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42: 92: 639:. Study of the text was also mentioned in epitaphs as an indication of a person's good character. It was a practice to read aloud the text when mourning one's parents. The text was also important politically, partly because filial piety was both a means of demonstrating moral virtue and entering officialdom for those with family connections to the imperial court. The text was important in 593:
was not made by Zengzi himself. When he retired from his conversation (or conversations) with Kung-ne on the subject of Filial Piety, he repeated to the disciples of his own school what (the master) had said, and they classified the sayings, and formed the treatise."
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The Classic of Filial Piety, composed between 350 and 200 B.C., teaches a simple but all-embracing lesson: beginning humbly at home, filial piety not only ensures success in a man's life but also brings peace and harmony to the world at
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As the title suggests, the text elaborates on filial piety, which is a core Confucian value. The text argues that people who love and serve their parents will do the same for their rulers, leading to a harmonious society. For example,
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and claims to be a conversation between Confucius and his student Zengzi. The text was widely used during the Han and later dynasties to teach young children basic moral messages as they learned to read.
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occupied an important position in classical education as one of the most popular foundational texts through to late imperial China. The text was used in elementary and moral education together with the
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As they serve their fathers, so they serve their mothers, and they love them equally. As they serve their fathers, so they serve their rulers, and they reverence them equally.
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The text dates from the 4th century BC to 3rd century BC. It is not known who actually wrote the document. It is attributed to a conversation between
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The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: a Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing
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The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: A Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing
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and was quoted by the influential Song figure and Neo-Confucian philosopher
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exist. The following are the primary Western language translations.
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Le morale de Confucius: le livre sacré de la piété filiale
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Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong
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Index

Xiao Jing
Xiaojing (disambiguation)

Confucius

seal script
traditional
simplified characters
Traditional Chinese
孝經
Simplified Chinese
孝经
filial piety
classic
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Bopomofo
Wade–Giles
Tongyong Pinyin
IPA

Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutping
IPA

Southern Min
Tâi-lô
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)

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