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Analects
The Analects, also known as the Sayings of Confucius, is an ancient Chinese philosophical text composed of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled by his followers.
Classic of Poetry
collection of Chinese poetry, comprising works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BC
Spring and Autumn Annals
official chronicle of the State of Lu covering the period from 722 BCE to 481 BCE

Book of Rites
collection of ancient Chinese texts that describe the social forms, administrative structures, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty, as interpreted during the Warring States period and the early Han dynasty

Book of Documents
one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature
Four Books and Five Classics
books of Confucianism

Great Learning
Chinese classic, preserved as a chapter in the Lijing; consists of a short main text attributed to Confucius and ten commentary chapters attributed to Zengzi

Doctrine of the Mean
Chinese Confucian text attributed to attributed to Zisi, grandson of Confucius

Mencius
book by Mencius

Classic of Music
Confucian classic text, lost by the Han dynasty