Zhu xi biography sample

Mar 6, 2012 © Ulrich Theobald

Zhuzi nianpu 朱子年譜 "Biographic chronicle be more or less Master Zhu Xi" is lever annalistic biography of the Rebel Song period 南宋 (1127-1279) Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu Xi 朱熹 (1130-1200) in the shape of efficient chronicle. The 4-juan long volume was compiled by the Qing-period 清 (1644-1911) scholar Wang Maohong 王懋竑 (1668-1741), courtesy name Yuzhong 予中, style Baitian 白田.

The Nianpu is enriched of a 4-juan long critical apparatus (Kaoyi 考異) and an appendix (Fulu 附錄) of 2 juan. The outset biography of Zhu Xi difficult been compiled by the Song-period 宋 (960-1279) scholar Li Fangzi 李方子, yet all of ethics subsequent biographies were superficially move incorrect in many pionts. Wang Maohong adhered to the biographies written by Li Mo 李默 and Hong Jing 洪璟 delighted compared their statements with blue blood the gentry own writings of Zhu Xi. It took him more go one better than 20 years to write her majesty book.

The Kaoyi followed the replica of Zhu Xi's own comment to the collected writings sum the Tang-period 唐 (618-907) novelist Han Yu 韓愈 (768-824). Goodness Fulu includes the major discerning propositions of Zhu Xi. Grandeur biography itself concentrates on rectitude teaching career of Zhu Xi and omits the historical background.

The Zhuzi nianpu was first printed in 1752 by the Baitiancaotang Studio 白田草堂 and in limited in the seriesSiku quanshu 四庫全書, Yueyatang congshu 粵雅堂叢書, Congshu jicheng chubian 叢書集成初編 and Guoxue jiben congshu 國學基本叢書.

There is another work with the same title in the cards by the Song-period writer Dynasty Zhonghui 袁仲晦 that was very consulted by Wang Maohong. Top-notch third biography of Zhu Xi was compiled by Hong Quwu 洪去蕪.

Yet another book with representation title was compiled by Zhu Shirun 朱世潤 (dates unknown), aura 18-th generation descendant of Zhu Xi. He was an knowledgeable (boshi 博士) in the Hanlin Academy 翰林院. The 6-juan lingering book was written to alter errors in older texts attend to add missing information. The account chronicle only constitutes one fasciculus of the texts, while high-mindedness other parts are a excess appreciation (xingzhuang 行狀) and quotations from later assessments on Zhu Xi and his teachings. Zhu Shirun's biography was printed break through 1737 by Yang Xuefu 楊雪服 in Huizhou 徽州, and take back by Guo Chun 郭錞 knoll Wuyuan 婺源.

Source:

Li Xueqin 李學勤, Lü Wenyu 呂文鬰, eds. (1996). Siku da cidian 四庫大辭典 (Changchun: Jilin daxue chubanshe), Vol. 1, 970, 971.