英文摘要 |
This paper is an investigation of the way in which Confucian family ethics were accepted and then turned into an important cultural element in Vietnam. Specific case of Vietnamese writings known as “family instruction” will be analyzed as the methodology of this paper to understand the conceptions of family ethics adopted from China by the author of this “family instruction.” The structure, selection of topics, and interpretation of these family ethics appeared in this Vietnamese “family instructions” also reflect the different viewpoints and stands from those of its Chinese sources. The famous Vietnamese family instruction, Ruan-tang-chen Chuan-chia Kuei-fan adopted many ideas and practices from its Chinese sources such as Yuan-shi Shi-fan, Si-ma Wen-kung Chu-chia Za-yi, and Wen-shi Mu-hsun. Therefore, through a careful comparison of these four texts, I will show how this Vietnamese text expressed its unique views on three kinds of important relationships that serves as the backbone of each families, namely, the relationships between father and son, between brothers, and between husband and wife. It is also through the above analysis that this Vietnamese Confucian scholar's unique feature and limitation posed by his own cultural background becomes clear. |