Ancient China · Philosopher and Teacher

Confucius 仲尼

Zhongni

Attested BC 551 - BC 479

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Confucius was a Philosopher and Teacher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 551 to BC 479 仲尼
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 193

Events and relationships

Accepted Bi Xi summons
Allusion · Exemplar · With Bi Xi (佛肸)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 193
Relation Invitee of · Person Bi Xi (佛肸)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 193

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Jin 109, passage 193

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 109Volume 109 Records 9: Murong Huang · 2 passages

裕謂友人成泮曰：「仲尼喜佛肸之召，以匏瓜自喻，伊尹亦稱何事非君，何使非民，聖賢尚如此，況吾曹乎！ Yang Yu told his friend Cheng Pan, "Confucius rejoiced at Bi Xi's summons and likened himself to a gourd; Yi Yin too said, 'What affair is not that of the lord? What people are not his subjects?' Even sages were thus, how much more we!

卿追蹤伊、孔，抑亦知機其神也。」 You follow Confucius and Yi Yin—you know when Heaven calls.”