5. About the Original Texts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. A Note on Transliteration and Dates XIII
5. Part One Yamagata Daini
6. 1. Ghosts of Daini Past 1
7. 2. Life, Letters, and Illusion 29
8. 3. Textual and Contextual Analysis 52
9. 4. A New Appraisal 94
10. 5. About the Original Texts 120
11. Part Two Master Ryū’s New Thesis
12. I. Making Name and Actuality Conform 129
13. II. Attaining Oneness 133
14. III. Man and Adornment 135
15. IV. Main Guidelines 139
16. V. The Civil and the Martial 142
17. VI. Heaven-Mandated Peoples 146
18. VII. Mutual Surveillance Groups 149
19. VIII. Exhorting Officials 151
20. IX. Giving Repose to the Peoples 154
21. X. Adhering to One's Calling 156
22. XI. The Need to Circulate Goods and Currency 159
23. XII. Benefits and Evils 164
24. XIII. Wealth and Strength 167
25. Afterword 170
26. Abbreviations 173
27. Notes 175
28. Glossary 203
29. Bibliography 211
30. Index 225
31. About the Author 233