Vol. 3: The Texts of Confucianism, Part 1: The Shû King. The Religious Portions of the Shih King. The Hsiâo King. (Index)
Vol. 16: The Texts of Confucianism, Part 2: 'The Yî King (Index)
Vol. 27: The Texts of Confucianism, Part 3: The Lî Kî, 1–10 (Index)
Vol. 28: The Texts of Confucianism, Part 4: The Lî Kî, 11–46 (Index)
Vol. 39: The Texts of Taoism, Part 1: The Tâo Te king, The Writings of Kwang-tze, books 1–17. (Index)
Vol. 40:The Texts of Taoism, Part 2. The Writings of Kwang Tse, books 17–33, The Thâi-shang tractate of actions and their retributions, other Taoist texts, Index to vols. 39 and 40. (Index)
Meaning of the name Shû King. The Shû existed as a collection of documents before Confucius. Number of documents in it in his time. The Preface ascribed to him. The sources of the Shû. Destruction of the classical literature by the emperor of Khin. Recovery of the Shû.
Are the records reliable or not? The Books of Kâu; of Shang; of Hsiâ. The Books of Thang and Yü; are professedly later compilations; legendary; based on ancient documents. The Tribute of Yü. Yâo, Shun, and Yü are all historical personages.
No detailed chronological system can be made out from Shû. Attempts at systematic chronology began in the Han period. Ancient method of determining the length of Chinese history. The period of the Kâu dynasty; of the Shang; of the Hsiâ; of the Yâo and Shun.
A Chart by the Rev. Professor Pritchard, representing the principal zodiacal stars above the horizon of any place in central China, about the year B. C. 2300; with note, and table of the apparent positions of the principal stars in B. C. 2300, B. C. 1500, A. D. 1, A. D. 1000, and A. D. 1878
The meaning of the character Shih. The contents. Only the pieces of the fourth Part have professedly a religious character. Classification of the pieces from their form and style.
Statement of the Sze-mâ Khien; in the Records of the Sui Dynasty; of Kû Hsî. View of the author. Groundlessness of Khien's statement. What Confucius did for the Shih.
From Confucius to the rise of the Khin dynasty. The Shih was all recovered after the fires of Khin. Three different texts:—of Lû; of Khî; of Han Ying. The text of Mâo.
The theory of the Chinese scholars about a collection of poems for governmental purposes. The music-master of the king got the odes of each sate from its music-master; and the collected poems were disseminated throughout the states. How the Shih is so small and incomplete. The authors of the pieces. The year B.C. 776 clearly indicted. The Preface to the Shih.
The Name of the Classic; its Existence before the Han Dynasty; its Contents, and by whom it was written
449
Meaning of the character Hsiâo. Was the treatise called the Hsiâo King by Confucius? It existed before the Han dynasty during the time of the Kâu. It came, probably, from the school of ℨăng-𝔷ze.
II.
The Recovery of the Hsiâo under the Han Dynasty, and its Preservation down to the Publication of the Commentary of the Thang Emporer Hsüan ℨung
452
Recovery of the Hsiâo. The shorter or modern text. The older or long text. Was another copy in the old text discovered? Can we fully rely on the copies catalogued by Liû Hin? From Khung An-kwo to the emperor Hsüan ℨung. The emporer's work. Hsing Ping's work.
III.
Criticism of the Hsiâo since the Thang Dynasty
458
Works on the old text by Sze-mâ Kwang and Fan ℨû-yü. Sceptical criticism;—views of Kû Hsî and Wû Khăng. Conclusion regarding the genuineness and integrity of the Hsiâo. Note on the translation.
1.
The Scope and Meaning of the Treatise
465
2.
Filial Piety in the Son of Heaven
467
3.
Filial Piety in the Princes of States
468
4.
Filial Piety in High Ministers and Great Officers
469
5.
Filial Piety in Inferior Officers
470
6.
Filial Piety in Common People
471
7.
Filial Piety in Relation to the Three Powers
472
8.
Filial Piety in Government
474
9.
The Government of the Sages
476
10.
An Orderly Description of the Acts of Filial Piety
480
11.
Filial Piety in Relation to the Five Punishments
481
12.
Amplification of 'the All-embracing Rule of Conduct' in Chapter 1
481
13.
Amplification of 'the Perfect Virtue' in Chapter 1
482
14.
Amplification of 'Making our Name Famous' in Chapter 1
483
15.
Filial Piety in Relation to Reproof and Remonstrance
483
16.
The Influence of Filial Piety and the Response to it
484
17.
The Service of the Ruler
486
18.
Filial Piety in Mourning for Parents
487
Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East