From Wang Yinglin's Song Saint Amethyst, the original excerpt:
Three talents, heaven and earth. Three lights, sun, moon and stars.
Three cardinal principles and five permanents, both monarch and minister are righteous. Father and son are close, and husband and wife are smooth.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter. These four points are not bad luck.
East, west, north and south. This quartet should be in the middle.
Translation:
Three talents refer to heaven, earth and people. Three Lamps District is the sun, the moon and the stars.
Three cardinal guides are three codes of conduct that should be observed in the relationship between people, that is, the words and deeds of kings and courtiers should conform to justice, parents and children should love each other, and husband and wife should live in harmony.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter are called four seasons. The four seasons are constantly changing, spring goes to summer, autumn goes to winter, and so on, never stopping.
East, south, west and north, as the "quartet", refer to the positions in all directions. These four directions must have a corresponding center position to determine each direction.
Extended data
Creative background:
There are different opinions about the time of the book "The Holy Amethyst" and the author's opinion. Most scholars in later generations tend to think that Wang Yinglin compiled a three-character classic to better educate his children to read, which integrated a subset of classics and history.
Wang Yinglin was a native of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the historical part of the original sacred amethyst didn't end until the Song Dynasty. With the development of history, in order to reflect the changes of the times, people in various dynasties constantly supplemented the sacred amethyst. He Xingsi added 24 sentences about the history of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties during the reign of Qing Dynasty. ?
Main idea of the article:
The arrangement of the contents of The Sacred Amethyst is very orderly, which embodies the author's educational thoughts. The author thinks that the education of children should focus on etiquette and filial piety, and correct children's thoughts and impart knowledge is second. To cultivate children, we should start from primary school, that is, first read books, and then read two kinds of classics: classics and books. After reading the books in the Ministry, study the history books. Finally, the three-character classic emphasizes the attitude and purpose of learning.
It can be said that The Amethyst is not only a textbook for children's literacy, but also an enlightening book by the author, so we should pay attention to it when reading it. Saint Amethyst is a book with many allusions and strong knowledge. It was written under the guidance of Confucianism and full of positive spirit.
About the author:
Wang Yinglin? (1223- 1296) A famous scholar, educator and politician in the Southern Song Dynasty. The word "Hou Bo",No. Shen Ning lay man,No. Houzhai. A native of Yinxian County (now Yinzhou District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province). He is knowledgeable, versatile, studied under Zhu, dabbled in hundreds of classics, history, astronomy and geography, was familiar with systematic anecdotes and was good at textual research.
After the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, he lived in seclusion in the countryside, closed his doors and thanked guests, and wrote books. Handwritten calligraphy includes "writing books" and so on. He has written Saint Amethyst, Moon Hee who is sleepy in school, Zhu Zhu in Primary School, Yu Hai, Answering as a Mirror, Shen Ningji, Textual Research on Poetic Geography, etc. San Zi Jing is a work of Mongolian studies, which has been circulated for more than 700 years and has been circulated in many overseas countries. It is an excellent teaching material for children's moral education.
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