Lü Dalin

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• 與叔 字
• 芸閣先生 室名、別號

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• 博學之人
• [學官]
• 思想家

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1. [1] Name and variant dates The person is named Lü Dalin; the sources give 1040, 1044, or 1046 as possible birth years and 1091 or 1092 as possible death years.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The person is named Lü Dalin, with 1044 as the birth year and 1091 as the death year.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biographical entries give the dates 1040–1092 and 1046–1092, while identifying the person as Lü Dalin in Chinese.
   • WikidataLü Dalin (Q4272129)The English name is Lü Dalin, and the date values give 1040 for birth and 1092 for death.
2. [2] Period and status Lü Dalin was a Northern Song scholar and thinker.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The biographical data places him in the Song dynasty and classifies him as learned and as a thinker.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The profile identifies him with the Northern Song, while the biographies describe his mastery of the classics and his scholarly work.
3. [3] Courtesy name and sobriquet His courtesy name was Yushu, and he was known as Yunge Xiansheng.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The name data gives Yushu as the courtesy name and Yunge Xiansheng as a studio name or sobriquet.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)All three biographical entries give the courtesy name Yushu and the designation Yunge Xiansheng in Chinese.
   • WikidataLü Dalin (Q4272129)The English name data lists Yunge Xiansheng and Yushu as aliases.
4. [4] Native place He came from Jingzhao Lantian, in present-day Lantian, Shaanxi.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The address data identifies Lantian as his native place.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The profile and biographies identify his native place as Jingzhao Lantian, now in Shaanxi.
5. [5] Paternal and marital relations His father was Lü Fen, his father-in-law was Chen Anren, Lü Zhishan was a paternal uncle, and Lü Yishan was a nephew.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The kinship data identifies Lü Fen as father, Chen Anren as father-in-law, Lü Zhishan as a paternal uncle, and Lü Yishan as a nephew.
6. [6] Variant sibling traditions Lü Dazhong and Lü Dafang are listed as elder brothers, while other biographies call him Lü Dajun’s or Lü Dafang’s younger brother.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The kinship data lists Lü Dazhong and Lü Dafang as elder brothers.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biographies differ on the sibling relationship: the first two call him Lü Dajun’s younger brother, while the third calls him Lü Dafang’s younger brother.
7. [7] Teachers and Cheng-school fellowship He studied first under Zhang Zai and later under Cheng Yi, associated with Cheng Hao, and was counted with Xie Liangzuo, You Zuo, and Yang Shi among the Four Teachers of Cheng’s School.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The association data identifies Zhang Zai as his teacher and shows fellowship with Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biographies describe his studies with Zhang Zai and Cheng Yi and place him with Xie Liangzuo, You Zuo, and Yang Shi among the Four Teachers of Cheng’s School.
8. [8] Entry into office and jinshi degree He entered government through hereditary privilege, while another entry route is given as recruitment by summons, and he later attained the jinshi degree.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The entry data gives recruitment by summons as an entry route.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biography says that he entered office through hereditary privilege and later attained the jinshi degree.
9. [9] Official appointments He held the office of 殿中省尚舍奉御; he became a Taixue boshi in the early Yuanyou era, also given more generally as the middle of Yuanyou, and was transferred to mishu sheng zhengzi.
   • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The office data lists 殿中省尚舍奉御 and 太學博士.
   • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biographies date his service as Taixue boshi to early or middle Yuanyou and state that he was transferred to mishu sheng zhengzi.
10. [10] Recommendation and death In the seventh year of Yuanyou, Fan Zuyu recommended him as a lecturer and praised his learning, self-cultivation, and conduct as resembling those of the ancients; he died before taking up the appointment, and some accounts give his age as forty-seven.
    • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The association data links Fan Zuyu with recommending him.
    • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biographies describe Fan Zuyu’s recommendation, the praise of his learning and conduct, the unused appointment, and the age of forty-seven given in two accounts.
11. [11] Learning and literary ability He mastered the Six Classics; descriptions of his expertise in the Rites vary between especially proficient and especially profound, and he was regarded as widely read and capable in literary composition.
    • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biographies say that he mastered the Six Classics and describe his expertise in the Rites with two different expressions.
    • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The associated biographical wording calls him widely read and capable in literary composition.
12. [12] Extant works His works include the sixteen-scroll Liji zhuan, the ten-scroll Kaogu tu, and the Yuxi ji; the first two are described as extant.
    • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The works data lists Liji zhuan, Kaogu tu, and Yuxi ji, and identifies Liji zhuan as authored by him.
    • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biographies list Yuxi ji and Kaogu tu and specify that Liji zhuan has sixteen scrolls and Kaogu tu ten, both extant.
13. [13] Transmission of works The Yuxi ji is lost, twelve poems are now recorded, and a one-scroll Jiaji yi is also listed among his works.
    • CBDBLü Dalin (11663)The works data lists Yuxi ji and the one-scroll Jiaji yi, identifying Jiaji yi as authored by him.
    • Souyun呂大臨 (23554)The biography says that Yuxi ji is lost and that twelve poems are now recorded.