12 Questions
Which text was prescribed by Zhu Xi to be read first among the Four Books?
The Great Learning
During which period did the importance of the Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, and Doctrine of the Mean start to rise?
Mid-Song
How many texts are comprised in the Four Books?
Four
Where did scholars focus on the original Five Classics again during the early Song period?
Mid-Song
Which text provides a precise order of steps in which it should be read?
Great Learning
In what form are the sayings of the Analects found?
Scattered about in fragments
What is the key to moral self-cultivation according to The Great Learning?
Investigation of things
Which classic did Zhu Xi recommend as the first to be read among Confucian Classics?
The Great Learning
What does Mencius believe about human nature?
Humans are inherently good
Which classic emphasizes the importance of good governance, filial piety, virtue, and ritual?
Analects
What is the central theme in The Great Learning?
Moral self-cultivation through learning
What important concept does Mencius emphasize through the story of the child at the well?
Seeds of righteousness and goodness in humans
Learn about the foundation of Confucianism through an overview of the Five Classics and Four Books. Discover the essential texts that formed the basis of civil examinations in imperial China and are considered the Confucian canon.
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