Ancient China · Sage and Philosopher

Confucius 孔子

Kǒngzǐ

Attested BC 500

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Confucius was a Sage and Philosopher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 500 春秋時
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 146

Places and affiliations

Polity Lu · Relation Philosopher of
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 146

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 82Volume 71: Jun, Shu, Yu, Xue, Ping and Peng · 1 passage

自元帝時，韋玄成為丞相，奏罷太上皇寢廟園，當上書言：「臣聞孔子曰：『如有王者，必世而後仁。』 Under Emperor Yuan, Chancellor Wei Xuancheng had persuaded the throne to close the shrine park of the Exalted Supreme Emperor. Ping Dang memorialized: "Confucius said, 'Give a true king one generation and benevolence will appear.'