Gao Fan Long (English spelling)

Japanese: 高樊竜 - こうはんりゅう（英語表記）Gāo Fán lóng

1562‐1626
A Chinese thinker from the late Ming Dynasty. His pen name was Cunzhi and his pen name was Jingyi. He was from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Along with Gu Xiancheng, he was one of the leaders of the Donglin Party. He tried to reform the corruption in politics at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but ultimately committed suicide by drowning. Living during a period of reflection on Yangmingism, he acknowledged the merits of its emphasis on human innate qualities, but criticized it for not taking into account human weakness. He himself embraced Neo-Confucianism, emphasizing "the focus on tranquility." In Japan, he was highly praised by Neo-Confucian scholars from the late Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. His writings include "Gaozi's Posthumous Writings" and "Gaozi's Unwritten Drafts." [Yoshida Kohei]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1562‐1626
中国，明末の思想家。字は存之，号は景逸，江蘇省無錫の人。顧憲成と共に東林党の領袖の一人。明末政界の腐敗を改めようとしたが，最後は入水自殺した。陽明学の反省期に生きた彼は，人間の本来性を強調するその長所は認めながらも，人間の弱さを考慮していないと批判して，みずからは朱子学を奉じ，〈主静〉を強調した。日本では幕末維新期の朱子学者が高く評価した。著述には《高子遺書》《高子未刻稿》がある。【吉田公平】

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