Confucius after hours: an analysis of the 'master at leisure' dialogues in the Liji

As perhaps the leading authority on ritual matters of his time and the man who, possessing the knowledge, wisdom, and charisma necessary to attract large numbers of disciples to his gates, effectively established the dominant tone for all discourse on ritual from his time forward, the figure of Confucius (Kong Zi 孔子) –not to mention his disciples– understandably looms large in both the Liji 禮記 (Book of Ritual) and Da Dai Liji 大戴禮記 (Elder Dai Book of Ritual). Outside of the Lunyu 論語 (Analects ...