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The 15 pages that link to Confucian classics, each with the reason it gives.

• ConfucianismNarrower topic: The classics extend the tradition beyond texts directly associated with Confucius.

• ConfuciusRelated: Confucius’s legacy became attached to a textual curriculum that shaped later scholarship.

• Imperial examinationRelated: Candidates were examined on these texts, which supplied the system’s shared intellectual curriculum.

• AnalectsNarrower topic: The Analects was studied alongside other canonical works in this tradition.

• Filial pietyNarrower topic: These works transmitted and interpreted filial duties across generations.

• Zhu XiNarrower topic: Zhu Xi’s commentaries interpreted these inherited texts as a coherent body of learning.

• Confucianism in KoreaRelated: These texts supplied the curriculum, models of rule, and ritual authorities used in Korea.

• Hundred Schools of ThoughtRelated: Later canonization turned selected works from the period into pillars of state learning.

• Civil service examinationRelated: Examination curricula drew heavily on these texts to test candidates’ learning.

• Confucianism in VietnamNarrower topic: Vietnamese schools and examinations centered on interpreting these texts.

• Literary ChineseRelated: Their authority made command of classical prose valuable for scholars and officials.

• Kang YouweiRelated: Kang’s reinterpretations of these texts supplied historical authority for reform.

• Book of DocumentsNarrower topic: The Book of Documents became one of the canonical works studied within this tradition.

• Classic of PoetryNarrower topic: The Classic of Poetry acquired canonical authority as one member of this textual tradition.

• Burning of books and burying of scholarsRelated: Certain works were targeted, while some practical and official texts were exempt.