[1]Name and datesLong Ying is identified as 龍膺, born in 1560 and deceased in 1622.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The main record gives the English name Long Ying, the Chinese name 龍膺, and the birth year 1560.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The profile and biographical text give the name 龍膺 and the dates 1560–1622.
WikidataLong Ying (Q45644260)The entity is labelled Long Ying and 龍膺, with a birth-time statement for 1560.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The authority record gives the name 龍膺, a birth range in 1560, and a death range in 1622.
[2]IdentityLong Ying was a Ming official who was also identified as a dramatist.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The main record identifies him as a Ming figure and lists the office of 推官.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The profile gives the dynasty as Ming, while the biographical text calls him a noted dramatist and describes his official career.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The authority record places him in the Ming dynasty.
WikidataLong Ying (Q45644260)The entity description identifies him as a Ming-dynasty person.
[3]Courtesy names and birth orderHis courtesy names are given as Junshan and Junyu, Zhu Ling is also listed as a courtesy name, and his birth order is seventh.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The alternative-name data gives Qi as the birth-order name, Junshan and Zhuling as courtesy names, and Junyu as an additional name whose type is unspecified.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biographical texts give the courtesy names 君善 and 君御.
WikidataLong Ying (Q45644260)The name data confirms Junshan and 君善 as an alias and courtesy-name form.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The authority record gives 君御 as an alias.
[4]Origin and statusHe came from Wuling County in Changde Prefecture, Huguang, and belonged to the military register.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The address data gives Wuling as both his basic affiliation and household registration.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The profile identifies his home as Wuling County in Changde Prefecture, Huguang, and the biography specifies military registration.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The birthplace field gives Wuling.
[5]Parents and ancestorsHis father was 龍德孚, his mother belonged to the Tang clan, his great-grandfather was 龍珣, and his grandfather was 龍翔霄.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The kinship data lists 龍珣 as great-grandfather, 龍翔霄 as grandfather, 龍德孚 as father, and 唐氏 as mother.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The biographical note also identifies 龍德孚 as his father.
[6]Siblings and wifeHis six elder brothers were 龍章, 龍言, 龍卞, 龍亮, 龍襄, and 龍立; he had a younger brother, 龍寧, and his wife was of the Tang clan.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The kinship data lists his six brothers, his younger brother 龍寧, and his wife 唐氏.
[7]ExaminationsHe placed 68th in the Huguang provincial examination in 1576 and earned the 庚辰 jinshi degree in 1580, ranking 22nd in the third class.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biographical text gives the 1576 Huguang examination rank and the 1580 庚辰 jinshi degree.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The examination entry identifies the jinshi degree and the third-class, twenty-second-place ranking.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The biographical note states that he earned the jinshi degree in 1580.
[8]Alternative examination ranksThe examination data also give a tribute-candidate rank of 90 and a shengyuan rank of 68.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The examination entries give 90 for the tribute-candidate entry and 68 for the shengyuan entry.
[9]First office and literary circleOne biographical account places his first appointment at Huizhou, praises his handling of difficult cases, records his participation in the Baiyu Society, and gives his promotion to the Ministry of Rites ritual office.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biographical text gives the Huizhou 推官 appointment, the literary associates, the Baiyu Society, and the later Ministry of Rites appointment.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The biographical note says that he was praised as 神君 for judging difficult cases and was promoted to the Ministry of Rites ritual office.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The office data lists a 推官 appointment at Huizhou and a Ministry of Rites secretaryship.
[10]Other officesHis career also includes Xining 同知, Ministry of Revenue 戶部郎中, Salt Administration Circuit Judge at Yancheng, Gansu military-defense official, and regimental training vice commissioner.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biography gives Xining 同知 and 戶部郎中, while the title list also includes 團練副使.
CBDBLong Ying (206543)The office data lists the Yancheng 運判 and the Gansu 兵備道.
[11]Mourning and Shaanxi promotionIn Wanli year 34, eighth month, he was promoted to the Shaanxi surveillance commissionerate and assigned to defend Ganzhou, then returned home in mourning for his mother in year 35.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biographical text gives the promotion to Shaanxi 按察司僉事, the Ganzhou defense assignment, and the period of mourning for his mother.
[12]Later promotionsHe was reappointed to the Shaanxi agricultural-affairs office, promoted, served in Gansu and Shanxi, and became Nanjing Taichang si qing in the first year of Tianqi.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biographical text and title list give the reappointment in the 38th year, the promotions through Gansu and Shanxi, and the final promotion to Nanjing Taichang si qing.
[13]Alternative career accountA different career account places his first appointment at Xindu, followed by memorials on current affairs, promotion to 國子博士, frontier banishment after the 1592 memorial, and a return to Changde; this differs from the Huizhou-first account.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The biographical note gives the Xindu appointment, memorials on current affairs, promotion to 國子博士, the 1592 memorial, frontier banishment, and return to Changde.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The other biographical account instead gives a first appointment at Huizhou and a different sequence of offices.
[14]Late religious lifeIn later life he turned to Chan Buddhist practice and established a retreat at Deshan.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The biographical note describes his late-life Chan Buddhist practice and retreat at Deshan.
[15]Association with Yuan HongdaoHe was close to Yuan Hongdao in his later years.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biographical introduction says that he was close to Yuan Hongdao late in life.
[16]Poetry and Jiuzhi collectionHe wrote many poems and fu, and 龍襄 selected them into the collection titled 《九芝集選》 because it opened with 《九芝賦》; 《九芝集》 is also associated with him.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database龍膺 (A007586)The biographical note says that he wrote many poems and fu, that his brother Xiang selected them, and that the collection was named 《九芝集選》 after the opening 《九芝賦》.
Souyun龍膺 (55946)The biographical texts list 《九芝集》 among his works.