1, four books
The four books are not one book, but four books: Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius. It is the core of Chinese studies. To learn Chinese studies well, reading four books is the basic skill.
Compared with Primary School, University is a must-read classic for ancient scholars. The doctrine of the mean is the mentality of Chinese studies. The Analects of Confucius is the general source of China's thought for two thousand years, and Mencius kept pace with the Analects after the Song Dynasty.
2. The Book of Songs
The Book of Songs is the beginning of China's ancient poems and the earliest collection of poems. Confucius said, "There are 300 poems. In a word, they are innocent.". The Book of Songs is all about pure thoughts and noble behaviors.
In terms of artistic form, the Book of Songs is still a little rough, and its artistic expression is not mature enough, but all the articles are positive energy and the best cultivated poems. Although the later Tang poetry and Song poetry reached its peak in artistic form, it is far less than the Book of Songs in this respect.
3. The book of practice
After reading this book, you can know the outline of Wang Yangming, the first minister of the Ming Dynasty, from which the famous unity of knowing and doing comes. Yangming Longchang was thoroughly remoulded after enlightenment and became an eternal story.
Biography is the main body of Yangming's theory of mind. It is put forward that there are saints all over the street and everyone has a conscience, especially the further explanation of Confucianism, which makes Confucianism get rid of the cumbersome imprisonment of Zhu Neo-Confucianism and become simple, aesthetic and practical. The Book of Practice became popular in Japan and had a deep influence on Japan.
4. Du Gongbu Collection
Du Fu is known as the "Poet Saint", and together with Li Bai, he is called the two peaks of China's ancient poetry creation. His poems are neat and full of spirituality, with realistic humanistic care.
5. Heart Meridian
Buddhism is a great source of Chinese studies. Buddha, spread in India, flourished in China. Now the Mahayana faction, India is completely unique; The teachings are all in China. We Zen Buddhism is the applicable Buddhism in the world. Indians can only come to China to learn Buddhism.
The subtle universe mentioned by Buddha is indeed above Confucianism. Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are slightly different, that is, one is more secular and the other is more born. Heart Sutra is the core of Prajna Paramita classic and the essence of Buddhism and Zen. Understanding the Heart Sutra and Buddhism is the necessary basis for learning Chinese studies well.
6. Li Taibai Collection
Li Bai is called "Poet Fairy". His poems are full of imagination, catchy and magnificent, representing the highest level of China's romantic poetry creation.