| Analects | The book of sayings of Confucius.  Listen (49.0K)
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| Dao (Tao) | The mysterious origin of the universe that is present and visible in everything. Listen (18.0K)
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| Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) | The classic scripture of Daoism. Listen (45.0K)
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| Five Classics | The classical literature of the time preceding Confucius, including poetry, history, and divination. Listen (51.0K)
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| Four Books | The major Confucian books, which include sayings of Confucius and Mencius. Listen (42.0K)
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| junzi | "Noble person," the refined human ideal of Confucianism. Listen (20.0K)
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| Laozi (Lao Tzu) | The legendary founder of Daoism. Listen (23.0K)
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| Legalists | The strictest of Chinese philosophical schools, which advocated strong laws and punishments. Listen (47.0K)
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| li | Appropriate action, ritual, propriety, etiquette. Listen (39.0K)
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| Mohists | A Chinese school of philosophy that taught universal love. Listen (43.0K)
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| qi (chi) | The life force. Listen (44.0K)
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| ren | Empathy, consideration for others, humaneness; a Confucian virtue. Listen (37.0K)
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| shu | Reciprocity; a Confucian virtue. Listen (49.0K)
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| wen | Cultural refinement; a Confucian virtue. Listen (39.0K)
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| wu wei | "No action," "no strain"; doing only what comes spontaneously and naturally; effortlessness. Listen (24.0K)
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| xiao (hsiao) | Family devotion, filial piety; a Confucian virtue. Listen (43.0K)
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| yang | The active aspect of reality that expresses itself in speech, light, and heat. Listen (36.0K)
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| Yijing (Yi Jing, I Ching) | An ancient Confucian book of divination, one of the Five Classics, still in use today. Listen (39.0K)
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| yin | The receptive aspect of the universe that expresses itself in silence, darkness, coolness, and rest. Listen (20.0K)
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| Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) | Author of a book of whimsical stories that express themes of early Daoist thought. Listen (21.0K)
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