176THETSINGHUAJOURNALOFCHINESESTUDIESschooldevelopedthecodeofFiveCardinalVirtues,namely,benevolence(jen),righteousness(i),decency{li),intelligence{chih),andtrustworthiness(hsiri),andtheseareconsideredthefundamentalvirtues.Chineseethicsalsopropoundsatheoryofpersonalobligations.Itspeaksoffivekindsofhumanrelationswhichare:first,therelationbetweenparentsandchildren:theparentshavetheobligationtolovetheirchildren;thechildrenhavetheobligationoffilialpiety.Second,therelationbetweentheolderandtheyoungerbrothers:theirobligationismutualbrotherlyJove.Third,therelationbetweenhusbandandwife:theirobligationismutualrespect.Fourth,therelationbetweenfriends:theirobligation...