THE DISCOURSES OF RU SCHOOL

lunyu jizhu 《論語集注》

The “Discourses with Collected Commentaries” (Lunyu jizhu 論語集注) is the second of the Four Books. This is the first chapter, which has never before been translated into English in full. Since the ancient discourses when included together with the medieval commentaries become a great confluence of the many “Confucians” (ru 儒), I have translated the title for this English edition as the “Discourses of Ru School.” This first chapter as a stand-alone is titled “Fundamentals of the Way,” drawing from Zhu Xi’s chapter introduction.


Translator Note 凡例

Book Introduction by the Cheng Brothers and He Yan 序說

Volume 1: Fundamentals of the Way: Introduction by Zhu Xi《道本》

1. Learn and Then 學而

2. As for Human Behavior 其為人也

3. Skillful Words 巧言

4. Three Introspections 三省

5. Way of the Great State [in progress]

6. Young Sons [in progress]

7. Valuing Worthiness [in progress]

8. Noble Man [in progress]

9. Mind the End [in progress]

10. Our Teacher [in progress]

11. When the Father is Alive [in progress]

12. The Usefulness of Ritual [in progress]

13. Trustworthiness is Close to Rightness [in progress]

14. Learning the Way [in progress]

15. Endless Refinement [in progress]

16. Knowing Others [in progress]

Navigation: Use the outer nav brackets at the top of each page《》to move forward and backward through the verses. See also brackets at the bottom of each page.


Source: the “Four Books with Collected Commentaries,” Qing Dynasty imperial library edition. From Zhejiang University Library, scanned by China-America Digital Academic Library (CADAL). Digitized and punctuated Chinese text is available at the Chinese Text Project.

Translated titles, from right to left:
[1] Imperially Commissioned: Complete Library of the Four Treasuries: Flourishing Growth Essentials (欽定四庫全書薈要)
[2] Classics Section (經部)
[3] Discourses Spoken, Collected Commentaries 《論語集注》
[4] Detailed Review Official: Principal Officer and Minister Ji, Xu Yikun (詳校官主事街臣徐以坤)