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The Five Classics (Traditional Chinese: 五經; pinyin: Wǔjīng) is a corpus of five ancient Chinese books used by Confucianism as the basis of studies. According to tradition, they were compiled or edited by Confucius himself.

Classic of Changes

Main article: I Ching

The Classic of Changes or I Ching (易經 Yì Jīng), a manual of divination based on the eight trigrams attributed to the mythical emperor Fu Xi. (By Confucius' time these eight trigrams had been multiplied to sixty-four hexagrams.) The I Ching is still used by adherents of folk religion.

Classic of Poetry

The Classic of Poetry or The Book of Odes (詩經, Shī Jīng), made up of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs; 74 minor festal songs, traditionally sung at court festivities; 31 major festal songs, sung at more solemn court ceremonies; and 40 hymns and eulogies, sung at sacrifices to gods and ancestral spirits of the royal house. This book is traditionally credited as a compilation from Confucius.

Classic of Rites

The Classic of Rites (禮記 Lǐ Jì), social forms and ceremonies (also spelled Liki), a restoration of the original Lijing, lost in the third century B.C.E., describes ancient rites and court ceremonies.

Classic of History

The Classic of History (書經 Shū Jīng) is a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou period and before. It contains examples of early Chinese prose.

Spring and Autumn Annals

The Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋 Chūn Qiū, also known as 麟經 Lín Jīng), a historical record of the state of Lu, Confucius' native state, from 722 B.C.E. to 479 B.C.E. written (or edited) by Confucius, with implied condemnation of usurpations, murder, incest, etc.

Classic of Music

The Classic of Music (樂經, Yue Jing) is sometime referred to as the sixth classic, but was lost by the time of the Han Dynasty.

External links

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 The ''[[Classic of Changes]]'' or ''I Ching'' (易經 Yì Jīng), a manual of divination based on the eight [[trigram]]s attributed to the mythical emperor [[Fu Xi]]. (By Confucius' time these eight trigrams had been multiplied to sixty-four [[hexagram]]s.) The ''I Ching'' is still used by adherents of folk religion.
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-The ''[[Classic of Rites]]'' (禮記 Lǐ Jì), social forms and ceremonies (also spelled ''Liki''), a restoration of the original Lijing, lost in the third century B.C.E., describes ancient rites and court ceremonies.
+The ''[[Classic of Rites]]'' (禮記 Lǐ Jì), social forms and ceremonies (also spelled ''Liki''), a restoration of the original Lijing, lost in the third century B.C.E..E., describes ancient rites and court ceremonies.
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-The ''[[Classic of History]]'' (書經 Shū Jīng) is a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] period and before. It contains examples of early Chinese prose.
+The ''[[Classic of History]]'' (書經 Shū Jīng) is a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early [[Zhou Dynasty (1122 B.C.E. - 256 B.C.E.)|Zhou]] period and before. It contains examples of early Chinese prose.
 ==Spring and Autumn Annals==
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-The ''[[Spring and Autumn Annals]]'' (春秋 Chūn Qiū, also known as 麟經 Lín Jīng), a historical record of the [[state of Lu]], Confucius' native state, from [[722 B.C.E.]] to [[479 B.C.E.]] written (or edited) by [[Confucius]], with implied condemnation of usurpations, murder, incest, etc.
+The ''[[Spring and Autumn Annals]]'' (春秋 Chūn Qiū, also known as 麟經 Lín Jīng), a historical record of the [[state of Lu]], Confucius' native state, from 722 B.C.E.E. to 479 B.C.E.E. written (or edited) by [[Confucius]], with implied condemnation of usurpations, murder, incest, etc.
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The Four Books and Five Classics (四書五經)
The Four Books:	The Great Learning (大學) \| The Doctrine of the Mean (中庸) \| The Analects (論語) \| The Mencius (孟子)
The Five Classics:	Classic of Changes (易經) \| Classic of Poetry (詩經) \| Classic of Rites (禮記) \| Classic of History (書經) \| Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋)