Ancient China · Philosopher

Zengzi 曾子

Zēngzǐ

Attested BC 505 - BC 436

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zengzi was a Philosopher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 505 to BC 436 曾子 of the late Spring and Autumn period
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 62

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 39, passage 62

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 39Volume 39 Biographies 20: Liu Huan, Di Jin, Lu Cheng · 1 passage

母孔氏甚嚴明，謂親戚曰：「阿稱便是今世曾子。」 His mother, of the Kong clan, was very strict and principled; she told relatives: "A Cheng is truly the Zengzi of our age."