Confucius
Record of Rites (Liji)
Later compilation
Record of Rites (Liji)
禮記
It covers everything from the rules of mourning and sacrifice to the theory of music and education. Its "Tangong" chapter records the account of Confucius's death and his final song; the "Liyun" presents the utopia of the Great Unity (datong). It is the main source of Confucian ritualism.
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Authorship note
A compilation of 49 treatises on ritual, education and philosophy gathered by Dai Sheng in the 1st century BCE from 4th–2nd century BCE materials. It contains many sayings attributed to Confucius, including the Daxue and Zhongyong chapters that Zhu Xi would include in the Four Books.
Editions and translations
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English
Confucius
The Lî Kî (Sacred Books of the East, vols. XXVII–XXVIII)
The Conscious LibraryThe Lî Kî (Sacred Books of the East, vols. XXVII–XXVIII)
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1885
Translation: James Legge
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Other works by Confucius
- Analects (Lunyu) · 400
- Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu) · 481
- Book of Songs (Shijing) · 600
- Book of Documents (Shujing) · 500
- The Ten Wings of the Book of Changes · 300
- Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing) · 300
- Sayings of the Confucian School (Kongzi jiayu) · 240
- The Four Books (Sishu) · 1190
- The Great Learning (Daxue) · 200
- Confucius's Discussion of the Odes (Kongzi shilun) · 300
Sources
- Liji, «Tangong» (cap. 3). Trad. Legge, James. The Lî Kî. Sacred Books of the East, vols. XXVII–XXVIII. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1885.
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