Appears in 2 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtDuke Ling of Wei 卫灵公

Courtesy names, other names

Duke Ling

Who

Ruler of Wei

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. 14.20The Master spoke of Duke Ling of Wei's lack of the Waynot yet taught

   子言衛靈公之無道也，康子曰：夫如是，奚而不喪？孔子曰：仲叔圉治賓客，祝鮀治宗廟，王孫賈治軍旅。夫如是，奚其喪？

2. 15.1Duke Ling of Wei asked Confucius about military formationsnot yet taught

   衛靈公問陳於孔子。孔子對曰：俎豆之事，則嘗聞之矣；軍旅之事，未之學也。明日遂行。在陳絕糧，從者病，莫能興。子路慍見曰：君子亦有窮乎？子曰：君子固窮，小人窮斯濫矣。

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