Five Classics
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Five Classics: The Five treatises or commentaries that are used in most Tibetan monasteries to train practitioners in the key teachings of exoteric Buddhism.
See; “Five Treatises.”
Source
12th century CE designation for five early Chinese classical texts which were purportedly compiled by Confucius; they are
- 1. The Book of Changes (I Ching)
- 2. Book of History (Shu Ching)
- 3. Book of Poetry (Shih Ching)
- 4. Record of Rites (Li Chi)
- 5. Spring and Autumn Annals (Ch'un Ch'iu).