03453cam a22004333u 4500 75878 UtSlPG 20260610134745.0 m cr n 260607r20251908utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d ca14000244 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PL Confucius, 552 BCE-480 BCE Xiao jing. English The book of filial duty Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The wisdom of the East series (London, England) Translation of: 孝經 (Xiaojing, or Hsiao Ching). Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_of_Filial_Piety "Assigned partly to Confucius and partly to Tsêng Ts‘an, though it more probably belongs to a very much later date."--Giles, Chinese literature. Release date is 2025-04-16 Bob Taylor, The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The book of filial duty by Confucius and Zengzi" is a classical treatise on moral philosophy, specifically focused on filial piety, originating from early Chinese antiquity. It is a moral, philosophical, and didactic text, believed to have been compiled during the late Zhou dynasty and set in the context of ancient Chinese cultural norms, likely some time around the centuries before the Common Era. The core topic of the book is filial duty, which means the proper respect, obedience, and care a child should show to their parents, and how this virtue serves as the bedrock of both family cohesion and good governance in society. The book presents both philosophical discussions and vivid stories to illustrate its teachings. The first part is a dialogue in which Confucius explains to his disciple, Zengzi, that filial piety is the source of all other virtues and a fundamental aspect of personal development and social harmony. The text outlines how filial duty applies at every level of society, from the Emperor down to commoners, emphasizing respect, obedience, and responsible care for one’s parents in both life and death. The latter section, “The Twenty-four Examples of Filial Duty,” offers a series of short, memorable stories drawn from Chinese history and legend, each illustrating acts of extreme devotion and sacrifice for one’s parents. These examples include tasting medicines for ill parents, providing for them under hardship, and even supernatural events attributed to sincere filial love. Overall, the book imparts that filial piety is not just a personal virtue but the very foundation for harmonious families and, by extension, a well-ordered state. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: John Murray, 1908 Filial piety -- China Zengzi, 506 BCE-437? BCE Cranmer-Byng, L. (Launcelot), 1872-1945 Kapadia, S. A. (Shaporji Aspaniarji), 1857-1941 Chên, Ivan The wisdom of the East series (London, England) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75878 116603 116603