The way of great learning consists in manifesting ones bright virtue, consists in loving the people, consists in stopping in perfect goodness. The great learning da xue has long had independent status as the shortest work in the confucian canon, although it is also a chapter in the book of rites li ji, one of the longest works in the canon. My base text for both the great learning and the doctrine of the mean has been zhu. An introduction and foundational guide for the further study of confucian texts. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. Download pdf confuciusthegreatlearningthedoctrineof. The analects, the doctrine of the mean, and the great learning with an introduction by nicholas tamblyn online books in format pdf. Confuciusthegreatlearningthedoctrineofthemean download confuciusthegreatlearningthedoctrineofthemean ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format.
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