中庸

Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong)

Author

Zisi

Language

Archaic Chinese

Year

c. 500-450 BC

Country

Lu

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

east asiaphilosophy

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The Doctrine of the Mean or Zhongyong is one of the Four Books of classical Chinese philosophy and a central doctrine of Confucianism. The text is attributed to Zisi, the only grandson of Confucius. It was originally a chapter in the Classic of Rites.