Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn by Dong, Zhongshu -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Group 1: Exegetical Principles

1. King Zhuang of Chu 2. Jade Cup 3. Bamboo Grove 4. Jade Brilliance 5. The Quintessential and the Ornamental 6. The Kingly Way 7. Annihilated States, Part A 8. Annihilated States, Part B 9. Waxing and Waning in Accord with the Root 10. The Essentials of Covenants and Meetings 11. The Rectifying Thread 12. Ten Directives 13. Emphasize Governance 14. Images for the Regulation of Dress 15. Two Starting Points 16. Signs and Omens 17. Yu’s Postface

Group 2: Monarchical Principles

18. Departing from and Conforming to the Fundamental 19. Establishing the Originating Spirit 20. Preserving Position and Authority 21. Investigating Achievement and Reputation 22. Comprehending the State as the Body

Group 3: Regulatory Principles

Group 4: Ethical Principles

29. Standards of Humaneness and Righteousness 30. The Necessity of [Being] Humane and Wise 31. For Nurturing the Self, Nothing Is More Important Than Righteous Principles 32. An Official Response to the King of Jiangdu: The Great Officers of Yue Cannot Be Considered Humane 33. Observing Virtue 34. Serving the Root 35. Deeply Examine Names and Designations 36. Substantiating Human Nature 37. The Lords of the Land 38. An Official Response Regarding the Five Phases 39. [Title and text are no longer extant] 40. [Title and text are no longer extant] 41. Heaven, the Maker of Humankind 42. The Meaning of the Five Phases

Group 5: Yin-Yang Principles

43. Yang Is Lofty, Yin Is Lowly 44. The Kingly Way Penetrates Three 45. Heaven’s Prosperity 46. The Heavenly Distinctions Lie in Humans 47. The Positions of Yin and Yang 48. Yin and Yang End and Begin [the Year] 49. The Meaning of Yin and Yang 50. Yin and Yang Emerge, Withdraw, Ascend, and Descend 51. Heaven’s Way Is Not Dualistic 52. Heat or Cold, Which Predominates? 53. Laying the Foundation of Righteousness 54. [Title and text are no longer extant] 55. The Correlates of the Four Seasons 56. Human Correlates of Heaven’s Regularities 57. Things of the Same Kind Activate One Another

Group 6: Five-Phase Principles

Group 7: Ritual Principles

65. Sayings Pertaining to the Suburban Sacrifice 66. The Principles of the Suburban Sacrifice 67. Sacrificial Rites of the Suburban Sacrifice 68. The Four [Seasonal] Sacrificial Rites 69. The Suburban Sacrifice 70. Following Orders 71. An Official Response Regarding the Suburban Sacrifice 72. Presenting Gifts to Superiors 73. Hymn to the Mountains and Rivers 74. Seeking Rain 75. Stopping Rain 76. The Principles of Sacrificial Rites

Group 8: Heavenly Principles

Appendix A. Biographies of the Confucian Scholars Appendix B. The Biography of Dong Zhongshu Selected Bibliography Index