Research On Fang Bao's "Analysis And Doubt Of The Book Of Rites"

Fang Bao's The Book of Rites Analysis of Suspiciousness is an academic work of Book of Rites in the early Qing Dynasty.It follows the academic path of the Song School and emphasizes the interaction and communication between Neo-Confucianism and Ritual.As far as the research content is concerned,Analysis of the Book of Rites involves many angles such as text proofreading,text exegesis,sutra scripture modification,examination of famous things,interpretation of etiquette,and interpretation of rationality.The interpretation content of the book is more elucidated and creative in terms of rationality.The text exegesis and text collation,although not the director of Fang Bao's scholarship,are also quite remarkable,especially to check and supplement the errors,typographical errors,essays,prose,and sentence readings in the text of Book of Rites Correct it and promote research on the textual review of the Book of Rites.It is related to the examination and revision of the degree of famous things.Fang Bao is extremely sophisticated and distinguishes between right and wrong.It pays special attention to the analysis and verification of the form and function of famous things.When examining the ritual system,not only the ritual system and its constituent elements are examined,the details of the ceremonial system are elaborated,and the intent of seeking saintly rituals is emphasized.When explaining the ceremonial system,the ceremonial system or ceremonial ritual is often connected with the righteousness and the heavenly principle,and has the characteristics of understanding the classics.In the process of writing The Book of Rites Analysis of Suspiciousness,Fang Bao set out that the citations were very extensive.In the quotation of Zhushu,it refutes the old solution and supplements the shortcomings of the predecessors.Among them,there are analysis and judgments on the pros and cons of Chen Li's Book of Rites.In the process of interpreting the Scriptures,Fang Bao attaches great importance to the mutual proof of the classic text,which not only connects the Scriptures,but also participates in the testimony before and after.Fang Bao's questioning of Wang Mang and Liu Xin's channeling of scriptures,and the practice of Fang's suspicious scriptures changing and deleting scriptures,are quite controversial.Although the authenticity of some of Fang's content is inconclusive,but this question has some basis and its merits,and it also triggers the discussion of the Xinxue Scripture in later generations.Fang Bao does not stick to the views of the portal.The book embodies the characteristics of being practical in the world,emphasizing the practical functions of rituals,and advocating the world to practice rituals in real life.Later generations of scholars paid more attention to The Book of Rites and cited and commented on many people,affirming its value.The Book of Rites Analysis of Suspiciousnessalso has shortcomings such as incomplete quotation,confusing citations,sparse analysis,self-intention,misunderstanding of the commentary,etc.,but it does not cover the flaws.Through the study of Fang Bao's The Book of Rites Analysis of Suspiciousness,it can not only assess the academic status of this book in the history of the Book of Rites in the Qing Dynasty,but also help to broaden the horizon and research space of contemporary research on etiquette.An Interpretation of the History of Literary Literature.