Confucianism Primary Documents

The Spring and Autumn Annals is known as one of the 5 classics of Chinese liturature. It was this text that was a major influence for Confucius to find a way to make society better, he was inspired because this text also reflected basic chinese values. The Spring and Autumn Annals were most likely composed within 5th century BC and the recorded things like marridges, battles, funerals of leaders, specific rituals, and even natural disasters. Normally entires lasted only about ten characters but occasionally they were only one character long. Some people are begining to believe that the Spring and Autumn Annals were not originally meant to be read for people to enjoy, that it was meant for "ancestral spirits."