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Also known as Wang Shouren, Yun, Xinjian bo, Yangming xiansheng, Boan, Xianruwangzi, Binyangtang, Wang Yun

Chinese philosopher and general (1472–1529)

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Wang Yangming (1472–1529) was a male philosopher and writer from the Ming dynasty. Born in Yuyao City, he held the academic degree of jinshi and practiced Confucianism. His philosophical work was associated with the Neo-Confucianism and Yangmingism movements. He died in Ganzhou.

His courtesy name was 伯安, and his posthumous name was 文成. He used several art names, including 陽明子, 賓陽堂, 何陋軒, and 君子亭. Wang Yangming spoke and wrote in Chinese. His writings are included in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Shanghai Museum.

Notable works attributed to him include 王陽明全集, 陽明先生要書, 陽明全集, 古本大學, and 陽明全書. He is described in the History of Ming.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1472
Died
1528
Works
59

Top works

  • 王陽明全集
  • 陽明先生要書
  • 陽明全集
  • 古本大學
  • 陽明全書

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
GB
Active from
1979
Active to
1991

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Key facts

Preceded by
Yao Mo
Succeeded by
Zhang Jing
Born
( 1472-10-26 ) 26 October 1472, Yuyao , Zhejiang
Died
9 January 1529 (1529-01-09) (aged 56), Nan'an fu , Jiangxi (present-day Ganzhou )
Spouse
Lady Zhu
Occupation
Statesman, general, Neo-Confucian philosopher
School
Confucianism
Notable ideas
Yangmingism , Unity of knowledge and action , the streets are full of saints [ simple ]
Traditional chinese
王陽明
Simplified chinese
王阳明
Hanyu pinyin
Wáng Yángmíng
Yale romanization
Wòhng Yèuhngmìhng
Jyutping
Wong4 Joeng4ming4

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Shouren (given name) Chinese守仁

Bo'an (courtesy name) Chinese伯安

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wang Yangming” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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