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Book/Printed Material [Quan shan jing] [劝善经]

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Title

  • [Quan shan jing]

Other Title

  • [劝善经]

Translated Title

  • Book of Exhortation to Beneficence

Summary

  • Quan shan jing (Book of exhortation to beneficence), also known as Tai shang gan ying pian (Tract of Lord Laozi on actions and consequences; or Tract of Lord Laozi on rewards and punishments), has two parts. Part one is a translation of the Daoist classic Tai shang gan ying pian, a work associated with Laozi, one of the founders of Daoism thought to have lived in the sixth century BC. Part two is an exposition of the moral standards of the Yi people. ("Yi" is a term used for some non-Chinese tribes, mostly in southern China.) It expresses the views held by the Yi, their traditional ethics and moral concepts, as reflected in their customs and religious teachings. The work is written in Yi script. It provides explanations to each line and sentence, exhorting readers to do good deeds, lead a virtuous life, and treat nature well. It emphasizes the traditional concept that "Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil." It also proposes learning progressive ideas from the Chinese, including those relating to technology and production. The pages of the first part of the book are replacements of a later date, and the last few pages are damaged.

Names

  • Laozi Associated Name

Created / Published

  • Wande Village, Wande Township, Wuding County, Yunnan : Na Chieftainship of the Yi people, [1368 to 1644]

Headings

  • -  China
  • -  500 B.C. to 1644
  • -  Ethics
  • -  Manners and customs
  • -  Taoism
  • -  Taoist philosophy
  • -  Yi (Chinese people)

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 volume ; 22.6 x 14.9 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of China.
  • -  Content in Sichuan Yi.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
  • -  Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021666440

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Laozi Associated Name. Quan Shan Jing. [Wande Village, Wande Township, Wuding County, Yunnan: Na Chieftainship of the Yi people, to 1644, 1368] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666440/.

APA citation style:

Laozi Associated Name. (1368) Quan Shan Jing. [Wande Village, Wande Township, Wuding County, Yunnan: Na Chieftainship of the Yi people, to 1644] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021666440/.

MLA citation style:

Laozi Associated Name. Quan Shan Jing. [Wande Village, Wande Township, Wuding County, Yunnan: Na Chieftainship of the Yi people, to 1644, 1368] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021666440/>.