Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn

Table of Contents
......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction......Page 16
Group 1: Exegetical Principles......Page 52
1. King Zhuang of Chu......Page 82
2. Jade Cup......Page 94
3. Bamboo Grove......Page 106
4. Jade Brilliance......Page 122
5. The Quintessential and the Ornamental......Page 137
6. The Kingly Way......Page 147
7. Annihilated States, Part A......Page 168
8. Annihilated States, Part B......Page 171
9. Waxing and Waning in Accord with the Root......Page 174
10. The Essentials of Covenants and Meetings......Page 178
11. The Rectifying Thread......Page 181
12. Ten Directives......Page 184
13. Emphasize Governance......Page 187
14. Images for the Regulation of Dress......Page 190
15. Two Starting Points......Page 192
16. Signs and Omens......Page 194
17. Yu’s Postface......Page 196
Group 2: Monarchical Principles......Page 200
18. Departing from and Conforming to the Fundamental......Page 214
19. Establishing the Originating Spirit......Page 217
20. Preserving Position and Authority......Page 224
21. Investigating Achievement and Reputation......Page 228
22. Comprehending the State as the Body
......Page 232
Group 3: Regulatory Principles......Page 234
23. The Three Dynasties’ Alternating Regulations of Simplicity and Refinement......Page 256
24. Regulations on Officialdom Reflect Heaven......Page 272
25. Yao and Shun Did Not Presumptuously Transfer [the Throne]; Tang and Wu Did Not Rebelliously Murder [Their Rulers]......Page 279
26. Regulations on Dress......Page 283
27. Regulating Limits......Page 285
28. Ranking States......Page 290
Group 4: Ethical Principles......Page 304
29. Standards of Humaneness and Righteousness......Page 328
30. The Necessity of [Being] Humane and Wise......Page 334
31. For Nurturing the Self, Nothing Is More Important Than Righteous Principles......Page 339
32. An Official Response to the King of Jiangdu: The Great Officers of Yue Cannot Be Considered Humane......Page 342
33. Observing Virtue......Page 344
34. Serving the Root......Page 352
35. Deeply Examine Names and Designations......Page 358
36. Substantiating Human Nature......Page 368
37. The Lords of the Land......Page 371
38. An Official Response Regarding the Five Phases......Page 372
39. [Title and text are no longer extant]......Page 376
40. [Title and text are no longer extant]......Page 377
41. Heaven, the Maker of Humankind......Page 378
42. The Meaning of the Five Phases......Page 382
Group 5: Yin-Yang Principles......Page 386
43. Yang Is Lofty, Yin Is Lowly......Page 408
44. The Kingly Way Penetrates Three......Page 414
45. Heaven’s Prosperity......Page 420
46. The Heavenly Distinctions Lie in Humans......Page 422
47. The Positions of Yin and Yang......Page 425
48. Yin and Yang End and Begin the Year......Page 427
49. The Meaning of Yin and Yang......Page 429
50. Yin and Yang Emerge, Withdraw, Ascend, and Descend......Page 431
51. Heaven’s Way Is Not Dualistic......Page 435
52. Heat or Cold, Which Predominates?......Page 438
53. Laying the Foundation of Righteousness......Page 441
54. [Title and text are no longer extant]......Page 446
55. The Correlates of the Four Seasons......Page 447
56. Human Correlates of Heaven’s Regularities......Page 449
57. Things of the Same Kind Activate One Another......Page 453
Group 6: Five-Phase Principles......Page 456
58. The Mutual Engendering of the Five Phases......Page 482
59. The Mutual Conquest of the Five Phases......Page 486
60. Complying with and Deviating from the Five Phases......Page 490
61. Controlling Water by Means of the Five Phases......Page 495
62. Controlling Disorders by Means of the Five Phases......Page 497
63. Aberrations of the Five Phases and Their Remedies......Page 499
64. The Five Phases and Five Affairs......Page 502
Group 7: Ritual Principles......Page 506
65. Sayings Pertaining to the Suburban Sacrifice......Page 526
66. The Principles of the Suburban Sacrifice......Page 531
67. Sacrificial Rites of the Suburban Sacrifice......Page 532
68. The Four [Seasonal] Sacrificial Rites......Page 535
69. The Suburban Sacrifice......Page 538
70. Following Orders......Page 541
71. An Official Response Regarding the Suburban Sacrifice......Page 547
72. Presenting Gifts to Superiors......Page 550
73. Hymn to the Mountains and Rivers......Page 553
74. Seeking Rain......Page 556
75. Stopping Rain......Page 562
76. The Principles of Sacrificial Rites......Page 565
Group 8: Heavenly Principles......Page 570
77. Conform to Heaven’s Way......Page 584
78. The Conduct of Heaven and Earth (Lau version)......Page 597
78A. The Conduct of Heaven and Earth (Su Yu version)......Page 604
79. The Origins of Severity and Beneficence......Page 609
80. In Imitation of Heaven’s Activities (Lau version)......Page 612
80A. In Imitation of Heaven’s Activities (Su Yu version)......Page 616
81. Heaven, Earth, Yin, and Yang (Lau version)......Page 619
81A. Heaven, Earth, Yin, and Yang (Su Yu version)......Page 622
82. The Way of Heaven Bestows (Lau version)......Page 626
82A. The Way of Heaven Bestows (Su Yu version)......Page 628
Appendix A. Biographies of the Confucian Scholars......Page 632
Appendix B. The Biography of Dong Zhongshu......Page 634
Selected Bibliography......Page 664
Index......Page 670