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The Four Books 四书 The Four Books is an abbreviation for 'The Books of the Four Philosophers’ because The Analects of Confucius, The Mencius, The Doctrine of the Golden Mean and The Great Learning are respectively attributed to four great Confucian philosophers, namely Confucius, Mencius, Zisi (子思 the grandson of Confucius)， Tsang Shan (曾参 a disciple of Confucius). In the Ming and Qing Dynasties the Four Books were made the core of the official curriculum for the civil service examinations (科举考试)， which endowed them with the superior status in China。 The Great Learning 大学 The Doctrine of the Golden Mean 中庸 The Analects of Confucius 论语 The Mencius 孟子 The Five Classics 五经 The Five Classics (五经) is a corpus of five ancient Chinese books used by Confucianism as the basis of studies. The Five Classics refer to The Book of Songs (诗经)， The Classic of History (书经)， The Classic of Rites, The Book of Changes (周易)， and The Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋)， all of which are said to be compiled or revised by Confucius。 The Book of Songs 诗经 The Classic of History 尚书 The Classic of Rites 礼记 The Book of Changes 周易 The spring and Autumn Annals 左传 |
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