Analects · Character
Mǎng Chǎng
A member of the Mǎng family, mentioned in a discussion about the qualities of good officers.
minor
Also known as Mǎng Chǎng, Chǎng
First appearance: book i hsio r
Mǎng Chǎng shows up with force in XIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Subject of Confucius's praise for not boasting of his merit.
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In XIII: Subject of Confucius's praise for not boasting of his merit. Later, in Book VIII: T’âi-Po: Visits the ill Tsǎng Shǎn and receives…
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- Protagonist
- Confucius's Interlocutors and Disciples
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
The emotional peak occurs when Confucius directly confronts Yû with a list of six virtues—benevolence, knowled…
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