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Classic of Filial Piety

Overview

The Classic of Filial Piety, also known by its Chinese name as the Xiaojing, is a Confucian classic treatise giving advice on filial piety: that is, how to behave towards a senior such as a parent, an elder brother, or a ruler.

The text was most likely written during the late Warring States period and early Han dynasty 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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Philosophers who discussed Classic of Filial Piety

• Confucius
• Nishi Amane
• Zengzi
• Im Yunjidang

Related ideas

• Treatise
• Japanese language
• Warring States period
• Zhu Xi
• Analects
• Neo-Confucianism
• James Legge
• Han dynasty
• Chinese language
• Confucianism
• Confucius
• Richard Wilhelm (sinologist)

Place in the tradition

Part of Confucianism.

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