# The book of filial duty

Author: Confucius, 552 BCE-480 BCE; Zengzi, 506 BCE-437? BCE; Cranmer-Byng, L. (Launcelot), 1872-1945 [Editor]; Kapadia, S. A. (Shaporji Aspaniarji), 1857-1941 [Editor]; Chên, Ivan [Translator]

Genre: Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75878

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+book+of+filial+duty+Confucius&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Once upon a time Confucius was sitting in his study, having his disciple Tsêng Ts‘an to attend upon him. He asked Tsêng Ts‘an: “Do you know by what virtue and power the good Emperors of old made the world peaceful, the people to live in harmony with one another, and the inferior contented under the control of their superiors?” To this Tsêng Ts‘an, rising from his seat, replied: “I do not know this, for I am not clever.” Then said Confucius: “The duty of children to their parents is the fountain whence all other virtues spring, and also the starting-point from which we ought to begin our education. Now take your seat, and I will explain this. Our body and hair and skin are all derived from...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-book-of-filial-duty-75878/chapters/6/index.md)