The Lî Kî, Books XI–XLVI — Sacred Books of China Part IV, SBE Vol. 28 (trans. James Legge, 1885)

The propriety that regulates them, and the righteousness that maintains their correctness, may be examined by filial sons, deferential younger brothers, and pure-minded virgins.

INDEX

TO THE

TEXTS OF CONFUCIANISM,

PARTS I, II, Il, IV,

VOLUMES III, XVI, XXVII, XXVIII.

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

The references refer to the parts and the pages.

Ability and character hecessary to official employment, Part i, pages 221-5; lii, 322-4.

Acts and character, of Yio, i i, 31-6;
of Shun, as Y4o’s vice-gerent, i,
38-413 as sovereign, i, 42-5.

Administration of government, royal regulations for, iii, 209-48; in the twelve months of the year, iii, 249-310; of justice, and how tempered, i, 43, 48-9, 254-64; iii, 235-8.

Admonitions, of Yii to Shun, i, 58-
61; of t Yin to Thai Kia, 92-
103; to the prince of Khang,
170-1; to prince Shih, 205-10;
to king King, 200-5, 220-5,
404-7; to officers, 407-10; of
duke W4 to himself, 413-17.

Age and the aged, all dynasties honoured in all conditions of life, iv, 229-31; reverence and care of, i, 123, 185, 4013 iii, 67- 8, 70, 73-4, 240-4, 287-8, 464- 70 (delicacies provided for); how shown in walking with, iv, 230; three classes of the aged, see Three.

Agriculture, references to and descriptions of, i, 32-4, 42-3, 85,
258, 312, 316, 320-3, 331-3, 365,
369-70, 383, 389, 398-9; Ili, 227-
30, 239,255,260, 264, 2370-1, 274,
284, 289, 293, 304, 308-9, 431-2.

Altars, i, 40, 153, 420 (and note) ; the Great, i, 384 (and note); to the spirits of the land and grain, iv, 235; various, iv, 206-7,

Ancestral temples and worship, i, 40-
1, 44) 51, 92, 95, 126, 130, 134,
304-13, 313-36, 343, 348, 365-8,
370, 374-5, 387, 402-3, 420, 431-
2, 477-8, 485-6, 488; Ml, 223-5,
369-71, 411-13; iv, 204-6, 309-
11.

Ancients, the, emblematic figures of,
i, 58; lessons and examples of,
107, 166, 171, 204,229,249, 252,
301. Ancient sayings, i, 271, 408.

Announcements, or public proclamations, and speeches, at Kan, i,
76-73 of Thang, 84-6; of Kunghui, 86-9; of king Wf,—the
Great Declaration, 124-32,
Speech at MQ, 131-2, and The
Completion of the War, 133-5 ;

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of king King, 156-61(the Great Announcement) ; to prince of Khang, 165-71; against drunkenness, 171-81; of the duke of Shao, 181-8; of the duke of Kau, 188-95; of king Kang, to the people of Shang, 196-200; to his ministers, 226-31; of king Khang, 243-8; the speech at Pi, 267-70; of the marquis of Kin, 270-72.

Announcements of deaths, forms of, iv, 133-4.

Antiquity, Yao and Shun studied, i,
227 (and note) ; highest, the, ii,
385; middle, the, ii, 397; ways
of, to be followed, iv, 324.

Aprons, or knee-covers, i, 350; iv,
14, 153 size of parts of, iv, 172.

Archery, i, 375-400; iii, 202, 231,
375, 400; the ceremony of, iii,
56-73 iv, 446-53.

Arrows in the game of pitch-pot, iv,
397-400.

Armv, royal, i, 76-7, 81, 2443 see Six; signals and movements of, in an expedition, iii, go-2. Army of LG, i, 344 (and note).

Archery, i, 375-400; iii, 202, 231,
375, 400; the ceremony of, iii,
56-73 iv, 446-53.

Arrows in the game of pitch-pot, iv,
397-400.

Armv, royal, i, 76-7, 81, 2443 see Six; signals and movements of, in an expedition, iii, go-2. Army of LG, i, 344 (and note).

Arts or special acquirements, iii,
235; iv, 116,

Association of husband and wife in sacrifices, iv, 238-41. See also i, 431-2.

Astronomical references, i, 23-8,
32-4, 38-9, 82, 142, 296, 355,
363-4, 419; iii, 91-2, 249, 254,
257, 259, 262, 268, 272, 275,
276, 283, 286, 289, 291, 296,
301, 304, 306, 308, 426,

Audiences and other great meetings, i, 40, 229, 373-4, 427-8; iii, 111-2, 218; non-attendance at was criminal, i, 426.

Avenging the death of parents and others, iii, 92, 140.

Banishment, rules for, i, 40-1, 433 iii, 232-45; cases of, i, 41, 75-6.

Banners, i, 326, 338, 342, 351, 4185 iii, 91-2.

Banquet, ceremony of the, iii, 57-8 ;

IV, 454-57:

Barter, established by Yii, i, 58. See
Inventions.

Bathing and washing, iv, 5.

Bells, see Music. The wooden-

tongued bell, i, 82; iii, 190, 260; iv, 34, 165.

Birth, usages in connexion with, of a boy or girl, by the wife, iii, 471-43 by a concubine, 475; of sons and daughters differently regarded, i, 350-1; usages on ial occasions of, iii, 311-

13.

Blessing of sacrifice, the, iv, 236-7.

Blind, musicians, i, 323 (and note).
Hall of the, a school of music,
iii, 346.

Bows, see Weapons of war. Bows and arrows, conferred as rewards and at investitures, i, 267; use of, at the birth of an heir-son, iii, 424 (and note), 472. How a bow was presented and received, iii, 84-5.

Branding, i, 256.

Bride and bridegroom, observances between, iii, 440-1; iv, 264-5; see also Book XLI. Brides of kings Ki, Wan, and W4, i, 380-1.

Burial, earliest forms of gave way to use of coffins, ii, 385; different materials of coffins, iii, 125; coffins prepared beforehand and kept in readiness, iii, 241; taken with rulers leaving their states, iii, 334. Reasons for burial and coffin, iii, 177, 185; times of, iii, 222-3. Thickness of coffins, iii, 150; iv, 196. Coffins of kings fourfold, iii, 158. Coffin on bier presented in temple, and then drawn to grave, iii, 1723 iv, 164-5; catafalque of, at great funerals, iv, 197-8 ; letting down of, iv, 198-9; with head to the north, and on the north of city, iii, 170. Rain did not interrupt an interment, iii, 223; case of an eclipse occurring, iii, 338-9; vessels to the eye of fancy and other things for the grave or coffin, iii, 148 (and note), 173 (wooden automata condemned), iv, 55-6, 144, 197-8. Procedure when both parents were buried at same time, iii, 315; in case of a lady dying before she had become acknowledged wife, iii, 322. Origin of burying young

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

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boys in coffins, iii, 341. A stone coffin, iii, 149.

Burying living persons with the dead, i, 4433 iii, 182, 184.

Calamities, the avoidable and unavoidable, i, 98.

Origin of burying young

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

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boys in coffins, iii, 341. A stone coffin, iii, 149.

Burying living persons with the dead, i, 4433 iii, 182, 184.

Calamities, the avoidable and unavoidable, i, 98.

Calling back the dead, iii, 108, 112,
129, 157, 167, 340, 368-9; iv,
132, 136, 143, 174-5.

Cap, the royal, with pendants, iv, 1;
other caps, i, 240, 334, 3793 iii,
69, 76, 103, 125, 133, 144,
146, 153, 160, 201 (cap of the
bee), 288, 327, 344, 402, 433,
437-8, 449, 454; iv, 5, 9, 10,
54, 135-6, 138, 140-1, 162, 369,
378, 382, 402. ;

Capping, ceremony of, iii, 65, 79,
83, 144, 316-7, 358, 367, 388,
437-8, 4773 iv, 9, 53, 97, 16a,
402, 425-7.

Carriages or chariots, and their
teams, i, 239 (and note), 243,
327, 342, 382, 407, 414, 418,
424; easy, iii, 66. Chariot and
horses, royal gift of, i, 267; iii,
67; small, sent to grave, iii,
161 (and note); iv, 140-1; the
soul-carriage, iii, 96 (and note).

Carrying and holding articles, rules for, iii, 73, 99, 100; iv, 77.

Castration, iv, 99 (note).

Ceremonies, respect or reverence in, essential, i, 4823 iii, 61-2; their use and indispensableness, iii, 63-5; iv, 270-77. Origin, growth, and development, iii, 364-93; originated in the Grand Unity, 386-8; their use in the formation of character, with the varying characteristics of their value, 394-414; as dykes, for conservation and defence, iv, 284-99. In government of a state, and all relationships, iv,257-60. Affordexample, iv, 330-64. The greatest of all things by which men live, iv, 261. Determine the due mean, and what is right, 271. Compared and contrasted with music, iv, 96-105, 114-6, 224-6, Grouped under five categories; iv, 236 (and note); and under six, iii, 230,248, Comprehend

300 greater rules and 3000 smaller, iv, 323.

Charges, to Yiieh, i, 112-8; to the
count of Wei, 161-3; to Kung
of Shai, 211-3; to Kiin-s44n,
231-4; tothe duke of Pi, 245-
9; to Kiin-y4, 250-1; to Kéiung,
252-3; to the marquis Wan,
265-7; the Testamentary
Charge of king King, 234-423
to the earl of Shao, 423-4; to
Kung Shan-f(, 425-6 ; to Hii of
Shao, 427.

Civilisation, steps in early progress of, ii, 383-5. See Inventions.

Comparisons, rule about, iii, 114.

Complaint, of king Y@’s queen, i, 376; of distressed officer, 364; ofa wife, 433-4; of unfortunate woman deserted, 437-8.

Concubines, iii, 78, 101, 109, 113,
184, 189, 457) 471-2, 475, 478;
iv, 44, 47, 48-9, 51, 52, 55,137,
138-9, 152, 183, 297-8.

Condolences, see Mourning rites.

Confucius, at home at ease, iv, 270- 73; at leisure, 278-83; death of, iii, 138-9. His burial of his mother, iii, 123, in same grave with his father, 124-5, and of his dog, 196-7. Ideal description of, iv, 326-7. Friendship with Yiian Zang, iii, 198-9 (and note).

Consecration of a temple and its vessels by blood, iv, 169-70. Constellations and stars, see Astronomical, and i, 149.

Counsels, of Shun to pastors of provinces, i, 42; of the Great Yi,