Lü Zuqian (呂祖謙) | 24 Histories

Overview

Lü Zuqian was a scholar and Teacher.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1160 to AD 1181 AD 1160-1181
Strongly inferred · History of Song 392, passage 176
AD 1137 to AD 1181 呂祖謙
Strongly inferred · History of Song 436, passage 208
AD 1011 to AD 1200 宋代學者
Directly stated · History of Yuan 171, passage 15
AD 1165 to AD 1181 朱熹、呂祖謙講學於婺
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passages 101, 104
AD 1170 to AD 1181 詣東萊呂祖謙
Strongly inferred · History of Song 430, passage 11

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Lived under
Strongly inferred · History of Song 392, passage 176
Polity Song 宋 · Relation Lived under
Directly stated · History of Song 436, passage 208
Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 101
At Donglai 東萊 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 11
At Wu 婺 · Relation Taught at
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 101

Events and relationships

Relation Teacher of · Person Shu Lin (舒璘)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 101

Assessments and attributes

Assessment target of Liang's critique of Ru methods · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Chen Liang (陳亮)
Directly stated · History of Song 436, passage 208

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Song 392, passage 176; History of Song 430, passage 11; History of Song 436, passage 208

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 392Volume 392 Biographies 151: Zhao Ruyu and Son: Chongxian · 1 passage

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凡平昔所聞于師友，如張栻、朱熹、呂祖謙、汪應辰、王十朋、胡銓、李燾、林光朝之言，欲次第行之，未果。 He hoped to put into practice in turn the teachings of Zhang Shi, Zhu Xi, Lü Zuqian, Wang Yingchen, Wang Shipeng, Hu Quan, Li Tao, Lin Guangchao, and others—but never succeeded.

History of Song, Chapter 410Volume 410 Biographies 169: Lou Ji, Shen Huan, Shu Lin, Cao Yanyue, Fan Yingling, Xu Jingsun · 1 passage

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朱熹、呂祖謙講學於婺，璘徒步往謁之，以書告其家曰：“敝床疏席，總是佳趣； When Zhu Xi and Lü Zuqian were teaching in Wu, Shu Lin walked there to visit them. He wrote home, saying, "A worn bed and plain mat are pleasures enough;

History of Song, Chapter 430Volume 430 Biographies 189: Taoist Scholars 4: Zhu Shimenren, Huang Gan, Li Fan, Zhang Qia, Chen Chun, Li Fangzi, Huang Hao · 1 passage

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嘗詣東萊呂祖謙，以所聞於熹者相質正。 He once visited Lü Zuqian at Donglai and cross-checked what he had learned from Xi.

History of Song, Chapter 436Volume 436 Biographies 195: Confucian Scholars 6: Chen Liang, Zheng Qiaolinting, Li Daochuan · 1 passage

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亮意蓋指朱熹、呂祖謙等云。 Liang had Zhu Xi, Lü Zuqian, and such men chiefly in mind.

History of Yuan, Chapter 171Volume 171 Biographies 58: Liu Yin, Wu Cheng · 1 passage

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及得周、程、張、邵、朱、呂之書，一見能發其微，曰：「我固謂當有是也。」 When he came upon the works of Zhou Dunyi, the Cheng brothers, Zhang Zai, Shao Yong, Zhu Xi, and Lü Zuqian, he grasped their subtleties at once and said, "I always knew such teaching must exist."