James Legge, (tr.)
1879
The Shû King,
Shih King
and Hsiâo King
(SBE 3)
THE
SACRED BOOKS OF CHINA
THE TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM
TRANSLATED BY
JAMES LEGGE
PART I
THE SHÛ KING
THE RELIGIOUS PORTIONS OF THE SHIH KING
THE HSIAO KING
[Sacred Books of the East Vol. III]
[1879]
Scanned at wwwsacred-texts.com August-September 2000
Revised July 2005
Contents
Preface
Shû King
Shû King: Introduction
Part I: The Book of Thang
Part II: The Books of Yü
Part III: The Books of Hsiâ
Part IV: The Books of Shang
Part V: The Books of Kâu
Shih King, the Book of Odes
Shih King: Introduction
Shih King: Odes of the Temple and the Altar
Shih King: Part II: Minor Odes of the Kingdom
Part III: Major Odes of the Kingdom
Shih King: Major Odes, First Decade
Shih King: Major Odes: The Second Decade, or that of Shăng Min
Shih King: Major Odes: The Third Decade, or that of Tang
Ode 1. The Tang
Ode 2. The Yî
Ode 3, Stanzas 1, 2, 3, 4, And 7. The Sang Zâu
Ode 4. The Yun Han
Ode 5, Stanzas 1, 2, and 4. The Sung Kâo
Ode 6, Stanzas 1 and 7. The Kăng Min
Ode 7, Stanzas 1 and Part of 3. The Han Yî
Ode 8, Stanzas 4 and 5. The Kiang Han
Ode 10, Stanzas 1, 5, 6, And 7. The Kan Zang
Ode 11, Stanzas 1 and 2. The Shâo Min
Shih King: Part IV: Lessons from the States
Hsiao King, the Classic of Filial Piety