Zengzi (English spelling)

Japanese: 曾子 - そうし（英語表記）Zeng-zi

[Born] 505?
[Dead]?
An educator in the early Warring States period in China. Son of Zeng Dian, his given name was Shen. His courtesy name was Ziyu. He was from Nanwucheng (Shandong Province). He was a senior disciple of Confucius, and was deeply filial, reflective, and dedicated to good conduct. He educated his disciples in Lu, and it is said that Zisi and Mencius followed in his footsteps. He is considered the leading figure in the missionary school, as opposed to the traditional school of Zixia. He formed a school of thought, and his school's writings include the 18-part Zengzi, of which 10 remain in the Great Book of Ceremonies. He considers filial piety and faith to be the basis of moral behavior. He is also said to have written the Book of Filial Piety, but the extant copy was revised by someone around the Qin and Han periods. Zhu Xi of the Song dynasty claims that the Great Learning was written by Zengzi, but there is no evidence.

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Japanese:

[生]前505?
[没]?
中国，戦国時代初期の教育者。曾点の子で，名は参 (しん) 。字は子輿 (しよ) 。南武城 (山東省) の人。孔子の高弟で，孝心が厚く，内省して躬行に努め，魯にあって弟子の教育にあたり，子思，孟子はこの系統を継いだと伝えられる。子夏の伝統派に対し，伝道派の第一人者とされている。学派を形成し，その派の著述に『曾子』 18編があるが，10編が『大戴礼記 (だたいらいき) 』中に残っている。孝と信とを道徳行為の根本としている。また『孝経』の著者と伝えられるが，現存の『孝経』は秦漢頃の人が改修したものである。宋の朱子は，『大学』を曾子の述作であると主張しているが，証拠がない。

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