Appears in 2 chapters of the Analects, 1 taughtDuke Ding of Lu 鲁定公

Courtesy names, other names

Duke Ding

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. 3.19The lord employs his ministers with ritual

   定公問：君使臣，臣事君，如之何？孔子對曰：君使臣以禮，臣事君以忠。

2. 13.15Is there a single saying that can make a state flourish?not yet taught

   定公問：一言而可以興邦，有諸？孔子對曰：言不可以若是其幾也。人之言曰：為君難，為臣不易。如知為君之難也，不幾乎一言而興邦乎？曰：一言而喪邦，有諸？孔子對曰：言不可以若是其幾也。人之言曰：予無樂乎為君，唯其言而莫予違也。如其善而莫之違也，不亦善乎？如不善而莫之違也，不幾乎一言而喪邦乎？

In this site's chapter order. Chapters already taught include our reading and the commentators' original pages. Chapters marked “not yet taught” have the original text and the commentaries.