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Min Sun
Min Sun (536 – BC), also known by his courtesy name Ziqian, was one of the most prominent disciples of Confucius. Confucius considered Min his second best disciple after Yan Hui, and commended him for his filial piety. His legend is included in the Confucian text ''The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars''. Life Min Sun was a native of the State of Lu. According to Sima Qian, he was fifteen years younger than Confucius, but the '' Narratives of the School'' states that he was fifty years younger. When he first came to Confucius he had a starved look, but after studying with Confucius he gained a look of fullness and satisfaction. When Duanmu Ci once asked Min Sun how this change had come about, he replied, "I came from the midst of my reeds and sedges into the school of the Master. He trained my mind to filial piety, and set before me the examples of the ancient kings. I felt a pleasure in his instructions; but when I went abroad, and saw the people in authority, with their umbrell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Min (surname)
Min is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified Chinese and in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Man in Cantonese. Min is listed 132nd in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 193rd most common surname in China, shared by 520,000 people. In 2013 it was the 224 the most common, with around 4.3 million people sharing the name, accounting for 0.032% of the total population, with the province with the most people sharing the name being Hubei.中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., Jan 1, 2013 Notable people *Min Sun (536–487 BC), major disciple of Confucius * Min Gui ( 閔珪; 1430–1511), Ming dynasty Viceroy of Liangguang and Minister of War * Min Kai ( 閔楷; 16th century), Ming dynasty Minister of Revenue * Min Hongxue ( 閔洪學; 16th–17th century), Ming dynasty Minister of Personnel * Min Mengde ( 闵梦得; 1565–1628), Ming dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
