Three wise monkeys
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The three wise monkeys are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." The three monkeys are
The three wise monkeys at the Tōshō-gū shrine in Nikkō, Japan
Tōshō-gū shrine stable. The “Wise Monkeys” panel is the second from the left.
Kōshin scroll with the three monkeys
Sculpture of four monkeys, the fourth monkey is covering its genitals
Analects
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The Analects, also known as the Sayings of Confucius, is an ancient Chinese philosophical text composed of sayings and ideas attributed to Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to h
Three wise monkeys
…that the figures represent the three dogmas of the so-called middle school of the sect. In Chinese, two similar phrases exist: one is in the late Analects of Confucius (from the 4th to 2nd century BCE), which reads: "Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what…
A page from the Analects
Fragment from the manuscript of Analects, text by Kong Anguo with commentary by Zheng Xuan. This fragmentary manuscript has been found at Mogao Caves. It is dated era Longji, 2nd year (i.e. 890 AD), but it could be copied in the middle of the 8th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Analects, from Östasiatiska Museet in Stockholm
A copy of He Yan's commentary on the Analects, with a sub-commentary by Xing Bing, printed during the Ming dynasty