Lai Xingping - Rai Kyouhei

A Confucian scholar of the late Edo period. His given name was Tadanago, his pen name was Senki, he was commonly known as Manshiro, and his pen name was Kyohei. He was from Aki (Hiroshima Prefecture). He was the younger brother of Shunsui. He was invited by Shunsui to study in Osaka, and then followed Shunsui to Edo, where he studied under Hattori Rissai (1736-1800). Like Shunsui, he became a Confucian scholar in the Hiroshima domain, and worked to promote the Neo-Confucian school, while also putting his efforts into the education of his nephew, Sanyo. He later became a magistrate and devoted himself to civil administration, achieving great success. His works include "Genkohen" (1790) and "Shunsoudo Shisho" (1833).

[Tadashi Ishige July 19, 2016]

"The Life of Professor Lai Xingping" by Sadakazu Shigeta (1908, Sekizenkan)

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江戸後期の儒者。名は惟柔(ただなご)、字(あざな)は千祺(せんき)、通称は万四郎、号を杏坪という。安芸(あき)（広島県）の人。春水(しゅんすい)の弟。春水に招かれて大坂に遊学し、さらに春水に従って江戸に行き服部栗斎(はっとりりっさい)（1736―1800）に学んだ。春水と同じく広島藩の儒官となり、朱子学の興隆に努め、かたわら甥(おい)山陽(さんよう)の教育にも力を注いだ。のち町奉行(ぶぎょう)となって民政に専念し、治績をあげた。著書に『原古編(げんこへん)』（1790）『春草堂詩鈔(ししょう)』（1833）などがある。

［石毛　忠　2016年7月19日］

『重田定一著『頼杏坪先生伝』（1908・積善館）』

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