Yuan Liaofan

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 了凡 字
• 了凡 室名、別號
• 四 行第
• 坤儀 未詳
• 坤儀 字
• 子丹 未詳

StatusCBDB

• 法律專家
• 曆算家
• [為官者：文]
• 良吏;循吏
• 博學之人
• 堪輿家風水師
• 水利專家
• 熟諳兵法韜略、軍事家

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Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Yuan Huang lived from 1533 to 1606 and was a Ming official, scholar, and Buddhist layman; Yuan Liaofan is an established name for him.
   • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The basic person record supplies the name, dates, and Ming affiliation of Yuan Huang.
   • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The profile and biographical text identify Yuan Huang, give his life dates, and describe him as a Ming official.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database袁黃 (A008362)The authority record gives his name, the alias Yuan Liaofan, the years 1533 and 1606, the Ming dynasty, and his status as a lay Buddhist.
   • WikidataYuan Liaofan (Q15926559)The entity record uses Yuan Liaofan as the English label, describes him as a Ming politician and scholar, and gives the span 1533–1606.
2. [2] Style name, sobriquets, and affiliation His style name was Kunyi, his sobriquets included Xuehai and Liaofan, and his geographical affiliation is presented through Wujiang and Jiashan in different ways.
   • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The basic record identifies Kunyi as a style name, Liaofan as a name and sobriquet, Wujiang as the basic affiliation, and Jiashan as the household registration.
   • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The profile gives Kunyi and Liaofan as names and identifies Zhejiang Jiashan as his hometown.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database袁黃 (A008362)The authority record lists Yuan Liaofan, Yuan Kunyi, Xuehai, and Wujiang as the birthplace.
   • WikidataYuan Liaofan (Q15926559)The name list also contains Liaofan, Kunyi, and Yuan Xuehai.
3. [3] Paternal line and parents The recorded family line includes Yuan Shun, Yuan Hao, Yuan Xiang, and Yuan Ren, together with a mother surnamed Li and a stepmother surnamed Wang; Yuan Shun has two different generational descriptions.
   • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The kinship record gives the two descriptions of Yuan Shun's generation and names Yuan Hao, Yuan Xiang, Yuan Ren, Li, and Wang in their respective relationships.
4. [4] Siblings, wife, and descendants The family record names three elder brothers, one younger brother, a wife surnamed Zhu, two sons, and a sixth-generation grandson.
   • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The kinship record names his brothers, wife, and two sons with their relationships to Yuan Huang.
5. [5] Later descendant 袁璉 is identified as a sixth-generation grandson or descendant.
   • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The kinship record identifies 袁璉 as a sixth-generation grandson.
6. [6] Early interest in medicine Early in life Yuan Huang intended to study medicine before turning to the examination system.
   • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text says that his father hoped he would study medicine and that Yuan Huang later abandoned that path.
7. [7] Kong先生 and the examinations After meeting Kong from Yunnan, Yuan Huang received instruction connected with Shao Yong's Huangji jingshi and examination divination, then turned to the civil examinations.
   • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text describes the Yunnan Kong先生, his transmission of Shao Yong's Huangji jingshi, his examination predictions, and Yuan Huang's decision to continue the examinations.
8. [8] Yungu and the adoption of Liaofan In 1569 Yuan Huang visited Yungu at Qixia, received teachings on moral action and the transformation of destiny, learned the merit-and-demerit ledger and the Zhun Ti mantra, and adopted Liaofan as a sobriquet.
   • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text dates the visit to Qixia, explains the teaching on changing destiny, and records the adoption of Liaofan.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database袁黃 (A008362)The Buddhist note records the merit-and-demerit ledger and the Zhun Ti teaching received from Yungu.
9. [9] Juren examination Yuan Huang passed the juren examination in 1570.
   • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text states that he became a juren in the fourth year of Longqing, 1570.
10. [10] Jinshi degree In 1586 Yuan Huang became a jinshi and ranked 193rd in the third class.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The examination entry gives the third-class, 193rd-place ranking and the associated text identifies him as a Wanli bingxu jinshi.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical entries give the Wanli fourteenth year, bingxu year, and third-class 193rd-place details.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database袁黃 (A008362)The authority note confirms the 1586 jinshi degree.
11. [11] Baodi magistracy and official career After the examination Yuan Huang became magistrate of Baodi, reduced burdens and undertook hydraulic and land-reclamation measures, then advanced to the Ministry of War and also served in the Ministry of Rites.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The office entries give the Baodi magistracy, the Ministry of War post, and the Ministry of Rites guanzheng post; the associated text describes tax, embankment, and reclamation measures.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical entries describe his appointment as Baodi magistrate, reduction of heavy taxes, and promotion to the Ministry of War.
12. [12] Korean campaign Yuan Huang assisted Song Yingchang's army in the Korean campaign against Japan and went to Korea with the expedition.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The travel and service entries place him in Korea and connect him with the eastern expedition.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text says that he assisted Song Yingchang's forces in Korea against Japan and went there with the army.
13. [13] Aides Feng Zhongying and Jin Xiang served as Yuan Huang's aides during this phase of his career.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The relationship entries identify Feng Zhongying and Jin Xiang as his aides, and the campaign account names them in the same operation.
14. [14] Impeachment and return home After Yuan Huang opposed Li Rusong's military handling, Li impeached him on ten charges in 1593, leading to his suspension and return home.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The relationship and campaign entries connect Li Rusong with the impeachment and Yuan Huang's subsequent loss of office.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text gives the tenth year of Wanli as the date of the ten-count impeachment, suspension, and return home.
15. [15] Jiashan gazetteer After returning home, Yuan Huang participated in compiling the Jiashan county gazetteer.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text says that he participated in compiling the Jiashan county gazetteer while living in his home area.
16. [16] Posthumous promotion During the Tianqi period Yuan Huang's eastern-expedition service was reviewed and he received the posthumous rank of Shaoqing in the Court of Imperial Treasurers, a fifth-rank office.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text says that his eastern-expedition merit was reviewed in the Tianqi period and that he was posthumously awarded Shaoqing of the Court of Imperial Treasurers, a fifth-rank office.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The office record places the Shaoqing appointment in the Tianqi period, while the associated account links it to the eastern expedition.
17. [17] Fields of expertise Yuan Huang's expertise covered astronomy, mathematical arts, medicine, hydraulics, pitch theory, calendrical calculation, law, geomancy, and military strategy.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The classifications and biographical account associate him with law, calendrical calculation, geomancy, hydraulics, and military strategy, and describe his command of pitch and calendrical methods.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical introduction says that he knew astronomy, mathematical arts, medicine, and hydraulics.
18. [18] Chen Rang and calendrical work Yuan Huang studied under Chen Rang and wrote the five-volume New Book on Calendrical Methods, whose calculations combined Huihui methods with the Shoushi system and treated the three yuan, the difference of the year, and the lunar mansions.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The relationship and work entries identify Chen Rang as his teacher and New Book on Calendrical Methods as a five-volume work; the calendrical discussion explains its Huihui, Shoushi, three-yuan, annual-difference, and lunar-mansion calculations.
19. [19] Works His bibliography includes works on hydraulic engineering, textual scholarship, poetry, the Hetu and Luoshu, child instruction, agriculture, meditation, and repentance.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical introduction lists 《皇都水利》, 《群書備考》, and 《評注八代文宗》 among his works.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The works list identifies 《攝生三要》, 《詩外別傳》, 《河圖洛書解》, 《訓兒俗說》, 《勸農書》, 《新嗣真詮》, 《淨行別品》, 《靜坐要訣》, and 《袁生懺法》 as his authored works.
20. [20] Liangxing collection and lost writings His poetry and prose collection is known as 《兩行齋集》 and also as 《兩行堂集》; the biographical tradition says that more than half of the poetry and prose was lost and only several juan remained.
    • CBDBYuan Huang (35220)The works list contains the fourteen-juan 《袁了凡先生兩行齋集》.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The poetry accounts give both collection titles and say that more than half of the poetry and prose was lost, leaving only several juan.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database袁黃 (A008362)The authority note also lists 《兩行齋集》 among his works.
21. [21] Liaofan's Four Lessons and the Jiaxing Canon At sixty-nine Yuan Huang wrote the moral exhortation 《了凡四訓》 from his life experience and promoted the printing of the 《嘉興藏》; the merit-and-demerit ledger became current in the late Ming.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database袁黃 (A008362)The Buddhist note records the sixty-nine-year-old Yuan Huang's writing of 《了凡四訓》 and his promotion of the printed 《嘉興藏》.
    • Souyun袁黃 (52701)The biographical text describes the writing of 《了凡四訓》 and says that the merit-and-demerit ledger was widely current in the late Ming.