Yang Zhu (楊朱) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Yang Zhu as a philosopher. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yang Zhu	楊朱	Yang Zhu
Personal name	Yang Zhu	楊硃	Yang Zhu
Personal name	Yang Zhu	楊朱	Yáng Zhū
Personal	Yang Zhu	楊	Yang Zhu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:098:s0241
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · houhanshu:032:s0107, mingshi:298:s0095

Roles

Philosopher

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: BC 440-360 · Western Interval: Start: BC 440 · End: BC 360
Strongly inferred · houhanshu:032:s0107
Source Date: Text: 楊、墨、釋、老 · Western Interval: Start: BC 400 · End: BC 300
Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:298:s0095
Source Date: Text: 楊硃 · Western Year: BC 400
Explicit · hanshu:098:s0241

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Mo Di (墨翟)
Explicit · hanshu:098:s0241, hanshu:098:s0242

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 98Volume 87a: Yang Xiong 1 · 1 passage

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群公常伯楊硃、墨翟之徒喟然稱曰：「崇哉乎德，雖有唐、虞、大廈、成周之隆，何以侈茲！ The assembled lords and ministers, Yang Zhu, Mozi, and their like, sighed and said, "How lofty is this virtue! Though Yao and Shun had their glory, and though the Great Hall of Xia and flourishing Zhou rose so high, how could they surpass this!

Book of Later Han, Chapter 32Volume 28b: Biography of Feng Yan · 1 passage

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楊朱號乎衢路兮，墨子泣乎白絲； Yang Zhu cried out at the crossroads; Mozi wept for silk turned from white;

History of Ming, Chapter 298Volume 298 Biographies 186: Recluses · 1 passage

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嘗言：「楊、墨、釋、老，聖道之賊，管、商、申、韓，治道之賊，稗官野乘，正史之賊，支詞艷說，文章之賊。 He once said: "Yang Zhu, Mozi, Buddhism, and Daoism are enemies of the sage's Way; Guan Zhong, Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, and Han Fei are enemies of good governance; unofficial histories and wild records are enemies of orthodox history; florid and seductive writings are enemies of true literature.