Appears in 3 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtSima Geng 司马耕

Courtesy names, other names

Sima Niu

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. 12.3Sima Niu asked about humanenessnot yet taught

   司馬牛問仁。子曰：仁者其言也訒。曰：其言也訒，斯謂之仁已乎？子曰：為之難，言之得無訒乎？

2. 12.4Sima Niu asked about the gentlemannot yet taught

   司馬牛問君子。子曰：君子不憂不懼。曰：不憂不懼，斯謂之君子已乎？子曰：內省不疚，夫何憂何懼？

3. 12.5Sima Niu said sorrowfully: Everyone has brothersnot yet taught

   司馬牛憂曰：人皆有兄弟，我獨亡。子夏曰：商聞之矣：死生有命，富貴在天。君子敬而無失，與人恭而有禮。四海之內，皆兄弟也。君子何患乎無兄弟也？

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