TƯ TƯỞNG TRỌNG LỄ TRONG KINH THƯ VÀ XUÂN THU TẢ TRUYỆN (CHƯƠNG HOÀN CÔNG)

Abstract

Rite is one of the most important beliefs of Confucianism, which was mentioned in most Classics of Confucianism in various forms and aspects. The book of history and Spring and Autumn Annals and the Tradition or Commentary also mentioned rites. The rite concepts in these two books share some similarities, but there are still many differences. Within the scope of this paper, the writers will analyse the similarities and the differences of the rite concepts in these two books. First, the changes in the rite concepts resulted from the inevitable changes in history. Second, the similarities in the rite concepts in the two books revealed the inheritance of a tradition, while the differences reflected the uniqueness of that period, its historical, and social factors. More particularly, under the impacts of the historical and social factors, the rite concepts in The book of history were mainly shown within a nation’s boundary, while the rite concept in Spring and Autumn Annals and the Tradition or Commentary had broader impacts, not only on the politics of a nation and its society but on international relations.