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