Six Books Explanation: Wenzhou Literature Series

Author: Dai Dong (Song Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The Six Character Origins (33 volumes), with a preface titled The Six Character Compendium (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 Qinyuan era of Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty (1200 AD). In the first year of the Chunyou era of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty (1241 AD), he passed the imperial examination and served as the Secretary of the Imperial Academy, guarding Taizhou. In the first year of the Degyuan era of Emperor Gongdi of the Song Dynasty (1275 AD), he was summoned as a Librarian and later promoted to the position of Vice Director of the Armory, but he declined the appointment due to illness. He died in the twenty-first year of the Zhiyuan era of Emperor Zongzhu of the Yuan Dynasty (1284 AD) at the age of eighty-five. He authored Commentaries on the I Ching, Book of Documents, Four Books by Four Scholars and The Six Character Origins. Today, only The Six Character Origins is transmitted. Dai Dong was dedicated to the study of textual exegesis, with a deep heritage. His father, Dai Meng, styled Yangbo, passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Shaoxi era of Emperor Guangzong of the Song Dynasty (1190 AD) and was appointed as the County Magistrate of Lishui. Soon after, he abandoned his official post to study under Zhu Xi at Wuyi. Yangbo was skilled in debate and had a profound understanding of the "Six Character Transformations." He once "corrected the shortcomings in 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 recommended as a local. 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 through years of diligent study, compiled this extensive work of over 300,000 words. The Six Character Origins (33 volumes), with a preface titled The Six Character Compendium (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 Qinyuan era of Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty (1200 AD). In the first year of the Chunyou era of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty (1241 AD), he passed the imperial examination and served as the Secretary of the Imperial Academy, guarding Taizhou. In the first year of the Degyuan era of Emperor Gongdi of the Song Dynasty (1275 AD), he was summoned as a Librarian and later promoted to the position of Vice Director of the Armory, but he declined the appointment due to illness. He died in the twenty-first year of the Zhiyuan era of Emperor Zongzhu of the Yuan Dynasty (1284 AD) at the age of eighty-five. He authored Commentaries on the I Ching, Book of Documents, Four Books by Four Scholars and The Six Character Origins. Today, only The Six Character Origins is transmitted. Dai Dong was dedicated to the study of textual exegesis, with a deep heritage. His father, Dai Meng, styled Yangbo, passed the imperial examination in the first year of the Shaoxi era of Emperor Guangzong of the Song Dynasty (1190 AD) and was appointed as the County Magistrate of Lishui. Soon after, he abandoned his official post to study under Zhu Xi at Wuyi. Yangbo was skilled in debate and had a profound understanding of the "Six Character Transformations." He once "corrected the shortcomings in 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 recommended as a local. 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 through years of diligent study, compiled this extensive work of over 300,000 words.