Ancient China · Teacher and Philosopher

Zengzi 曾子

Zēngzǐ

Attested BC 505 - BC 435

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Zengzi was a Teacher and Philosopher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 450 to BC 436 學於曾子
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 76, 84
BC 505 to BC 435 曾子時代
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 115, passage 159

Key source chapters

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65 Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi 3 passages
History of Jin, Chapter 115 Volume 115 Biographies 53: Wanyan Nushen, Cui Li, Li Qi, Nie Tianji, Chizhan Weixin 1 passage

Works and attributed material

Quotation · Speaker · Mode quotation Speaker Zengzi (曾子)
Directly stated · History of Jin 115, passage 159

Events and relationships

Relation Broke relations with · Person Wu Qi (吳起)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 86
Relation Teacher of · Person Wu Qi (吳起)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 76, 84

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 53: Wanyan Nushen, Cui Li, Li Qi, Nie Tianji, Chizhan Weixin · 1 passage

曾子曰：「戒之戒之，出乎爾者，反乎爾者也。」 Zengzi said: "Take heed, take heed—what goes out from you returns upon you."

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi · 3 passages

嘗學於曾子，事魯君。 He had once studied under Zengzi and later served the lord of Lu.

遂事曾子。 So he served Zengzi.

曾子薄之，而與起絕。 Zengzi despised him for this and broke off relations with him.