflected that for all the trouble and anxiety he had caused them, no...
Untitled : * 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. The source edition of this etext was published in the Wisdom of the East series. Title Page Table of Contents Editorial Note Introducti...
No. Vi. With Sports And Embroidered Robes : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. V "With Sports and Embroidered Robes he amused his Parents" In the Chou dynasty there flourished Lao Lai Tz, who was very obedient and reverent towards his parents, manifesting his dutifulness by exerting himself to provide them with every...
No. V. He Carried Rice For His Parents : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. V "He carried Rice for his Parents" In the Chou dynasty lived Chung Yu, also a disciple of Confucius, who, because his family was poor, usually ate herbs and coarse pulse; and he also went more than a hundred li to procure rice for his parents...
Chapter Iv. The Filial Duty Of High Officers : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER IV THE FILIAL DUTY OF HIGH OFFICERS If we do not put on such dress as our good Emperors of old would forbid, if we do not speak such words as they would forbid, and if we do not behave ourselves in such a way as they would forbid, then we...
Chapter Xiv. Amplification Of Raising : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER XIV AMPLIFICATION OF "RAISING THE REPUTATION" Confucius said: "A true gentleman is always filial to his parents, and in order to fulfil his duty to them to the fullest extent, he also serves his August Master with patriotism. He always...
Chapter Xviii. Mourning For One's Parents : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER XVIII MOURNING FOR ONE'S PARENTS Confucius said: "When a filial son loses his parent, he, of course, cannot help crying piteously. He cannot feel happy when he hears music. He will have no appetite for food, however tempting a savoury. He...
Chapter Xii. Amplification Of The Important : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER XII AMPLIFICATION OF THE "IMPORTANT DOCTRINE" Confucius said: "The best way to teach the people to love their sovereign is for the sovereign p. 27 first to love his own parents; to teach them to be polite to each other is for the sovereign...
No. Ix. He Hired Himself Out As A Labourer : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. IX "He hired himself out as a Labourer to support his Mother" In the time of the Han dynasty lived Chiang Ko, who, when young, lost his father, and afterwards lived alone with his mother. Times of trouble arising, which caused them much...
No. Ii. Affection Shown In Tasting Soups : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. II "Affection shown in tasting Soups and Medicines" The Emperor Wn of the Han dynasty, the third son of his father, Kao Tsu, was appointed p. 35 [paragraph continues] Prince over the country of Tai. His own mother, Po, was Queen-dowager...
Chapter Ii. The Filial Duty Of An Emperor : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER II THE FILIAL DUTY OF AN EMPEROR In order to prevent the people from treating their parents with cruelty, the Emperor first sets an example to them by showing a dear love to his mother; and in order to teach them not to treat their parents...
Advertisements : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 61 "The following advertisements appeared at the end of the original text. They are included for completeness." THE ORIENT LIBRARY THE WISDOM OF THE EAST SERIES EDITED BY L. CRANMER-BYNG AND DR. S. A. KAPADIA THE HON. ADVISORY COMMITTEE...
Chapter Iii. The Filial Duty Of Feudal Princes : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 18 CHAPTER III THE FILIAL DUTY OF FEUDAL PRINCES Any man will be secure in his position, however high it may be, if he does not behave himself in a haughty manner; and will be ever able to keep his wealth if he is frugal and careful in his...
No. Xxiii. He Resigned Office To Seek His Mother : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XXIII "He resigned Office to seek his Mother" In the Sung dynasty lived Chu Shou-chang, whose mother, Liu, when he was seven years of age, left the family because she was hated by his father's wife; and mother and son did not see each other...
Editorial Note : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 6 EDITORIAL NOTE The object of the Editors of this series is a very definite one. They desire above all things that, in their humble way, these books shall be the ambassadors of good-will and understanding between East and West--the old world...
Chapter Viii. Filial Duty In Government : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER VIII FILIAL DUTY IN GOVERNMENT The good Emperors of old ruled the Empire by means of filial duty, and dared not neglect the ministers of their vassal states. How much less p. 22 the dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons! They...
The Twenty Four Examples. No. I. The Filial : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 33 THE TWENTY-FOUR EXAMPLES No. I "The Filial Piety that influenced Heaven" Y Shun, the son of Ku Sou, had an exceedingly filial disposition; his father, however, was stupid, his mother perverse, and his younger brother, Hsiang, very conceited...
Title Page : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 1 p. 2 p. 3 p. 4 THE WISDOM OF THE EAST SERIES Edited By L. CRANMER-BYNG Dr. S. A. KAPADIA THE BOOK OF FILIAL DUTY TRANSLATED FROM THE CHINESE OF THE HSIAO CHING BY IVAN CHN FIRST SECRETARY TO THE CHINESE LEGATION WITH THE TWENTY-FOUR EXAMPLES...
Chapter Xv. The Question Of Remonstrance : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER XV THE QUESTION OF REMONSTRANCE IN CONNECTION WITH FILIAL DUTY Tsng Tz said: "I have heard all that you said about parental love, filial love, reverence to elders, how to treat parents every day, and how p. 29 to please them by making...
Chapter Vii. The Three Powers : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER VII THE "THREE POWERS" 1 On hearing what Confucius said about filial duty, Tsng Tz remarked: "How great is the use of filial duty!" Here Confucius continued: "Filial duty is the constant doctrine of Heaven, the natural righteousness...
The Doctrine Of Filial Duty. Chapter I : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 16 THE DOCTRINE OF FILIAL DUTY CHAPTER I THE MEANING OF FILIAL DUTY Once upon a time Confucius was sitting in his study, having his disciple Tsng Tsan to attend upon him. He asked Tsng Tsan: "Do you know by what virtue and power the good...
No. Xviii. He Wept To The Bamboos, And Shoots : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XVIII "He wept to the Bamboos, and Shoots sprang up" Mng Tsung, who lived in the Chin dynasty, lost his father when young. His mother was very ill, and one winter's day she longed to taste a soup made of bamboo shoots, but Mng could not...
No. Xiv. He Seized The Tiger And Saved His Father : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XIV "He seized the Tiger and saved his Father" In the Han dynasty lived Yang Hsiang, a lad of fourteen, who was in the habit of following his father to the fields to cut grain. Once a tiger seized his father, and was slowly carrying him off...
No. Xix. He Slept On Ice To Procure Carp : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XIX "He slept on Ice to procure Carp" During the Chin dynasty lived Wang Hsiang, who early lost his mother, and whose stepmother p. 56 [paragraph continues] Chu had no affection for him. His father also, hearing many evil reports against him...
Chapter Xi. The Five Punishments : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER XI THE FIVE PUNISHMENTS The criminal law consists principally of five punishments, which are directed against three thousand offences. Of them, disobedience to one's parents is considered the most heinous crime. To threaten the sovereign...
Chapter V. The Filial Duty Of The Literary Class : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER V THE FILIAL DUTY OF THE LITERARY CLASS From the manner in which we should treat our father we learn how to treat our mother. The love toward them is the same. From the manner in which we should treat our father we also learn how to serve...
Chapter Vi. The Filial Duty Of Common People : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER VI THE FILIAL DUTY OF COMMON PEOPLE To do the necessary in every season (such as growing crops in spring and reaping harvest in autumn), to do the utmost to make lands as fertile as possible, and to be frugal in their expense, in order...
Chapter Xiii. Amplification Of The Highest Virtue : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], CHAPTER XIII AMPLIFICATION OF "THE HIGHEST VIRTUE" Confucius said: "When a ruler wishes to teach his people to love their parents, he does not go to their family every day to teach them. He teaches them by his showing reverence to all old people...
No. Xxii : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No XXII The same applies to this story, commemorating the Lady Tang of the Tang dynasty.
Chapter Xvi. The Influence And Fruit Of Filial : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 30 CHAPTER XVI THE INFLUENCE AND FRUIT OF FILIAL PIETY The good Emperors of old were not only filial to their parents, but also to the Supreme Father and Mother--that is, Heaven and the Earth. When an Emperor can live in harmony with his elders...
Chapter Xvii. Serving The Sovereign : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 31 CHAPTER XVII SERVING THE SOVEREIGN Confucius said: "A good man always endeavours, while he is in the service of his sovereign, to express the utmost loyalty during audience with his August Master, and thinks at his leisure how to repair any...
No. Xxiv. He Watched : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XXIV "He watched by his Mother's Bedside" In the Yan-yu period of the Sung dynasty, Huang Ting-chien filled the office of prefect. p. 60 [paragraph continues] He was of a very filial disposition, and although honourable and renowned, yet he...
No. Xiii. For His Mother's Sake He Would : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XIII "For his Mother's Sake he would bury his Child" In the days of the Han dynasty lived Kuo Ch, who was very poor. He had one child three years old; and such was his poverty that his mother usually divided her portion of food with this...
Chapter Ix. Government : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 23 CHAPTER IX GOVERNMENT BY THE SAGE Tsng Tz asked: "Is filial piety the highest of all the virtues possessed by a great sage?" To this Confucius replied: "There is nothing so great in the world as man, and there is nothing so great in a m...
No. Xvii. On Hearing The Thunder He Wept : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XVII "On hearing the Thunder he wept at the Tomb" In the country of Wei lived Wang Pou, a very dutiful child, whose mother, when alive, was much afraid of thunder. After her death her grave was dug in the hilly forest; and whenever it blew...
No. Xvi. He Laid Up The Oranges For His Mother : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XVI "He laid up the Oranges for his Mother" Lu Chi, a lad six years old, who lived in the time of Han and in the district of Kinkiang, once met the celebrated general Yan Shu, who gave him a few oranges. Two of them the lad put in his bosom...
Introduction : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], p. 7 INTRODUCTION I. The Origin Of The Book The "Hsiao Ching," or "Book of Filial Duty," is generally held to be the work of an unknown pupil of Tsng Tsan, the disciple of Confucius, to whom is attributed the famous Confucian classic known as "...
No. Xxi : * "The Book of Filial Duty", by Ivan Chen, [1908], No. XXI This story, commemorating Y Chien-lou of the southern Chi dynasty, is best left out.
