Lin Guang

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Life

He passed the provincial examination in the first year of Chenghua (1465). In the twentieth year, he placed in the second list of the metropolitan examination and was appointed instructor at Pinghu, Zhejiang; he later served as chief examiner in Fujian and Huguang and as co-examiner for the Shuntian examination, then became a professor in Yanzhou (兗州) and Yanzhou (嚴州) prefectures. On recommendation, he was appointed an erudite at the Guozijian, promoted to Left Chief Administrator in the Prince of Xiang's household, advanced to Zhongshun Grand Master, and retired. He died at the age of eighty-one.[6]

Learning and connections

From an early age, Lin Guang studied diligently and ranged widely across the classics and histories. At seventeen, he read Wu Cheng's writings on learning, was deeply awakened by them, built the Pavilion of Acquired Delight, and read there every day. During the metropolitan examination in Chenghua's fifth year, he met Chen Xianzhang at Shenle Guan; their conversation was in close accord, and Lin became his disciple, following him back to Jiangmen. He later built a residence at Lanshan, where he pursued learning for nearly twenty years and came to understand the principle of naturalness.[7]

He was said to rank first among Chen Xianzhang's more than one hundred disciples, with Zhan Ruoshui next[8].

His correspondence included letters he sent to Chen Xianzhang, Li Dongyang, Zhang Xu, Peng Shao, Luo Lun, Zhang Ji, Zhuang Chang, Zhang Yuanzhen, and Liu Daxia;[9] letters were also sent to him by Chen Xianzhang, Huang Wan, and Yang Lian, and he replied to Chen Xianzhang, Wang Zhen, and Yuan Dao. Zhan Ruoshui wrote his tomb inscription[10].

Works

He wrote the twelve-volume Nanchuan Bingnie quanji (南川冰蘗全集)[11].

Office recordsCBDB

Year unknown2
OfficeEraPosting
左長史Era unknown襄府儀衛司
教諭成化平湖

AliasesCBDB

  • 南川 室名、別號
  • 緝熙 字

StatusCBDB

  • 史學家
  • 經學家
  • 思想家
  • 好學

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
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李東陽致書李東陽–
陳獻章致書陳獻章–
張詡致書張詡–
陸鋹致書陸鋹–
陸淞致書陸淞–
彭韶致書彭韶–
羅倫致書羅倫–
張吉致書張吉–
張吉致書張吉–
伍雲致書伍雲–
夏寅致書夏寅–
莊昶致書莊昶–
莊昶致書莊昶–
張元禎致書張元禎–
張元禎致書張元禎–
張元禎致書張元禎–
劉大夏致書劉大夏–
劉大夏致書劉大夏–
劉大夏致書劉大夏–
劉大夏致書劉大夏–
吳世忠致書吳世忠–
張泰致書張泰–
孫交致書孫交–
張黻致書張黻–
王縝致書王縝–
袁暉致書袁暉–
丁積致書丁積–
仲本致書仲本–
李祥致書李祥–
吳廷擧致書吳廷擧–
何廷矩致書何廷矩–
何廷矩致書何廷矩–
姜麟致書姜麟–
袁道致書袁道–
袁道致書袁道–
孫廸致書孫廸–
張翬致書張翬–
陳大章致書陳大章–
陳大章致書陳大章–
曾大有致書曾大有–
楊一渶致書楊一渶–
鄺璠致書鄺璠–
王綰致書王綰–
許盛致書許盛–
蔣欽致書蔣欽–
常麟致書常麟–
方謙致書方謙–
方俊致書方俊–
陳獻章被致書由陳獻章–
黃綰被致書由黃綰–
黃綰被致書由黃綰–
楊廉被致書由楊廉–
陳獻章答陳獻章書–
王縝答王縝書–
林沂答林沂書–
袁道答袁道書–
張翬答張翬書–
陳琦答陳琦書–
鍾晟答鍾晟書–
周成答周成書–

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
南川冰蘗全集12卷首1卷末1卷目錄2卷

Citations

  1. [1] Name The person's name is Lin Guang.
  2. [2] Dates and identity Lin Guang lived from 1439 to 1519 and was a Ming-dynasty historian, Confucian classicist, and thinker.
    • CBDBLin Guang (128585)The main record gives the years 1439 and 1519, identifies the dynasty as Ming, and classifies him as a historian, classicist, and thinker.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The profile and biographical text give his Ming affiliation and the same life dates.
  3. [3] Courtesy name and sobriquet His courtesy name was Jixi and his sobriquet was Nanchuan.
    • CBDBLin Guang (128585)The alternative-name fields give the spellings Jixi and Nanchuan.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The biographical text identifies 緝熙 as the courtesy name and 南川 as the sobriquet.
    • WikidataLin Guang (Q9217589)The English aliases and name claims list Jixi and Nanchuan.
  4. [4] Later sobriquet Nanweng was his later sobriquet.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The biographical text calls 南翁 his later sobriquet.
  5. [5] Hometown Lin Guang was from Dongguan in Guangdong.
    • CBDBLin Guang (128585)The address record identifies Dongguan as his basic native place.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The profile and biographies identify him as a native of Guangdong Dongguan.
  6. [6] Career Lin Guang passed the provincial examination in 1465, placed in the second list of the metropolitan examination in the twentieth year of Chenghua, and held the listed examination, teaching, academic, and princely-government offices before retiring; he died at eighty-one.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The biographical texts confirm the Chenghua examination success and provide the sequence of examinations, appointments, promotions, retirement, and death at eighty-one.
    • CBDBLin Guang (128585)The office records additionally show the Chenghua-period instructor post at Pinghu and the Left Chief Administrator post in the Xiang princely establishment.
  7. [7] Learning and discipleship Lin Guang studied the classics and histories, was influenced by Wu Cheng, and became a disciple of Chen Xianzhang, pursuing learning at Lanshan for nearly twenty years and understanding the principle of naturalness.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The biographical text details his diligent study, reading of Wu Cheng, construction of the Pavilion of Acquired Delight, meeting and following Chen Xianzhang, and nearly two decades of inquiry at Lanshan.
  8. [8] Standing in the Chen school He was said to rank first among more than one hundred disciples of Chen Xianzhang, with Zhan Ruoshui next.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The biographical text presents the traditional claim that Chen Xianzhang had more than one hundred disciples, with Lin Guang first and Zhan Ruoshui second.
  9. [9] Outgoing correspondence The correspondence records letters sent by Lin Guang to Chen Xianzhang, Li Dongyang, Zhang Xu, Peng Shao, Luo Lun, Zhang Ji, Zhuang Chang, Zhang Yuanzhen, and Liu Daxia.
    • CBDBLin Guang (128585)The association entries marked 致書Y list letters sent by Lin Guang to the named correspondents.
  10. [10] Incoming and responsive correspondence Letters were sent to Lin Guang by Chen Xianzhang, Huang Wan, and Yang Lian, and he replied to Chen Xianzhang, Wang Zhen, and Yuan Dao; Zhan Ruoshui wrote his tomb inscription.
    • CBDBLin Guang (128585)The association entries record incoming letters from Chen Xianzhang, Huang Wan, and Yang Lian, replies to Chen Xianzhang, Wang Zhen, and Yuan Dao, and the tomb inscription by Zhan Ruoshui.
  11. [11] Work Lin Guang wrote the twelve-volume Nanchuan Bingnie quanji, 南川冰蘗全集.
    • Souyun林光 (47946)The biographical text attributes the twelve-volume 南川冰蘗全集 to Lin Guang.
    • CBDBLin Guang (128585)The work entry gives the title 南川冰蘗全集 and its twelve-volume form.