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Lu Jiuyuan

Type Figure Region China Time 1139–1193 Also known as Zijing、Master Xiangshan

Lu Jiuyuan (1139–1193), style name Zijing, known as Master Xiangshan, founder of Southern Song mind learning;…

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  1. 1139–1140Jinxi · JinxiBorn into the Lu family in Jinxi, Jiangxi, where nine generations lived together under a wholesome family tradition, laying the groundwork for his later teaching on innate filial and fraternal duty.
  2. 1141–1150Jinxi · JinxiReceived early schooling in his hometown during the Shaoxing era; legend has it that as a child he grasped the principle 'the universe is my mind', foreshadowing his later mind learning.
  3. 1172–1193Guixi · GuixiTaught at Tianshan Mountain, founded the Xiangshan school, and advocated 'revealing the original mind'; debated Zhu Xi at Ehu in the eighth year of Qiandao, and died in office at Jingmen in the second year of Chunxi.

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