Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Dong Bian 董弅

Attested AD 1135

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Dong Bian was an official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Bian

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1135 紹興五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 107, passage 130

Career and standing

Supervising Secretary in the Ministry of Personnel 吏部員外郎
Held
Directly stated · History of Song 107, passage 130

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Song 107, passages 130-143

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 107Volume 107 Treatises 60: Rites 10 · 2 passages

五年，吏部員外郎董弅言：「臣聞戎、祀，國之大事，而宗廟之祭，又祀之大者也。 In the fifth year, Dong Bian, supervising secretary in the Ministry of Personnel, stated: "I have heard that military affairs and sacrifices are great affairs of state, and ancestral temple sacrifice is the greatest among sacrifices.

太常寺丞王普又言：「弅所奏深得禮意，而其言尚有未盡。 Assistant Director Wang Pu of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices further stated: "Bian's memorial deeply accords with ritual intent, yet does not go far enough.