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INTRODUCTION CHAP. I. THREE DIFFERENT LI KING, OR RITUAL BOOKS, ACKNOW
LEDGED IN CHINA. THE RECOVERY OF THE FIRST TWO, AND FORMATION OF THE THIRD, UNDER THE HAN
DYNASTY. . . . . . . . . . How Confucius spoke of the Lí. How Mencius spoke of them. Now there are three Li King or three Rituals. State of the Li books at the rise of the Han dynasty. Work of the emperors of Han in recovering the ancient books. i. Recovery of the I Li. ii. King Hsien of Ho-kien, and his recovery of the Kâu Li. iii. Formation of the Li K?. Council of B.C. 51. Condition in B.C. 26. Hâu Zhang and the two Tâis. Må Yung and Kång Hsuan. Shải Yung and his manusculpt. Li of the Greater Tâi.
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11. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER CALLED LI.
MEANING OF THE TITLE LI KI. VALUE OF THE WORK. Li is a symbol of religious import, and a symbol for the feeling of propriety. Translation of the title. The value of the Li Ki. The Li Ki as one of the five King.
III. BRIEF NOTICES OF THE DIFFERENT BOOKS WHICH MAKE
UP THE COLLECTION . . . . . . . BOOK
1. Kbu Li . . 2. Than Kung . 3. Wang Kih 4. Yüeh Ling 5. Băng-ze Wăn . 6. Wăn Wang Shih-jze 7. Li Yun . . . . . . . . . 8. Li Kbi . 9. Kiao Theh Sảng 10. Nei Zeh . . . . . . . . . .
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