中庸

aka Zhongyong

Doctrine of the Mean

AuthorZisi

LanguageArchaic Chinese

Yearc. 450-500 BC

CountryChina

GenreNonfiction / Essays / Treatise

east asia

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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.— Wikipedia