[1]Name, dates, and identityLuo Dahong was born in 1542; his death year is unknown, and he was a politician of the Ming dynasty.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The main profile gives the English name Luo Dahong and classifies him under the Ming dynasty.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The profile gives 1542 as the birth year, while the biographical text leaves the death year open-ended and places him in the Ming period.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority entry names him as Luo Dahong in Chinese and calls him a Ming-dynasty politician.
WikidataLuo Dahong (Q16076423)The entity label is Luo Dahong and its English description identifies him as a politician.
[2]Courtesy name and sobriquetsHis courtesy name was Gongkuo, his sobriquets were Kuangwu and Kuanghu, and the biographical data gives him the eighth birth-order designation.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The alternate-name entries give Ba with the birth-order designation, Gongkuo as the courtesy name, and Kuangwu and Kuanghu as sobriquets or studio names.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The profile classifies 公廓 as a courtesy name and 匡吾 and 匡湖 as sobriquets.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The alternate-name list gives 羅公廓 and 匡湖, corroborating the name forms represented in English here.
[3]Variant name formThe form 羅公廓 is also attested as an alternate name.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The alternate-name list directly gives 羅公廓.
[4]Native placeLuo Dahong was from Jishui in Jiangxi, more fully identified as Jishui County in Ji'an Prefecture.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The address entries give Jishui as both his native place and household registration place.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The profile identifies his hometown as Jiangxi's Ji'an Prefecture, Jishui County, and the biography calls him a native of Jishui, Jiangxi.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The birthplace field gives Jishui.
[5]Ancestors and parentsHis great-grandfather was 羅鼎祥, his grandfather 羅應麟, his father 羅琛, his mother 歐陽氏, and his stepmother 蕭氏.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The kinship list gives 羅鼎祥 as great-grandfather, 羅應麟 as grandfather, 羅琛 as father, 歐陽氏 as mother, and 蕭氏 as stepmother.
WikidataLuo Dahong (Q16076423)The item also links a father and a mother, although these two claims expose entity identifiers rather than personal names.
[6]SiblingsHis elder brothers were 羅大紳, 羅大綝, 羅秉忠, and 羅秉直, and his younger brothers were 羅大綸 and 羅秉智.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The kinship list gives four elder brothers—羅大紳, 羅大綝, 羅秉忠, and 羅秉直—and two younger brothers—羅大綸 and 羅秉智.
[7]Wife and sonsHis wife was 周氏, and his sons were 羅邦治, 羅邦教, and 羅邦禮.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The kinship list gives 周氏 as wife and 羅邦治, 羅邦教, and 羅邦禮 as sons.
WikidataLuo Dahong (Q16076423)The item also links a spouse and three children, with the claims exposing entity identifiers rather than personal names.
[8]Educational statusHis early educational status was 生員, and he later obtained the 鄉貢舉人 qualification.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The educational and examination entries classify him as 生員 and 鄉貢舉人.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biography places his 癸酉 provincial examination before the later metropolitan examination.
[9]Examination rankingsHe placed twenty-first in the gui-you provincial examination, fourteenth in the 1586 bingxu metropolitan examination, and third in the third class of the jinshi degree.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The examination entries contain the ranks twenty-one, fourteen, and third in the third class, together with the relevant degree classifications.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biography explicitly gives the gui-you provincial rank of twenty-one, the 1586 bingxu metropolitan rank of fourteen, and the third place in the third class.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority note confirms that he passed the jinshi examination in 1586.
[10]Early officesAfter receiving the jinshi degree in 1586, he held 禮部觀政 and 行人司行人, then moved to 禮科給事中 in August 1591.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biographies describe his appointment as 行人 after the 1586 degree, his 禮部觀政 service, and his transfer to 禮科給事中 in August 1591.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority note confirms the 1586 jinshi degree, the appointment as 行人, and the later move to 禮科給事中.
[11]Jieyang appointmentHe also served as 縣典史 at Jieyang during the Wanli era.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The office entry gives 縣典史, assigns the post to the Wanli era, and places it at Jieyang.
[12]The Dingzhi shu and the succession questionOn taking office he submitted the several-thousand-character 《定制書》 while the question of establishing the crown prince remained unresolved.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biographies mention his several-thousand-character memorial 《定制書》 and explain that the planned establishment of the crown prince had been delayed.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority note confirms that this episode belongs to his service as 禮科給事中.
[13]Impeachment of Shen ShixingIn September 1591 he impeached Grand Secretary Shen Shixing for dereliction of duty, was dismissed to commoner status after angering the Wanli Emperor, and Shen resigned that month.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biography gives the September 1591 impeachment of Shen Shixing, the emperor's angry dismissal of Luo to commoner status, and Shen's resignation in the same month.
[14]Posthumous appointmentDuring the Tianqi era, Luo was posthumously granted the rank of 光祿寺少卿.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The office entry associates 光祿寺少卿 with the Tianqi era.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biography explicitly says that he was granted 光祿少卿 during the Tianqi era.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority note likewise gives the Tianqi-era posthumous grant of 光祿少卿.
[15]Learning and lecturesHe studied lixue under Xu Yongjian, also identified as Xu Luyuan in the teacher relationship, and lectured with Zou Yuanbiao in retirement.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The relationship entries identify 徐用檢 and 徐魯源 in teacher-student relationships and list 鄒元標 as a friend.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biography says that he pursued lixue, studied under 徐用檢, and frequently lectured with 鄒元標.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority note names 徐魯源 as his teacher and places his lectures with 鄒元標 in retirement.
[16]The Three LuosPeople of Jishui grouped Luo Dahong with the local worthies Luo Lun and Luo Hongxian as the Three Luos.
Souyun羅大纮 (51805)The biographies describe the people of the locality as grouping Luo Dahong with Luo Lun and Luo Hongxian under the name Three Luos.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority note gives the same three-person designation as 「三羅」.
[17]Attributed works《廬山講義》 and 《青原格言》 are credited to him as author.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The text entries assign the author role to him for 廬山講義 and 青原格言.
[18]Unspecified authorship and variant title《紫原文集》 is a twelve-volume work whose authorship is unspecified in the entry, while 《羅大觸文集》 is said to have survived.
CBDBLuo Dahong (133516)The text entry lists the twelve-volume 紫原文集 but leaves the author's role unspecified.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database羅大紘 (A007796)The authority note says that a work titled 《羅大觸文集》 has survived; the title is preserved as given.