《墨子·经上》原经探

A Study of the Original Canon of The Canon I of Mozi

创作《经上》的目的是什么?《经上》是干什么用的?目前的"课本说""百科全书说""哲学体系说"以及"字典说"都不能给出令人满意的回答。通过对道藏本《墨子》的《经上》和《经说上》做新的断句和分段,发现《经上》中藏有《原经》。《原经》正好100字,共20句,每5字一句,易于背诵。这种"《原经》说"还认为:最初版本的《经上》就是由对《原经》中所有的词逐个进行阐释而形成的。它较好地解释了《经上》的形成原因。这一发现为研究《墨经》提供了新的思路,甚至为理解《墨经》提供了新的线索、新的视角。此外,我们还给出了一份《原经》的现代汉语译文。

What is the purpose of writing The Canon I? What is the use of The Canon I? The existing “textbook theory”,“encyclopedia theory”,“philosophical system theory” and “dictionary theory” cannot answer these questions satisfactorily.With the help of a new paragraphing and punctuating of The Canon I and Exposition of the Canon I of Dao-zang edition?s Mozi,The Original Canon has been discovered in The Canon I.Composed of 100 Chinese characters,The Original Canon has 20 sentences,with 5 Chinese characters in each sentence.So it is easy to be recited.One interpretation of “The Original Canon” holds that the initial version of The Canon I is just the collection of the definitions and explanations of all the words in The Original Canon.This is a good explanation of the original composition of The Canon I and affords new ideas and perspectives for studying The Mohist Canons.Besides,a translation of The Original Canon in modern Chinese is also given here.