Appears in 3 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtLiuxia Hui 柳下惠

Who

Man of Lu who served as chief criminal judge

Relation to Confucius

Historical figure quoted or commented on

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. 15.13Was Zang Wenzhong not one who held his post like a thief?not yet taught

   子曰：臧文仲其竊位者與？知柳下惠之賢，而不與立也。

2. 18.2Liuxia Hui served as chief judge and was dismissed three timesnot yet taught

   柳下惠為士師，三黜。人曰：子未可以去乎？曰：直道而事人，焉往而不三黜？枉道而事人，何必去父母之邦？

3. 18.8Men who withdrew from the world: Boyi, Shuqi, Yuzhong, Yiyi…not yet taught

   逸民：伯夷、叔齊、虞仲、夷逸、朱張、柳下惠、少連。子曰：不降其志，不辱其身，伯夷、叔齊與？謂：柳下惠、少連，降志辱身矣。言中倫，行中慮，其斯而已矣。謂：虞仲、夷逸，隱居放言。身中清，廢中權。我則異於是，無可無不可。

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