The Great Learning is the first of the four books which were selected by zhu xi during the song dynasty as a foundational introduction to confucianism. It was originally one chapter in classic of rites. The book consists...The Great Learning is the first of the four books which were selected by zhu xi during the song dynasty as a foundational introduction to confucianism. It was originally one chapter in classic of rites. The book consists of a short main text, attributed to confucius, and nine commentaries chapters by zeng zi, one of confucius' disciples.