Classic of Filial Piety
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The Classic of Filial Piety, also known by its Chinese name as the Xiaojing, is a Confucian classic treatise giving advice on filial piety: that is, how to behave towards a senior such as a father, an elder brother, or a ruler.
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Author | (trad.) Confucius |
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Published | c. 4th century BC |
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Quick Facts Classic of Filial Piety, Chinese name ...
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Traditional Chinese | 孝經 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 孝经 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | filial piety classic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese alphabet | Hiếu Kinh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 孝經 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 효경 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | 孝經 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 孝経 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana | こうきょう | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The text was most likely written during the late Warring States period and early Han dynasty and claims to be a conversation between Confucius and his student Zengzi. The text was widely used during the Han and later dynasties to teach young children basic moral messages as they learned to read.[2]