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The most important edition of the Xunzi is the compilation of Yan Lingfeng ÄY ÆF ³{. Xunzi jicheng ¯û ¤l ¶° ¦¨. 49 volumes. Taipei, 1979. A reprint of 83 Chinese and Japanese editions of, and commentaries on, the Xunzi, many difficult to locate.

Bao Zunxin ¥] ¿í «H. "Du Xunzi zhaji" Ū ¯û ¤l ¥¾ °O. Wenshi ¤å ¥v 5 (1978), 205-24; 6 (1979), 217-36.

Beijing Daxue. Xunzi xinzhu ¯û ¤l ·s ª`. Beijing, 1979.

Chen Zhu ³¯ ¬W. Chan Xun ÄÄ ¯û.

Fang Guang ¤è ¥ú. Xunzi 'Fei shier zi' pian shi ¯û ¤l ¡y «D ¤Q ¤G ¤l ¡z ½g ÄÀ. 1928.

Feng Zhen ¶¾ ®¶. "Xunzi 'Jiebi' pian jiangji" ¯û ¤l ¡y ¸Ñ ½ª¡z ½g Á¿ °O. Jida wenxueyuan jikan º[ ¤j ¤å ¾Ç °| ¶° ¥Z 1 (1934).

___. "Xunzi 'Xing'e' pian jiangji" ¯û ¤l¡y ©Ê ´c ¡z ½g Á¿ ¶°. Xueyi zazhi 10, no. 9 (1930), 37-52.

____. "Xunzi 'Xing'e' pian pingyi" ¯û ¤l¡y ©Ê ´c ¡z ½g µû ¶°. Xueyi zazhi ¾Ç ÃÀ Âø »x 2, no. 8 (1931), 1-12.

Fujii Sen'ei Ãà ¤« ±M ­^. Junshi ¯û ¤l. Kyoto, 1966.

Gao Heng °ª ¦ë. Zhuzi xinjian ½Ñ ¤l ·s ºà. Jinan, 1961.

Hao Yixing °q Åt ¦æ (1757-1825). Xunzi buzhu ¯û ¤l ¸É ª`. 1865.

Hong Yixuan ¬x À[ Òj (1761-1837). Xunzi conglu ¯û ¤l ÂO ¿ý. 1822.

Hu Yunyu ­J ó¥ ¥É. Xunzi xueshuo ¯û ¤l ¾Ç »¡. 1923.

Igai Hikohiro ½Þ¹}«Û³Õ (1761-1845). Junzi hoi ¯û ¤l ¸É ¿ò . Tokyo reprint of 1911.

Ji Lienkang ¦N Áp ¦ª. Xunzi 'Yuelun' ¯û ¤l ¡y ¼Ö ½× ¡z . 1977.

Jiang Zhongkui «¸ ¥ò «¶. Xunzi xingshan zheng ¯û ¤l ©Ê µ½ ÃÒ. 1920.

Jin Dejian ª÷ ¼w «Ø. Essays on Xunzi ¯û ¤l in Guji congkao ¥j Äy ÂO ¦Ò. Taibei, 1967.

Jin Qiyuan ª÷ ¨ä ·½. Xunzi guanxian ¯û ¤l ºÞ ¨£. 1948.

Kanaya Osamu ª÷ ¨¦ ªv. Junshi ¯û ¤l. Kyoto, 1962.

Kubo Ai ¤[«O·R (1759-1832). Junshi zchû ¯û¤l´¿ª`. 1830 ed.

Liang Qixiong ±ç±Ò¶¯. Xunzi jianshi ¯û ¤l ² ÄÀ . Taibei, 1965.

Liu Nianqin ¼B ©À ¿Ë. "Xunzi 'Zhengming' pian gushi" ¯û ¤l ¡y ¥¿ ¦W ¡z ½g µþ ÄÀ. Huaguo yuekan µØ °ê ¤ë ¥Z 1 (1924), 10-11; 2 (1925), 19.

Liu Shipei ¼B®v°ö (1884-1919). Xunzi jiaobu ¯û ¤l áõ ¸É; Xunzi bushi ¯û ¤l ¸É ÄÀ; Xunzi ci li juyao ¯û ¤l µü ¨Ò Á| ­n. In Liu Shenshu xiansheng yishu ¼B ¥Ó ¾ð ¥ý ¥Í ¿ò ®Ñ. Taibei, 1965.

Liu Taigong ¼B¥x«ý (1751-1805). Xunzi buzhu ¯û ¤l ¸É µù . 1806.

Long Yuchun Às ¦t ¯Â. "Xunzi jijie buzheng"¡m ¯û ¤l ¶° ¸Ñ¡n¸É ¥¿. DLZZ 2, no. 8 (1955), 11-15; 2, no. 9, 22-26; 2, n. 10, 18-27.

Muraoka Reisai §ø©£òR»ô (1845-1917). Junshi senshaku ¯û ¤l ºà ÄÀ .

Ogyû Sorai ²ý¥Í¯ª*±t (1666-1728). Doku Junshi Ū ¯û ¤l .

Pan Zhonggui ¼ï ­« ³W. "Du Wang Xianqian Xunzi jijie zhaji" Ū ¤ý ¥ý Á¾¡m¯û ¤l¡n¶° ¸Ñ ¥¾ °O. SFGW 1 (1956), 49-65.

Qian Dian ¿ú ¦ú. Xunzi kaoyi ¯û ¤l ¦Ò ²§ . Reprinted from Manuscript copy in the Tieqin tongjian lou ÅK µ^ »É ¼C ¼Ó by Miao Quansun Á[ ¯þ ®] in Zhou Qin zhuzi jiaozhu shichong©P ¯³ ½Ñ ¤l áõ ª` ¤Q ºØ.

Ruan Tingzhuo ¨¿ §Ê ¨ô. Xunzi jiaozheng ¯û ¤l áõ ÃÒ. Taibei, 1959.

Sun Yirang ®] Ûß Åý ¯û ¤l ·¨ ÐÈ ª` áõ (1848-1908). Xunzi Yang Liang zhujiao in Zhayi ¥¾ *²¾. 1894.

Tao Hongqing ³³ ÂE ¼y (1895-?). Du zhuzi zhaji Ū ½Ñ ¤l ¥¾ °O . Beijing, 1959.

Tao Shicheng ³³ ®v ©Ó. Xunzi yanjiu ¯û ¤l ¬ã ¨s. 1926.

Tsukada Taihô ­à¥Ð¤j®p (1745-1832). Junshi dan ¯û ¤l Â_.

Uno Tetsuto ¦t ³¥ ­õ ¤H (1875-?). Junshi hochû ¯û ¤l ¸É µù .

Wang Mouhong ¤ý À· ÐA (1668-1741). Xunzi cun jiao ¯û ¤l ¦s ®Õ. Fujian, 1873.

Wang Niansun ¤ý ©À ®] (1744-1832). Dushu zazhi Ū ®Ñ Âø §Ó. 1832.

Wang Shumin ¤ý ¨û ©¢. "Xunzi jiaoli" ¯û ¤l áõ ²z. BIHP 34 (1962), 115197.

Wang Xianqian ¤ý ¥ý Á¾ (1842-1918). Xunzi jijie ¯û ¤l ¶° ¸Ñ. Changsha, 1891.

Xie Yong ÁÂ áV (1719-95). Xunzi ¯û ¤l. Reprinted in SBBY.

Xiong Gongzhe ºµ ¤½ ­õ. Xunzi jinzhu jinshi ¯û ¤l ¤µ ª` ¤µ ÄÀ. Taibei, 1975.

Yan Lingfeng ÄY ÆF ³{. Xunzi duji ¯û ¤l Ū °O. Taibei, 1977.

Yu Chang ¤_ÔJ (1850-1910). Xiangcao xujiao shu ­» ¯ó Äò ®Õ ®Ñ. 1897.

Yu Xingwu ¤_¬Ù§^ (1896-?). Shuangjianchi zhuzi xinzheng Âù ºà àN ½Ñ ¤l ·s ÃÒ . Beijing, 1940.

Yu Yue «\ éÄ (1821-1907). Zhuzi pingyi ½Ñ ¤l µû ij. 1870.

Zhang Heng ±i ¦ë. Xunzi jiajiezi pu ¯û ¤l °² ­É ¦r ÃÐ. Taibei, 1965.

Zhang Shitong ±i ¸Ö ¦P. Xunzi jianzhu ¯û ¤l ² µù. Shanghai, 1974.

Zhong Tai Áé ®õ . Xunzi dingbu ¯û ¤l ­q ¸É. Shanghai, 1936.

Zhu Yidong ¦¶ ¥ç ´É. Xunzi zhaji ¯û ¤l ¥¾ °O. 1878.

See Xun Kuang for a brief biography of the philosopher.

For a brief history of the Xunzi text, click button

For a select bibliography of Western language works on the Xunzi click button .

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For an annotated critical edition in Chinese of book 6 of the Xunzi, the "Fei shier zi" click button

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