THE SHI-KING
Introduction
Part I.—Lessons from the States.
BOOK I.—THE ODES OF CHOW AND THE SOUTH.— Celebrating the Virtue of King Wan's Bride Celebrating the Industry of King Wan's Queen In Praise of a Bride Celebrating T'ae-Sze's Freedom from Jealousy The Fruitfulness of the Locust Lamenting the Absence of a Cherished Friend Celebrating the Goodness of the Descendants of King Wan The Virtuous Manners of the Young Women Praise of a Rabbit-Catcher The Song of the Plantain-Gatherers The Affection of the Wives on the Joo
BOOK II.—THE ODES OF SHAOU AND THE SOUTH.— The Marriage of a Princess The Industry and Reverence of a Prince's Wife The Wife of Some Great Officer Bewails his Absence The Diligence of the Young Wife of an Officer The Love of the People for the Duke of Shaou The Easy Dignity of the Officers at Some Court Anxiety of a Young Lady to Get Married
BOOK III.—THE ODES OF P'EI.— An Officer Bewails the Neglect with which He is Treated A Wife Deplores the Absence of Her Husband The Plaint of a Rejected Wife Soldiers of Wei Bewail Separation from their Families An Officer Tells of His Mean Employment An Officer Sets Forth His Hard Lot The Complaint of a Neglected Wife In Praise of a Maiden Discontent Chwang Keang Bemoans Her Husband's Cruelty
[Books IV., V., and VI. are omitted]
BOOK VII.—THE ODES OF CH'ING.—- The People's Admiration for Duke Woo A Wife Consoled by Her Husband's Arrival In Praise of Some Lady A Man's Praise of His Wife An Entreaty A Woman Scorning Her Lover A Lady Mourns the Absence of Her Student Lover—-
BOOK VIII.—THE ODES OF TS'E.— A Wife Urging Her Husband to Action The Folly of Useless Effort The Prince of Loo
BOOK IX.—THE ODES OF WEI.— On the Misgovernment of the State The Mean Husband A Young Soldier on Service
BOOK X.—THE ODES OF T'ANG.— The King Goes to War Lament of a Bereaved Person The Drawbacks of Poverty A Wife Mourns for Her Husband
BOOK XI.—THE ODES OF TS'IN.— Celebrating the Opulence of the Lords of Ts'in A Complaint A Wife's Grief Because of Her Husband's Absence Lament for Three Brothers In Praise of a Ruler of Ts'in The Generous Nephew
BOOK XII.—THE ODES OF CH'IN.— The Contentment of a Poor Recluse The Disappointed Lover A Love-Song The Lament of a Lover
BOOK XIII.—THE ODES OF KWEI— The Wish of an Unhappy Man
BOOK XIV.—THE ODES OF TS'AOU.— Against Frivolous Pursuits
BOOK XV.—THE ODES OF PIN.— The Duke of Chow Tells of His Soldiers There is a Proper Way for Doing Everything
Part II.—Minor Odes of the Kingdom.
BOOK I.—DECADE OF LUH MING.— A Festal Ode A Festal Ode Complimenting an Officer The Value of Friendship The Response to a Festal Ode An Ode of Congratulation An Ode on the Return of the Troops
BOOK II.—THE DECADE OF PIH HWA.— An Ode Appropriate to a Festivity
BOOK III.—THE DECADE OF T'UNG KUNG.— Celebrating a Hunting Expedition The King's Anxiety for His Morning Levee Moral Lessons from Natural Facts
BOOK IV.—THE DECADE OF K'E-FOO.— On the Completion of a Royal Palace The Condition of King Seuen's Flocks
BOOK V.—THE DECADE OF SEAOU MIN.— A Eunuch Complains of His Fate An Officer Deplores the Misery of the Time On the Alienation of a Friend
BOOK VI.—THE DECADE OF PIH SHAN.— A Picture of Husbandry The Complaint of an Officer
BOOK VII.—DECADE OF SANG HOO.— The Rejoicings of a Bridegroom Against Listening to Slanderers
BOOK VIII.—THE DECADE OF TOO JIN SZE.— In Praise of By-gone Simplicity A Wife Bemoans Her Husband's Absence The Earl of Shaou's Work The Plaint of King Yew's Forsaken Wife Hospitality On the Misery of Soldiers
Part III.—Greater Odes of the Kingdom.
BOOK I.—DECADE OF KING WAN.— Celebrating King Wan
[Book II. is omitted]
BOOK III.—DECADE OF TANG.— King Seuen on the Occasion of a Great Drought
Part IV.—Odes of the Temple and Altar.
BOOK I.—SACRIFICIAL ODES OF CHOW.— Appropriate to a Sacrifice to King Wan On Sacrificing to the Kings Woo, Ching, and K'ang
THE TRAVELS OF F¬-HIEN
Translator's Introduction
CHAPTER
I. From Ch'ang-gan to the Sandy Desert
II. On to Shen-shen and thence to Khoten
III. Khoten—Processions of Images
IV. Through the Ts'ung Mountains to K'eech-ch'a
V. Great Quinquennial Assembly of Monks
VI. North India—Image of Maitreya Bodhisattva
VII. The Perilous Crossing of the Indus
VIII. Woo-chang, or Udyana—Traces of Buddha
IX. Soo ho-to—Legends of Buddha
X. Gandhara—Legends of Buddha
XI. Takshasila—Legends—The Four Great Topes
XII. Buddha's Alms-bowl—Death of Hwuy-king
XIII. Festival of Buddha's Skull-bone
XIV. Crossing the Indus to the East
XV. Sympathy of Monks with the Pilgrims
XVI. Condition and Customs of Central India
XVII. Legend of the Trayastrimsas Heaven
XVIII. Buddha's Subjects of Discourse
XIX. Legend of Buddha's Danta-kashtha
XX. The Jetavana Vihara—Legends of Buddha
XXI. The Three Predecessors of Sakyamuni
XXII. Legends of Buddha's Birth
XXIII. Legends of Rama and its Tope
XXIV. Where Buddha Renounced the World
XXV. The Kingdom of Vaisali
XXVI. Remarkable Death of ¬nanda
XXVII. King Asoka's Spirit-built Palace and Halls
XXVIII. Rajagriha, New and Old—Legends Connected with It
XXIX. F‚-Hien Passes a Night on Gridhra-kuta Hill
XXX. Srataparna Cave, or Cave of the First Council
XXXI. Sakyamuni's Attaining to the Buddhaship
XXXII. Legend of King Asoka in a Former Birth
XXXIII. Kasyapa Buddha's Skeleton on Mount Gurupada
XXXIV. On the Way Returning to Patna
XXXV. Dakshina, and the Pigeon Monastery
XXXVI. F‚-Hien's Indian Studies
XXXVII. F‚-Hien's Stay in Champa and Tamalipti
XXXVIII. At Ceylon—Feats of Buddha—His Statue in Jade
XXXIX. Cremation of an Arhat—Sermon of a Devotee
XL. After Two Years F‚-Hien Takes Ship for China
Conclusion
THE SORROWS OF HAN
Introduction
Translator's Preface
Dramatis Personae
Prologue
Act First
Act Second
Act Third
Act Fourth