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Min Sun was a native of the State of Lu. [1] According to Sima Qian, he was fifteen years younger than Confucius, [2] but the Narratives of the School states that he was fifty years younger. [3] When he first came to Confucius he had a starved look, but after studying with Confucius he gained a look of fullness and satisfaction.
Min Sun (閔損) was one of Confucius's students from the State of Lu. His courtesy name was Ziqian (子騫). According to Sima Qian he was 15 years younger than Confucius, but other sources state that he was 50 years younger.
The Twelve Philosophers or Wise Ones [1] (Chinese: 十二 哲, Shí'èr Zhé) are 12 eminent philosophers in the Chinese Confucian tradition. They are traditionally accounted a kind of sainthood and their spirit tablets are prominently placed in Confucian temples, six upon the east and six upon the west side of the Hall of the Great Completion (Dacheng Dian).
Confucius was educated at schools for commoners, where he studied and learned the Six Arts. [21] Confucius was born into the class of shi (士), between the aristocracy and the common people. He is said to have worked in various government jobs during his early 20s, and as a bookkeeper and a caretaker of sheep and horses, using the proceeds to ...
The former generations. This chapter has traditionally been attributed to the disciples of Min Sun, a student of Confucius. [48] 12 顏淵 (Yán Yuān) "Yan Yuan" Yan Hui was a common name of Zi Yuan, the favorite disciple of Confucius. 13 子路 (Zǐlù) "Zilu" Zilu was a student of Confucius. 14 憲問 (Xiàn wèn) "Xian asked"
A temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions. They were formerly the site of the administration of the imperial examination in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam and often housed schools and other studying ...
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The progenitor of the Yeoheung Min clan was long thought to be Min Ching-do (민칭도, 閔稱道), who settled in Goryeo after serving as an emissary from the Song dynasty. Min Ching-do was believed to descend from Min Sun, the second brightest disciple of Confucius. However, this story is most likely a later fabrication during Goryeo dynasty.