Scripture
Sacred and canonical texts — the received scriptures of the world's traditions.
In this form
23 texts
The Doctrine of the Mean · 中庸 (Zhōngyōng)
ConfucianismChineseThe Confucian ClassicsConfuciusJames LeggeThe Doctrine of the MeanScriptureClassicalClassical ChineseEnglishTextPhilosophyLibrary
《中庸》— the Confucian treatise on equilibrium, harmony and sincerity, traditionally ascribed to Confucius’s grandson Zisi (Kǒng Jí). One of the Four Books. Translated by James Legge.
ConfucianismChineseThe Confucian ClassicsConfuciusJames LeggeThe Doctrine of the MeanScriptureClassicalClassical ChineseEnglishTextPhilosophyLibrary
The Great Learning · 大學 (Dàxué)
ConfucianismChineseThe Confucian ClassicsConfuciusJames LeggeThe Great LearningScriptureClassicalClassical ChineseEnglishTextPhilosophyLibrary
《大學》— the first of the Four Books: the Confucian gateway from self-cultivation to the ordering of the state. The text is ascribed to Confucius, its commentary to his disciple Zengzi. Translated by James Legge.
ConfucianismChineseThe Confucian ClassicsConfuciusJames LeggeThe Great LearningScriptureClassicalClassical ChineseEnglishTextPhilosophyLibrary
The Classic of Filial Piety (孝經 Xiao Jing) (trans. James Legge)
ConfucianismChineseConfuciusJames LeggeScriptureClassicalClassical ChineseEnglishTextPhilosophyLibrary
The Classic of Filial Piety (孝經 Xiao Jing) is one of the Confucian classics. In Xiao Jing, Confucius discusses with his disciple, Zengzi, filial piety as the source of nascent virtue.
ConfucianismChineseConfuciusJames LeggeScriptureClassicalClassical ChineseEnglishTextPhilosophyLibrary