The Books Of Confucius

The Chinese scriptures er sacred books were compiled and partly composed by Confucius himself. They are dividöd into five books - viz. : 1. The Yi-King, which treats vrhollj of cosmogony. 2. Sbu-King', the acts and wise maxims of Yaoa. Khun and other Chinese king's and philosophers, who are now held in great veneration. 3. Shi-King-, which contains 811 sacred poems. 4. Ee-King-, or "The Book of liites," which is a repository of maxims and directions for everyday life of all sorts and conditions of people. 5. Chun-Tsien, which is a histoi-y of the time of Confucius. These books, taken coectively, are usuall3' referred to in lists of "Bibles of the World" as ''The Five Kings." The word "klng" in this connection simplv means "book."