Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Filial Exemplar and Official

Xin Puming 辛普明

Xīn Pǔmíng

Attested AD 479 - AD 502

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xin Puming was a Filial Exemplar and Official.

Life and dates

Death

Died · Age Years: 50
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 119

Age

Years 50 · Reckoning Source stated
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 119

Attested activity

AD 479 to AD 502 南齊
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 113

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Elder Brother of Xin Puming (普明兄)
elder brother 兄
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 113
Child of Mother of Xin Puming (普明母)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 117

Career and standing

Aide in the Deliberation Bureau 議曹從事
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 118

Places and affiliations

At Henan · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passage 113

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Mode direct-speech Speaker Xin Puming (辛普明)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 55, passages 115-116

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 36: Filial Piety · 3 passages

河南辛普明僑居會稽，自少與兄共處一帳，兄亡，以帳施靈座，夏月多蚊，普明不以露寢見色。 Xin Puming of Henan, living in Kuaiji, had shared one canopy with his brother from boyhood. When his brother died he gave the canopy to the spirit seat. In mosquito-ridden summers he slept in the open without complaint.

兄將葬，隣人嘉其義，賻助甚多，普明初受，後皆反之。 As his brother's burial approached, neighbors admired his devotion and gave generously. Puming accepted at first, then returned everything.

贈者甚怪，普明曰：「本以兄墓不周，故不逆來意。 The donors were astonished. Puming said: "At first I thought my brother's tomb was incomplete, so I did not refuse your kindness.