Five Classics

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The Five Classics are a foundational collection of ancient Chinese texts traditionally attributed to Confucius that shaped Confucian thought, education, and governance for centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese texts
collection of Chinese classics
alsoKnownAs Wujing
associatedWith scholars of the Han dynasty
canonicalStatus core Confucian scriptures
compiledIn Warring States period
componentType annals
divination text
history
poetry
ritual
coreTextOf Confucian curriculum
countryOfOrigin China
followedBy Four Books
genre classical Chinese literature
hasPart Book of Documents
Book of Rites
Classic of Poetry
I Ching
Spring and Autumn Annals
influenced Chinese historiography
Chinese political philosophy
Confucian education
East Asian civil service examinations
language Classical Chinese
regionOfInfluence East Asia
Japan
Korea
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
religiousTradition Confucianism
script Chinese characters
significance basis of traditional Chinese education
foundation of Confucian thought
studiedBy Confucian scholars
subjectMatter cosmology
ethics
history and tradition
political governance
ritual propriety
timePeriod Zhou dynasty
traditionalAuthor Confucius
usedIn imperial examination system

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Neo-Confucianism textualFocus Five Classics
I Ching partOf Five Classics
Imperial Academy (Vietnam) curriculumIncluded Five Classics
subject linked to: imperial academy
Book of Documents isPartOf Five Classics
Spring and Autumn Annals partOf Five Classics
Confucian classics hasPart Five Classics
Four Books precededBy Five Classics
Book of Odes partOf Five Classics
Nguyen Vietnam hasEducationCurriculum Five Classics
Seonggyungwan National Academy curriculumIncludes Five Classics
subject linked to: seonggyungwan national academy
Seonggyungwan hasCurriculum Four Books and Five Classics
linked to: Five Classics
Shujing partOf Five Classics
Guozijian teachingContent Five Classics
White Deer Grotto Academy teaches Five Classics
Classic of Poetry partOf Five Classics
Thirteen Classics precededBy Five Classics
尚書 partOf Five Classics of Confucianism
linked to: Five Classics
Kong Yingda notableWork correct meanings of the Five Classics
linked to: Five Classics
Kong Yingda associatedWith Five Classics
Kong Anguo studied Five Classics
Korean Confucianism follows Five Classics