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Four Confucian classics

1 Zhouyi

Zhouyi: It is not the Book of Changes, but is composed of the Book of Changes and the Book of Changes.

The Book of Changes consists of three parts: First, Fuxi began with gossip, and there were no words at that time, so gossip. Second, Zhou Wenwang and his son inherited Fuxi's Eight Diagrams, and eighty-eight overlapping gave birth to sixty-four hexagrams. Zhou Wenwang and his son believed that the sixty-four hexagrams contained everything in the universe, and each hexagram had its own writing. Later, Confucius made a biography, also known as Yi Zhuan and Ten Wings. The development of the Book of Changes produced Lianshan Yi in Xia Dynasty, Gui Zang Yi in Shang Dynasty and Zhouyi in Zhou Dynasty. The Book of Changes is the earliest book of changes in China, which was created by Fu. Due to time, Lianshan Yi and Guizang Yi have been lost, leaving only Zhouyi. Therefore, the Book of Changes comes from the Book of Changes, bearing too many historical missions and tasks, but it is not lacking in literary talent and philosophy. It is one of the important classics of Chinese studies (including Confucianism and Taoism).

The Book of Changes is the theoretical source of natural philosophy and humanistic practice in China's traditional ideology and culture. It is the crystallization of the thoughts and wisdom of the ancient Han nationality and is known as the "source of the road". It is a study of ancient emperors and a compulsory skill for politicians, strategists and businessmen. The Book of Changes is an outstanding representative of Chinese traditional culture. Vast, subtle and all-encompassing, it is also the source of Chinese civilization.

Zhouyi is not only a book of divination, but also a book of self-cultivation through divination. Every hexagram is a fork in the road of practice. People are wrong and the world is wrong. If a person is ill, his career is ruined. Zhouyi is not so much a divination as a record of various diseases of the human body. The existence of Yijing supplements the diseases of Huangdi's Neijing. If the meridians of the human body are not functioning normally, there will be disaster.

Zhou Xing in the Book of Changes is not easy. After reading it, only the word "zhongzheng" is left.

If it is not easy, it is also Zhong Zheng's "Tao".

2 "Lao Zi"

Tao Te Ching, also known as Laozi, was compiled by the Taoist school in the Warring States period, and recorded the theory of Laozi, a thinker at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. It is a book written by China's ancient pre-Qin philosophers before their separation. It was highly praised by the philosophers at that time and was an important source of Taoist philosophy. Tao Te Ching is divided into two parts. The first part of the original work is the Tao Te Ching, and the second part is the Tao Te Ching, which is divided into 8 1 chapters. This is the first complete philosophical work in the history of China. The Classic of Virtue means to cultivate one's own mind first, while the Classic of Taoism means to improve one's body and mind and realize the spread of Taoism.

3 Analects of Confucius

The Analects of Confucius is a compilation that mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius, a thinker and educator, his disciples and re-disciples in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is also called theory, language, biography and memory, and it is one of the important Confucian classics. A * * * twenty volumes. The Analects of Confucius mainly recites words, and the theory is a string of meanings. Language is words. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu suggested that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopt Confucianism, so he had the slogan of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone". On "is pronounced" wheel ". Literally, The Analects of Confucius is a compilation of speeches. Ban Gu's History of Literature and Art in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "As for The Analects of Confucius, Confucius responded to his disciples. At that time, his disciples heard Confucius' words. At that time, disciples had their own records, the master was a pawn, and the master compiled it according to the series, so it was called The Analects. Fu Zi was quoted in Notes on Selected Works as saying: "In the past, there was no Zhong Ni, and the disciples of Zhonggong chased the words of the master, which was called the Analects of Confucius. "

4 Sun Tzu's Art of War

Sun Tzu's Art of War is the oldest and best art book in China, which has always been highly respected and attracted many learners. According to Hanshu, there are 82 articles in The Art of War (including those written by Sun Wu's later disciples, many of which may have been lost), but Sima Qian's Historical Records also records that Sun Wu saw the Art of War in He Lu, the king of Wu. He Lv said, "I have read thirteen chapters of Zi. Can I control my army? " Generally speaking, Sun Tzu's Art of War is said to have thirteen articles. Sun Tzu's Art of War is one of the three most famous art books in the world, and it is the most famous!