| #4800287 in Books | Shambhala | 2001-05-01 | 2001-05-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.50 x6.00l,.75 | File type: PDF | 200 pages | Ships from Vermont||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Quite valuable, and leaves one desiring more|By Avery|This is a large collection of Ming dynasty aphorisms by a wide selection of classical scholars, showing a holistic mixture of teachings we would today call Taoist, Confucianist, or secular. It translates most or all of the well-known book Ming Ru Xue'an (1676), with some additional translations of his own. It is great that S|Language Notes|Text: English (translation)| Original Language: Chinese|About the Author|J. C. Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University. He has translated several books of Zen lit
The philosophical, religious, and sociopolitical teachings of Confucianism have played a central role in East Asian culture for many centuries. This book presents a selection of passages from leading Chinese thinkers of the later Ming dynasty (sixteenth-seventeenth centuries) a peak period of Confucian creativity influenced by Buddhism and Taoism. Chosen for their practical interest and universal appeal, the passages are concerned with how to develop the personality, con...
You easily download any file type for your device.Worldly Wisdom: Confucian Teachings of the Ming Dynasty | J.C. Cleary.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
