Confucianism and Traditional Chinese beliefs

The Confucian Canon in Chinese and English 372,292 bytes
James Legge [1893]
This is a version of Legges' translation of the works of Confucius in English and Chinese (using Unicode character entities), in one large file. To view this properly your browser must have Unicode enabled.

Confucian Analects (Lun Yü) 157,975 bytes
James Legge [1893]
The Analects were a collection of sayings written down by Confucius' students in the period approximately seventy years after his death.

Mencius James Legge [1895]
The second book in the Confucian canon, the Meng-tzu, is named after its author, also known as Meng K'o or Mencius (371-289 B.C.E.).

The Great Learning (Ta Hsüeh) 17,821 bytes
James Legge [1893]
The actual translation of the title of this work is 'Education for Adults'. The text was written between 500 and 200 B.C.E. It is traditionally attributed to Confucius.

The Doctrine Of The Mean (Chung Yung) 38,850 bytes
James Legge [1893]
This work, which is more mystical than the other Confucian classics, is of unknown date. It is traditionally attributed to Confucius.

The Shu Ching
The Book of Historical Records. This text describes events dating back to the third millenium B.C.E., and was written down during the Han dynasty (23-220 C.E.).

The Shih Ching
The Book of Odes. This contains poems dating back to 1000-500 B.C.E.

The Li Ki Part I
The Li Ki Part II
The Book of Rites. This text describes Chinese religious practice from the eighth to the fifth century B.C.E.