Overview
Xu Jun was a Diviner and Writer.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Jishan | 季山 | Jishan |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 100 to AD 158 许峻、许曼两世（许曼延熹间占验之前）Derived from the source · Book of Later Han 93, passages 45, 48
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Xu Man (许曼)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 45
- Parent of Father of Xu Man (许曼之父)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 93, passage 45
Learning and skills
- Skill divination by milfoil and yarrow 卜占之术 · Level renowned · his divinations had many conspicuous verifications (多有显验)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 45
Works and attributed material
- Forest of Changes 易林Relation Author · still circulating in the world at the time of writingDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 47
Events and relationships
- Went to Mount Tai to beg for his life and on the way met the Daoist adept Zhang JujunDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 46
- his learning was transmitted by his grandson Xu ManDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 48
- was taught formulas and techniques (方术) by Zhang JujunDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 46
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment comparable to Jing Fang of an earlier age · With Jing Fang (京房) · Source Text 时人方之前世京房 · Mode contemporary-opinionDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 45
- in youth he suffered a severe illness that did not heal for three yearsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 46
References in the histories
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