The 5 Canonized Classics - Revision history

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Classic of Rites

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 == Spring and Autumn Annals ==
-[[File:CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - fragment of Xiping stone classics.jpg|thumb|English: A fragment of the Xiping stone classics
+[[File:CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - fragment of Xiping stone classics.jpg|thumb|A fragment of the Xiping stone classics
 Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - 220). Click [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_fragment_of_Xiping_stone_classics.jpg] for original source.]]

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 * Article:  ''Explication de l'Arithmétique Binaire'' (1703) Gottfried Leibniz : he found in the hexagrams a base for claiming the universality of the binary numeral system.
 ** Hexagrams possibly represented the binary sequences, so that ¦¦¦¦¦¦ would correspond to the binary sequence 000000 and ¦¦¦¦¦| would be 000001, and so forth.
 == Spring and Autumn Annals ==
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 The Classic of Rites was rewritten and edited by Confucius' disciples after the "Burning of the Books." Other scholars have attempted to shorten these scripts. Dai De who reworked the text in the 1st Century BCE, reducing the original 214 books to 85. It was later further reduced by his younger brother Dai Sheng to 46 books, to which three were added towards the end of the Han Dynasty, bringing the total to 49.
 == Classic of History==
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 * The language of these documents is quite archaic, closely resembling inscriptions found on Western Zhou bronzes.
 ==Classic of Poetry (Shijing)==

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 These documents, though old and sometimes difficult to understand, still have a huge impact on Chinese culture. It's interesting to note that Chinese students today learn from and study the five classics as part of their education. While there are many unknowns about the classics, their influence is nonetheless undeniable. Poets over the years have patterned their writings after those found in the classics, showing how the influence still hasn't died and likely never will.
-Interestingly, the thing that has changed over time regarding the classics is the reason they are read and studied. Obviously some of those reasons will remain the same, but often they are studied now to understand the culture of the time they were written. They offer an interesting view into the Chinese culture, how it's developed, and how advanced they were for their time in many ways. They're somewhat difficult to understand, especially for someone who doesn't have a lot of knowledge about Chinese history and culture.
+Interestingly, the thing that has changed over time regarding the classics is the reason they are read and studied. Obviously some of those reasons will remain the same, but often they are studied now to understand the culture of the time they were written. They offer an interesting view into the Chinese culture, how it's developed, and how advanced they were for their time in many ways. They're somewhat difficult to understand, especially for someone who doesn't have a lot of knowledge about Chinese history and culture, though with the help of other sources, one can learn a lot from them.
 == References ==

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 The scope of events recorded in the book is quite limited. The focus is on various feudal states' diplomatic relations, alliances and military actions, as well as births and deaths among the ruling families. The chronicle also takes note of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, locusts and solar eclipses.
 Events are narrated in chronological order, dated by the reign-year of the Duke of Lu, the season, the month and the day. The annalist structure is followed strictly, to the extent of listing the four seasons of each year even when no events are recorded.
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 The songs continue to be an influential force in Chinese culture. Students continue to memorize and study the poems as part of their education.
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 [[File:Liji 2.jpg|thumb|left|Classic of Rites. Click [http://wiki.vm.rub.de/uvu/index.php/File:Liji_2.jpg] for original source]]
-* It described the social forms, governmental system, and ancient/ceremonial rites of the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050–256 BCE).
+The ''Classic of Rites'' described the social forms, governmental system, and ancient/ceremonial rites of the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050–256 BCE). During "The Burning of the Books", which occurred in 213 BCE, most traditional books were burned with the exception of books on war, medicine, astrology, agriculture, and divination. The ''Classic of Rites'' was one of those books that was burned and lost for a time. Fortunately, some Confucian scholars had memorized the Classics and thus transmitted the Classics to their disciples who in turn recorded them in manuscripts. These disciples recorded each of the Classics from memory but the Classic of Music (Yuejing) could not be recompiled. However, a chapter in the Classic of Rites is the Record of Music (Yueji), which was derived from the lost Classic.
-* "The Burning of the Books." This occurred in 213 BCE when most traditional books were burned with the exception of books on war, medicine, astrology, agriculture, and divination.
+The Classic of Rites was rewritten and edited by Confucius' disciples after the "Burning of the Books." Other scholars have attempted to shorten these scripts. Dai De who reworked the text in the 1st Century BCE, reducing the original 214 books to 85. It was later further reduced by his younger brother Dai Sheng to 46 books, to which three were added towards the end of the Han Dynasty, bringing the total to 49.
 == Classic of History==

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 :2. 春秋 ''Spring and Autumn Annals''
-:3. 禮記 ''Classic of Rites''
+:3. 禮記 ''Classic of Rites'' (literally ''Record of Rites'')
 :4. 尚書 ''Classic of History'' (''Book of Documents'')

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 ==Classic of Rites==
-[[File:Liji 2.jpg|thumb|Classic of Rites. Click [http://wiki.vm.rub.de/uvu/index.php/File:Liji_2.jpg] for original source]]
+[[File:Liji 2.jpg|thumb|left|Classic of Rites. Click [http://wiki.vm.rub.de/uvu/index.php/File:Liji_2.jpg] for original source]]
 * It described the social forms, governmental system, and ancient/ceremonial rites of the Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050–256 BCE).

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	== Spring and Autumn Annals ==		== Spring and Autumn Annals ==

		+	[[File:CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - fragment of Xiping stone classics.jpg\|thumb\|English: A fragment of the Xiping stone classics
		+	Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D. 25 - 220). Click [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_-_fragment_of_Xiping_stone_classics.jpg] for original source.]]
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		+	The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, wishing to control political though, ordered the burning of many Confucian classics including the Book of Songs, the Book of History, the Book of Changes, the Book of Rites, the Spring and Autumn Annals, the Analectss and the commentary of Gong Yang. These classics were carved in stone in A.D. 172 - 178, and erected at the Imperial College in Luoyang in an attempt to settle differing interpretations of Confucian classics.]]
	Because it was traditionally regarded as having been compiled by Confucius (after a claim to this effect by Mencius), it was included as one of the Five Classics of Chinese literature.		Because it was traditionally regarded as having been compiled by Confucius (after a claim to this effect by Mencius), it was included as one of the Five Classics of Chinese literature.

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 Because it was traditionally regarded as having been compiled by Confucius (after a claim to this effect by Mencius), it was included as one of the Five Classics of Chinese literature.
-The ''Annals'' were formed by various chroniclers from the State of Lu. Essentially the ''Annals'' are an early primitive archive-type record.
+The ''Annals'' were formed by various chroniclers from the State of Lu. Essentially the ''Annals'' are an early primitive archive-type record. This document consists of brief dated recordings of the lives of the  rulers of Lu. It records births, deaths, marriages, visits to other states, received visitors, and other various happenings (Dobson).
-* The scope of events recorded in the book is quite limited.
+The scope of events recorded in the book is quite limited. The focus is on various feudal states' diplomatic relations, alliances and military actions, as well as births and deaths among the ruling families. The chronicle also takes note of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, locusts and solar eclipses.
-* The focus is on various feudal states' diplomatic relations, alliances and military actions, as well as births and deaths among the ruling families.
+Events are narrated in chronological order, dated by the reign-year of the Duke of Lu, the season, the month and the day. The annalist structure is followed strictly, to the extent of listing the four seasons of each year even when no events are recorded.
-* The chronicle also takes note of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, locusts and solar eclipses.
+The style is terse and impersonal, and gives no clue as to the actual authorship. Again, many argue that evidence suggests Confucius had a hand in either editing or composing it, due to the fact that entries end a short time before Confucius' death. Mencius, a well-known Chinese philosopher and follower of Confucianism, suggests in certain passages that Confucius did have a hand in the ''Annals'' composition (Dobson, 222).
 ==Classic of Rites==

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 . Waley, Arthur, trans. The Book of Songs: ''The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry.'' London: Allan & Unwin, 1937. Rev. ed. New York; Grove Press, 1987.
-. Ti-Shan, Hsü. "The History of the Canon of the Chinese Classics." Journal of the American Oriental Society 44 (1924): 273-84. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.
+. Ti-Shan, Hsü. "The History of the Canon of the Chinese Classics." ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'' 44 (1924): 273-84. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.
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