The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars
The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, also translated as The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety (Chinese: 二十四孝), is a classic text of Confucian filial piety written by Guo Jujing (郭居敬) during the Yuan dynasty (1260–1368). The text was extremely influential in the medieval Far East and was used to teach Confucian moral values.
| The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 二十四孝 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Twenty-four filial piety | ||||||||
| |||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.