Overview
Feng Liang was a Reclusive Scholar and Buddhist Devotee.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Lingtong | 靈通 | Lingtong |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 513 延昌二年冬Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passages 67-68
- AD 513 延昌二年冬Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 81
Attested activity
- AD 513 延昌二年冬Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 67
- AD 500 to AD 515 宣武嘗召Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 70
- AD 513 延昌二年冬Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 81
- AD 504 會中山王英平義陽而獲焉Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 52
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Cai Daogong (蔡道恭)Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 50
- Kin of Feng Zong (綜)Directly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 70
- Sibling of Elder Brother of Feng Liangelder brother 兄 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 83
- Sibling of Elder brother of Feng Liangelder brother 兄 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 70
- Kin of Cai Daogong (蔡道恭)maternal uncle 舅 · maternal lineDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 64
- Child of Mother of Feng Liangmother 母 · maternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 96, passage 50
- Child of Mother of Feng Liangmother 母 · maternal lineStrongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 64
- Kin of Zong (綜)paternal uncle 叔 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 83
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Captain of the Feathered Forest 羽林監RefusedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 56
- Palace Scribe 中書舍人RefusedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 56
- Supervisor of the Feathered Forest 羽林監RefusedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 70
- EnteredCaptivityDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 52
- ReceivedPardonDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 74
- HermitDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 68
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- arrest and special pardon 被執…詔特免雪PardonedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 59
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Wei 魏 · Relation Lived underDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passages 52, 56
- At Nanyang 南陽Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 64; Book of Wei 96, passage 50
- At Daochang Temple on Mount Song 崧高道場寺 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 67
- At Jingming Temple 景明寺 · Relation Lodged atDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 60
- At Luoyang 洛 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 54
- At Mount Song 崧高 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 54
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- At Yiyang 義陽 · Relation Captured atDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 52
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 佛理 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 65; Book of Wei 96, passage 51
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Author · With Zong (綜)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 83
Events and relationships
- Built reclusive templeDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 64
- Captured at YiyangDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 52
- Cremated on mountainAD 513 延昌二年冬 · Funeral · DeceasedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 71
- Arrest · DetaineeDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 74
- Captivity · Captive · With Yuan Ying (元英)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 66
- Cremation · DeceasedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passages 83, 90
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- Temple building · DesignerDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 78
- Relation Acquaintance of · Person Xin (信)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 88
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment 性清靜 — pure and quiet nature · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 88, passage 68
- Item stupa and sutra repository 佛塔經藏 · Relation Commemorated byDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 72
- Item two hundred bolts of silk for funeral 帛二百匹 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Wei 96, passage 69
References in the histories
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