Xiao Jing

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Classic of Filial Piety (Chinese: 孝經; pinyin: XìaoJīng) is a Confucian classic giving advice on how to behave towards a senior (such as a father, an elder brother, or ruler).

[edit] Authorship

This document probably dates to about 400 BC. It is not known who actually wrote the Classic. It is attributed to a conversation between Confucius and a disciple named Zeng Zi (曾子). A twelfth century author named He Yin claimed: "The Classic of Filial Piety was not made by Zang-Dze himself. When be retired from his conversation (or conversations) with Kung-ne on the subject of Filial Piety, be repeated to the disciples of his own school what (the master) had said, and they classified the sayings, and formed the treatise."

[edit] Contents

1. The Scope and Meaning of the Treatise.
2. Filial Piety in the Son of Heaven.
3. Filial Piety in the Princes of States.
4. Filial Piety in High Ministers and Great Officers.
5. Filial Piety in Inferior Officers.
6. Filial Piety in the Common People.
7. Filial Piety in Relation to the Three Powers.
8. Filial Piety in Government.
9. The Government of the Sages.
10. An Orderly Description of the Acts of Filial Piety
11. Filial Piety in Relation to the Five Punishments.
12. Amplification of 'the All-embracing Rule of Conduct' in Chapter I.
13. Amplification of 'the Perfect Virtue' in Chapter I.
14. Amplification of 'Making our Name Famous' in Chapter I.
15. Filial Piety in Relation to Reproof and Remonstrance.
16. The Influence of Filial Piety and the Response to it.
17. The Service of the Ruler.
18. Filial Piety in Mourning for Parents.

[edit] External links

• http://www.chinapage.com/confucius/xiaojing-be.html
• Xiao Jing (Full text in Chinese)