Great Learning

Great Learning
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese大學
Simplified Chinese大学
Hanyu PinyinDàxué
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàxué
Bopomofoㄉㄚˋ   ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhDahshyue
Wade–GilesTa4 Hsüeh2
IPA[tâ.ɕɥě]
Wu
RomanizationDa-ghoh
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaihok
JyutpingDaai3hok3
IPA[taj˧.hɔk̚˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTāi-ha̍k
Tâi-lôTāi-ha̍k
Middle Chinese
Middle ChineseDai Hæwk
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)*lˤa[t]-s m-kˤruk
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetĐại Học
Chữ Hán大學
Korean name
Hangul대학
Hanja大學
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationDaehak
Japanese name
Kanji大学
Kanaだいがく
Transcriptions
RomanizationDaigaku

The Great Learning or Daxue was one of the "Four Books" in Confucianism attributed to one of Confucius' disciples, Zengzi.[1] The Great Learning had come from a chapter in the Book of Rites which formed one of the Five Classics. It consists of a short main text of the teachings of Confucius transcribed by Zengzi and then ten commentary chapters supposedly written by Zengzi.[2] The ideals of the book were attributed to Confucius, but the text was written by Zengzi after his death.

The "Four Books" were selected by the neo-Confucian Zhu Xi during the Song dynasty as a foundational introduction to Confucianism. Examinations for the state civil service in China came to follow his lead.

  1. ^ 王, 月川. "儒家经典重释的当代意义——《大学》《中庸》讲演录(之一)". 维普期刊专业版. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ 广西师范大学出版社 (2 January 2020). https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1889199245138731428.html. Retrieved 20 September 2021.