Zigong (philosopher)

Duanmu Ci ( Chinese  端木 賜  /  端木 赐 , Pinyin Duānmù Cì , W.-G. Tuan-mu Tzʻŭ ; 520-456 BCE), also known under his zi Zigong ( 子貢  /  子贡 , Zǐgòng , Tzŭ-kung ) was a philosopher in ancient China. He was a student of Master Kong (Confucius). Zigong came from Wei State (now Puyang , Henan Province). He is said to have been very eloquent and often traveled back and forth between states. In Shiji it says about him:

「故 子貢 一 出 ， 存 魯 ， 亂 齊 ， 破 吳 ， 彊 晉 而 霸 越。 子貢 一 使 ， ， 使 勢 相 破 ， 十年 之中 ， 五 國 各有 變。」

“In one wash up, Zigong protected Lu , caused chaos in qi , broke Wu , strengthened Jin, and made Yue a hegemon. Zigong played the strategic forces [of the states] against each other in a mission, within ten years there were upheavals in all five states. "

- Shiji 67

The writing Critique of Twelve Philosophers - d. H. the sixth chapter of the book by Master Xun ( Xunzi ) - ends with a hymn of praise to the teaching of Confucius and his disciple Zigong.

See also

• List of Confucius Students (Chinese)

References and footnotes

1. ↑ or Zigan 子 赣
2. ↑ Article: “Zigong”, in: Han-Ying Zhongguo zhexue cidian. Kaifeng 2002, p. 63
3. ↑ cf. Esther Sunkyung Klein: Sima Qian's Kongzi and the Western Han Lunyu, pp. 241-267, in: M. Hunter, M. Kern, eds .: Confucius and the Analects Revisited. 2018 ( partial online view ), p. 250: “Thus, in one expedition, Zigong preserved Lu, formented chaos in Qi, broke Wu, strengthened Jin, and made Yue into a hegemon. Zigong in one mission pitted the strategic powers [of the states] against one another. Within ten years, these five states all had some upheaval. "

literature

• 汉英 中国 哲学 辞典. 开封 2002
• Olivia Milburn: The Glory of Yue: An Annotated Translation of the Yuejue shu . 2010 ( partial online view )

Web links

• Zigong 子貢