It is interesting to note that M. Pelliot has recently discovered chapters
1, 4 and 5 of this lost work in the "Grottos of the Thousand Buddhas." See
B.E.F.E.O., t. VIII, nos. 3-4, p. 525.
The Hsia, the Shang and the Chou. Although the last-named was nominally
existent in Sun Tzŭ’s day, it retained hardly a vestige of power, and the old
military organization had practically gone by the board. I can suggest no other
explanation of the passage.
See Chou Li, xxix. 6-10.
T’ung K’ao, ch. 221.
This appears to be still extant. See Wylie’s "Notes," p. 91 (new edition).