Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Mother of Xue Jun

Mother of Xue Jun 薛濬之母

Attested AD 554 - AD 600

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mother of Xue Jun was a Mother of Xue Jun.

Life and dates

Death

Died after illness
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 74

Attested activity

AD 554 時初平江陵
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 68-69
AD 581 to AD 600 開皇初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 71-74

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Xue Jun (薛濬)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passages 67, 72-74
Parent of Xue Mo (薛謨)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 72, passage 87

Career and standing

carriage, robes, staff, and seasonal delicacies 輿服機杖，四時珍味
Received from emperor · Authority Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 72
Described
Elderly
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 72

Places and affiliations

At Xiayang 夏陽 · Relation Buried at
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 74

Events and relationships

Told an unnamed foreign monk about Xue Jun's serpent vision
Omen report · Informant · With Xue Jun (薛濬)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passages 106-107

Assessments and attributes

Assessment gave Xue Jun wise and gentle guidance · Mode self-report Source Person Id Xue Jun (薛濬)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 83
fell ill
Health
Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 73

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 72Volume 72 Biographies 37: Filial Piety · 7 passages

濬少喪父，早孤，養母以孝聞。 Jun lost his father in childhood and was orphaned young; he supported his mother and became renowned for filial devotion.

帝聞濬事母至孝，以其母老，賜輿服機杖，四時珍味，當時榮之。 When the emperor heard that Jun served his mother with utmost devotion, and because his mother was elderly, he bestowed a carriage, robes, a staff, and seasonal delicacies — an honor greatly envied at the time.

後其母疾，濬貌甚憂瘁，親故弗之識也。 When his mother later fell ill, Jun grew so haggard with worry that relatives and friends scarcely recognized him.

暨丁母艱，詔鴻臚監護喪事，歸葬夏陽。 When his mother died, an edict ordered the Director of Guests to oversee the funeral, and he returned to bury her at Xiayang.

晚生早孤，不聞《詩》《禮》，賴奉先人貽厥之訓，獲稟母氏聖善之規，負笈裹糧，不憚艱遠，從師就業，欲罷不能。 Born late and orphaned young, I had no training in the Odes and Rites; I relied on the teachings my forebears left me and on my mother's wise and gentle guidance; I shouldered my books and packed my provisions, unafraid of hardship and distance, followed teachers to pursue my studies, and could not bring myself to stop.

母逼而問之，濬以實對。 His mother pressed him until he told her; Jun answered truthfully.

時有胡僧詣宅乞食，濬母怖而告之，僧曰：「此乃兒之吉應。 A foreign monk came to the house to beg food; Jun's mother, frightened, told him what had happened; the monk said: "This is an auspicious sign for your son.