Gongyang Commentary
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The Gongyang Commentary is an influential Han dynasty Confucian exegesis on the Spring and Autumn Annals that interprets the classic as a subtle vehicle for moral and political principles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chunqiu Gongyangzhuan | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical text
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Confucian classic commentary ⓘ Han dynasty text ⓘ exegetical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | reveal Confucius’s political intentions in the Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dong Zhongshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Spring and Autumn Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
cosmic and political correlations
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hierarchy and social order ⓘ legitimacy of rulership ⓘ ritual propriety ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Guliang Commentary
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Zuo Commentary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Confucius as moral legislator
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hidden meanings in the Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral principles
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political principles ⓘ |
| genre | Annals commentary ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Gongyang Zhuan
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Gongyang zhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ 公羊傳 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early imperial China ⓘ |
| inCanon | part of the Confucian exegetical tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dong Zhongshu
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Han dynasty political thought ⓘ New Text Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty New Text movement NERFINISHED ⓘ later Chinese political philosophy ⓘ |
| interpretsAs |
subtle vehicle for moral teaching
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subtle vehicle for political teaching ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| method |
allegorical interpretation
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moralizing historiography ⓘ |
| originatedIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | reformist Confucianism ⓘ |
| schoolAffiliation | Gongyang school of Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Gongyang Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | New Text tradition ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | Gongyang school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical interpretation
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ritual interpretation ⓘ statecraft theory ⓘ |
| viewOnConfucius | presents Confucius as author-editor of the Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ |
| viewOnSpringAndAutumn | treats the Spring and Autumn Annals as a work of praise and blame ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Chunqiu Gongyangzhuan