The Manchu exegesis of the 'Lunyu.'

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: July 1, 1993| Author: Hess, Laura E. | Copyright information

The officially sanctioned Manchu translation of the Analects, completed in 1654 and revised in 1756, is valuable for the insights it provides into Qing-dynasty traditions of Lunyu interpretation and the then-contemporary understanding of key Confucian ethical notions of ren, yi, li, dao, and de. By examining the words employed in the Manchu translation of the Analects and exploring their etymology, which is sometimes Chinese and Mongolian as well as Manchu, it is possible to identify the aspe...

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