Three books of rites

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Three books of rites ( Chinese  三 禮  /  三 礼 , Pinyin Sānlǐ ) is a collective Chinese term for the three books of rites Zhouli周礼, Yili仪礼 and Liji礼记. The term was first used by Zheng Xuan (127-200) during the Eastern Han Dynasty .

The Chinese term li ( 禮  /  礼 , lǐ ) is used differently with ceremony, rite, ritual, etc. a. translated, yi ( 儀  /  仪 , yí ) with ceremony, rite, etc.

See also

References and footnotes

  1. ↑ Article: "Three Books on Rites", in: Han-Ying Zhongguo zhexue cidian. Kaifeng 2002, p. 24

literature

  • 汉英 中国 哲学 辞典. 开封 2002