Appears in 1 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtZeng Dian 曾点

Courtesy names, other names

Zeng Xi; Dian

Who

Disciple of Confucius

Relation to Confucius

Disciple

Source

The text of each chapter; identity follows Zhu Xi's commentary (Sibu beiyao edition of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books)

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Chapters in the Analects

1. 11.25Zilu, Zeng Xi, Ran You, and Gongxi Hua sat in attendancenot yet taught

   子路、曾皙、冉有、公西華侍坐。子曰：以吾一日長乎爾，毋吾以也。居則曰：不吾知也！如或知爾，則何以哉？子路率爾而對曰：千乘之國，攝乎大國之間，加之以師旅，因之以饑饉；由也為之，比及三年，可使有勇，且知方也。夫子哂之。求！爾何如？對曰：方六七十，如五六十，求也為之，比及三年，可使足民。如其禮樂，以俟君子。赤！爾何如？對曰：非曰能之，願學焉。宗廟之事，如會同，端章甫，願為小相焉。點！爾何如？鼓瑟希，鏗爾，舍瑟而作。對曰：異乎三子者之撰。子曰：何傷乎？亦各言其志也。曰：莫春者，春服既成。冠者五六人，童子六七人，浴乎沂，風乎舞雩，詠而歸。夫子喟然嘆曰：吾與點也！三子者出，曾皙後。曾皙曰：夫三子者之言何如？子曰：亦各言其志也已矣。曰：夫子何哂由也？曰：為國以禮，其言不讓，是故哂之。唯求則非邦也與？安見方六七十如五六十而非邦也者？唯赤則非邦也與？宗廟會同，非諸侯而何？赤也為之小，孰能為之大？

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