Zengzi
Also known as Zeng Shen
Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus beginning a line of transmitters of orthodox Confucian traditions. He is revered as one of the Four Sages of Confucianism.
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- Born
- 505 B.C.
- Died
- 437 B.C. or 436 B.C.
- Works
- 4
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- Zengzi san zhong. Zisi zi nei pian
- Da xue Zhong yong
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- Life
- Filial piety
- Related stories
- Zengzi slaughtered the pig for his son
- “Zeng Shen” committed murder
- Descendants
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Zeng Shen (505–435 BC), better known as Zengzi (Master Zeng), courtesy name Ziyu (), was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. He later taught Zisi (Kong Ji), the grandson of Confucius, who was in turn the teacher of Mencius, thus beginning a line of transmitters of orthodox Confucian traditions. He is revered as one of the Four Sages of Confucianism.
==Life== thumb|Statue of Zengzi (right) and his mother Zeng Shen was 46 years younger than Confucius. He was a native of South Wu City in the State of Lu, and was the son of Zeng Dian, one of the earliest disciples of Confucius.