Appears in 2 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtMeng Gongchuo 孟公绰

Courtesy names, other names

Gongchuo

Who

Grandee of Lu

Relation to Confucius

Mentioned or in dialogue in the text; see this chapter

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. 14.12Meng Gongchuo would be more than fit to be chief retainer of…not yet taught

   子曰：孟公綽為趙魏老則優，不可以為滕薛大夫。

2. 14.13Zilu asked about the complete mannot yet taught

   子路問成人。子曰：若臧武仲之知，公綽之不欲，卞莊子之勇，冉求之藝，文之以禮樂，亦可以為成人矣。曰：今之成人者何必然？見利思義，見危授命，久要不忘平生之言，亦可以為成人矣。

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