Liù tāo San lüè (English spelling)

Japanese: 六韜･三略 - りくとうさんりゃく（英語表記）Liù tāo Sān lüè

These are two military books from ancient China, but are often referred to as one after the other. Tao means bow bag, and Lue means category. They indicate that they are a book of six and three volumes. The Liu Tao is said to have been written by the Zhou dynasty's noble minister Taigong Wang Lu Shang, but this is an apology. It was probably written at the end of the Warring States period. It is rich in content and includes detailed practical techniques. The San Lue is said to have been bestowed on the Han noble minister Zhang Liang by the Duke of Huang Shi, and is also called the San Lue of Huang Shi Gong, but this is also an apology and is thought to date to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. [Kanaya Osamu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国古代の兵書。二つの書であるが，つづけてよばれることが多い。韜は弓袋のこと，略は部類のこと。六編と三編の書であることをあらわす。《六韜》は周王朝の功臣太公望呂尚（ろしよう）の著と伝えられるが，仮託である。戦国末期の作であろう。内容が豊富で実践上の細かい技術も含まれている。《三略》は漢の功臣張良が黄石公から授かったといい，《黄石公三略》ともいうが，これも仮託で，後漢末のものであるらしい。【金谷治】

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