The Painting of the Sacred Saga of Confucius

Respected as a Teacher by Past Emperors

Revealed to People Today through His Conduct

Contents

Foreword The Lesson of The Painling of me Sacred Saga of Confucius For People Today The Painting of the Sacred Saga of ConfuciusThe Painting of the Sa red Saga of Confucius-One The Four Companions Thirty-six Scenes 14 52 78 7'1 S4 87

Hundred and Four Scenes

aline Memorial Ceremony

The Twelve Wise Ones

A Chronology of Confucius' Life Important Event in Chinese History Pertaining to Confucius

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The Les on of The Painting of the Sacred Saga of Confuciu For People Today
!"ht Piljnlin~ or
(he

Saered Sag.t of ConfUCJw is

IlIu\lt.lled

period. more ,han 2,500 year~ ago. Today lCClmolog} and electronics. Wouldn't
lJnllquJled An$wer:

IS

the age of

t.,ogruph) of the Mo,t Sacred Tcac:hcr. Coefucius' form.1 name .. Qm and ru"
('(HJn~~

co.ruc"",·

philosoph) be

name

I'"

Zbfmgni. This painliog dcpiCls gentleness. ki~.

(or people today? r~JIIIi: ~uid~nc'c (till meaningful?

Tbe

III'~ .4Ic::t1 f;t \\urkl rOf 0111. hi"l virtu¢:I. of u

rules of uature are Immutable.

such as lh\'

tc ..pecrtutncss .• nruuness. and humility; a"d hl:~spml o( leermng and teacbmg hrc.Il:'~!>ly. For mort: than 2.000 year), .jL

constant revoluden o( (be moon and the stars. dlC cyclical changes of !be four seasons. Md so
the- rules
OIl,

Ancient Cfurese called

with the

T t

Confu ju~' dec~~ h;:l\C been admired by botb governmenl

Qr fUtrun; "dao'

:and behaving in 1tccoruZlJICC

offJClals and the general public. and his character constantly emulated. His philosophy has become the mainstream of
lr:w;blion3J Chinese '--"tn~) culture and the basts of moral ncmns. We

rules of nature "de:' for example. one works when lhe sun rises und rests when the: SUnsets, F:mneb plam in spring, grow
ie summer. harvest in autumn. and With

III

lore in winter;
there are the rel:ntonshlps

lhal Confucius' virtues are compatible with heaven and

regards to human rdnllQru,hips,

earth. and his lelK'hing~ are of (he uunosr vutue al all limes.
The ancient "",\rld ~ould \\ III Chinese sard: "Had Zhongni not been born. the

between parems and chikiren. rulers and ..ubjec1s. husbands and

wives, brothers and sisters. end bel ween fricnd$.
I,

Bcha\'ing

be like an eternal dark night." Toda)'. \Jth~1 lesson

properly in these relarionsbrps lv de, There

between between parents leaders and children. and tbeir there

a nateral IO\'e
obligalions are drstmct
It:

we learn \I.·hen we look nllhe Pamtlng of the Sacred Saga

are mutual

of ConrlJclu~7

fof lnwe rs , there and wives, there is

responsibilities

for husbands

nmural

order

I.Morality
Times Question:

and

irtues Are Immutable

at All

between 8001:.

oJd and young. and there IS trust between friends.

about
(he

of Rues lalh

Ten Obligaclon:c

of"

person,

Confucius

was bern 10 the Spnng JJ1d Autumn

These are parents shoutd love .helr children. and children

s.hould rne"dl~

be rilial

10 their

parents:

elder

sibling'

should

be

"loynbcc

said that

10

order 10 resolve tbe social

""'C

prob1cm$ of the
of

IU )uungct

!loiblillg~. and younger

IU'C

Mbling'lo ~hu,,"d and v"VC!i are

1"C'ol) ..(ir~l century, Confucius and Mtnci~, If

we

nlu\1 rei)' on the: tel.chinS" BuddJ""fl'I·

re.,.pecl elder !iiblin.s~: husbands ettennvc: elders an: ~"mg.

responstbte,

and on MWy.m3 3
tuumonIOU\

and young ~

an. dutiful: rul(~

Wish

In

C!dabh:.h

'oOl'le-lY locL'ty. ChlO3 necd~

~hc;luld benevolent be be 10),3110 their ruler'S.

to their ~ubjocb. and the ~\lb,p.."l~ ,hould

the :tppc:am:ncr.:of another Er"'peror Wu ()( the Han dynasty to

rev we tr.)d,uooaJ Ounese culture and Mencius

I()ng*wting

the teachmgo;;

or Confuciuv

If we 53)' ,hal these ideas arc anuquated and not ~uil!lble for
people today. it is cquivatcru
(0

verywhcrc, Only in rhi\ way can we cnjc)

and peace.

sa)'in~

thCLI w 'C

do not

wCUlt

love

51:lblliIY

and filial piety between parent and children. fraternal love

among :.iblin~.
Of

respect

-and oooperarioo
W~

bel ween hu ..band.Cf critid~in.s

Il . Ihc Sage,' Tcachma Centers on Benevolence

Question: A The
C~

and wives. Is this the ...nd of life j 3nd

",ani? Blindly
0'0010311)'

of

COnfUC'IU'"

philosophy and
3

IS

b,me\'Olenc."e. ~Id also

reJOCung Confucius'

philosopby will

lead

10

persee should be bcnc.\'olenl,

How do

guvernment

warped

human nature and to ~i31 Confucius

disturbance. the ancrent were S2SCS and and

be benevotera. Ans.wer: ourselves.

we

pr3.C1IC'C:

benevolence
pc!<lplt'

1t'.KbY?

In his lifetime, t;!u~hl

emulated

Bent\'oIenec we

nY:.n., 10\ Ins

\V~n"e thln.~ of

accordingly. Hi:. tcat:hin~~

a combination

.hould :US() lhlOk of Ol""",

001

"00 not do to Others "One who \...,:,hc:~ 10 be i

COtItcnu:ulOO of the reachings "130, Shun, Yu.

of lhe aneiem

sages such as Kmgs

wh~\1)OU do

want done

10 you"3nd

Thng. Wen. and Wu. ~nd the Oukt: of Zhou. lie

.:,{:tbl,I"hed cbould he-tp other ... he t'<i.t:lhh,hed. and one who wishes
(0

only cited tbe tClIChingsof others Md did nOl create hi~ 0\\ n,
His philosophy was revered by Emperor Wu of the Han

succeed ~ouJd help oibcrs succeed" are golden rule.,. . Tq practice should benevolence. Ufle shouk! Sian others. A

thaI e:<N everywhere. \.\ith hum ilat~' govemmeru corrupt, ()ne

dy"ra, (y. h thus became the hfeblood of ChlnC"~ culture omd h:t~

respect and love

su~tai~d the peece and unit)' of the Chinese people for more Ihan 2,000 ) e."., Tho well-known ogli'h bistonan, Dr Arnold

!>.houJd love us people and be hooc~';1 and not and h vhould gel :tlong with other counrrre

be

r.. l~
""~

Alt., ,he)

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«""p'chcndc:~ In c'cf)lhln, ~

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(\1M In

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"nFlcomlndrd f'oI"~C'
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Ii of ulmo,' Impunlln«-:'

Spllns 2nd Autumn penoc. Peepte arc mIClc'f~d onl)' In

IIIIIICH.I

., 11K'(,Ill) (we Ic:achm! htn~.: (,hlnt'oC

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lIImnn~

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tnn.'llC

s:,oodnc'"

.111 hl~ \'u1ue-.. i'ulumn Impro"c Answer: period.

could 001 r<"It'llvc lhc I:h:,O'\Vh:.t then enn

\,1,'(,

In

the Sprh1$t Bnd errccuvely

l

(If

hunMn ".lIure. Ptqplc become bad becaese the)' ere Ix,lIutcd

nus, b .... hy ....til ehange
II I" ..aICJ~

410100..1) to h ...nlloo~

h) Ih" cnvlrunmcnt_ tlolu$%ht. their nature

"If the)

"R' not
rhrDu~h

pub"..; nltJC.. hl~ oI.MJ dlhtC"t: ~1.,1 ConfuclU' C5(;)bll"~ hlnhclf

it pG"lltOn

rar the wer-e." mn.uc

~ E,,,Wt)( aI II ,~ ",,"II ... ,

III tbc "¥c of thlrl),. He

In the Ill'

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,n rerum

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~lkIntt a . .:an)

In

"_A.h~";-ollH.tn lUld ~

~;\n .. hen
><1

P.,.n"

<Ilould

,ood

cee

or the

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1ft

onkr him

t" UU) uu.,

a'I ,tnpI.X'lolIU

"""tI,,~ kk.tJ,

iQ"\cmmcnt of In h~ okS

eumples ",,,II

o-on beb;o",lf lIDII

BUI ."..

no lUte .fould
he

"\('

J!O"utOn

b< J'I>'''"C 1II<IIk1, (.,. )OU"! chlld«n.

chl&Jrtft tu'e eeeesved the~,..

When ""'"

)".n, """'kJ
'n~

r<tUtD<d to lin .... o e ~.

hn. rhlJool.opb~

Ih< <;ute of

I.u. 10 ".o<h Ik

fa;mrl, «fucAltnn.llftd ~~.

ro,\t'd~..,
,~ tun _

on ~

to (Vltl'~t<' onc-Klf. ~ .nd """'. 10

the-

Ic.. ...,_ ~"''',_

.. 1'0 ~I

lhe.. cduc>lom w'c ~"IC.x""_

('umplC' IN I~ wnh thell- n .. n beha\Hlh

('''''1). ,..,,' 10 prOl"'tl) rul e a <"""It)

to

a::ood

ttc

..KhH:'"C' ""NIcS peace

It'" r"c
.)~.1n.

(ulure-

~Ah('tf'I'-

He «\ocC"d

~." .. \('. model, '\1'mplC't("d I~cl\c

..tudt-nl" . .r\ocft'nt Clunt~ (h.lcStC'1) ~hool

Ofl

or

h,,. hft! tn '('~c:h.nt: end l'«Atn( 1M .M"'~ h" I''''''''cl)

their efememary

edecauen In
fUU",.

011

Ihe ..t:c pi

S",·,.d T<ach<, H.. """""""'~

j!C'Jl('I':UIM\

IOn .... n<tJ

'ulure

or thln«n

They lhen ~o

and 'c>(u", on one

I
'''''~~.nnunl BuJtIJl.l, ,he lounder of BuddJu~.li"td
..... moe lin\< also 31 th(

3.1::tbout the lnto

on

Anhui Province. the LUJ,ang Cenue

pro!1'1Ok

(If

Cuhura! EdUC'3Uon 1(1

10 .3.U~\t 101M
;t

,,"> C'unlul.lu·,

The Buddha

oUQm~d cnlig_hlC!nmenl. t.A.OO sought to go and focused

~ic

CMiut'i!ln i!ot.

le;t("hinll

and

3J)Cfcnl

"'~c o thin)'. Unhl-.e ConfucIus

renounced

mavim:
gUIJmg

"Education
IL~

~\("nIl31
I"

tn bUlldm~ ~,ibk

COUnlf) and to people

10

puhllC':" Ih~ Buddha

hi .. throne

people"

and ··It

10 leach

be

IC:M:_hlO~He tuu£hl for forty nine }ear<. He \\ as. much \\ ieee than t(mluclu"
Ih~t In

gcod," The result 01 the center's teachmg ancnnon k. and admiration frutH

h;lS. received

£oR"1

lhl.~ respect and ht.. mfleence

atso exceeded

UNESCO.
In

of

('OOfUC1U"',

Venerable Maste.r Chin Kung h.1s ~uccccdcd

Ihi~ tC"a('hm~

\\c .. (luld emulate h

ancient

s.n8-C'~and devote

our

'IV('~

1('1

pmmottng the tc:achin~~ of the ~Ige~,We hllould firmly believe

[holl II I..

promote Confucian lcaching. If the _go\'emmCfll can train fift)'

virtuous and knowledgeable teacher .. to teach people moral

po:-.'iblt'. to teach people

10

be good and th::u \I.e can

.. ('n',,~'"II) r~... u olvr- ('onnie-I,

~:hIC\," world

Impl1'l\l~ rlllhli(' lut'lr.lliIY. anfl

educanon and rhe law

or cause

and efYect via the Inlernet and

~i:\1 'Utbilit_> u. ill

h..lmlooy.
He

..atcllite relevixion, their power 10 achieve

Confu-':Iu~ laught sruoents reganllt:5s of thetr b 3Ckground~

\10:1,.\

jar exceed IIIat of 5,000.000 troops and policemen.

If each country pt'OTT'IOh~) nd leache, a ib

htf_hly t;;ucce ..sful

revered
()nl)

10

hi!' teaching. Emperor Wu of the Han

of the

own execnem moral

fusion

II

d)n3~ty

Confuciani ..rn. With the support

education

10

us people. and lhen JChle' c:\ cultural wuh uthc.r

government. the teaclungs of Confucros and MenCIU' have

become' the mainstream of
l ra.djtion

Ihrou~h commumcauon

COUI1l~~. CtH1rUClu~'

,ck..-al

..l Chine-c

education

far

or A world for .111. :"I world of hurmonj can derlnitel) OL"

reahzcd,

more than 2.000 years. from here we can sec thai If the
cducutlon C~UI$t;ut from prrvate academic in~titulton~ and the-n

M\'e ,he. s.upport and advocacv

or

the govemmeru,
\I.

the dc~irnbJc

The l..uJlang

C":Ult'C

ofCuhurru

CdU(~lI01l

n~'IoUll I>prc:wtng educaTKm 10 all people of

Venerable: Master Chm KUl'Ig C"tablj~hcd.

ill be eclue ed.

In

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TIle P,nnllng ul' the

acted Saga of Confucius-

Thirty-Six Scenes

IJ

o !~.La~
~~~~4ftl~~
,.~;& -"1'1,1\

Praymg on 'Iqlu \1,;\untain

MO\.lm~un.Ccofucias .·I~+~T~+ &+i•• ~~*a~.

••

«~.~£~~• •
. 1t.~_f.·HI.ii. .

}\fler Confucius' (ather. Shu Ljatt8h~~ and mother. Madame was born the
N'Xiiu

~)i'lear. 11k crown of Coofuc:IU~' head had an

HI"

Y:m. prayed on tiqiu

. !~It."'J,-'

incienHuion,

IOOkir'lZ like

Mount:tin

wac lhu~ named

Kong

Qiu

Wi1h the

'1'ftJt

Il

o dU\.L1
fi.1I!~

,\ Q;/;II '" ,Iit.1I AU'I'I~I"II.' Letter

Before

&+~~*~~~,II .&.-~tt4
I';.,*.t.l" ' l.jdi:{ 'i''',: r ,j<_'4.(.-T
I)i:.l-j'

the tllnh Ilr ('on(ucm"

CJJTI~ nul

u m~lhlcal anrmal. u qrlm, CUlM 10 hi" home.

Idler

'
l

trom

be,l\tn

01 u'\ nwulh. Ibe ....unh reed. '" on of Wmr:r God '" III be the
ZhtlU d}'f13,)1) •• COfduclU" mother LOOu~hl II

unu...u.,1. m~.'.~4M~l.·~r~.t.*· nt.'i-

'It-tb'){~It~TIIR:rlf'

('1\'111..111 king

after-

rhe deelme of rhe

IJ\

be 1100 Q Ihn::tJ ttruund fOr eleven

horn 'The qlhn lefl,"CI n1tWl\ later; Conrut'iu .....

before
pl\'in$!:

.JI."t~;t<_jt"'+-llQJl:t±

mother ....;L'i~~anL

IIlOlllh",

birth

10 him.

16

O'::"~A~

1\\'0

Dragons and Five Celestial Beings

(U pro«:ct it. Five celestial beings also descended

.a.~~~+(.~.AA-.)·L~~ ~~~~·~~~~~~nr·~~~~ ~.Aiii+""~H . .l:.IH!~~,tl~~4'

In 551 BCE. in II>e ".ening 1110.1 Confucius w.. born • two dragons desce""<d from
heaven and circled around his ~

'0 II>e coortyard.

17

o i~}U.f!t
&~~~ •• ~~ ••• IUH:tIHUt:

~.~~~*.~
-IRpt);<1,o

.\ S3g~ ()e,cctlthllg

from f leaven
hC'b

A1 tnt bil1h of Confucius. hi~ molher heard in (he room music from

v en

lind

tt.

.~11-.

r~l!Ii.~-'t.

J &:f1.~a-.nJlA.:r-1iI

binh. Confucius had dillered from ordiruuy people.

IS

" J;ilAlt1;:
~~~~~,~~~*~) ~~A'~~

P~I<,"g Ceremonial
when

Vc"c1, and Imitating Ceremonial from other child", n, lie liked

Fuqueue he was five or six """,,,1.

Confucius was three years old. hi~ ratherp:bsed away.When

old. he was differem

Y."'" ~'~A.+.~~'.6ft~~.~t.

I" pi""" «r,""OOI.'

spread ra...;[ among

_'~~~.'*f~·••• •• a
M.g ell: t;_ t.,..~"itfkj!1 0/ ,,~

~ma'.".~M~~

~'~~Mt
d'.

on

13b1c Gild imll:lle ceremonial etiqucue. He \"'a~ 11narural, he l'I\:edt'd no teacher.

~lqUC1tC

Many chlJdrcn IcamOO .u thar nme,

from hun.

HIS

n;l~

Ihuoii.

fbi;: !>13ICs.

...,.t:

19

O • .lJ4t ~~~~~"~~~~**~~~t(~~
*""'1-1·1:")' ~f'x:it~~.)..F

1101.1111); the Position of

Ildll
0QCe

After cQfmng of age. Coofucsus

(3

Yoorked for the Ji~un Family He weighed and

as

It

weili

tow-ranking

official

ill

charge of a

""·3rehou~).

COUn1ed

fairly.

'.'m,"~ IIt\OOH,1 '"

~f+~~

~ l~l

.. \\~1 wid

~z

'Aa~Ltl~+'

C,WI(I,K'\l' rrwtK"d:d lht :.lrt: .. ' n,nrt«n.

Y.luo u11 u h:,t,,''1'1~ • ,;up ~ .. (' hi\. Iv

hi"

'4lft ",,, ..

bon1 tI~ nrltol ~('.;U hN.a .....I,

DW..C'

:m~~.~-:h~·~+~1~ n ~~~·~&~at&~·~~'·~~r
f,

..tlt,,,,

the hnnnr

ttf

lhe:

du e\

(,,"'\K1U\

"'I" lhe- rttfm.,1

n.:unc KtWlr II

III tne.ut\ ·'L;.Il1"°·1 ;and 1M- UW.,lItC'''~ I\• .n1t R4.~u

r..'!

I~" 4:,uh ·-n~"lltl m

,Jl<"1't11 lh~1 be ",-"uhl nnl lot):~llhc OOnI\t iu'fn Inc-duJ.'("

11

&~~+-.*·.e*mt·~~~s·When
J\ ...

.~*-ID

Illlldllll'

tbe 1""111<'11,'1

(h""X1wII

C()f1(U('IU'

"a~I\IoCnl)'--OOC

yt'..tN old. he btld the l)t)!Iiuon "r c-beng1i;sn,

dllk.

+.fti.T • 1L.,~I!oi!!.",lI(iJ.:Ljj:

Ia

lu",o-r.u\~inf: Olr.ctal

an ct\wl:,C' (IIr r"'\tn~

)hccp. an'" livesteck. II" did

thIl

o r.liH·.,
~f~+~~·~.~a~-*~~~k·
.I~A~·~~.+ ••~~~~~~~
i:'C.t(i·~"-.ttl)1I".t,· <l.Nt~ltr~1I
I,'"

Lc•• rmng 1:i"q''''II~ from I rul Dan [Laozi] When Con(UC'IU~ \iolU thln)-rour
y!:MS

old,

he and ~'n.ng()ng Jmg.."hu wenr to rht land

WIl.'i

r thou

l\l

~k

l.3ol.i aboul "rcmon~. In the Zhuu. d)lRllSl) and

l30n
WIUi

OOC:c:an offtd31

ID

charge or the:

·111.~

""(J(':fd' ,.MilI)

v.cll \oct\('d in

me

Zhou ce:rcmOnl()..

The",f"",. OO(UClUS m><k. <poClld elTort 10 learn from Lao...

&~~~*~Q·.T,~·~*mA~. When Conruciu~

~ •• ·~TM ••••

G ti.ttMfil

Ilcanng Shall \Iu",

W:lS

In

QI tate of QI. One day.

'hlny.~h ~t:tr_s eld, be "'tnl 10 the

~a.,z

&

CoofUCIUS cfu<;USSC<J musie wi,1I the Minis,er of MU5k of Q! """ music ,hlu for three he was unaware 01 Ihe ~c

hew

Shoo m .....

t·aS~~A~~.~~~~$.·

",hleh w,,-, reportedly com"" ... d by King Shull. COOrO"'"' """ so In_ie.1ed by Ih<
m<lft(n.'1

01 tbe meill he:IUC.

',II Yin
Wh<n

( Qi.
Duke J,ng ., 'cd him

e""(",,,u, ......
'Il~cd Duke

too..

10

p.opc.')

no"

'Il< '1"<

&~~~a~.~h .~•••~·Sk
JE.~"'U1JU!~*&T . l>ttlj""!1 ~ -e >'l Ji11 . ,·.ot';Vt~~l*jIl . i!S t

C"ftr",.u.' pl(,JM!d. \lln,.,.r

tb~ tht" duLe

,houJd be- thnO)' \\-uk "rune'AI rt'\(tUflx,- Vet}

In '\:"0

ling 1oIr*nt.:d tu bt:.~IO" the folnnlilrn1\.

on

onlu

IU\

Out

Yon Yin,

"I'f1"Icd

'Il< ~"",I

eon(u,.,.,

eben It(o

01 .... returned '" I.u

q)

~·.~~

1.&·.~'·ft~·~~.~n+~
•• ttM •• ~~~· ••• Y·

t~-~.Q· I~~~.~·~a"~ .~.~ ••• ~~

lI!fftl'

10" In
.)(J~

.f II! tm

HC'

lJurlll)!

11K ICl~1 u( Duke Din!

()r Lu.

the

JI'lUn

family

us.urped the!

tlulhortl~
('i:remonl~

('If lhe dul.r. Tbe rmm .... cootroUcd the )Ute lafhl~. web ~ mcl1lOf1al (cf'( Jnd
1111hl"CU) can1p.lIgnoli
\C('

Conlucnt.<l ahc: ~OlC

S:)

¥ri13 lhc:n

("""),"\.(\'I:n

)"dU'S

old. lie

4~~q,·X~_
J.

rOlilct nne hrar 10

lhe collllJl\oC of

'<itern.~)

he dtd n01 ~d
people

go\'c:mmcuc
to "ud)-

po';llInn !tn)' more

HtUfll'.~.

rn5u:;td" he I:t,nC(tllt1Itcd on edHlns BllOt (if roar», B()t)l oj

Hf~I'

H(lfJI. of NUtj.:md

it Mum.

At

tlt.4t

lunc. maf')'

C!UntIe

""thhlm

It'Chn$ I In ..........

I> ,I < ",' Q. In )1 .... nl<'l InJ~, Tht ..........""', "'ra." mg,; _1.1 hOI""

~KIUn Ibrl'" ."rOtalld ~ t>utt 01 I

,>1 Ot I'll)""
~I'~
rl.~('()

t>,,,,,-,,,,,.

nMI( C."'I ....,.' wid lhal

Vl.tI('n dut.1Mo CUN:'i

.nd ma.ck dk' f)".lc nf O. WI'P

,"<' UlU'\~

• nd the d.n{

Int,

fe1, ~~*t*cn.A·~~&~.VI'. HIl(, '1''7 UJ.~"{-;~'itl-i·

.,w.~~'a+~~~&.6~K'

l1X': mlJ\.klan"" Ih("n rIA)'cd the fUloI\K' the eoun. ul

f."C.1hn~

nntvclu\ ('rIlICII.(Id Ihe' mU'Ie:,,,n,

puri.,h

.""tn, tu

('\'mtu\ioo Md t.!h",d(or In h~)I\1 ot the' du~r~ oUldh.ul tht- I~l.(' .,( QI

Ih""
\\'Ot'! ..

drplumltlh:

\H..t~~

\'C\.\lu\C ell ("4.I"h.-.,\I\

""1\Jmn

o nml4fj~
~5~~<~'~f~w
~~b~~A~ AttitI!l1l9~.tl;.l\.

Rcturrung l and v ,h.m '\r,)it.ll!')

Alter

the

mt"'Clltltl, III JI;1gU.

I)u~c Jlug ~)r QJ reramed

Ilk' ...... y

IU III"' 'tall!

.ami

rerrltll.utl.Jc.'\llw.

r"f<lJ:~ ..

1tt;/'J·

mm"U.:"

(llf -le3ChUl~ the duke

I:'ipre't'

of the barbannnv"

:md m.,'.m~ .um bn::ach 10 Lu ahe lilnl,h

4·,q~.~&:W~WM~~.~·~

Jlplum;U.n; ctK.fIlCUC~ To lml QI

hl~ JipOIOt;).

the lIu'_'c tben rerumcd

it'"\! •

ud taken from Lu.

E''''''tIl!Rjt

'h3c)

Zl..:ngm:lo
po>tllM

&+~. F

:-:t~ t-+A..lllt
"ToM)" .

• ~ •• ~)4~~~2· ,A.lJ'l· ~1\J!.li.It. tk~L .• J:4('B.#·!t

ConI"","
10

,,~\ prI.-noct'd from the:

(If

af. k>aJ ~muncnI be '\\b

Ullklll ol7.ho<1gd"
to Ox ~JIlOO ct

the J'O".mon

'tlnn,~(:f' or

WorM..

11I..a99 BCE.

promalcd

~~.~ &+~~ RJT&AJ

Ip.

\1lnhll:'r ut JU.\.Ih:c: .u'ld oK'lcd a\ dcPUI) pmue mlni'l:tcr. OUlln, I.... ' ume. he tuJ '1Ina,tCt Sh.to Zhcnrmao
'he

'i\.+.t-'UIl:A",.=..iI/l

sa·

ill • J.1.lJ<.;~

6'1*" .

l!~*"'" . ,1."

""'< .n.,,, lUI mree 11I0Il'",.

'1I'ftt~

CAl."I.u1(,:d

(ex

('au'HnA!

pohl1C01J

dJ\()l'ckr

t"onr1.KIU\

m3M:g\"d
dropped
'UC

Oct ' ' '

p!Cled vp and pod •• ted "')'h,"~

"I"
In

on
nnkr

lhe

dUOI'\ were not

~UI ;al ",~hl. t~

c:ondu(lcd riurl). "nd

~I

unrm"cd-

I\III~"': .. owed thnt Ihe "un<=, w." b

c'(('C'Uc-nt C'r«kr.

o*m:i::"J
j

\ ( III

,r

f)

on "0"'

("rl

and (,or-,;, u

,1" II I.
"",t\

11'

*tA+~.~~·~~~~+~.* ••
tl'l.aa.J<.lj!lt.!.·

C,Ja hard min pnv.t • .and \\omt'd Ih:d Lu ~'OOld:an~ QI_ Qt ~N~.&~.A·a~'~t.~.N· Ih.tll·ontUCI"\ m~~~ft«·n~*~~.~.~.~ *",oplC'd U O1u\ plo)' a.rKJ gD"e CI~bl)' Jlrl\ \\tKl were toOt.! at 'lnl,tln~ltnd daf\ClnF
(InlC

.and Ihlny lelm. or

S~lJl;.wu,,·('oktrcd huN,·, 10 Ou~c Dina ('11t.U:I\ a SlfL 1'h1') "il.~'"

mlnl\CCf'.

:I.Uc:mplu' lnd~C lhe duJ.c .ulll hi' w,lI

h) uklull->cHI plcos,un: "'00 In ",,,p ~f

~)

CD

fIj

+. ...

·~fl*A~~·

~~* .!~~

, '.'

10" , U

8«.ausc of

·nfic.al \1,,11

"".nd '0 the

C""fur,u,

The DuX. of f.u (.U for Q.', tnd. He ""

>We:

.rr.. n. A(t« ccndurun, a mcmoruolccmnooy

meal

".,»JQled

.uh the "''''''''''

and dod "'"

in the >Ubu:b. he did

~ ~~~~ &+~t~~* .•+~

.....,~1II ",

"'" d.w.b<I,. the ..."rocW

'0

the

m.Di...... a<conlln~ '0 .. ",om Therefore,

,,'''gned ....

kfL

"he

age or r.fI~ i., he 'Wlcd hI) ... vet arwnd the ..

11

l1"'~fIl
P.T.~~
t!.Jt..

R" II.J Ih'" the Kll.Jlj; I' kif!

'1iI!l!-,

'4~ .r.';'l<rf

l'\flC1'

Con(\k:I~ Ida Lu. he ~cn.

10

the

",W:

ot

\\C1

Un hi,
l\

'tII.\) 10.he

St.:u.e ('I( Cbc:n

ti':~'A'It"~"'tH{"""

Irom W(I, he rr.'clod Ihrou~ lhe 1.100

or Kuo"~

Lu Il0l1,,. ",,,~ Hu Iud on<c:

~~I'~A
oIiM:l.Jt.·

~&f"R

'~lA~'R 1.

1)",""I/<oIlh< Kuong """,k. Beuu .. Cnnlu,"u, 'o<ll,ctIltkc ~I"" these peopte ""/e<!
ConluC'lu, IlniJ III' ,tu(knl\ ilnd Imp,,\nnro
.,1.

T~fHi.*1?"III""'J;.~;,f.j'4

abem lor 11\'( til),'

\lnhu.IU:~~n1 an Hnally ~ucd Mid

ol.t~NLaru tCi I<fl Ku .... r

.I

'in~

WUII •

mlnl",,1

"I \\'~I.ft1f

heir. lit

";1'\

,11

4P 6Y>x F1f. &~~~.~'ftr~*'-~Jn~IDftm~ *J:.Jl:~ CJl.® III' "'.-..JI.'f±.tiiH,I!)*..tJ!l14

it:

-~·m~.~A~~A-~
C.l'A§l II , ~331!)·.JI.-'f

r iI.'I'':t .I!.~\t"i!Ht:(l"'l'oIt;!!-.:**e.~~~

1 j ,~hU.1t1T lttlil •

Hurmluucd at faking th~ Carriage Behind the 00<. Shared by the Duke ind I h WIfe
Mler Confucius lefl WeI. he went to !he land of Po. Afler mer. month. he rerurred to We, agam, On an 32. paiming @) and had oudng one day. Duke Ling of Wei :!-hlu'l a camagc with his wifefpage ed .. Confucius
:I Sil

in me carriage behind (painting@). Confucius ~aid.·' t have never seen a man who prefers

vinuous person '03. beautiful woman," He theoftlefl Wei.

•t~.;+·~~~M~~ft~~·a~. Song rdli"g:t Tree I.f. "'" SIJICof C... fo< In.: Stale of Song.Under *A.~* In 493 BCE. Confucius
pracnced T.W~.·~~~4~.~~R~~·.

a bsg tree, be

etiquette. Sima Hu:u\lui of Song wanted 10 kill him and had (he big. tree
10

dT~W
IN'?J

~~~.~~~~.~~

•.

felled

CQn(uciu~' "Iudcnf~ urged Confuciu,,-

leeve quictly.

but he said ... Heaven

r~k.~ •• ft ••

~t.· •••• a&

cnttu~led n~ wnh 1M mlS.'\iOfl lOprumotc

morality. what can

Huantui dn to me '?"

rUtt$.
~T~~w·~~a~~AT'·~Y-+ .:I<lIt6IJiHt. ~ ·It.~~J,''f\.T .;t,-'f'il •

An '\rro\\ . tilde of Hu Pi=in~

kllcr,.,

F leon
Khcng lhet1gzl's resKScn«-. More than one year coun ofChcn 'When It we

WlM."11 CvnfU\'h ... wc:zlt IU OM:n .. be: ~a)'cd al ,

••b*~f*.~)'.~.~._.~. .~.~L~.'~L~~.~~M»lt..·
: it the anuw
uwn

J'.l~~~~~~ •••~*.~~~

(alcoo: 'liaS flying OVer the lmpcnal

shot 10 death by

JlA atrOw

","h. " .. fi mndc

or hoi-

kind

or lbom·hl<e pl>ntl. Dul.c

gave Mlme

Man of Chen esked COO UCIUS about

~.1

ConflK'lu.s

s:.ttd thai the IUTOW (,lime fmm Susbc:n (the nttrne of In llnClcnt swe) .
TnbulC (0 overthrow

ga\~ ,hi, kmd of arrow to King Wu or the Zhou d)'naSly

DaSt),.1..aIcr.

Iht

~~~ A".~'~~*"4~~·
~

han, d)

KLQ£ Wu
Sl3.le

nf

lhe~

a.nn\tf~

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tbe

~1:lle of

C'hcn Duke MID scm

to

c.hecl;

the

\It"'Jft:housc: and

indeed found llu:~l nd or

1IITO'W5

36

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Going

(0 WeI

and Playing (he Stone Chime

~~A+~~·4~~·~~~~¥~rna·t
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When be was fifly ..nine. Confucius was in Wei. One day. when he W-lSplaying the-stone chime with bis studentS. " man c~1T)'mg saraw bMkct.$ passed by. The man said ." 'Tb.e one playing the. stooe chime has:. mind to save the world." After 3 wlulc, he said. "~ow stubborn this player is. Jf people cannot unOer'&tandyou. then you had better lend [0 your own ..fT-:lir'if::· Upon hearing this. Confucius sighed :uwi...00.... If J do : up becauseit cannot be done. how difficult will giving up be ?'
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10 Play the Qm from Sh. Xmng t:onfuCIUS learned to play the qin, a rtumcal mstrument,

trcm Sbt Xiang. Confucius practiced

011

• piece of music for ten days. SIIi Xiang urgc<i him three times to move
btl. the

to

anotber piece
W~.

he rdo$ed. First. he said he hod 001 mastered the rhythm, then he said spirit of lbe music. -and finally be said he did
IlQ4

no

hod not caught

Later .

• ~.~~:n.+4

•• t~•• : r.~

know whq t.he composer

while

pl.yin.g the qm. Co,nfueius suddenly said. "Who else could have composed this piece of indeed "Wen Wang Cao".

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music but King Wen [Wen Wangl!" The teacher mal"\'eled at Confucius" insigh( and sald that this piece-of music was

Gl.!1~~J;
li*i'I Jf:J;ltit~ I!ln of It J;. k.. i ~lt • f:l:"J '

'Turning Back the Carriage on the Dank of the Yellow Rive!

was not given an im~anl position in Wei. SOhe decided 10,g0 to the State
of

Confucius &~A~5.~~~M·e~~~.~.~~· JIn

10

visit Zhoo Jianzi. When he reached the honk of the Yellow Rive,. he bean! killed
t ....

~U"~&·.~r.f.~A~J·~~~.th:11 Jrn
ill·
returned

o virtuous

ministers

Dou Ming,du:

And Shun

HU2l.

By the river,

Confucius
(0

~is.hed. "A gentleman Wd.

should avoid harming

his own kind." He then

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dlsph:"w\J "'~cbtd the .. ,Id

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w~r. ~ I'C"pllcd II1;al he

h..ld never k;.mc:iJ bow lu .lJm) Lan tlrm~ l)Uk~ l.Jn~ "'~~ "cr>'
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4lf'llUIo:I1I\.

he 'ooked up an lbu.~ It:!, 'Wa ~

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aooul

ihe (),,~ n n
10

Confucius {I"3\reled(rom Cben

Cal 3J)d then on to Yeo On his

W'J)'

back to Cai (rom

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I

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Yeo he encounltred Chang_Ju and lie.

1, who were plowfR-t; (oge'her. Conrucius sent

Zi Lu to ask them for di.rcaions to a ferry point lie Ni said .....Di order is e\'el)\\.h~re, like n Oood. Who can ch.3.l'l~W (hi:> !ioituatjon'/ Raln1."t man following a person who
tm vels

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a.mUM looking fot

a good master to serve (me:..ning. rtV'lfllt'iu ). ill, better lel

follow a recluse," After s3ying t.h:)t. hi! C'()nunuedhis wori: and ignored Zi Lu.

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BC1;;,

Confuc.IUS

mvued to lhe: ~IMC.of l.:hU to CM..C3 governmem P"J"Uon

lltC mcnsserv of both Cht-n :mJ c:,j were dmid thai Chu would pul ContUCJUb In an
ImpMlln. "","'00 (mops WI<I
10 mn

O,.n snd
wrround uut

C., "wid

then be rn d.ngel. Tberefoee. both "'••• c

lind hi ......Iudt'nh
(OIlOWtN wert: ID

l,h~PII(hC'd

Con(uclUli

the-

wilderness

~~.&a.·~«-~5~~~. l' ~~
.+t"e~·~*nA·~~~.m·

C()ftfuC'iu\.'~ group

af prn"'I'lOJ1\

Olnd hi'

eo hun~ry lhal-the)

L'uuhJluu.Jlr lW.ltJ up_ But Con(uclu~ ,ull GOnhnued loctunng on &)ok fit Pot''')' 11mJ
8rJq/,

~IHI.'''''"''. pl.yin~ the qln. und ,m~lng. Hc did

'0

1Il1 La"" on. he sen Z, Goog

Ctw

IQ mJ.

for h<lp oDd lbey were IiOAUy ",,":ucd,

nol appear 10 be """ or .rraid 0'

+a.ill.~
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Z,

OrPo-1nlllhc Bolow~1 of Land

"'heR C" .. f.... u, ..

""to! .n Chu.

K.ng 7.Il:0<0 t<d e,. be;tov. 700 "l'W" Ir of...., ......

MInI~((I"

v.llh fC#lr.CcrCG hou~hold\ Confbc:.,,\ he

not

10 him. Pnme

/.J

1 hdd

,he: opinion thai ~, f\rl.nfI

In

~lrtad) h.Jd the helpof~poIble

.. udcnh.w

~Io"'.lt.l

him \4nultt

unr .. arablc co Chu Con""lll<ntl). K.n~ 7.hao gave up ,he .deJ ~I """0"">1 and dld put him
In

MY Impor1anl po~mon. Confucil.lS \\itS ohhgrd In leave Chu ~nd return

tn Wei

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10

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In lilt

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46

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In a

Hunl
3

In the spring or 481 BCE. a$lmnge.looI<ing animal was killeU in

fleshy

hun!. II looked like

tL.,

a nver .·~~-~A~·.~.a.#~·Ka doer with

horn:s. "The. se"'el'ny one-year-old

Confucius idcmified i1

qilin. Confucius cried and said ." The qilin symbolizes benevolenc A qilin 3PPC~

and appears only

wben the country i properly run accordlng 10 the Way. BUI DO"' the country IS not
properly rua,
~f()pped

U~~) !~i4}1;

but W:ls killed. This is the cod or my idcaJ~:' Thus he

/lIJtrl"S.

wntlng Spring and ACflumn

whiCh is the historical records of Lu.

In 479 Bell. S.+*.·a~.~·~.#~·a.~~.A

G .... Illo!l

Confucius Drearmng of Hrs Olin funeral

Confuti us

#~~~~~~·~~~~~a:

r~~~AA+! .*&~+I.A&~+!J~M~T'&~~' ~~f.*.~R~M·~ ••A~~~~.·t

I<~

asked him wby he

' ' lo SO13'" in coming and S>dly sang, "Tal Moontain

Tbc ~g.(: lS withering away."
~~I (0

w as I\ravely III. When Zi Gong went

10

sec him. Confucius is crumbling.

QS

.~~.~~T .4.~.~.·*.~+L
two

The roof beam is ~)'ing.

Tc.ars rolled down his face a scene very similar

10

he sang. Conf""i.< said Ih311he nighl before he dreamed thaI he was silting between columns "'hile people were p.t)'ing the age or sevemy-three,
fum, t.hc'

funeral practices of the Yin people

He thou~hl

that he "lIS dying. H. soon passed

&",,4Y II

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M.cr &~~,.~4: ~~~*~~~~~, Con(U"'U'

P-~d;,"g

HId <.i<>lnllH"m"
dll'd.

he "'" bened on .he bon!. of Ill. I RI'''' In Ih< nonh of lu',

)'C'ar')..

;.+t

~~"«*~.·~~+t6~~n,~
1:.

caplual. ~h" \J'udc:nb went mro nM)Umlng (or three

,he

Only II Gong buill

.1

hut b)

lZn\.~ ;tOO I ,L.C!d arreT I~ tamh fUr"'iii,

)''::1''

htfon: going home

l.mpcror •• ,IlU "I the II.n Dyn:1-'I) Holdmg a "'km<>rIal C~rcn1<'n) 10 Lu C;Uj11!.·t ~¥~~·~~ ••• ~.~a~J·a~. After the de:.uhof Confuciuv. Pf:1'Plc hck! memonal ceremcntcv t:'\er} )l'ar h) hi .. tomb. The hC'lu...c-b~1 CoofUl:lu,," had lived 10 ''''3", converted rmo e temple. "here tbe ...:I\wuo;;. I ~~a~~~·M4~a~~~M~~~~. hesdgeur. qlft. eru'riugc"i. .Irkl boo"., lh.n he had u..cd "'~cc pre-erved Wh.:n Pmpcrur ~'~'~'I •• ~ft~~4~~·.a
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t-~:rl)':>r!.;).'i'

Gaozu or the Han d~·n;lt}. liu Bang, pa,,,,,J ..

I;\~

Qofu, he made an I)UCnfl)!uf pl~" .;

Confucius said: .. I have pondered without food and sleep for a whole day to no avail. In the end. nothing is better than teaming." To learn is to heal oneself. To teach is to heal others. Wirhou.
51

learning. there could be no wisdom Without teaching. there could be no

benevolence.

"To learn and to practice what is learned lime and again is pleasure, is il not? To have friends come from afar is happiness, is it n011"
Shi Chin Kung at the age of77.

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