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The Three Religions (namely Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism) was established on January 9, 574, according toHistory of the Northern Dynasties. And the Nine Schools (namelyConfucianism,Daoism,Naturalism,Legalism,Logicians,Mohism,Diplomatists,Syncretism, andAgriculturalism) is from:

諸子十家，其可觀者九家而已。[Classical Chinese,trad.]

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诸子十家，其可观者九家而已。[Classical Chinese,simp.]

From: TheBook of Han, circa 1^st centuryCE

Zhūzǐ shí jiā, qí kěguān zhě jiǔ jiā éryǐ.[Pinyin]

Only nine out of the ten schools of thought prove worthwhile.

Note that小說家／小说家 (xiǎoshuōjiā, “School of ‘Minor-talks’”) was excluded henceforth.

The idiom as a whole first attested in the early 13^th century.

三教九流

1. differentschools of thought
2. (often derogatory)people from allwalks of life

• 九流三教 (jiǔliúsānjiào)

• A General Introduction to Various Schools of Thought byZhang Taiyan

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