Wăn, the king, comm., iii. 3.
Yaou, the emperor, comm., i. 3, ix. 4.
Yin dynasty, comm., x. 5.
Yin, an ancient officer mentioned in the She-king, comm., x. 4.
OF SUBJECTS IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN.
Analects, quotations from the, iii., xxviii. 5.
Ancestors, worship of, xviii. 2, 3, xix. Antiquity, the regulations of, cannot be attested, xxviii. 5, xxix. 2. Archery, illustrative of the way of the superior man, xiv. 5.
Benevolence, to be cherished in tread-
ing the path of duty, xx. 4, 5. Burial and mourning, xviii. 3. Ceremonies, music, &c., can be ordered
only by the emperor, xxviii. 2, 3, 4. Common men and women may carry into practice the Mean in its simple elements, xii. 2, 4.
Completion of everything effected by sincerity, xxv.
Emperor, certain exclusive prerogatives of the, xxviii. 2, 3, 4. Emperor-sage, the, described, xxix. Equilibrium, the mind in a state of, i. 4, 5.
Eulogium of Confucius, xxx., xxxi., xxxii.
Fame of Confucius universal, xxxi. 4. Filial piety, of Shun, xvii.; of King
Woo, and the duke of Chow, xix. Five duties of universal obligation, xx. 8.
Forcefulness, in its relation to the prac- tice of the Mean, x. Four things to which Confucius had not attained, xiii. 4.
Government, easy to him who under- stands sacrificial ceremonies, xix. 6; dependent on the character of the officers, and ultimately on that of the sovereign, xx.
Harmony, the mind in a state of, i. 4,
5; combined with firmness, in the superior man, x. 5.
Heaven, rewarding filial piety in the
case of Shun, and virtue in the case of Wăn, xvii.; Confucius the equal of, xxxi. 3.
Heaven and Earth, order of, dependent on the equilibrium and harmony of the human mind, i. 5; the perfectly sincere man forms a ternion with, xxii.; Confucius compared to, xxx. 2.
Instruction, definition of, i. 1, Insubordination, the evil of, xxviii. Intelligence, how connected with sin- cerity, xxi.
Knowledge of duties come by in three different ways, xx. 9.
Lamentation that the path of the Mean was untrodden, v.
Law to himself, man a, xiii,
Man has the law of the Mean in him- self, xiii.
MEAN, only the superior man can fol- low the, ii. 1; the rarity of the prac- tice of the, iii.; how it was that few were able to practise the, iv.; how Shun practised the, vi. ; men's ig- norance of the, shown in their con- duct, vii.; how Hwuy held fast the course of the, viii.; the difficulty of attaining to the, ix.; on forcefulness in its relation to the, x. ; only the sage can come up to the requirements of the, xi. 3; the course of the, reaches far and wide, but yet is secret, xii.; common men and women may practise the, xii. 2; orderly advance in the practice of the, xv.; Con- fucius never swerved from the, xxxi. 1.
Middle kingdom, Confucius' fame over- spreads the, xxxi. 4.
Nature, definition of, i. 1.
Nine standard rules to be followed in the government of the empire, xx. 12, 13, 14, 15.
Odes, quotations from the, xii. 3, xiii. 2, xv. 2, xvi. 4, xvii. 4, xxvi., xxvii. 7, xxix. 6, xxxiii. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Passions, harmony of the, i. 4. PATH of duty, definition of, i. 1; may not be left for an instant, i. 2; is not far to seek, xiii.
Praise of Wăn and Woo, and the duke of Chow, xviii., xix.
Preparation necessary to success, xx. 16.
Principles of duty, have their root in
the evidenced will of Heaven, i. 1; to be found in the nature of man, xii.
Progress in the practice of the Mean,
Propriety, the principle of, in relation
to the path of duty, xx. 5.
Reciprocity, the law of, xiii. 3, 4. Righteousness, chiefly exercised in honouring the worthy, xx. 5.
Sacrifices, to spiritual beings, xvi. 3; instituted by Woo and the duke of Chow, xviii. 2, 3; to Heaven and Earth, xix. 6; to ancestors, xviii., xix.
Sage, a, only can come up to the re- quirements of the mean, xi. 3; natur- ally and easily embodies the right way, xx. 18; the glorious path of, xxvii.; Confucius a perfect, xxxi. 1. Seasons, Confucius compared to the four, xxx. 2, 3.
Secret watchfulness over himself cha- racteristic of the superior man, i, 3. Self-examination practised by the su- perior man, xxxiii. 2.
Sincerity, the outgoing of, cannot be repressed, xvi. 5; the way of Heaven, xx. 17, 18; how to be attained, xx. 19; how connected with intelligence,
xxi.; the most complete, necessary to the full development of the nature, xxii.; development of, in those not naturally possessed of it, xxiii.; when entire, can foreknow, xxiv. ; the completion of everything effected by xxv.; the possessor of entire, is the co-equal of Heaven and Earth, and is an infinite and an independent being a God, xxvi., xxxii. Î. Singleness, necessary to the practice of the relative duties, xx. 8; necessary to the practice of government, xx. 15, 17; of King Wăn's virtue, xxvi. 10.
Sovereign, a, must not neglect personal and relative duties, xx. 7. Spirit, the perfectly sincere man is like a, xxiv.
Spiritual beings, the operation and in- fluence of, xvi.; the emperor-sage presents himself before, without any doubts, xxix. 3, 4.
Steps in the practice of the Mean, xv. Superior man is cautious, and watchful
over himself, i. 2, 5; only can follow the Mean, ii. 2; combines harmony with firmness, x. 5; the way of, is far-reaching and yet secret, xii. ; distinguished by entire sincerity, xiii. 4; in every variety of situation pur- sues the Mean, and finds his rule in himself, xiv.; pursues his course with determination, xx. 20, 21; en- deavours to attain to the glorious path of the sage, xxvii. 6, 7; prefers concealment of his virtue, while the mean man seeks notoriety, xxxiii. 1.
Three kings, the founders of the three dynasties, xxix. 3.
Three virtues, wherewith the relative duties are practised, xx. 8. Three things important to a sovereign, xxix. i.
Three hundred rules of ceremony, and three thousand rules of demeanour, xxvii. 3.
Virtue in its highest degree and influ- ence, xxxiii. 4, 5, 6.
Virtuous course, the commencement and completion of a, xxxiii.
OF PROPER NAMES IN THE DOCTRINE OF THE MEAN.
Ch'ing, the philosopher, Introductory | Sung, a State in which sacrifices were
Chow dynasty, xxviii. 5.
Chow, the duke of, xviii. 3, xix. Chung-ne, designation of Confucius, ii. 1, xxx. 1.
Confucian school, Introductory note.
Gae, the duke of Loo, xx. 1.
Hea dynasty, xxviii. 5.
Hwa, the name of a mountain, xxvi. 9. Hwuy, a disciple of Confucius, viii.
Ke, a small State in which sacrifices were maintained to the emperors of the Hea dynasty, xxviii. 5. Ke-leih, the duke, who received from Woo the title of king, xviii. 2, 3.
Mencius, Introductory note.
Shun, the emperor, vi., xvii. 1, xxx. 1.
maintained to the emperors of the Yin dynasty, xxviii. 5.
T'ae, the duke, T'an-foo, who received from Woo the title of king, xviii. 2, 3.
Tsze loo, a disciple of Confucius, x. 1. Tsze-sze, Introductory note; concluding
notes to chapters i., xii., xxi., xxxiii.
Wăn, the king, xvii. 4, xviii., xx. 2, xxvi. 10, xxx. 1.
Woo, the king, xviii., xix., xx. 2, xxx. 1.
Yaou, the emperor, xxx, 1. Yin dynasty, xxviii. 5.
Yoh, the name of a mountain, xxvi. 9. Yung, a distinguished scholar, A.D. 1064–1085, concluding note to chap- ter i.
JOHN CHILDS AND SON, PRINTERS.
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