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What are the main works of Confucius?

The main works are Spring and Autumn Annals, Shangshu and Trial Classics.

Confucius is "Confucianism" and the founder of "Confucianism". As mentioned in the previous chapter, Liu Xin said that Confucianism "wandered between the Six Classics and paid attention to benevolence and righteousness". The Six Classics are Book of Changes, History, Shu, Li, Yue (lost today) and Spring and Autumn Annals (The Chronicle of the State of Lu, which started in 722 BC and ended in 479 BC, the year when Confucius died). The nature of these classics can be known from their titles, with the exception of Yi. The Book of Changes was interpreted by later Confucianism as a school work, but it was originally a divination book.

What is the relationship between Confucius and the Six Classics? There are two schools of thought in traditional academic circles. One school thinks that the Six Classics are all the works of Confucius. Another school thinks that Confucius is the author of Chunqiu, the annotator of Yi, the reviser of Li and Yue, and the editor of Shi and Shu.