Cheng Hao

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Family

His father was Cheng Xiang and his mother was surnamed Hou; his fourth-generation ancestor was Cheng Yu, and his wife's grandfather was Cao Liyong.[2] His younger brother was Cheng Yi (1033–1107). His affinal relatives included Li Xiaoji; his children and other kin included his eldest son Cheng Duanyi, second son Cheng Duanben, son-in-law Zhu Shengzhi, grandnephew Cheng Wei, and cousin Hou Shiyu.[3]

Life and career

Having passed the jinshi examination in the second year of Jiayou (1057), he first served as assistant magistrate of Hu County and Shangyuan, and later as magistrate of Jincheng in Zezhou.[4] In early Xining, recommended by Lü Gongzhu, he was appointed Taizi Zhongyun and Acting Investigating Censor in Attendance; Emperor Shenzong summoned him repeatedly, and he argued for rectifying the mind, restraining desire, seeking worthy men, and cultivating talent.[5] In the second year of Xining, at the request of the Regulations Commission of the Three Offices, he and seven others toured the circuits to assess agricultural water control, tax quotas, and the burdens of corvée.[6]

In the third year of Xining, because his views diverged from Wang Anshi's New Policies, he sought an external appointment. He was first named Acting Commissioner for Judicial Review of the Western Capital Circuit, declined the post, and was reassigned as signatory judge of the Zhenning Army military-governor's office.[7] He later supervised tax collection at the Western Capital's Luo River timber office; in the first year of Yuanfeng (1078) he became magistrate of Fugou, in the third year returned to Luoyang to lecture, and in the sixth year served as supervisor of the Ruzhou wine tax (elsewhere, salt tax). He was also appointed to judge the Military School and was penalized after a prisoner escaped from custody. After Zhezong's accession, he was summoned as Assistant Administrator of the Court of the Imperial Clan, but died before taking up the post, aged fifty-four.[8]

Learning and thought

In his early years he and Cheng Yi studied under Zhou Dunyi. They became known as the Cheng brothers and were regarded as foundational figures of Neo-Confucianism. The two taught for a long period in Luoyang, and Cheng Hao's learning became known as Luoxue.[9] His philosophy treated tianli, or Heavenly Principle, as the highest principle in the natural world and society; held that Heaven, principle, and mind were identical and that Heaven and humanity were not two; and, in ethics, emphasized the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues. He also advanced the propositions “Heaven is principle” and “the mind itself is Heaven; when it is fully realized, one's nature is known.”[10]

You Zuo and Yang Shi studied with him; Lü Dalin and Xie Liangzuo were among those who followed him, and Yang Shi later studied under Cheng Yi after Cheng Hao's death.[11]

Works

His collected writings include 《明道先生文集》, also catalogued as 《明道文集》; 《定性書》, also 《論定性書》, and 《識仁篇》 were later incorporated into 《二程全書》.[12] With Cheng Yi, he co-authored 《河南程氏遺書》 in twenty-five volumes, 《河南程氏外書》 in twelve, 《河南程氏經說》 in eight, and 《河南程氏粹言》 in two; there is also a four-volume 《文集》. Disciples arranged his daily lectures and explanations of the Classics, and later editors compiled these with Cheng Yi's works as 《二程全書》. Bibliographical listings also preserve 《二程遺書二十五卷附錄一卷》, 《二程外書十二卷》, 《二程語錄二十七卷》, and 《二程語錄文集》. His poetry includes 《明道先生詩集》; an edited collection adds three poems outside the collection and brings them together in one volume.[13]

Posthumous standing

After his death, Wen Yanbo inscribed his tomb “Mingdao xiansheng” and called him “the one person after Mencius”; later compilers gathered his surviving prose and recorded sayings. In the seventh year of Jiading, Wei He, then assistant magistrate of Shangyuan, established a shrine to him, for which Zhen Dexiu wrote a commemorative account. In the thirteenth year of Jiading, he was posthumously given the title Chun; in the first year of Chunyou, he was enfeoffed as Earl of Henan, later posthumously made Duke of Yu, and enshrined in the Temple of Confucius. Zhu Xi wrote prefaces and postscripts for related works and composed a shrine account.[14]

Office recordsCBDB

Year unknown7
OfficeEraPosting
國公Era unknown豫國
國公Era unknownUnknown
宗正寺丞Era unknownUnknown
監察御史裏行Era unknownUnknown
知某縣事Era unknown扶溝
簽署判官廳公事Era unknown鎮寧軍節度
縣主簿Era unknown鄠縣

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
高祖;四世祖程羽913–984
妻之祖父曹利用971–1029
父程珦1006–1090
母侯氏(程珦妻)1004–1052
姻親李孝基1016–1076
弟程頤1033–1107
女婿朱繩之–
長子; 第一子程端懿–
次子程端本–
姪孫;從孫程暐–
表弟侯世與–

AliasesCBDB

  • 伯淳 字
  • 純 諡號

StatusCBDB

  • [財政官員]
  • 思想家

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
李敏之友1085–
王廣淵彈劾–
呂公著被呂公著推薦1085–
王廣淵反對/攻訐–
劉絢欣賞/器重1085–
周敦頤為周敦頤之學生1085–
楊時學生為楊時–
周純明學生為周純明1085–
邢恕學生為邢恕1085–
王蘋學生為王蘋1085–
謝良佐學生為謝良佐1085–
沈躬行學生為沈躬行1085–
蘇昞學生為蘇昞1085–
林志寧學生為林志寧–
程頤書序由程頤所作–
朱熹書序由朱熹所作1085–
朱熹書序由朱熹所作1085–
朱熹書序由朱熹所作1085–
魏了翁書序由魏了翁所作–
胡宏書序由胡宏所作1085–
胡宏書序由胡宏所作1085–
游酢弟子為游酢1085–
邢恕哀辭由邢恕所作[併入166]–
朱光庭哀辭由朱光庭所作[併入166]–
劉立之哀辭由劉立之所作[併入166]–
陳鍌研修理學-9999–
韓維墓誌銘由韓維所作–
程敏政墓誌銘由程敏政所作–
彭思永為彭思永作墓誌銘1085–
邵雍為邵雍作墓誌銘1085–
侯可為侯可作墓誌銘–
李孝基為李孝基作墓誌銘-9999–
李敏之為李敏之作墓誌銘–
朱熹書跋由朱熹所作–
魏了翁書跋由魏了翁所作–
吳澄書跋由吳澄所作–
游酢書跋由游酢所作–
方回書跋由方回所作–
柳貫書跋由柳貫所作–
戴表元書跋由戴表元所作–
呂希哲從遊者為呂希哲1085–
呂大臨從遊者為呂大臨1085–
謝良佐從遊者為謝良佐1085–
田述古從遊者為田述古1085–
郝元從遊者為郝元1085–
石瑊相識–
張載論學1085–
侯世與同學、同門1085–
羅從彥傳記作者為羅從彥–
游酢為游酢作傳–
喻樗其學得到喻樗之讚揚–
富弼為富弼作祭文–
彭思永為彭思永作祭文–
程端愨為程端愨作祭文–
范純仁祭文由范純仁所作1085–
黃榦祭文由黃榦所作–
真德秀祝詞由真德秀所作–
楊時哀辭由楊時所作–
范祖禹哀辭由范祖禹所作–
臧格諡議由臧格所作1085–
程敏政諡議由程敏政所作–
程敏政諡議由程敏政所作–
曾伉同僚–
唐懷德其學為唐懷德所宗–
朱光庭教授朱光庭–
林志寧教授林志寧–
危和危和為之建立祠廟–
程頤墓表由程頤所作–
程頤行狀由程頤所作–
彭思永為彭思永作行狀–
方峻為方峻作行狀–
林之奇畫贊(畫像記)由林之奇所作–
程敏政畫贊(畫像記)由程敏政所作–
羅善同致書羅善同–
楊時被致書由楊時–
楊時被致書由楊時–
楊時被致書由楊時–
呂大臨被致書由呂大臨–
張載答張載書–
司馬光收到司馬光的答書–
楊時收到楊時的答書–
真德秀建築物得到真德秀的題詠、記、命名–
任希夷同道–
程敏政學記(書院記)由程敏政所作–
石瑊為石瑊所聘執教官學、書院–
文彥博墓由文彥博題–
方回著作被方回評論–
程淮某事由程淮所乞–
姚希得某事由姚希得所乞–
周應合某事由周應合所乞–
朱熹祠記由朱熹所作–
朱熹祠記由朱熹所作–
朱熹祠記由朱熹所作–
朱熹祠記由朱熹所作–
方逢辰祠記由方逢辰所作–
曾協祠記由曾協所作–
魏了翁祠記由魏了翁所作–
魏了翁祠記由魏了翁所作–
魏了翁祠記由魏了翁所作–
魏了翁祠記由魏了翁所作–

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ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
科舉: 進士(籠統)

WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
明道文集
河南程氏遺書撰著者
論定性書撰著者
河南程氏外書撰著者
二程語錄文集撰著者
明道先生詩集
河南程氏文集遺文
二程遺書二十五卷附錄一卷撰著者
二程外書十二卷撰著者
二程語錄二十七卷撰著者

Citations

  1. [1] Identity and dates The evidence identifies Cheng Hao as a Northern Song philosopher and thinker born in 1032 and deceased in 1085, with the courtesy name Bochun and an association with Mingdao and Luoyang.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The main record supplies the name, dates, dynasty, thinker status, courtesy name, and native place.
    • WikidataCheng Hao (Q558192)The entity record supplies the English name, philosopher description, dates, and the alias Bochun.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The profile and biographical entries give the dates, Northern Song identity, Luoyang origin, courtesy name, and Mingdao designation.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority record gives the name, dates, dynasty, Luoyang birthplace, Cheng Bochun and Cheng Mingdao aliases, and Neo-Confucian status.
  2. [2] Paternal family and affinity The kinship evidence identifies Cheng Xiang, Hou, Cheng Yu, and Cao Liyong in the stated relationships.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The kinship table lists the fourth-generation ancestor, wife's grandfather, father, and mother.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biography explicitly identifies Cheng Hao as Cheng Xiang's son.
  3. [3] Brother and wider family Cheng Yi was Cheng Hao's younger brother; the kinship table also gives the listed affinal relatives and descendants.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The kinship table gives Cheng Yi's dates and the relationships to Li Xiaoji, the two sons, the son-in-law, Cheng Wei, and Hou Shiyu.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note supplies Cheng Yi's dates and identifies the brothers as the Two Chengs.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biographies identify Cheng Yi as Cheng Hao's brother.
  4. [4] Examination and early offices He passed the jinshi examination in Jiayou 2 (1057), then served as assistant magistrate at Hu and Shangyuan and magistrate of Jincheng in Zezhou.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The examination and office data record the jinshi status and the Hu County assistant magistracy.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biography gives the Jiayou date and the Hu, Shangyuan, and Jincheng appointments.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note confirms the Jiayou examination and the Hu County and Jincheng offices.
  5. [5] Xining court service Recommended by Lü Gongzhu, Cheng Hao received court appointments, was repeatedly summoned by Shenzong, and argued for moral self-cultivation and the recruitment and education of talent.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The office and association data give Lü Gongzhu's recommendation and the censorial office.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biographies give the recommendation, appointments, repeated summons, and the substance of his advice.
  6. [6] Agrarian and fiscal inspection In Xining 2, he joined seven others in touring the circuits to investigate water control, taxation, and corvée burdens.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The association note records the Xining 2 inspection and its agricultural, fiscal, and corvée objectives.
  7. [7] New Policies and reassignment His disagreement with Wang Anshi's New Policies led him to seek an external appointment; after declining the judicial post, he became a signatory judge in the Zhenning Army command.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biographies give the disagreement with Wang Anshi's reforms, the request for external service, the declined judicial appointment, and the reassignment.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note confirms the Zhenning Army military-judge appointment.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The office data give the Zhenning Army command and its judge-office designation.
  8. [8] Yuanfeng offices and death He held the timber-tax post, administered Fugou, lectured in Luoyang, and served in the Ruzhou wine-tax post, with one account reading salt tax; he also judged the Military School and died before taking a final appointment.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biographies give the timber office, Yuanfeng appointments, the wine-tax and salt-tax variant, the Military School penalty, and the final summons and death.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note confirms the wine-tax office and the Court of the Imperial Clan appointment.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The office data confirm the Fugou magistracy and the Court of the Imperial Clan office.
  9. [9] Learning and Luoxue Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi studied under Zhou Dunyi, became the Two Chengs and foundational Neo-Confucians, and taught in Luoyang, where Cheng Hao's learning was called Luoxue.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biographies give Zhou Dunyi as teacher, the Two Chengs designation, their foundational status, and their Luoyang teaching.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note gives the Zhou Dunyi connection, the Two Chengs, Luoyang teaching, and Luoxue.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The association and kinship data identify Zhou Dunyi as teacher and Cheng Yi as brother.
  10. [10] Philosophy His philosophy made tianli the highest principle of nature and society, identified Heaven, principle, and mind, denied a separation between Heaven and humanity, emphasized the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, and advanced the stated propositions.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biography gives the doctrine of tianli, the identity of Heaven, principle, and mind, the unity of Heaven and humanity, and the ethical emphasis on the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note gives the propositions that Heaven is principle and that the mind itself is Heaven.
  11. [11] Students and transmission You Zuo and Yang Shi studied with Cheng Hao, Lü Dalin and Xie Liangzuo followed him, and Yang Shi later studied with Cheng Yi after Cheng Hao's death.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The association data identify You Zuo and Yang Shi as students, Lü Dalin and Xie Liangzuo as followers, and Yang Shi's later study with Cheng Yi.
  12. [12] Collected writings The evidence gives the alternate titles for the collected writings and Dingxing shu, identifies Shiren pian, and records their later incorporation into the Two Chengs' Complete Works.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biographies give the Mingdao collected writings and the later compilation into the Two Chengs' Complete Works.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The catalogue gives the alternate titles Mingdao wenji and Lun dingxing shu.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note gives Dingxing shu, Shiren pian, and their later inclusion in the complete works.
  13. [13] Joint works and poetry With Cheng Yi he is associated with four multi-volume Cheng works and a four-volume collection; disciples arranged the lectures, catalogues preserve additional titles, and the poetry collection includes three outside poems in one volume.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biographies give the four joint works and their volumes, the four-volume collection, the disciples' compilation, and the poetry edited with three outside poems.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The catalogue preserves the Cheng works, the poetry collection, and the additional Two Chengs titles.
  14. [14] Posthumous standing After Cheng Hao's death, Wen Yanbo named his tomb Mingdao xiansheng and praised him as the one person after Mencius; a shrine was later established, he received the posthumous title Chun, was made Earl of Henan and Duke of Yu, and was enshrined in the Temple of Confucius. Zhu Xi supplied prefaces, postscripts, and a shrine account.
    • CBDBCheng Hao (3102)The association and office data give the tomb inscription, later shrine, Zhu Xi's prefaces, postscripts and shrine account, and the Chun and Yu titles.
    • Souyun程顥 (29916)The biography gives the Jiading posthumous title, the Henan enfeoffment, and later Confucian temple worship.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database程顥 (A007768)The authority note and aliases give the Henan and Yu titles and Confucian temple enshrinement.