Xiang Xiu () is one of the
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (also known as the Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove, ) were a group of Chinese scholars, writers, and musicians of the third century CE. Although the various individuals all existed, their interconnection is ...
.
His most famous contribution is a commentary on the
Zhuangzi Zhuangzi may refer to:
* ''Zhuangzi'' (book) (莊子), an ancient Chinese collection of anecdotes and fables, one of the foundational texts of Daoism
**Zhuang Zhou
Zhuang Zhou (), commonly known as Zhuangzi (; ; literally "Master Zhuang"; als ...
, which was later used and amended by
Guo Xiang
Guo Xiang (; born 252 AD – died 312 AD) is credited with the first and most important revision of the text known as the ''Zhuangzi'' which, along with the ''Tao Te Ching'', forms the textual and philosophical basis of the Taoist school of t ...
. After his friend
Xi Kang
Ji Kang (, 223–262), sometimes referred to as Xi Kang, courtesy name Shuye (, "shu" means the 3rd son of the family, "ye" means night), was a Chinese writer, poet, Taoist philosopher, musician and alchemist of the Three Kingdoms period. He w ...
was killed by the ruling
Jin dynasty, Xiang carefully interpreted his previous antagonistic words to the emperor,
Sima Zhao
Sima Zhao () (211 – 6 September 265), courtesy name Zishang, was a Chinese military general, politician, and regent of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Sima Zhao capably maintained control of Wei, which had been ...
in a new light. Thus he avoided the charge of treason, unlike his friend.
He wrote the work ''
Xiang Xiu Biequan Xiang or Hsiang may refer to:
*Xiang (place), the site of Hong Xiuquan's destruction of a Chinese idol early in the Taiping Rebellion
*Xiang (surname), three unrelated surnames: Chinese: 項 and Chinese: 向 (both ''Xiàng'') and Chinese: 相 (''X ...
'' ("Separate Biography").
References
*
Richard B. Mather, "The Controversy over Conformity and Naturalness during the Six dynasties", ''
History of Religions
The history of religion refers to the written record of human religious feelings, thoughts, and ideas. This period of religious history begins with the invention of writing about 5,200 years ago (3200 BC). The prehistory of religion involves th ...
'', Vol. 9.
See also
*
Guo Xiang
Guo Xiang (; born 252 AD – died 312 AD) is credited with the first and most important revision of the text known as the ''Zhuangzi'' which, along with the ''Tao Te Ching'', forms the textual and philosophical basis of the Taoist school of t ...
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Cao Wei politicians
Jin dynasty (266–420) politicians
Politicians from Jiaozuo
Jin dynasty (266–420) Taoists
Chinese spiritual writers
Cao Wei writers
Jin dynasty (266–420) writers
Writers from Jiaozuo
Xuanxue
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