Extended Wisdom Classics `Disciples' Rules` Zhu Zi Family Precepts (New Edition) Traditional Primary Education Series

Author: Yu Yueheng, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: In traditional Confucian educational texts for children, there is a category dedicated to ethical and moral education for children, mostly in the form of compiling maxims and proverbs. Some of the content comes from classic texts, while others are drawn from popular proverbs in society. Among them, the widely circulated and highly influential A Collection of Moral Teachings (Zengguang Xianwen) is one example. The content of this book reflects feudal ethical concepts and life philosophy while preserving many time-honored maxims and proverbs. Many of these sayings are still widely known and have a significant impact even today. These sayings are clear, easy to read, and easy to remember. Once learned by heart, they are never forgotten in a lifetime. Their influence and role on young people and even adults are by no means to be underestimated. The Rules for Students (Dizigui) is also a type of traditional Confucian educational text. The original title of this book is Instructions for the Uninitiated (Xunmengwen), compiled by Li Yuxiu during the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty. The entire book is divided into five parts, with most of the content drawn from Confucian classics. The titles of each part are taken from a passage in the Analects of Confucius, The Book of Learning: "Students, when at home be filial, when abroad be respectful to your elders, be earnest and trustworthy, be kind to everyone and love your neighbors and friends. With any surplus time, study literature." It basically summarizes the fundamental requirements of the feudal era for children's ethical and moral education, interpersonal conduct, and learning. Therefore, after its publication, it was widely disseminated, and some local governments even listed it as a required reading for private schools. The Family Precepts of Zhu Zi (also known as The Family Maxims of Zhu Zi or The Family Precepts of Zhu Bo-lu) was written by Zhu Yongchun, styled Zhiyi, who styled himself Bo-lu, a native of Kunshan, Jiangsu, during the late Ming Dynasty. This book combines A Collection of Moral Teachings, The Rules for Students, and The Family Precepts of Zhu Zi into one volume, with annotations and translations, and is published with the intention of providing materials for readers, especially educators, on how to conduct moral education for young people. Secondly, it aims to offer a more accessible version for enthusiasts of Confucian educational texts.