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Han Yu. Han Yu ( Chinese: 韓愈; 768 – 25 December 824), courtesy name Tuizhi ( Chinese: 退之 ), and commonly known by his posthumous name Han Wengong (韓文公), was an essayist, Confucian scholar, poet, and government official during the Tang dynasty who significantly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism. [1]
- 824 (aged 55–56)
- Essayist, philosopher, poet, politician
Han Yu (born 768, Heyang [now Mengxian], Henan province, China—died 824, Chang’an [now Xi’an], Shaanxi province) was a master of Chinese prose, an outstanding poet, and the first proponent of what later came to be known as Neo-Confucianism, which had wide influence in China and Japan. An orphan, Han initially failed his civil service ...
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Han Yu. Han Yu (韓愈, Hán Yù, Pinyin Han Yu, also called Han Wen-kung) (768 - 824 C.E. ), born in Nanyang, Henan, China, was a precursor of Neo-Confucianism as well as an essayist and poet. He lived during China’s late Tang dynasty, and though he passed the government examinations and held many bureaucratic positions over his lifetime, he ...
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The Memorial on the Bones of the Buddha is a memorial, that is, a report to the emperor. It was submitted by Han Yu to Emperor Xianzong 憲宗 (r. 806-820 CE) in 819 CE in response to Xianzong's proposal to parade Buddhist relics usually kept at the Famen Temple—more specifically, a bone from the Buddha’s finger—around his territory.
Jun 11, 2018 · Han Yü (768-824) was a poet, prose writer, and philosopher who advocated for the restoration of Confucianism and opposed Buddhism and Taoism. He was a master of classical style, a social reformer, and a posthumous hero of Neo-Confucianism.
Han Yu (768–824) was a major poet, essayist, and proponent of the guwen style in medieval China. He also advocated for the exclusive authority of Confucianism over Buddhism and Daoism in his influential essays.
Back Matter. Download. XML. This work is a comprehensive study of Han Yu (768-824), a principal figure in the history of the Chinese Confucian tradition.Originally published in 1986.ThePri...
