[1]Identity, dates, and namesLu Dian lived from 1042 to 1102 and was a Northern Song official and thinker from Shanyin in Yuezhou; his courtesy name was Nongshi, his sobriquet Taoshan, and his childhood name Rong.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entries and profile provide Lu Dian’s dates, Northern Song identity, courtesy name, sobriquet, and Shanyin origin.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The person data identify Lu Dian, list the names Rong, Nongshi, and Taoshan, classify him as a thinker, and give Shanyin as his basic affiliation.
WikidataLu Dian (Q15955419)The identity data give the English label Lu Dian, the three English name forms, and date values corresponding to 1042 and 1102.
[2]Early life, teaching, and examinationLu Dian was Lu Gui’s son, studied in poverty under Wang Anshi’s instruction without accepting the New Policies, placed third in the jinshi examination after ranking first in the Ministry of Rites examination and third in the palace examination, and began a sequence of educational and court appointments.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entries identify Lu Dian as Lu Gui’s son, describe his poverty, Wang Anshi’s instruction, position on the New Policies, examination results, and early appointments.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The personnel data confirm Lu Gui as father, the jinshi examination and its third rank, and the Imperial University lecturer and Yanzhou school appointments.
[3]Family relations: immediate familyLu Dian’s immediate family included his father Lu Gui, father-in-law Zheng Dunchong, wife Zheng, sons Lu Zai, 陸寘, and 陸宲, and son-in-law Li Zhigang.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entry identifies Lu Dian as Lu Gui’s son.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The kinship data list Lu Gui, Zheng Dunchong, Zheng, Lu Zai, 陸寘, 陸宲, and Li Zhigang with their family relationships.
[4]Family relations: descendantsOther listed relatives included Lu Kangmin, Shi Jingxi, Lu Huan, Lu Yuan, Lu Song, Lu Rui, and Lu Zhen, while Lu You was Lu Dian’s grandson.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entry identifies Lu Dian as Lu You’s grandfather.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The kinship data list the collateral relatives and later descendants Lu Kangmin, Shi Jingxi, Lu Huan, Lu Yuan, Lu Song, Lu Rui, and Lu Zhen.
[5]Friendships and teaching networkLu Dian was Shen Ping’s friend, honored Tang Mo for his poetry, taught students including Han Yu, Zheng Yun, and Zheng Xiu at Yanzhou, and recommended Hou Lin.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The association data identify Shen Ping as Lu Dian’s friend, Hou Lin as someone he recommended, Tang Mo as a poet he admired and treated as an honored guest, and Han Yu, Zheng Yun, and Zheng Xiu as students or followers at his school.
[6]Yuanfeng and Zhezong appointmentsAfter the Yuanfeng official reorganization Lu Dian became Zhongshu Sheren and Jishizhong, then held posts in the personnel and rites ministries under Zhezong and participated in compiling the Veritable Records of Emperor Shenzong.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entries describe the Yuanfeng promotions, Zhezong-era transfers to the personnel and rites ministries, and participation in compiling the Veritable Records of Emperor Shenzong.
[7]Provincial appointments and judicial reputationLu Dian governed Yingzhou, Dengzhou, Jiangning, Taizhou, Haizhou, Caizhou, Muzhou, and Shengzhou, and became known for his handling of legal cases during repeated provincial assignments.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entries provide the Yingzhou, Dengzhou, Jiangning, Taizhou, Haizhou, and Caizhou appointments and note his reputation in adjudicating cases.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The personnel data add governorships of Muzhou and Shengzhou to this sequence of provincial appointments.
[8]Additional offices and ranksLu Dian’s appointments also included Qijulang and Shijiang, together with the rank titles Zuo Chaofeng Dafu, Chaofeng Lang, and Chaosan Lang.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The office data list Qijulang, Shijiang, Zuo Chaofeng Dafu, Chaofeng Lang, and Chaosan Lang.
[9]Huizong court and senior officesAfter Huizong’s accession Lu Dian returned as Vice Minister of Rites, became Minister of Personnel, and in 1101 held the posts of Zhongshu Youcheng and Zuocheng with the rank Zhong Dafu.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entries describe the Huizong-era recall, promotion to Minister of Personnel, and the 1101 appointments as right and left assistant directors.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The office data also list Shangshu Sheng Youcheng, Shangshu Sheng Zuocheng, and Taizhong Dafu.
[10]Political position, death, and posthumous honorsLu Dian advocated employing Yuanyou personnel and opposing exhaustive prosecution of its remaining partisans; he was slandered, removed to Bozhou after being entered on the party register, died at sixty-one in 1102, and received the posthumous titles Grand Preceptor and Duke of Chu.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entries explain Lu Dian’s Yuanyou political position, slander, removal to Bozhou, age at death, and posthumous honors.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The person data list Lu Dian among those entered on the Yuanyou party register, associate an appointment with Bozhou, and list Duke of Chu.
[11]Scholarship and worksLu Dian was versed in ritualist theories of categories and numbers and wrote works including Piya, Erya xinyi, a commentary on Heguanzi, Lixiang, Chunqiu houzhuan, Guozijian chile geshi, and Taoshan ji; several survive, while Taoshan ji was lost and reconstructed from the Yongle dadian.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The biographical entries describe Lu Dian’s expertise in ritual learning, list the works and their survival status, and explain the loss and reconstruction of Taoshan ji.
CBDBLu Dian (8098)The works data list Taoshan ji in sixteen juan, Piya in twenty juan, Erya xinyi in twenty juan, Chunqiu houzhuan in twenty juan, Lixiang, Heguanzi commentaries, and Guozijian chile geshi in nineteen juan.
[12]Poetry corpusLu Dian’s poetry uses the facsimile Wenyuange Siku quanshu edition as its base text, with three juan of poems and one additional poem recovered outside the collection.
Souyun陸佃 (34452)The poetry entry identifies the facsimile Wenyuange Siku quanshu edition as the base text, specifies three juan of poems, and adds one poem recovered outside the collection.
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