The Shu King Author:Confucius Subtitle: Or, the Chinese Historical Classic, Being an Authentic Record of the Religion, Philosophy, Customs and Government of the Chinese From the Earliest Times General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: The Theosophical publishing society Subjects: China Notes: This is a black and white OCR r... more »eprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: SECTION II THK CANON OP SHUN Now in regard to the ancient Emperor Shun, it is said, he was a repetition of glory, similar to the Emperor (Yaou); profoundly wise, accomplished, brilliant, adaptable, reverential, sincere, and righteous; which modest virtues came into recognition, so that he was appointed in order to officiate.1 Carefully he preserved the Five Standards 2 till the Five Virtues were capable of being followed ; being charged with the hundred calculations, they were seasonably arranged; receiving at the Four Gates,3 all were com- modiously disposed, and being sent to the Great Mountain's foot, terrific tempests and thunder-storms notwithstanding, he did not falter. The Emperor said : Come thou, Shun : I have studied your works and observed your speech, and your conversation has been praiseworthy for these three years; therefore ascend the Imperial Throne. Shun refused out of virtue and did not aspire to it. But in the first month, on the first day, he received the conclusion (in the temple) of the accomplished ancestor.4 He examined the pearled sphere and the jewelled scale, in order to certify the seven controllers.6 He then offered a sacrifice to the Supreme Ruler,6 made sacrifice to the Six Venerable Things,7 reverently regardedthe mountains and rivers, and looked around on the host of the departed.8 He collected the five kinds of sceptres of office, ...« less