He Ji

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• 北山 室名、別號
• 子恭 字
• 文定 諡號

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• 地方士人/鄉紳
• 史學家
• 理學家
• 校堪學家
• 收徒講學

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1. [1] Name, dates, and identity He Ji was a Southern Song Neo-Confucian scholar, born in 1188; his death is given as either 1268 or 1269.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The record gives the name He Ji, birth year 1188, death year 1268, Song dynasty affiliation, and the Neo-Confucian classification.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The profile and three biographical passages identify He Ji as a Southern Song scholar and preserve the 1188 birth year with both 1268 and 1269 death-year forms.
   • WikidataHe Ji (Q9387011)The English label confirms the name, while the time claims give the 1188 birth date and both 1269 and 1268 death values.
2. [2] Courtesy name and sobriquet His courtesy name was Zigong, his sobriquet was Beishan, and he was known among scholars as Master Beishan.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The alternate-name entries identify Beishan as a sobriquet and Zigong as the courtesy name.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The profile and biographical passages give the names Zigong, Beishan, and Master Beishan, including the scholarly form of address.
   • WikidataHe Ji (Q9387011)The English and Chinese name entries, together with the name claims, list Beishan, Zigong, and Wending as his associated names.
3. [3] Native place He Ji was from Jinhua in Wuzhou, corresponding to present-day Jinhua in Zhejiang.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The native-place entry gives Jinhua.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The profile and biographical passages specify Wuzhou Jinhua and identify it with present-day Jinhua, Zhejiang.
4. [4] Early education He Ji studied the examination curriculum with Chen Zhen, then studied under Huang Gan, a disciple of Zhu Xi, and inherited Zhu Xi's teaching.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The biographical passages state that he studied the examination curriculum with Chen Zhen, became a student of Huang Gan at the age of about twenty, and received Zhu Xi's transmitted learning.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The relationship entries identify Huang Gan as his teacher and Chen Zhen as an early teacher, with a note about examination study and attention to principle.
5. [5] Teaching and pupils After studying with Huang Gan, He Ji propagated the teaching in Wuzhou and taught many pupils, including the named disciples.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The biographical passages say that he propagated the teaching in Wuzhou, attracted many students, and include Wang Bai among those who took him as a teacher.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The teaching-status and pupil relationships identify Jin Lixiang, Wang Kaizhi, Wang Ren, Yu Ze, Wang Kan, Wang Bai, Ji Yong, He Ziju, Ni Gongwu, Ni Gonghui, Zhang Runzhi, Zhang Bida, Jin Lin, Tong Xie, and Tong Ju as pupils or disciples.
6. [6] Lizhe Academy and recommendation In 1244 Zhao Ruteng invited He Ji to head Lizhe Academy and recommended him to court, but he declined.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The biographical passages give the fourth year of Chunyou (1244), Zhao Ruteng's invitation to head Lizhe Academy, and the declined appointment and recommendation.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The recommendation entry mentions Zhao Ruteng and He Ji in connection with a recommendation to court.
7. [7] Zhao Ru'an's recommendation Zhao Ru'an, who had served as prefect of Wuzhou, also recommended He Ji and Wang Bai to court.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The relationship note names Zhao Ru'an, says that he had served as prefect of Wuzhou, and states that he recommended He Ji and Wang Bai to court.
8. [8] Jingding appointment In the fifth year of Jingding, an imperial search for worthy men and a special recommendation led to an appointment as Professor of Wuzhou and head of Lizhe Academy, which he declined.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The passage gives the Jingding fifth-year edict, special recommendation, additional appointment as Professor of Wuzhou and head of Lizhe Academy, and his refusal.
9. [9] Court appointments and refusal He was appointed to the Historiographical Institute and the Chongzheng Hall, reassigned as Chengwulang in charge of the Western Peak Shrine, and is also styled 主管往來國信所; he refused the appointments.
   • Souyun何基 (25255)The passages describe the appointments after Duzong's accession and in early Xianchun, the reassignment as Chengwulang in charge of the Western Peak Shrine, and his refusal; the title list also includes the Western-title variant 主管往來國信所.
   • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The office entries list Lecturer in the Chongzheng Hall and Collator in the Historiographical Institute.
10. [10] Death and posthumous title He died in the fourth year of Xianchun at age eighty-one and was posthumously titled Wending; the death year has both 1268 and 1269 forms.
    • Souyun何基 (25255)The three passages preserve the 1269 form, the fourth year of Xianchun with age eighty-one and the 1268 form; the profile gives 1269 as the death year.
    • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The main record gives death year 1268, while the alternate-name entry identifies Wending as the posthumous title.
    • WikidataHe Ji (Q9387011)The time claims contain both 1269 and 1268 death values, and the name claim gives Wending as the posthumous title.
11. [11] Family He Ji's listed family includes his grandfather He Song, brother He Jian, son He Qin, and nephew He Feng, with dates for He Song and He Feng.
    • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The kinship entries identify He Song as grandfather, He Jian as brother, He Feng as nephew or collateral son, and He Qin as son, and give dates for He Song and He Feng.
12. [12] Neo-Confucian thought His learning was rooted in Zhu Xi but developed new interpretations; he emphasized firm resolve, broad scope, solid scholarship, and did not favor extensive writing.
    • Souyun何基 (25255)The passages state that his learning was based on Zhu Xi while developing new interpretations, and describe firm resolve, broad scope, solid learning in the manner of Han scholars, and a lack of emphasis on book writing.
13. [13] Assessment of the compilations His compilations were carefully selected and arranged and were called a bridge to Zhu Learning.
    • Souyun何基 (25255)The passage characterizes the compilations as rigorous in selection and calls them 「朱學津梁」, rendered here as “a bridge to Zhu Learning.”
14. [14] Major compilations He compiled six works in the 發揮 series and had a thirty-volume collected works and an anthology of writings associated with Beishan.
    • Souyun何基 (25255)The passages list the six 發揮 compilations, give the recorded volumes for five of them, and mention a thirty-volume collected works and 《何北山遺集》.
    • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The works list includes 《何北山先生遺集》, the six 發揮-related titles, 《何北山文集》, the combined 太極通書西銘 title, and 《近思錄發揮》.
15. [15] Additional titles and title variants Additional works attributed to him include the 正學編, 語孟發揮, and 朱子感興詩解; the combined 太極通書西銘 work also appears under three separate titles.
    • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The works list marks the 正學編, 語孟發揮, 朱子感興詩解, and combined 太極通書西銘 title with authorship, while also listing the three separate 太極, 通書, and 西銘 titles.
    • Souyun何基 (25255)The biographical passage gives the combined title 《太極通書西銘發揮》, allowing the combined and separate title forms to be presented together.
16. [16] Poems Twenty-two poems by He Ji are recorded.
    • Souyun何基 (25255)The passage ends by stating that twenty-two poems are recorded.
17. [17] Posthumous writings Wang Bai wrote He Ji's biography, while Jin Lixiang composed sacrificial and blessing texts for him.
    • Souyun何基 (25255)The passages identify Wang Bai's 《何北山先生行狀》 as a biographical work about He Ji.
    • CBDBHe Ji (10727)The relationship entries identify Wang Bai as the author of the biographical account and Jin Lixiang as the author of sacrificial and blessing texts.