School Texts of the Rites

Author: Chen Shuguo
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The Annotated Liji is also known as Xia Dai Liji, a collection of various treatises on rituals before the Qin and Han dynasties. It is said to have been compiled by Dai Sheng during the Western Han Dynasty, consisting of 49 chapters, most of which were recorded by Buddhist disciples. It is an important reference book for studying ancient Chinese society, history, political systems, and Confucian doctrine. The Annotated Liji incorporates the research and annotations of scholars over the generations, making it a new edition of the Liji with high academic value.