de Bary, William Theodore (ed.); Wing-Tsit Chan; Burton Watson;
Sources of Chinese Tradition
Columbia University Press, 1964, 578 pages
ISBN 0231086024, 9780231086028
topics: | china | philosophy | history | reference
with contributions by Yi-Pao Mei, Leon Hurvitz, T'Ung-Tsu Ch'U, John Meskill, Table of contents Chronological Table xix Chapter 1: The Chinese Tradition in Antiquity Book of History , 8 Book of Odes, 12 Chapter II: Confucius 15 Selections from the Analects , 20 Chapter III: Mo Tzu: Universal Love, Utilitarianism, and Uniformity 34 Selections from the Mo Tzu , 36 Chapter IV: Taoism 48 METAPHYSICS, AND GOVERNMENT IN THE LAO TZU 49 Selections from the Lao Tzu (or Tao-te Ching) , 51 SKEPTICISM AND MYSTICISM IN CHUANG TZU 62 Selections from the Chuang Tzu , . 63 Chapter V: Molders of the Confucian Tradition 86 MENCIUS ON GOVERNMENT AND HUMAN NATURE 86 Selections from the Mencius , 88 RATIONALISM AND REALISM IN HSÜN TZU 98 Selections from the Hsün Tzu , 100 THE GREAT LEARNING (TA HSÜEH) 113 Selections from The Great Learning , 115 THE MEAN (CHUNG YUNG) 117 Selections from The Mean , 118 Chapter VI: The Legalists 122 THE THEORIES OF HAN FEI TZU 122 Selections from the Han Fei Tzu , 124 LI SSU: LEGALIST THEORIES IN PRACTICE 136 Memorial on Annexation of Feudal States ; Memorial on the Abolition of Feudalism; Memorial on the Burning of Books ; Memorial on Exercising Heavy Censure 139 Chapter VII: The Imperial Order 149 THE HAN REACTION TO CH'IN DESPOTISM 149 CHIA I: The Faults of Ch'in 150 The Rebellion of Ch'en She and Wu Kuang , The Rise of Lieu Chi, Founder of the Han , ; Liu Chi Becomes the First Emperor of the Han Dynasty , 153 THE THEORETICAL BASIS OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTION 156 The Quietude of the Ruler and the Delegation of Power , 157 Political Relativism and the Importance to Timeliness , 159 THE MORAL LEADERSHIP OF THE EMPEROR 160 The Moral Power of the Ruler , 161 TUNG CHUNG-SHU: The Threefold Obligations of the Ruler , ; How the Way of the King Joins the Trinity , ; Human Nature and Educationl ; Rites, Music, and Morality , 162 FILIAL PIETY 169 THE THEORY OF PORTENTS 170 The Theory of Portents , ; Portentous Happenings During the Han and Their Significance , 171 THE DYNASTIC MANDATE 174 The Age of Grand Unity and the Rise of Dynastic Rule , ; On the Destiny of Kings , ; On the Auspicious Omens Accompanying Wang Mang's Rise , 175 CONCLUSION 182 Chapter VIII: The Universal Order 184 THE INTELLECTUAL SYNTHESIS 184 Conclusion to the Huai-nan Tzu , 185 SSU-MA T'AN: The Discussion of the Essentials of the Six Schools , 189 THE CREATION, STRUCTURE, AND WORKING OF THE UNIVERSE 191 The Creation of the Universe , ; Theories of the Structure of the Universe , ; The "Great Appendix" to the Book of changes: The Process of Universal Change , ; The Beginnings of Human Culture , 192 THE FIVE AGENTS 198 The Reconstruction of Chinese History 199 TUNG CHUNG-SHU: Production and Succession of the Five Agents , 201 THE CONCEPT AND MARKING OF TIME 204 HEAVEN, EARTH, AND MAN 206 Lü-shih ch'un-ch'iu: The First Month of Spring , 207 Chapter IX: The Economic Order 211 Economic Distress at the End of the Ch'in Dynasty , ; Edict of Emperor Wen on the Primacy of Agriculture , 212 CH'AO TS'O: Memorial on the Encouragement of Agriculture , 213 TUNG CHUNG-SHU: Memorial on Land Reform , 216 STATE CONTROL OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY 218 The Debate on Salt and Iron , 220 THE REFORMS OF WANG MANG 223 Edict on Land Reform , 224 CONCLUSION 225 Chapter X: The Great Han Historians 228 THE RECORDS OF THE HISTORIAN 230 SSU-MA CH'IEN: The Sacred Duty of the Historian , ; Methods of the Historian , 231 The Writing of the First Dynastic History , 237 Chapter XI: Neo-Taoism 239 TAOISM IN PHILOSOPHY 240 KUO HSIANG: Commentary on the Chuang Tzu , 240 Hsl K'ANG: On Partiality , ; On the Nourishment of Life , ; The Lieh Tzu , ; The "Yang Chu" Chapter of Lieh Tzu , 247 TAOISM IN ART 251 TSUNG PING: Introduction to Landscape Painting , 253 WANG WEI: Introduction to Painting , 255 RELIGIOUS TAOISM 256 KO HUNG: The Belief in Immortals , ; Alchemy , ; The Merit System , ; Taoism in Relation to Other Schools , 258 Chapter XII: The Introduction of Buddhism 266 BASIC TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM 266 THE COMING OF BUDDHISM TO CHINA 272 MOU TZU: The Disposition of Error , 274 HUI-YÜAN: A Monk Does Not Bow Down Before a King , 280 Chapter XIII: The Schools of Buddhism 1 287 THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF SECTARIAN BUDDHISM 287 THE SCHOOLS OF CHINESE BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY 290 The Three-Treatise School 293 CHI-TSANG: The Profound Meaning of the Three Treatises , 295 The School of Consciousness-Only 303 HSÜAN-CHUANG: Confirmation of the Consciousness-Only System , 306 The Lotus School: T'ien-T'ai Syncretism 309 The Scripture of the Lotus of the Wonderful Law , 312 HUI-SSU: The Method of Concentration and Insight in the MahAyana , 314 CHIH-K'AI: The Profound Meaning of the Scripture of the Lotus of the Wonderful Law , ; The Great Concentration and Insight , 317 The Flower Garland School 328 FA-TSANG: A Chapter on the Golden Lion , 329 Chapter XIV: The Schools of Buddhism II 334 THE PURE LAND SCHOOL 334 T'AN-LUAN: Commentary to Vasubandhu's Essay on Rebirth , 336 TAO-CH'O: Compendium on the Happy Land , 341 THE MEDITATION SCHOOL 346 The Platform Scripture of the Sixth Patriarch , 350 SHEN-HUI: Elucidating the Doctrine , 356 I-HSÜAN: A Sermon , 360 ?PEN-CHI: Questions and Answers , 363 Chapter XV: Precursors of the Confucian Revival 369 HAN YÜ'S COUNTERATTACK ON TAOISM AND BUDDHISM 371 Memorial on the Bone of Buddha , ; Discourse on Teachers (Shihshuo) , ; What is the True Way? (Yiian Tao) , 372 Emperor Wu-tsung's Edict on the Suppression of Buddhism , 379 Chapter XVI: The Confucian Revival in the Sung 383 OU-YANG HSIU: Essay on Fundamentals (Pen lun) , ; On Parties , 386 THE CONFUCIAN PROGRAM OF REFORM 393 CH'ENG YI: Memorial to the Emperor Jen-tsung , 395 CH'ENG HAO: Ten Matters Calling for Reform , 398 CHANG TSAI: Land Equalization and Feudalism , 403 SU HSÜN: The Land System -- A Dissenting View , 406 THE NEW LAWS OF WANG AN-SHIH 409 WANG AN-SHIH: Memorial to the Emperor Jen-tsung , ; Memorial on the Crop Loans Measure , 413 CH'ENG HAO: Remonstrance Against the New Laws , 421 WANG AN-SHIH: In Defense of Five Major Policies , 423 SU SHIH: Memorial to Emperor Shen-tsung on the New Laws of Wang An-shih , 425 SSU-MA KUANC: A Petition to Do Away With the Most Harmful of the New Laws , 431 CHU HSI: Wang An-shih in Retrospect , 434 ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE WRITING OF HISTORY 436 Diaries of Action and Repose , 440 LÜ TSU-CH'IEN: A Discussion of History , 441 CHENG CH'IAO: General Preface to the T'ung Chih , 442 MA TUAN-LIN: Preface to the General Study of Literary Remains , ; Introduction to the Survey on the Land Tax , 444 SSU-MA KUANG: A Discussion of Dynastic Legitimacy , 448 CHU HSI: General Rules for the Writing of the Outline and Digest of the General Mirror (T'ung-chien kang-mu) , 452 Chapter XVII: Neo-Confucianism: The School of Principle or Reason 455 THE NEW COSMOLOGY AND ETHICS OF CHOU TUN-YI 457 An Explanation of the Diagram of the Great Ultimate , ; Selections from An Interpretation of the Book of Changes , 458 A NUMERICAL UNIVERSE IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SHAG YUNG 460 Selections from the Supreme Principles Governing the World , 461 CHANG TSAI AND THE UNDERLYING UNITY OF MATERIAL-FORCE 465 Great Harmony ; The "Western Inscription" (Hsi-ming) 466 PRINCIPLE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN NATURE IN CH'ENG YI 470 Principle and the Universe ; Human Nature ; Seriousness and Humanity ; Investigation of Things ; Criticism of Buddhism Land Taoism 472 THE SYNTHESIS OF SUNG NEO-CONFUCIANISM IN CHU HSI 479 Principle and Material-Force ; The Great Ultimate ; Heaven and Earth ; Heavenly and Earthly Spirits ; The Relation Between the Nature of Man and Things and Their Destiny ; The Nature of Man and Things ; The Nature of Man and the Nature of Things Compared ; Physical Nature ; The Mind , ; The Mind, the Nature, and the Feelings ; Humanity , 481 Chapter XVIII: Neo-Confucianism: The School of the Mind or Intuition 503 CH'ENG HAO AND THE MIND OF HEAVEN AND MAN 503 Selections from the Complete Works of the Two Ch'engs 504 THE UNIVERSAL MIND IN LU HSIANG-SHAN 509 Selections from the Complete Works of Lu Hsiang-shan 510 MORAL INTUITION AND ACTION IN WANG YANG-MING 514 Inquiry on the Great Learning ; The Identification of Mind and Principle ; The Unity of Knowledge and Action ; The Colloquy at the T'ien-ch'üan Bridge 516 Chapter XIX: The Late Harvest of Confucian Scholarship 527 HUANG TSUNG-HSI'S CRITIQUE OF CHINESE DESPOTISM 530 A Plan for the Prince 531 WANG FU-CHIH 542 Dynastic Rule and the Preservation of the Race ; China and the Barbarian Tribes ; The Way Does Not Exist Outside of Its Practical Application ; On the Inapplicability of Ancient Institutions to Modern Times ; On the Use of Laws 543 KU YEN-WU, BEACON OF CH'ING SCHOLARSHIP 552 True Learning: Broad Knowledge, and a Sense of Shame ; Preface to the Record of the Search for Antiquities ; On the Concentration of Authority at Court ; The Feudal System vs. the Prefectural System 553 THE TWILIGHT OF CONFUCIAN THOUGHT 557 Index 565 Map: Early China 241