Zengzi

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Chinese philosopher Confucian philosopher Spring and Autumn period person Warring States period person disciple of Confucius

Zengzi was a prominent disciple of Confucius, renowned for his moral integrity and influential role in the development and transmission of Confucian thought.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Zengzi canonical 6
Confucius’s grandson Zisi 1
Four Sages of Confucianism 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese philosopher ⓘ
Confucian philosopher ⓘ
Spring and Autumn period person ⓘ
Warring States period person ⓘ
disciple of Confucius ⓘ
associatedConcept sincerity as foundation of virtue ⓘ
three daily self-examinations ⓘ
associatedWithTextTradition Four Books of Confucianism ⓘ
associatedWork Great Learning ⓘ
contributedTo systematization of Confucian ethics ⓘ
transmission of Confucius’s teachings ⓘ
courtesyName Ziyu ⓘ
culture Chinese ⓘ
era Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
early Warring States period ⓘ
ethicalFocus filial piety (xiao) ⓘ
self-cultivation ⓘ
sincerity (cheng) ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
inConfucianLineage second generation disciple ⓘ
knownFor austerity and sincerity ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ
moral integrity ⓘ
self-reflection ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
mentionedIn Analects ⓘ
Mencius ⓘ
moralReputation model of integrity ⓘ
paradigm of filial son ⓘ
name Zeng Shen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zengzi self-link ⓘ
occupation philosopher ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
philosophicalInfluenceOn Confucianism ⓘ
surface form: Mencian Confucianism

Zisi ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Confucianism ⓘ
region State of Lu ⓘ
religiousStatus venerated Confucian sage ⓘ
roleInTradition important link in Confucian lineage ⓘ
transmitter of Confucian thought ⓘ
studentOf Confucius ⓘ
teacherOf Zengzi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Confucius’s grandson Zisi

Zisi ⓘ
traditionalAuthorship Great Learning ⓘ
virtueEmphasized careful speech and action ⓘ
daily self-examination ⓘ
filial piety toward parents ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeng → hasNotableBearer → Zengzi ⓘ
Analects → hasKeyFigure → Zengzi ⓘ
Great Learning → associatedWith → Zengzi ⓘ
Great Learning → attributedTo → Zengzi ⓘ
Liezi → chapter → Zengzi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zhong Ni
State of Lu → notableResident → Zengzi ⓘ
Yushima Seidō → dedicatedTo → Zengzi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Four Sages of Confucianism
Zengzi → name → Zengzi self-link ⓘ
Zengzi → teacherOf → Zengzi self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Confucius’s grandson Zisi