著者

吉川 忠夫

出版者

東洋史研究會

雑誌

東洋史研究 (ISSN:03869059)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.47, no.3, pp.427-451, 1988-12-31

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Yuan Xingchong 元行沖 (653-729) was a Tang dynasty scholar during the age of Xuan Zong 玄宗. He was an intimate friend of Liu Zhiji 劉知幾, who authored the Shi tong 史通. One recognizes the mutual influence of these two scholars on each other in their writings. First this essay considers the Wei dian 魏典, a chronological history of the northern Wei dynasty authored by Yuan Xingchong, and his commentary on the Xiaojing 孝經. While Yuan Xingchong wrote a commentary which further amplified the notes on the Lei li 類禮 of Wei Zheng 魏徴of the early Tang, which in turn had been based on the text of the Li ji 禮記 that was reorganized by Sun Yan 孫炎 in the Wei dynasty (220-264 A.D.), the imperial dynasty did not use his text. To vent his resentment, Yuan Xingchong wrote the Shi yi 釋疑. In the Shi yi, Yuan Xingchong severely criticized "the study of commentaries on words and phrases." By "the study of commentaries on words and phrases, " Yuan Xingchong indicated a perspective like that taken by interpreters of the traditional classics, as represented by works such as the Correct Meanings of the Five Classics. Incontrast to that learning, Yuan Xingchong selected several excellent portions out of the various interpretations, and, following them, sought to establish his own perspective on learning.