The Lesser Sages and the Most Sages in Ancient Times
The Most Sage: Confucius.
Ya Sheng: Mencius. The Sage of Wine: Du Kang; The Sage of Calligraphy: Wang Xizhi; The Sage of Grass: Zhang Xu; The Sage of History: Sima Qian; The Most Sage: Confucius; The Sage of Literature: Ouyang Xiu; The Lesser Sage: Mencius; The Sage of Medicine: Zhang Zhongjing; The Sage of Martial Arts: Guan Yu; The Sage of Music: Li Guinian; tea sage: Lu Yu; chess sage: Huang Longshi; poetry sage: Du Fu; painting sage: Wu Daozi; ci sage: Su Shi; music sage: Guan Hanqing. Extended information The four Confucian sages: The four Confucian sages refer to Confucius, Yan Hui, Zengzi and Mencius.
Confucianism originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later gradually became the orthodox thought of China's feudal society. Many thinkers contributed to the emergence and development of Confucianism, and four of them were honored as "sages" by later generations. . They are: the sage Confucius, the sage Yan Hui, the sage Zengzi and the sage Mencius.
Who is the Holy One? Who is Ya Sheng? Who is the poet? Who is the painting saint? Who is the Book Sage?
The Holy Sage Confucius (Spring and Autumn Period)
Confucius (September 28, 551 BC to April 11, 479 BC) was named Qiu and his courtesy name was Zhongni. Confucius was a thinker, educator, and politician in Zouyi of the State of Lu in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He pioneered the Confucian style. He was respected by later generations of rulers as the Sage of Confucius, the Most Holy, the Most Holy Teacher, and the Teacher for All Times. He is one of the "Top Ten Cultural Celebrities in the World." head.
Sub-Sage Mencius (Warring States)
Mencius (about 372 BC - about 289 BC), named Ke, courtesy name Ziyu, Huaxia tribe, vassal state of Zou in Zhou Dynasty A native of China (now Zoucheng, Shandong Province). Mencius was a great thinker, educator and representative of the Confucian school during the Warring States Period. Later generations posthumously named Mencius "Ya Sheng Gong" and respected him as "Ya Sheng".
Poet Sage Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
Du Fu (712~770), named Zimei, named himself Shaoling Yelao, was a Han nationality from Gong County, Henan (now Gongyi City, Henan). Known as Du Gongbu and Du Shiyi in the world, he was a great realist poet in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He was concerned about the country and the people, and had a noble personality. He wrote more than 1,400 poems in his life, and his poetic skills were exquisite. He was honored as the "Sage of Poetry" by later generations.
Painting Sage Wu Daozi (Tang Dynasty)
Wu Daozi, (about 680~759 AD), a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, is honored as the Painting Sage in the history of painting, also known as Daoxuan. Han nationality, from Yangzhai (now Yuzhou, Henan). He is good at Buddhism, Taoism, gods and ghosts, figures, landscapes, birds and beasts, vegetation, pavilions, etc. He is especially good at Buddhism, Taoism, figures, and mural creation.
Calligraphy Saint Wang Xizhi (Eastern Jin Dynasty)
Wang Xizhi (303-361), courtesy name Yishao, was originally from Linyi, Langye (now part of Shandong). He grew up in Wuxi, Jiangsu, and later moved to Shanyin (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) was a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China. He was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy". He later became a general of the Youjun Army and was known as Wang Youjun. His calligraphers were Mrs. Chengwei and Zhong Yao. No authentic works of Wang Xizhi have been handed down to the world. The famous "Preface to the Lanting Collection" and other manuscripts were all copied by later generations.
Who is the Holy One?
Confucius, the most holy teacher of Dacheng, King Wenxuan
Confucius is respected by future generations as "a model of human ethics and a teacher for all generations". His ethical code with "benevolence" as the core was often used by feudal rulers to maintain the relationship between monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, and couples, and to maintain the order of feudal society. He taught 3,000 disciples and 72 sages. The Confucian school represented by him was respected as a prominent school at that time, and was designated as a master in the Han Dynasty, becoming the mainstream ideology of feudal society. Confucianism has laid the foundation of Chinese culture and has penetrated deeply into the blood of the Chinese people. In the Han Dynasty, Confucius was regarded as a virtuous and unranked king by modern writers. In the first year of AD, Confucius began to have titles. Liu Yan, Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty, posthumously made Confucius a duke and called him "Praise to Duke Xuanni". Later, Confucius was honored many times in the feudal dynasty. Confucius was successively honored as "Wen Sheng Ni Gong", "The Most Holy King Wenxuan", "The Great Sage and Teacher", "The Most Holy King Wenxuan of Dacheng", "The Most Holy Teacher", etc. During the Republic of China, the "National Communist Party" sent commissioners to worship Confucius, and the memorial still called Confucius the "Dacheng and the Most Holy Master."
According to the "Posthumous Law": "Promoting good deeds and writing slips are called saints", "Honoring guests with courtesy is called saints", "Learning about the heavens and latitudes is called wen", "Moral blogging is called wen", "Being diligent and asking questions is called wen", "Being kind and caring to the people is called wen" "; "Sage Zhou Wen said Xuan". As for "Dacheng", it praises the great achievements of Confucius and ancient sages, while "Sage" means that Confucius is the highest saint. The titles given to Confucius by successive dynasties show their highest praise for Confucius and their respect for Confucius' thoughts and doctrines. Confucius' status as the most holy teacher who can be regarded as a model for all generations has also been established in these titles.
Who is the Holy One? Who is the poet? Who is the Ci Sage? Who is the sage of music?
The most sage is Confucius
The sage of poetry is Du Fu
The sage of poetry is Su Shi
The sage of music is Li Guinian .
Add others:
Wine Sage: Du Kang
Calligraphy Sage: Wang Xizhi
Grass Sage: Zhang Xu
Historical Sage: Sima Qian
Most Sage: Confucius
Literary Sage: Ouyang Xiu
Lesser Sage: Meng Ke
Medical Sage : Zhang Zhongjing
Martial Saint: Guan Yu
Le Saint: Li Guinian
Tea Saint: Lu Yu
Chess Saint: Huang Longshi
Poetic sage: Du Fu
Painting sage: Wu Daozi
Ci sage: Su Shi
Qu sage: Guan Hanqing
Medicine Sage: There are two theories, one is that it is Li Shizhen, the other is that it is Sun Simiao
Who is the sage? Who is the poet? Who is the Ci Sage? Who is Le Sheng? Literary Sage, Tea Sage, and Medical Sage are respectively
Wine Sage: Du Kang, also known as Shaokang, is said to be the inventor of wine.
Literary Sage: Confucius, courtesy name Zhongni, was a thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism in the late Spring and Autumn Period.
Shisheng: Sima Qian, also known as Zichang, is the author of my country's first biographical general history, "Historical Records".
Poet Sage: Du Fu, An Zimei, the great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty wrote "Du Gongbu Ji".
Medical Sage: Zhang Zhongjing, a famous medical scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His two books, Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases and Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, had a great influence on the development of medicine in my country.
Martial Saint: Guan Yu, courtesy name Yunchang, was a general of the Shu Kingdom at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He valued loyalty and excelled in martial arts. He was later called "Guan Sheng" and "Guan Emperor".
Calligraphy Sage: Wang Xizhi, courtesy name Yishao, was a famous calligrapher during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Cao Sheng: Zhang Xu, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, was good at cursive script and had a deep knowledge of the cursive style of the old official script.
Painting Sage: Wu Daozi, a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, was good at figure painting and was known as "Wu Dai is the style".
Tea Sage: Lu Yu, a native of the Tang Dynasty, is famous for his love of tea and is the author of three volumes of The Classic of Tea.
Sage: Confucius, a thinker and educator in the late Spring and Autumn Period of China, and the founder of Confucianism.
Ci Sage: Su Shi, a writer, calligrapher and painter of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Music Saint: Li Guinian, a musician in the Tang Dynasty. "Weichuan Song" composed by brothers Li Pengnian and Li Henian was particularly appreciated by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.