You Zuo

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1. 1096 知某州軍州事
2. 1098 知某州軍州事
3. 1102 知某州軍州事
4. 1126 知某州軍州事

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• 定夫 字
• 廌山先生 室名、別號
• 文肅 諡號

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• [為官者：文]
• 思想家

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1. [1] Name and dates You Zuo was born in 1053 and died in 1123.
   • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The basic person entry gives the name You Zuo and the years 1053 and 1123.
   • Souyun游酢 (28519)The profile and all three biographical texts give 1053–1123 for You Zuo.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The authority entry names him You Zuo, gives a birth range within 1053, and gives a death range beginning in 1123.
   • WikidataYou Zuo (Q4533465)The English label is You Zuo, with date claims for 1053 and 1123.
2. [2] Identity You Zuo was a Northern Song Neo-Confucian scholar, educator, and calligrapher.
   • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The person entry places him in the Song dynasty and classifies him as a thinker.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The authority entry identifies him as Northern Song and as a Neo-Confucian scholar, educator, and calligrapher.
3. [3] Courtesy name His courtesy name was Dingfu.
   • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The name entry identifies Dingfu as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun游酢 (28519)All three biographical texts give Dingfu as his courtesy name.
   • WikidataYou Zuo (Q4533465)The English alias list and the courtesy-name claim both give Dingfu.
4. [4] Alternative courtesy name Zitong was an alternative courtesy name.
   • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical texts explicitly call Zitong an alternative courtesy name, and the profile lists it as an alias.
5. [5] Native place You Zuo came from Jianyang in Jianzhou, in present-day Fujian.
   • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The address entry identifies Jianyang as his basic native place.
   • Souyun游酢 (28519)The profile and biographical texts identify him with Jianyang in Jianzhou and present-day Fujian.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The birthplace field identifies Jianyang.
6. [6] Style names Scholars called him Lushan xiansheng, and he was also known as Guangping xiansheng and Zhishan xiansheng.
   • Souyun游酢 (28519)The profile and introduction give Lushan xiansheng as a scholarly appellation.
7. [7] Alternative style names He was also known as Guangping xiansheng and Zhishan xiansheng.
   • Souyun游酢 (28519)The profile and biographical texts list Guangping xiansheng and Zhishan xiansheng.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The authority aliases include Guangping xiansheng and Zhishan xiansheng.
   • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The name entry lists Zhishan xiansheng.
   • WikidataYou Zuo (Q4533465)The English and traditional alias lists include Zhishan xiansheng.
8. [8] Family His father was You Qian, and his elder brother was You Chun.
   • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The kinship entries identify You Qian as father and You Chun as elder brother.
   • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical introduction confirms that You Chun was his brother.
9. [9] Journey to Luoyang In 1072, You Zuo went to Luoyang in Henan.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The note states that in 1072 he went to Luoyang in Henan.
10. [10] Cheng-school discipleship You Zuo studied under Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi and, with Xie Liangzuo, Lü Dalin, and Yang Shi, was counted among the four leading disciples of the Cheng school.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The three biographical texts describe his study with the Cheng brothers and his association with Xie Liangzuo, Lü Dalin, and Yang Shi as the four Cheng-school figures.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The relationship entries identify Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi as teachers and preserve the four-disciples account.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The note says he studied with Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi and was one of the four leading Cheng-school disciples.
11. [11] Jinshi degree In the fifth year of the Yuanfeng era (1082), You Zuo passed the jinshi examination.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)All three biographical texts give the Yuanfeng fifth-year jinshi qualification, with one explicitly equating it to 1082.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The examination entry records the jinshi qualification, and a related biographical note specifies the Yuanfeng jinshi degree.
12. [12] First appointment He was appointed county lieutenant of Xiaoshan in Yuezhou.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The career texts and title list give the Xiaoshan lieutenant post in Yuezhou.
13. [13] Imperial Academy appointment Court officials recommended his ability and he was summoned as a recorder at the Imperial Academy.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The career text says that senior officials recommended his ability and that he was summoned as a Taixue recorder.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The office list includes the Imperial Academy recorder post.
14. [14] Yuanyou first-year career In the first year of Yuanyou (1086), he became Xuande lang and an Imperial Academy doctorate; because serving his parents was inconvenient, he requested appointment as magistrate of Heqing County.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The career text gives the Yuanyou first-year change to Xuande lang, appointment as Imperial Academy doctorate, the difficulty of serving his parents, and his request to govern Heqing County.
15. [15] Yingchang professorship In Yuanyou 4, Fan Chunren appointed him professor at the Yingchang prefectural school, and he returned as a doctorate after Fan became chief minister.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The career text describes Fan Chunren's appointment of You Zuo at Yingchang and his return as a doctorate after Fan entered the chief ministry.
16. [16] Shaosheng external appointment In Shaosheng 2, after Fan Chunren left office, You Zuo requested an external post, served as a signing judge in Qizhou, moved to Quanzhou, and later returned as an Investigating Censor.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The career text gives the Shaosheng second-year external appointment, the Qizhou judge post, transfer to Quanzhou, and return as Investigating Censor.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The office list separately includes the Investigating Censor and judge posts.
17. [17] Huizong-era offices One chronology places his Huizong-era offices in Hezhou, Nanjing Hongqing Palace, Hanyang Military Prefecture, Shuzhou, and Haozhou in the sequence given.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical chronology gives the Chongning, Zhenghe, and Xuanhe years and the sequence of offices and residence.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The office list also contains the Hanyang, He, Shu, and Hao assignments, although its dates differ from the biographical chronology.
18. [18] Alternative office dates A separate office chronology places the Hezhou, Shuzhou, and Haozhou terms in 1096–1098, 1098–1100, and 1102–1104, respectively.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The office entries assign Hezhou, Shuzhou, and Haozhou to 1096–1098, 1098–1100, and 1102–1104; these dates differ from the narrative chronology.
19. [19] Death After leaving office, he lived in Liyang and died in the fifth year of Xuanhe (1123), aged seventy-one.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical texts state that he returned to live in Liyang, died in Xuanhe 5, and was seventy-one.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The basic person entry confirms 1123 as the death year.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The death range begins in 1123, supporting the year-level date.
    • WikidataYou Zuo (Q4533465)The date claim gives 1123 as the death year.
20. [20] Posthumous name His posthumous name was Wensu.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical texts give Wensu as his posthumous name.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The name entry labels Wensu as a posthumous name.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The authority aliases include You Wensu.
    • WikidataYou Zuo (Q4533465)The English and traditional aliases and the posthumous-name claim give Wensu.
21. [21] Friends and students You Zuo was a friend of Yang Shi and taught students including Chen Shen and Zeng Kai; Chen Shen received principles of cultivating qi and the mind and conducting oneself and dealing with others.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The association entries identify Yang Shi as a friend, Chen Shen and Zeng Kai as students, and preserve the account of Chen Shen's instruction.
22. [22] Literary reputation You Zuo became known for his literary attainments and conduct.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical text says that You Zuo was known for his literary and moral conduct.
23. [23] Principal writings His works include the listed classical studies, while his collected writings appear under two related titles.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical texts list the four classical studies and give the two related titles for the collected writings.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The works list includes Yishuo, Zhongyong yi, Zhishan wenji, Shiernan yi, and Lunyu Mengzi zaji.
24. [24] Additional titles The book lists include three separate one-volume works, a compilation of Cheng brothers' sayings, Jian shan ji, and the You family genealogy.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The works entries list the three one-volume titles, identify the Record of the Cheng Brothers' Sayings as a compilation, and also list Jian shan ji and the You family genealogy.
25. [25] Transmission of the collected works The original ten-volume collection was lost; later compilations survive under two titles with differing fascicle counts, and nineteen poems are included in the present selection.
    • Souyun游酢 (28519)The biographical text says that the ten-volume collection was lost, later editions were compiled under two titles with inconsistent numbering, and nineteen poems are now included.
26. [26] Three Worthies Shrine During the Qiandao era, the magistrate of Jianyang established a shrine to You Zuo and two other scholars as an example for later students.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The shrine account says that during Qiandao the magistrate of Jianyang enshrined You Zuo, Chen Zhu, and Chen Shixi in a Three Worthies Shrine to encourage later students.
27. [27] You Dingfu Shrine In Yuan times, his ninth-generation descendant You Yizheng built the Shrine of Censor You Dingfu in the village.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database游酢 (A009547)The note says that in the Yuan period the ninth-generation descendant You Yizheng built the Shrine of Censor You Dingfu in the village.
28. [28] Shrine writings Zhu Xi wrote an account for You Zuo's living shrine, and Zhang Shi wrote a shrine record for him.
    • CBDBYou Zuo (11885)The association entries state that Zhu Xi wrote for his living shrine and Zhang Shi wrote a shrine record for him.