The Spring and Autumn of Lüshi

A kind of encyclopedia that collects various theories and legends from the pre-Qin period in China. 26 volumes. Written by Lü Buwei (?-235 BC) of Qin. He was a wealthy merchant in Zhao at the end of the Warring States period, and made a great contribution to the succession of King Zhuangxiang, the father of Qin Shi Huang, to the throne. He was appointed Prime Minister and was given the title of Marquis Wenxin, and enjoyed great power, but later a scandal was discovered and he committed suicide. It is said that he had 3,000 guests, and the writings he had them write were compiled into the "Lüshi Chunqiu." Originally, the order was "Eight Appearances," "Six Treatises," and "Twelve Chronicles," so it is also called "Lüran," but now the order is "Twelve Chronicles," "Eight Appearances," and "Six Treatises." This book consists of over 200,000 words, and according to the "Preface" at the end of the "Twelve Chronicles," its purpose was to help people understand the great ways of nature and the norms for practicing human ethics. The Twelve Chronicles consists of 61 chapters, five of which are chronicles titled Mengchun, Zhongshun, Jishun, Mengxia, Zhongxia, Jixia, Mengqiu, Zhongshun, Jishun, Mengdong, Zhongshun, and Jiwang, as well as a preface. The Eight Commentaries consists of 63 chapters, eight of which are on the beginning, filial piety, sincerity, foresight, knowledge, examining one's views, responding to the world, leaving the world behind, and relying on the Emperor (Yushi only has seven). The Six Treatises consists of 36 chapters, six of which are treatises on opening the spring, sincerity, sincerity, sincerity, sincerity, sincerity, sincerity, and sincerity. They contain the theories of a hundred schools of thought, including Confucianism, Legalism, Taoism, Mohism, Yin-Yang, military strategists, and farmers, and are a unique resource for research into the history of thought in the Qin dynasty. The oldest commentary on this book is by Gao Yu of the Later Han Dynasty.

[Shohachi Nakamura]

"The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu Family by Kumichiro Uchino and Shohachi Nakamura (1976, Meitoku Publishing)"

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中国、先秦(しん)の諸学説や諸説話を集めた一種の百科全書。26巻。秦の呂不韋(りょふい)（？―前235）の撰(せん)。彼は戦国末の趙(ちょう)の富商で、秦の始皇帝(しこうてい)の父、荘襄(そうじょう)王の王位継承に大功があり、丞相(じょうしょう)に任ぜられ、文信侯(ぶんしんこう)に封ぜられて権力を極めたが、のちに醜聞が発覚して自殺した。彼には3000人の食客(しょっかく)がいたといわれ、彼らに著述させたものを編集したのが『呂氏春秋』である。初め「八覧」「六論」「十二紀」の順序であったので「呂覧(りょらん)」ともいうが、現在は「十二紀」「八覧」「六論」の順になっている。この書は二十余万言からなり、「十二紀」の終わりの「序意篇(へん)」によると、人々をして自然の大道を知って、人倫実践の規範を悟らしめることを目的とした書である。「十二紀」は、孟春(もうしゅん)、仲春(ちゅうしゅん)、季(き)春、孟夏、仲夏、季夏、孟秋、仲秋、季秋、孟冬、仲冬、季冬の各紀五篇と序意の計61篇、「八覧」は、有始、孝行、慎大、先識、審分(しんぶん)、審応、離俗、恃君(じくん)の各覧八篇（有始のみ七篇）の計63篇、六論は、開春、慎行、貴直、不苟(ふこう)、似順(じじゅん)、士容の各論六篇の計36篇で構成され、儒家(じゅか)、法家、道家、墨家(ぼっか)、陰陽(いんよう)家、兵家、農家など諸子百家の説が含まれ、秦代思想史研究の唯一の資料である。この書の注は後漢(ごかん)の高誘(こうゆう)のものがもっとも古い。

［中村璋八］

『内野熊一郎・中村璋八著『呂氏春秋』（1976・明徳出版社）』

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