Six Books Explanation

Author: Dai Dong
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The Six Books Explanation in thirty-three volumes, with a preface titled The Six Books in General in one volume, written by Dai Dong of the Song Dynasty. Dai Dong, styled Zhongda, was from Yongjia (now Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province), born in the sixth year of the Qinyuan era of Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty (1200). In the first year of the Chuyu era of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty (1241), he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the keeper of Taizhou from the Guozijian Bureau. In the first year of the Deyou era of Emperor Gongdi of the Song Dynasty (1275), he was summoned as a Librarian and later promoted to the position of Assistant Supervisor of Military Equipment, but he declined the appointment due to illness and did not take office. He died in the twenty-first year of the Zhiyuan era of Emperor Zongzhu of the Yuan Dynasty (1284), at the age of eighty-five. He wrote The Interpretation of the I Ching, Book of Documents, Four Books, and the Views of Four Scholars and The Six Books Explanation. Today, only The Six Books Explanation is preserved.
Dai Dong was dedicated to the study of textual and etymological research, and his expertise had deep roots. His father, Dai Meng, styled Yangbo, passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Shaohui era of Emperor Guangzong of the Song Dynasty (1190) and was appointed as the magistrate of Lishui. Soon after, he resigned from his post to study under Zhu Xi in Wuyi. Yangbo was skilled at debating and had a profound understanding of the "Six Books" theory. He once "corrected the strengths and weaknesses of the remaining writings of Xu Xie and passed them down to his family's academy, but the work was never completed." His older brother, Dai Zi, styled Shouyong, was once a candidate for the provincial. At nearly forty, he abandoned the imperial examinations and devoted himself to scholarship, living modestly and enduring adversity. He wrote commentaries on the Book of Songs, Book of Documents, 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 devoted himself to deep study over thirty years, ultimately completing this monumental work of over 300,000 words. The Six Books Explanation in thirty-three volumes, with a preface titled The Six Books in General in one volume, written by Dai Dong of the Song Dynasty. Dai Dong, styled Zhongda, was from Yongjia (now Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province), born in the sixth year of the Qinyuan era of Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty (1200). In the first year of the Chuyu era of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty (1241), he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as the keeper of Taizhou from the Guozijian Bureau. In the first year of the Deyou era of Emperor Gongdi of the Song Dynasty (1275), he was summoned as a Librarian and later promoted to the position of Assistant Supervisor of Military Equipment, but he declined the appointment due to illness and did not take office. He died in the twenty-first year of the Zhiyuan era of Emperor Zongzhu of the Yuan Dynasty (1284), at the age of eighty-five. He wrote The Interpretation of the I Ching, Book of Documents, Four Books, and the Views of Four Scholars and The Six Books Explanation. Today, only The Six Books Explanation is preserved.
Dai Dong was dedicated to the study of textual and etymological research, and his expertise had deep roots. His father, Dai Meng, styled Yangbo, passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Shaohui era of Emperor Guangzong of the Song Dynasty (1190) and was appointed as the magistrate of Lishui. Soon after, he resigned from his post to study under Zhu Xi in Wuyi. Yangbo was skilled at debating and had a profound understanding of the "Six Books" theory. He once "corrected the strengths and weaknesses of the remaining writings of Xu Xie and passed them down to his family's academy, but the work was never completed." His older brother, Dai Zi, styled Shouyong, was once a candidate for the provincial. At nearly forty, he abandoned the imperial examinations and devoted himself to scholarship, living modestly and enduring adversity. He wrote commentaries on the Book of Songs, Book of Documents, 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 devoted himself to deep study over thirty years, ultimately completing this monumental work of over 300,000 words.