What is "Three Rites"

"Three rites" refers to rites, rites and rites.

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The book "Zhou Li" collected the official systems and systems of the Zhou Dynasty and the vassal states, and revised and compiled them with the political ideals of Confucianism. The Book of Rites is divided into six chapters, including Tianguan Zhuze, local official Situ, Zongbo, Xiaguan Sima, Sikou, and Winter Lawsuit Kong. Among them, the article "Winter Official" has long been lost. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was called "Examination of Winter Officials".

The Book of Rites mainly talks about coronation, fainting, mourning, offering sacrifices, going to court, getting engaged, enjoying banquets and other detailed ceremonies. This paper expounds the etiquette of the literati class in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and advocates an equal ethical etiquette. It not only reflected the social system and blood relationship at that time, but also had an important influence on the social organization and cultural concept of later generations.

The content of the Book of Rites is mainly to record and discuss the pre-Qin ritual system and significance, explain the Book of Rites, record the questions and answers between Confucius and his disciples, and describe the principles of self-cultivation.

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The Three Rites recorded and preserved many rites of the week, among which the Rites of the Week emphasized the political system. "Yili" emphasizes the code of conduct; The Book of Rites emphasizes the explanation and exposition of specific etiquette. The sum total of various etiquette systems involved in this "three rites" is the whole content of "rites". "Three Rites" are the three Confucian classics of China's ancient political system and the blueprint and encyclopedia of China's ancient etiquette system.

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