Description
Book SynopsisA core text that will be relied upon by scholars of Chinese history and philosophy
Trade Review"Fayan is one of the most important early Chinese texts. Carefully wrought and rich with historical insights and philosophical ruminations, it provides an invaluable window to the extraordinary mind of its creator, Yang Xiong, and the cross currents of his cultural moment. Nylan's masterful translation is a great stylistic and philological achievement. She renders Yang Xiong's prose with wit, fluency, and accuracy and provides the necessary contexts for understanding the text in her copious and helpful notes." Wai-Yee Li, Harvard University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Chronology of Dynasties
Introduction
Exemplary Figures / Fayan
1. Learning and Practicing
2. Our Masters
3. Cultivating One’s Person
4. Asking about the Way
5. Asking about Divine Insight
6. Asking about Illumination
7. Things Rarely Seen
8. Every Five Hundred Years
9. Foresight
10. Chong and Li
11. Yan Yuan and Min Ziqian
12. The Noble Man
13. Honoring the Ancestors, the Ultimate Duty
Glossary of Names, Legendary and Historical
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index
