Six Books Explanation

Author: Dai Dong (Song Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The Six Characters Explained (33 volumes), with a preface titled The Six Characters in General (1 volume), written by Dai Dong of the Song Dynasty. Dai Dong, styled Zhongda, was from Yongjia (present-day Wenzhou, Zhejiang). He was born in the sixth year of the Guangyuan era of Emperor Ningzong of the Song (1200). In the first year of the Chunyou era of Emperor Lizong of the Song (1241), he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the keeper of Taizhou from the Guozijian Bureau. In the first year of the Degyuan era of Emperor Gongdi of the Song (1275), he was summoned as a Libu Lang and later promoted to Shaoyijian. He declined the position due to illness and did not take it. He died in the twenty-first year of the Zhiyuan era of Emperor Zuyuan of the Yuan (1284), at the age of 85. He authored Commentaries on the I Ching, Book of Songs, Four Books, and the Six Schools and The Six Characters Explained. Today, only The Six Characters Explained is extant. Dai Dong was dedicated to the study of textual exegesis, and his expertise had deep roots. His father, Dai Meng, styled Yangbo, passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Shaoxi era of Emperor Guangzong of the Song (1190) and was appointed as the county magistrate of Lishui. Soon after, he resigned from his post to study under Zhu Xi at Wuyi. Yangbo was skilled at debating and had a profound understanding of the "Six Characters" theory. He once "corrected the errors in Xu Xie's remaining writings and passed them down to his family's academy, but the work was never completed." His older brother, Dai Zi, styled Shouyong, once passed the provincial examination for filial piety. At nearly forty, he abandoned the imperial examinations and devoted himself to scholarship, living modestly and enduring hardships. He wrote commentaries on the Book of Songs, Book of Songs, I Ching, Rites of Zhou, and the Four Books. Dai Dong inherited the aspirations of his father and brother, carried forward the family's academic tradition, and through years of diligent study, compiled this extensive work of over 300,000 words. The Six Characters Explained (33 volumes), with a preface titled The Six Characters in General (1 volume), written by Dai Dong of the Song Dynasty. Dai Dong, styled Zhongda, was from Yongjia (present-day Wenzhou, Zhejiang). He was born in the sixth year of the Guangyuan era of Emperor Ningzong of the Song (1200). In the first year of the Chunyou era of Emperor Lizong of the Song (1241), he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the keeper of Taizhou from the Guozijian Bureau. In the first year of the Degyuan era of Emperor Gongdi of the Song (1275), he was summoned as a Libu Lang and later promoted to Shaoyijian. He declined the position due to illness and did not take it. He died in the twenty-first year of the Zhiyuan era of Emperor Zuyuan of the Yuan (1284), at the age of 85. He authored Commentaries on the I Ching, Book of Songs, Four Books, and the Six Schools and The Six Characters Explained. Today, only The Six Characters Explained is extant. Dai Dong was dedicated to the study of textual exegesis, and his expertise had deep roots. His father, Dai Meng, styled Yangbo, passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Shaoxi era of Emperor Guangzong of the Song (1190) and was appointed as the county magistrate of Lishui. Soon after, he resigned from his post to study under Zhu Xi at Wuyi. Yangbo was skilled at debating and had a profound understanding of the "Six Characters" theory. He once "corrected the errors in Xu Xie's remaining writings and passed them down to his family's academy, but the work was never completed." His older brother, Dai Zi, styled Shouyong, once passed the provincial examination for filial piety. At nearly forty, he abandoned the imperial examinations and devoted himself to scholarship, living modestly and enduring hardships. He wrote commentaries on the Book of Songs, Book of Songs, I Ching, Rites of Zhou, and the Four Books. Dai Dong inherited the aspirations of his father and brother, carried forward the family's academic tradition, and through years of diligent study, compiled this extensive work of over 300,000 words.