Appears in 1 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtThe Basket Carrier 荷蒉者

Courtesy names, other names

The man carrying a basket who passed the door of the Kong household

Who

Recluse; the basket carrier, name unknown

Relation to Confucius

Encountered Confucius or his disciples; 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. 14.42The Master was playing the stone chimes in Weinot yet taught

   子擊磬於衛。有荷蕢而過孔氏之門者，曰：有心哉！擊磬乎！既而曰：鄙哉！硜硜乎！莫己知也，斯已而已矣。深則厲，淺則揭。子曰：果哉！末之難矣。

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