The Analects has been one of the most widely-read and studied books in China for the last 2,000 years, and continues to have a substantial influence on Chinese and East Asian thought and values today.Ĭonfucius believed that the welfare of a country depended on the moral cultivation of its people, beginning from the nation's leadership. By the early Han dynasty the Analects was considered merely a "commentary" on the Five Classics, but the status of the Analects grew to be one of the central texts of Confucianism by the end of that dynasty.ĭuring the late Song dynasty (960–1279 AD) the importance of the Analects as a Chinese philosophy work was raised above that of the older Five Classics, and it was recognized as one of the " Four Books".
It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period (475–221 BCE), and it achieved its final form during the mid- Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). The Analects ( Chinese: 論語 pinyin: Lúnyǔ Old Chinese: u ŋ(r)aʔ meaning "Selected Sayings" ), also known as the Analects of Confucius, the Sayings of Confucius, or the Lun Yu, is an ancient Chinese book composed of a large collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled and written by Confucius's followers. "Selected Sayings", or "Edited Conversations" "Analects" in ancient seal script (top), Traditional (middle), and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
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