The Book of Rites, also known as The Book of Rites of Little Dai and The Book of Little Dai, is said to have been written by Dai Sheng, a ritual musician in the Western Han Dynasty. It is an important compilation of ancient Chinese laws and regulations, with 20 volumes and 49 articles. It mainly records the ritual system in the pre-Qin period, and embodies the philosophical thoughts of the pre-Qin Confucianism, such as the concept of heaven, the world outlook and the outlook on life. Personal cultivation, education system, teaching methods, school management and other educational concepts; Politics, such as education politics, great harmony society, etiquette criminal law; Aesthetic thoughts, such as the theory of feeling of things and the theory of harmony between rites and music, are important materials for studying the pre-Qin society and a compilation of Confucianism.
1030 10 is; One of the three rituals; One of the five classics; One of the Thirteen Classics, it is rigorous in composition, vivid in expression, euphemistic in words and changeable in language. After Zheng Xuan's annotation in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the status of The Book of Rites rose day by day, and it was even more glorious in the Tang Dynasty. Jing. After the Song Dynasty, he was alive; The first of the three ceremonies.
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According to 72 Confucius disciples and their students' Book of Rites, Poems, Books and Rites, the Six Classics of Confucius disciples are the carrier of the highest philosophy in China's classical culture. But it is not easy to read through, and more interpretations are needed to help us understand. Later; 000 is called "Yue", which mainly records the ceremonies such as crown, marriage, funeral and sacrifice in the Zhou Dynasty. Etiquette is limited to style and hardly involves what is behind the ceremony; Courtesy, justice and shame. If you don't know the etiquette, it will become a worthless gift. Therefore, 70-year-old scholars have written a large number of papers explaining Confucian classics, collectively known as Historical Records, which belong to Yi. After Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism, there were many ancient books before Qin Dynasty in the Western Han Dynasty. Notes, including Spring and Autumn Annals; Article 13 1.
1030 10 said that this batch of documents was collected from the people in Hejian, and Liu Xiang got dozens of articles by Li and others, and the total number increased to 2 14. Due to the large number of Records of Han Shu Literature and Art, there were two versions to choose from in the Eastern Han Dynasty. One is the eighty-fifth edition of Dade, commonly known as Sui Shu Jingji Zhi; Two, Dade's nephew Dai Sheng's Forty-Nine Books, commonly known as Yin and Yang in Tang Ming. Although the Biography of Confucius in Three Dynasties was not widely circulated, it was noticed by Lu Debates in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but it was still in decline. By the Tang Dynasty, most of them had died, leaving only 39 articles. There are even no historical examples such as Wang Shiji, Yue Ji 1 Ji, etc. The Book of Rites of Little Dai was called by later generations; It is because of Zheng Xuan's excellent annotation that "Dai Dai" has unlimited scenery and is popular all over the world.