The Ruzang or Confucian Canon () is an ongoing project to compile all known classical works on
Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy, Religious Confucianism, religion, theory of government, or way of li ...
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and others comparable to the
Daozang
The Daozang ( zh, c=道藏, p=Dàozàng, w=Tao Tsang) is a large canon of Taoist writings, consisting of around 1,500 texts that were seen as continuing traditions first embodied by the '' Daodejing'', '' Zhuangzi'', and '' Liezi''. The canon was ...
(Taoist Canon) and the
Chinese Buddhist Canon
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. It also includes Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese Confucian classics.
The project, which involves 400 scholars, was led by the prominent
Peking University
Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...
philosopher
Tang Yijie until his death in 2014. Due to be finished in 2025, the Canon is estimated to comprise more than 5,000 works with approximately a billion
Chinese characters
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Compilation
Confucian Canon project is set to be carried out in two steps, the first step (called the "Essence") is a compilation of the most influential Confucian texts in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese literature totalling around 339 volumes. The second step is the size of the project will be expanded to more than 3,000 volumes including the "Essence".
On 22 April 2023, Peking University declared that the Chinese portion of the "Essence" had been fully complied which consists of 510 Chinese Confucian writings in 282 volumes. In the next stage of the project, another 160 Confucian writings from Japan, Korea, and Vietnam will be complied.
See also
* Chinese classics
The Chinese classics or canonical texts are the works of Chinese literature authored prior to the establishment of the imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC. Prominent examples include the Four Books and Five Classics in the Neo-Confucian traditi ...
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External links
儒藏网——四川大学古籍整理研究所 (Ruzang Net—Sichuan University Institute of Ancient Books)北京大学儒藏编纂中心 (Beijing University Ruzang Compilation Center)
Confucian texts
Chinese classic texts
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