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THE CHINESE CLASSICS (PROLEGOMENA)
by James Legge
A note from the digitizer
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each page is followed by its notes. Note reference numbers in the text
are enclosed in brackets.
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Big 5 character set for rare or (what are now considered) nonstandard
forms used by Legge. Characters not included in the Big 5 character set
in any form are described by their constituent elements.
THE CHINESE CLASSICS
with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena, and
copious indexes
by
James Legge
IN FIVE VOLUMES

CONFUCIAN ANALECTS
THE GREAT LEARNING
THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN
PROLEGOMENA.


CHAPTER I.
OF THE CHINESE CLASSICS GENERALLY.
SECTION I.
BOOKS INCLUDED UNDER THE NAME OF THE CHINESE
CLASSICS.
1. The Books now recognised as of highest authority in China are
comprehended under the denominations of 'The five Ching [1]' and
'The four Shu [2].' The term Ching is of textile origin, and signifies the
warp threads of a web, and their adjustment. An easy application of it is
to denote what is regular and insures regularity. As used with reference
to books, it indicates their authority on the subjects of which they treat.
'The five Ching' are the five canonical Works, containing the truth upon
the highest subjects from the sages of China, and which should be
received as law by all generations. The term Shu simply means
Writings or Books, = the Pencil Speaking; it may be used of a single
character, or of books containing thousands of characters.
2. 'The five Ching' are: the Yi [3], or, as it has been