Appears in 5 chapters of the Analects, 3 taughtDuke Ai of Lu 鲁哀公

Courtesy names, other names

Duke Ai

Who

Ruler of Lu

Relation to Confucius

Mentioned in the text or in dialogue; 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. 2.19Raise up the straight

   哀公問曰：何為則民服？孔子對曰：舉直錯諸枉，則民服；舉枉錯諸直，則民不服。

2. 3.21Duke Ai asks about the altar of the soil

   哀公問社於宰我。宰我對曰：夏后氏以松，殷人以柏，周人以栗，曰：使民戰慄。子聞之，曰：成事不說，遂事不諫，既往不咎。

3. 6.2Why is Confucius' “love of learning” not about reading a lot?

   哀公問：弟子孰為好學？孔子對曰：有顏回者好學，不遷怒，不貳過。不幸短命死矣！今也則亡，未聞好學者也。

4. 12.9Duke Ai asked You Ruo: The harvest is poor and there is not…not yet taught

   哀公問於有若曰：年飢，用不足，如之何？有若對曰：盍徹乎？曰：二，吾猶不足，如之何其徹也？對曰：百姓足，君孰與不足？百姓不足，君孰與足？

5. 14.22Chen Chengzi murdered Duke Jiannot yet taught

   陳成子弒簡公。孔子沐浴而朝，告於哀公曰：陳恆弒其君，請討之。公曰：告夫三子！孔子曰：以吾從大夫之後，不敢不告也。君曰告夫三子者。之三子告，不可。孔子曰：以吾從大夫之後，不敢不告也。

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