Shujing

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Shujing is one of the oldest and most influential Chinese classics, traditionally regarded as a collection of historical documents and speeches that shaped early Chinese political and moral thought.

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Shujing canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese classic text
Confucian classic
historical document collection
canonizedDuring Han dynasty NERFINISHED
commentedOnBy Kong Anguo NERFINISHED
Kong Yingda NERFINISHED
Zheng Xuan NERFINISHED
compiledDuring early Zhou period (traditional view)
contains counsels to rulers
proclamations
royal edicts
speeches
culturalSignificance foundational text for Chinese political and moral thought
emphasizes moral example of the ruler
remonstrance by ministers
ritual and order
genre historical prose
political philosophy
hasAlternativeName Book of Documents NERFINISHED
Book of History NERFINISHED
Classic of Documents NERFINISHED
hasChineseName 尚書 NERFINISHED
書經 NERFINISHED
hasPinyinName Shūjīng NERFINISHED
hasSectionType “books” (shu) subdivided into chapters
historicalScope Shang dynasty NERFINISHED
Xia dynasty NERFINISHED
Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
legendary sage kings period
influenced Chinese historiography
Chinese statecraft tradition
Confucian political thought
imperial examination curriculum
language Classical Chinese
mainTheme Mandate of Heaven NERFINISHED
moral governance
political legitimacy
virtue of rulers
partOf Five Classics NERFINISHED
prescribes duties of ministers
duties of the ruler
standards for good governance
region China NERFINISHED
status one of the oldest Chinese classics
studiedBy Confucian scholars
traditionallyAttributedTo Confucius NERFINISHED
usedAs canonical text in Confucian education
source for political models

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