Confucian classics
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The Confucian classics are a foundational corpus of ancient Chinese philosophical and literary texts that shaped East Asian ethics, education, and governance for centuries.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confucian canon | 2 |
| Chinese Confucian classics | 1 |
| Chinese classics | 1 |
| jing (classics) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classics
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Confucian canon ⓘ corpus of texts ⓘ educational curriculum ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confucius
NERFINISHED
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Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhu Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
heavenly mandate
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junzi (exemplary person) ⓘ li (ritual propriety) ⓘ ren (humaneness) ⓘ xiao (filial piety) ⓘ yi (righteousness) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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historical annals ⓘ philosophy ⓘ poetry ⓘ political theory ⓘ ritual texts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Analects
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Book of Rites NERFINISHED ⓘ Classic of Changes NERFINISHED ⓘ Classic of Documents NERFINISHED ⓘ Classic of Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctrine of the Mean NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Books NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Learning NERFINISHED ⓘ Mencius NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring and Autumn Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese bureaucracy
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Chinese philosophy ⓘ East Asian education ⓘ East Asian ethics ⓘ Japanese philosophy ⓘ Korean philosophy ⓘ Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese philosophy ⓘ imperial examination system ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Han dynasty
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Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
civil service examinations in Korea
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civil service examinations in Vietnam ⓘ civil service examinations in imperial China ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
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this entity surface form:
Confucian canon
this entity surface form:
Chinese Confucian classics
this entity surface form:
Confucian canon
this entity surface form:
Chinese classics
this entity surface form:
jing (classics)