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Book of Han: Annals of Emperor Cheng 《汉书·成帝纪》 Book of Han: Table of nobles from families of the imperial consorts《汉书·外戚恩泽表》 Book of Han: Biographies of Kuang, Zhang, Kong and Ma《汉书·匡张孔马传》 Book of the Later Han: Biographies of Confucians 《后汉书·儒林传上·孔僖传》
The book contains a divination system comparable to Western geomancy or the West African Ifá system. In Western cultures and modern East Asia, it is still widely used for this purpose. Spring and Autumn Annals A historical record of the State of Lu, Confucius's native state, 722–481 BC attributed to Confucius.
The topics covered by the Kongzi Jiayu include Confucius' detailed ancestry, his parents, his birth, episodes and events from his life, and his sayings. [7] His disciples also feature prominently, including one section devoted entirely to Yan Hui, Confucius' favourite. [8] In all, 76 disciples are mentioned by name. [2]
He was 30 years younger than Confucius. On one occasion, when Confucius was about to set out with a company of the disciples on a journey, he told them to take umbrellas. Later that day it rained heavily, and Wuma asked Confucius, "There were no clouds in the morning; but after the sun had risen, you told us to take umbrellas.
Confucius and Confucianism were opposed or criticised from the start, including Laozi's philosophy and Mozi's critique, and Legalists such as Han Fei ridiculed the idea that virtue would lead people to be orderly. In modern times, waves of opposition and vilification showed that Confucianism, instead of taking credit for the glories of Chinese ...
As the title suggests, the text elaborates on filial piety, which is a core Confucian value. The text argues that people who love and serve their parents will do the same for their rulers, leading to a harmonious society. For example, [4] 資於事父以事母，而愛同；資於事父以事君，而敬同。
A few of Confucius's disciples went on to attain official positions of some importance, some of which were arranged by Confucius. [87] By the time Confucius was 50 years old, the Ji family had consolidated their power in the Lu state over the ruling ducal house. [ 88 ]
Title page of The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars from an early Ming dynasty printed edition Pages from a Chinese-English translated version of the book. Some of the stories in The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars were taken from other texts such as the Xiaozi Zhuan (孝子傳), Yiwen Leiju, Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era and In Search of the Supernatural.