[1]Identity, dates, and statusLü Huai lived from 1492 to 1573 and was a Ming official, thinker, and music scholar.
Souyun呂懷 (43638)The biographical page gives the name, Ming affiliation, and the years 1492–1573.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The person record identifies Lü Huai as a Ming figure and classifies him as a music scholar and thinker.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database呂懷 (A008771)The authority entry describes him as a Ming official.
WikidataLu Huai (Q45611585)The item supplies the English name and identifies him as a Ming-dynasty person.
[2]Names and originHis courtesy name was Rude, his style names were Jinshi and Jianqian, Ruyu was another courtesy name, and he was from Yongfeng in Jiangxi’s Guangxin Prefecture; his generation rank was sixty-eight.
Souyun呂懷 (43638)The biographical text gives Rude, Jinshi, Jianqian, the generation rank sixty-eight, and the Yongfeng origin.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The person record lists Jianqian, Liushiba, Jinshi, Rude, and Ruyu, and gives Yongfeng as both the native place and household place.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database呂懷 (A008771)The authority entry lists the Ruyu, Rude, and Jinshi forms and places him at Yongfeng.
WikidataLu Huai (Q45611585)The item’s alias data and name claims include Ruyu, Rude, Jinshi, Jianqian, and Liushiba.
[3]FamilyHis father was 呂賢, his mother Zhu, his great-grandfather 呂昂, and his grandfather 呂茂輝; the same kin data names his brothers, wife, and four sons.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The kin data identifies the great-grandfather, grandfather, parents, brothers, wife, and four sons named in the paragraph.
[4]Education and examinationsHe was born on the twenty-ninth day of the fifth month, belonged to the civilian register, studied the Book of Documents, entered the Jiangxi examination as a National Academy student, and achieved the stated examination results before entering office.
Souyun呂懷 (43638)The biographical text gives the birth day, civilian registration, Book of Documents, National Academy status, provincial and metropolitan examination results, Ministry of Justice observation, and Hanlin selection.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database呂懷 (A008771)The authority note confirms the 1532 jinshi degree.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The examination, school, and office entries confirm the jinshi degree, second-class rank, provincial degree, student status, Ministry of Justice observation, and shujishi appointment.
[5]Official careerHis career proceeded from the Military Section and the Hanlin-related posts through the Nanjing Directorate of Education, Court of Transmission, and Court of Imperial Stud, ending in retirement.
Souyun呂懷 (43638)The biography gives the sequence of appointments, mourning leave, Nanjing offices, and retirement by Jiajing regnal year.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The office entries list the Military Section, Hanlin, Spring Palace, Nanjing Directorate of Education, Court of Transmission, and Court of Imperial Stud posts.
[6]Teacher and studentsLu studied under Zhan Ruoshui, was one of his foremost disciples, shared a school with Hong Yuan, and had Yang Shiqiao, Ye Maozhi, Ye Xianzhi, Tang Boyuan, and Yu Chunsi in student or instructional relationships with him.
Souyun呂懷 (43638)The biography calls Lu a disciple and foremost student of Zhan Ruoshui.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database呂懷 (A008771)The authority note identifies Zhan Ruoshui as Lu’s teacher and gives Zhan’s years.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The association entries identify Zhan as teacher, Hong Yuan as a fellow student, Yang Shiqiao, Ye Maozhi, Ye Xianzhi, and Tang Boyuan as students or disciples, and Yu Chunsi as a recipient of calendrical instruction.
[7]Correspondence and literary exchangeZhan Ruoshui prefaced Lu’s genealogy; Lu exchanged letters with Zhan, Qian Wei, and Zhou Yi, received poems and prose from Hu Song and Zhou Yi, and had Ye Maozhi read Xin tong tu shuo.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The association entries show the genealogy preface, letters and replies, poems and prose received from Hu Song and Zhou Yi, and Ye Maozhi’s reading of Xin tong tu shuo.
[8]Intellectual positionLu held that Wang Shouren’s doctrine of innate knowledge and Zhan Ruoshui’s doctrine of heavenly principle shared one fundamental aim, whose key was transformation of one’s material endowment; Xin tong tu shuo expressed this view.
Souyun呂懷 (43638)The introduction states Lu’s view of Wang Shouren’s innate knowledge, Zhan Ruoshui’s heavenly principle, transformation of material endowment, and the purpose of Xin tong tu shuo.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The works list includes Xin tong tu shuo.
[9]Works and variant titlesThe listed works include the ten titles named in the article; the sources also preserve variant or additional titles, including Jinshi leigao, Lülü guyi, and Xinjiang Xing’an County Gazetteer.
Souyun呂懷 (43638)The introduction lists Xin tong tu shuo, Lülü g uyi, Lülü guangyi, and Yunle buyi.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The works list contains Lei gao, Zhouyi gua bian tuchuan, Jinshi yibian, Miao yi, Lülü guangyi, Xin tong tu shuo, Li kao, Xiaoshao kaoyi, Yunle buyi, and Lülü guyi.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database呂懷 (A008771)The authority note lists Jinshi leigao, Lülü guyi, Xin tong tu shuo, and Xinjiang Xing’an County Gazetteer as additional title forms or works.
[10]Work lengthsThe listed volumes give the stated juan counts for six works.
CBDBLü Huai (68453)The works entries append the corresponding juan counts to the six titles.
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