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Also known as Zeng Shen

Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus beginning a line of transmitters of orthodox Confucian traditions. He is revered as one of the Four Sages of Confucianism.

Person · Open Library

Born
505 B.C.
Died
437 B.C. or 436 B.C.
Works
4

Top works

  • Étude sur la Douve de Chine (Clonorchis sinensis Cobb) ...
  • 曾子三種. 子思子內篇/ 鄭玄注, 黃以周輯解
  • Zengzi san zhong. Zisi zi nei pian
  • Da xue Zhong yong

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Nationality
CN, LU
Language
chi
Gender
Male

Recorded by 14 libraries

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As depicted in Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old (), housed in the National Palace Museum
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Zeng Shen
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Zeng
Gender
male
Citizenship
Lu
Place of birth
China
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Chinese
Religion
Confucianism
Student of
Confucius
Field of work
philosophy
Image
Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old - Zeng Shen Ziyu (曾參 子輿).jpg
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Commons category
Zengzi
student
Zisi
date of birth
0504-00-00
date of death
0435-00-00
name in native language
曾子
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • Filial piety
  • Related stories
  • Zengzi slaughtered the pig for his son
  • “Zeng Shen” committed murder
  • Descendants
  • References
  • Citations
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus beginning a line of transmitters of orthodox Confucian traditions. He is revered as one of the Four Sages of Confucianism.

==Life== thumb|Statue of Zengzi (right) and his mother Zeng Shen was 46 years younger than Confucius. He was a native of South Wu City in the State of Lu, and was the son of Zeng Dian, one of the earliest disciples of Confucius.

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

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