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Book/Printed Material Verbatim Record of "The Analects of Confucius".

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Title

  • Verbatim Record of "The Analects of Confucius".

Summary

  • This work is a two-volume compilation of the transcripts of lectures about the Analects of Confucius given by Kiyohara Naritada (1409-67). The Kiyohara family was one of the families that lectured exclusively on Confucianism in Japan's higher institutes of education from the middle of the Heian period (794-1185). Famous as the foremost Confucianist of the time, he lectured emperors, shoguns, noblemen, and priests. This is a valuable document that conveys the depth of his learning. The lectures were transcribed by Tenʼin Ryūtaku (1422-1500), a Zen priest who was also a talented poet known for his kanshi (poerty written in Chinese). Shown here is a duplicate copy of the version owned by Kiyohara Nobukata (1475-1550), the grandson of Kiyohara Naritada. This type of lecture notes is called shōmono. The notes contain many colloquial expressions and are therefore a valuable research resource for the study of the Japanese language of the time.

Names

  • Kiyohara, Naritada, 1409-1467 Creator.
  • Tenʼin Ryūtaku, 1422-1500 Transcriber.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1535.

Headings

  • -  Japan
  • -  1422 to 1467
  • -  Confucianism--Education
  • -  Confucius
  • -  Courses and lectures
  • -  Philosophy, Confucian

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 2 books ; 29 x 21.9 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in Japanese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667462

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Kiyohara, Naritada, Creator, and Transcriber TenʼIn Ryūtaku. Verbatim Record of "The Analects of Confucius". [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1535] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021667462/.

APA citation style:

Kiyohara, N. & TenʼIn Ryūtaku, T. (1535) Verbatim Record of "The Analects of Confucius". [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021667462/.

MLA citation style:

Kiyohara, Naritada, Creator, and Transcriber TenʼIn Ryūtaku. Verbatim Record of "The Analects of Confucius". [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1535] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021667462/>.