Appears in 1 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtThe Old Man Carrying a Basket 荷蓧丈人

Courtesy names, other names

The old man; The man carrying a basket on his staff

Who

Recluse; 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. 18.7Zilu, following the Master, fell behind and met an old man…not yet taught

   子路從而後，遇丈人，以杖荷蓧。子路問曰：子見夫子乎？丈人曰：四體不勤，五穀不分。孰為夫子？植其杖而芸。子路拱而立。止子路宿，殺雞為黍而食之，見其二子焉。明日，子路行以告。子曰：隱者也。使子路反見之。至則行矣。子路曰：不仕無義。長幼之節，不可廢也；君臣之義，如之何其廢之？欲潔其身，而亂大倫。君子之仕也，行其義也。道之不行，已知之矣。

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