Analects

(noun)

The document in which the students of Confucius recorded his teachings.

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Examples of Analects in the following topics:

  • Chinese Philosophy

    • After his death in 479 BCE, his students wrote down his ethical and moral teachings in the Lun-yü, or Analects.

  • The Warring States Period

    • In other literary works, sayings of philosophers of the period were recorded in the Analects and the Art of War.