Nine currents
The so-called nine currents ( Chinese 九流 , Pinyin jiǔliú ) are a collective name for various Chinese philosophical schools and spiritual currents of the pre-Qin period .
In the Hanshu yiwenzhi ( 漢書 · 藝文志 ), the literature catalog of the Hanshu , the following nine directions are distinguished:
- Rujia (Confucianism) ( 儒家 )
- Daojia (Daoism) ( 道家 )
- Yinyangjia (Yin-Yang school) ( 陰陽家 )
- Fajia (legalism) ( 法家 )
- Mingjia (school of names) ( 名家 )
- Mojia (Mohism) ( 墨家 )
- Zonghengjia (School of Union and Disengagement ) ( 縱橫 家 )
- Zajia (syncretists / eclectic) ( 雜 家 )
- Nongjia (School of Agriculture / Agriculture School) ( 農家 )
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stories from Ancient China: Hundreds of Schools of Thought ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
