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[1]Identity, dates, and namesYang Shen lived from 1488 to 1559 and was a Ming writer and official. The evidence gives Yongxiu as his courtesy name, Shengan as his sobriquet, Xindu as his native place, and differing forms for two further sobriquets.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The main record supplies Yang Shen’s name, dates, Ming affiliation, courtesy and style names, Xindu affiliation, and official posts.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographical entries identify him as a Ming writer from Xindu, give the names Yongxiu and Shengan, and describe him as an official and writer; one entry gives the alternate sobriquet Diannan Shushi.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority record supplies Yang Shen’s name, aliases, birth and death ranges, Ming dynasty, and Xindu birthplace; its alias list gives Bonan Shanren and Bonan Shushi in the source language.
WikidataYang Shen (Q711808)The entity label and description confirm the English name and his identity as a Ming poet who lived from 1488 to 1559.
[2]Family backgroundYang Shen was the son of Yang Tinghe, with Yang Chun and Yang Wen listed as his grandfather and great-grandfather; Huang was his mother and Yu his stepmother.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The kinship entries identify Yang Tinghe as father, Yang Chun as grandfather, Yang Wen as great-grandfather, Huang as mother, and Yu as stepmother.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies confirm that Yang Shen was Yang Tinghe’s son and place him in the Yang family of Xindu.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The biographical note explicitly identifies Yang Shen as Yang Tinghe’s son.
[3]Siblings and wivesThe kinship entries name seven younger brothers and give Huang and Wang as two recorded wives.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The kinship entries identify Yang Dun, Yang Kai, Yang Heng, Yang Xun, Yang Chen, Yang Ti, and Yang Kou as younger brothers, and name Huang and Wang as wives.
[4]Mentorship and early reputationYang Shen studied under Li Dongyang, whose appreciation of the Yellow Leaves Poem led him to enter Li’s school.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies state that Yang Shen studied under Li Dongyang and connect the Yellow Leaves Poem with Li’s appreciation and instruction.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The biographical note says that his Yellow Leaves Poem won Li Dongyang’s praise and brought him into Li’s school.
[5]ExaminationsYang Shen ranked third in the Sichuan provincial examination in 1507 and first in the 1511 palace examination, becoming zhuangyuan.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The examination entry places him first in the first degree of the jinshi examination.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies provide the third-place Sichuan provincial result, the 1511 first-place result, and the zhuangyuan designation.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The biographical note confirms his zhuangyuan success in Zhengde 6 (1511).
[6]Appointment and historical compilationIn 1511 Yang Shen became a Hanlin Academy compiler and participated in compiling the Veritable Records of the Wuzong Emperor.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The office entry records the 1511 Hanlin Academy compiler appointment.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies state that he was appointed Hanlin compiler and helped compile the Veritable Records of Wuzong.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The biographical note confirms the Hanlin appointment and participation in the compilation of the Veritable Records of Wuzong.
[7]Hanlin termsThe office entries give three periods of service as Hanlin compiler: Zhengde 6–8, Zhengde 11–12, and Zhengde 15 through Jiajing 3.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The office entries give the three Hanlin compiler appointments and their Zhengde and Jiajing year spans.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographical entry confirms that Yang Shen held the Hanlin compiler post.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority note confirms his service as a Hanlin compiler.
[8]Imperial lectures and palace examinationsYang Shen served as an imperial-lecture official in Zhengde 11 and 16, held two palace-examination scroll offices in Zhengde 12 and 16, and was a Hanlin Academician in Jiajing 3.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The office entries list the imperial-lecture, palace-examination scroll, and Hanlin Academician appointments with their years.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies confirm his service in the imperial lectures and appointment as Hanlin Academician at the beginning of the Jiajing era.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority note confirms that he served in the imperial lectures after the Shizong Emperor’s accession.
[9]Zhengde remonstranceIn 1517 Yang Shen remonstrated against the Wuzong Emperor’s journey beyond Juyong Pass, returned home on grounds of illness, and was later recalled by the Shizong Emperor to serve in the imperial lectures.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographical entry gives the 1517 journey beyond Juyong Pass, Yang Shen’s remonstrance and return home, and his recall after the next emperor’s accession.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority note confirms his appointment to the imperial lectures after the Shizong Emperor came to the throne.
[10]Great Rites ControversyDuring the Great Rites Controversy in 1524, Yang Shen remonstrated, led officials in the Zuoshun Gate protest, suffered imperial beating, revived after appearing dead, and was sent to Yongchang Guard in Yunnan.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies describe the Great Rites Controversy, the remonstrance and protest with Wang Yuanzheng, the imperial beating, his revival, and exile to Yongchang Guard in Yunnan.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority note confirms the 1524 controversy, the Zuoshun Gate protest, and his banishment to Yunnan.
[11]Exile and deathYang Shen spent more than thirty years in exile in Yunnan and died at the garrison.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies state that he spent more than thirty years in exile, died at the garrison, and ended his life in the Yunnan garrison region.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority note says that he was banished to Yunnan and remained there until the end of his life.
[12]Posthumous titlesThe posthumous office associated with Yang Shen appears in two forms, Guanglu si shaoqing and Taichang si shaoqing, while he received the posthumous name Wenxian in the early Tianqi era.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The person record supplies the posthumous name Wenxian and contains both the Guanglu si shaoqing and Taichang si shaoqing office titles.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The biographies state that Wenxian was conferred in the early Tianqi era and give Guanglu si shaoqing as a posthumous award; their formulations of the office title are not identical.
[13]Learning and criticismYang Shen was celebrated for wide reading, exceptional memory, and abundant writing, but was also criticized for errors in citation, alterations to earlier authors, and reliance on fabricated old texts.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The critical biographies praise his wide reading, memory, and prolific writing while noting errors in his evidence, alterations to earlier authors, and fabricated or falsely attributed old texts.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority note likewise characterizes his memory and writings as pre-eminent in the Ming period.
[14]Poetry and songYang Shen’s poetry drew on Six Dynasties and Late Tang models and was regarded as fresh, ornate, and broad; he developed an independent position in Ming poetry and wrote ci, sanqu, drama, and zhugongdiao works.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The literary evaluations describe his poetry as drawing on the Six Dynasties and Late Tang, fresh and ornate, independently positioned in Ming poetry, and include his ci and sanqu writing.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The status entries classify him as a drama writer and as a writer of zhugongdiao and sanqu collections.
[15]Major writingsYang Shen produced many poems, ci lyrics, and sanqu, more than one hundred miscellaneous works, several collected and lyric works, compilations, and later collected editions.
Souyun楊慎 (50851)The literary entries state that he wrote extensively in poetry, ci, and sanqu, produced more than one hundred miscellaneous works, and list the collected, lyric, and compiled works named in the article.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database楊慎 (A009881)The authority note records the later compilation of 《升庵集》.
CBDBYang Shen (34657)The text entries list 《丹鉛雜錄》 and 《丹鉛續錄》 as authored works and also include 《升菴集》.
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