1130 AD–1200 AD
Zhu Xi and the Four Books
Religion · Chinese traditions · Confucian traditions · Texts and transmission
Zhu Xi’s commentaries helped establish the Four Books as a basis for Confucian learning and examinations. Their later influence was considerable, although interpretations and official orthodoxy varied across dynasties.
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- 1130–1200
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