Конфуцианская экзегетика при Южных династиях (420–589): канон и комментарий между упадком и реставрацией

Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Востоковедение и африканистика. 2021. Т. 13. № 3. С. 351–367.

Bonch-Osmolovskaya O.

The article examines the main trends in Confucian exegetical thought during the Southern

dynasties period. Confucian exegesis, as an original intellectual tradition, was in a state of

crisis at that time and experienced significant influence both from the syncretic teaching xuanxue

and Buddhism. This situation determined the particular popularity of some canonical

texts and commentaries and the actual oblivion of others. Losing its monopoly in education,

Confucianism often came down to providing ritual ceremonies at court. The article examines

several aspects of this crisis state of southern Confucianism. It identifies and analyzes a new

type of commentary that appeared in the exegesis of this period, and it explores the main intellectual

tendencies in the Confucian exegesis of the Southern dynasties period and traces the

reasons for their appearance. The author examines features of subcommentary-yishu, through

which scholars realized new forms of intellectual activity. This commentary originated from

Buddhist monks’ translation and teaching activities approximately in the mid-5th century AD.

In the exegesis of the Southern dynasties, yishu provided a platform for relatively free philosophical

discussion, often associated with the practice of lecturing. It is important that this

practice in Confucianism and Buddhism of that time had many common features. The changes

in the educational standard (the emergence of schools with a new structure) are traced as

well as its influence on the position of Confucian commentary in the educational process (apparent

instability of the set of authoritative commentaries).

Keywords: Commentary, комментарий, конфуцианство, Confucian classic, Confucian exegesis, Five Classics, Southern and Northern dynasties, конфуцианская экзегетика, Пятиканоние, Южные и Северные династии