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Philosophy
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Mencius (Mengzi)
A collection of conversations, debates and sayings of Mencius (Mengzi), the most important Confucian thinker after Confucius, compiled by his followers in seven books. It opens with Mencius…
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Great Calming and Contemplation (Mohe zhiguan)
The major meditation treatise of Zhiyi, founder of the Tiantai school, delivered as lectures in 594 and recorded and edited by his disciple Guanding. It sets out a…
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Xunzi
A collection of 32 chapters by the Confucian thinker Xunzi, with some probably written by his students. Unlike most early Chinese texts, much of it consists of sustained,…
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The Record of Linji
A collection of the sermons, sayings and encounter dialogues of the Chan master Linji Yixuan, founder of the Linji line (Rinzai in Japan), compiled by his followers and…
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Mozi
The collected writings of Mozi and the school he founded, the Mohists, who were the main early rivals of the Confucians. Of the original 71 chapters, 53 survive.…
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The Gateless Gate (Wumenguan)
A collection of 48 koans compiled by the Chinese Chan master Wumen Huikai in 1228 and published the following year. Each case presents a short exchange or story…
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Book of Changes (Yijing)
An ancient Chinese divination manual that became one of the Confucian classics. Its core is 64 hexagrams, figures of six broken or unbroken lines, each with a name,…
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The Blue Cliff Record (Biyan lu)
A collection of 100 Chan koans with layers of commentary, one of the central texts of Chan and Zen. In the 11th century the master Xuedou Chongxian selected…
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The Great Learning (Daxue)
A short Confucian text, originally a chapter of the Book of Rites, that sets out a programme of self-cultivation leading to good government. Its opening names three aims:…
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The Book of Lord Shang (Shangjunshu)
A collection of essays associated with Shang Yang, the 4th-century BCE minister whose reforms made the state of Qin strong enough eventually to unify China. Most chapters were…
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