Appears in 3 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtKing Wen of Zhou 周文王

Courtesy names, other names

King Wen

Who

Former king of Zhou

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. 8.20Shun had five ministers and the realm was well governednot yet taught

   舜有臣五人而天下治。武王曰：予有亂臣十人。孔子曰：才難，不其然乎？唐、虞之際，於斯為盛。有婦人焉，九人而已。三分天下有其二，以服事殷。周之德，其可謂至德也已矣。

2. 9.5The Master was in peril in Kuangnot yet taught

   子畏於匡。曰：文王既沒，文不在茲乎？天之將喪斯文也，後死者不得與於斯文也；天之未喪斯文也，匡人其如予何？

3. 19.22Gongsun Chao of Wei asked Zigong: From whom did Zhongni learn?not yet taught

   衛公孫朝問於子貢曰：仲尼焉學？子貢曰：文武之道，未墜於地，在人。賢者識其大者，不賢者識其小者，莫不有文武之道焉。夫子焉不學？而亦何常師之有？

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