Confucius The Great Learning
By K'ung-fu Tzu and James Legge
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Confucius: The Great Learning delves into the essence of Confucianism, presenting foundational ideas and principles. Originally part of the Classic of Rites, this text was singled out by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty as an essential introduction to Confucian thought.
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Confucius The Great Learning - K'ung-fu Tzu
Confucius: The Great Learning By
K'ung-fu Tzu
Translated from the Chinese by
James Legge
First published in 1893
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"The Great Learning is the first of the Four books which were selected by Zhu Xi during the Song Dynasty as a foundational introduction to Confucianism. It was originally one chapter in Classic of Rites.
The book consists of a short main text, attributed to Confucius and nine commentaries chapters by Zeng