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*''Chinese/Japanese'': 六諭衍義 ''(luyu yanyi / rikuyu engi)''

*''Chinese/Japanese'': 六諭衍義 ''(luyu yanyi / rikuyu engi)''

The ''Six Courses in Morals'' is a Chinese collection of six tracts on moral instruction, compiled in [[1652]] at the orders of the [[Shunzhi Emperor]].  

The ''Six Courses in Morals'' is a Chinese collection of six tracts on moral instruction, commissioned originally by the [[Hongwu Emperor]] in [[1398]], and later expanded and reissued. The six maxims, which seek to guide the reader towards a virtuous and harmonious life, focus on encouraging the reader to teach one's children, to avoid committing wrongs, to be content with one's lot in life, to live harmoniously with one's neighbors, and to have respect for one's parents, elders, and superiors.

It was brought back to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] by [[Tei Junsoku]] in [[1707]], who provided his own private funds to have it republished; members of the [[1714]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] then presented copies of the text to [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] as a formal gift. The Shogun then commissioned [[Ogyu Sorai|Ogyû Sorai]] to write a new preface, and [[Muro Kyuso|Muro Kyûsô]] to rewrite the text into a form that would be easier for Japanese readers to understand. This rewritten version, entitled ''Rikuyu engi taii'' (六諭衍義大意), was then published in [[1722]] and distributed to a number of [[han|domains]], where it was reprinted yet again and circulated even more widely. The text continued to be circulated and read throughout the archipelago until the [[Meiji period]].

 

This text, written in vernacular Chinese, was brought back to [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] by [[Tei Junsoku]] in [[1707]], who provided his own private funds to have it republished; members of the [[1714]] [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] then presented copies of the text to [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]] as a formal gift, who commissioned [[Ogyu Sorai|Ogyû Sorai]] to write a new preface, and [[Muro Kyuso|Muro Kyûsô]] to rewrite the text into a form that would be easier for Japanese readers to understand. This rewritten version, entitled ''Rikuyu engi taii'' (六諭衍義大意), was then published in [[1722]] and distributed to a number of [[han|domains]], where it was reprinted yet again and circulated even more widely. In some domains, village headmen were required to lecture on the moral maxims at least once a month. The text continued to be circulated and read throughout the archipelago until the [[Meiji period]].

 

Meanwhile, the [[Yongzheng Emperor]] added his own exposition of Kangxi's Sacred Edict in [[1724]], and the expanded text, along with others like it, came to form the core of what has come to be known as "Imperial Confucianism," a key part of the Qing Court's efforts at instilling order in rural and provincial areas.

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==References==

==References==

*''Minoji wo aruku Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 美濃路をゆく琉球使節, Bisai Museum of History and Folklore 尾西市歴史民俗資料館, Bisai, Aichi (2004), 8.

*''Minoji wo aruku Ryûkyû shisetsu'' 美濃路をゆく琉球使節, Bisai Museum of History and Folklore 尾西市歴史民俗資料館, Bisai, Aichi (2004), 8.

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