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Zhuru xue'an 諸儒學案 "Annals of the various Confucians" is a collection of the most important teachings of Song- 宋 (960-1279) and Ming- 明 (1368-1644) period Neo-Confucian philosophers. The 8-juan long book was written by the Ming-period scholar Liu Yuanqing 劉元卿 (1544-1609), courtesy name Diaofu 調父, style Xuanzi 旋字 or Luxiao 瀘瀟.
Liu hailed from Anfu 安福, Jiangxi and was a professor (boshi 博士 "erudite") in the Directorate of Education (guozijian 國子) and scribe (zhushi 主事) in the Ministry of Rites (libu 禮部). He wrote the books Liu Pin junzhu ji 劉聘君主集, Shanjucao 山居草, Huanshan xucao 還山續草, Siwenbian 思問編, Lilü leiyao 禮律類要, Daxiangguan 大象觀 and Daxue xinbian 大學新編.
The Zhuru xue'an belongs to the xue'an 學案 "scholarly cases" genre and combines several methods of historiography. It includes the most important sayings (yulu 語錄) of the most important philosophers living between 1000 and 1550, like Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤 (1017-1073), Cheng Hao 程顥 (1032-1085), Cheng Yi 程頤 (1033-1107), Zhang Zai 張載 (1020-1077), Shao Yong 邵雍 (1011-1077), Zhu Xi 朱熹 (1130-1200), Lu Jiuyuan 陸九淵 (1139-1193), Jin Lüxiang 金履祥 (1232-1303), Xue Xuan 薛瑄 (1389-1464) and Wang Shouren 王守仁 (Wang Yangming 王陽明, 1472-1529). These quotations are enriched by a commentary written by Liu Yuanqing's disciple Geng Dingxiang 耿定向.
| 宋 Song period | |
|---|---|
| 周濂溪先生 | Zhou Lianxi (Zhou Dunyi 周敦實) |
| 程朙道先生 | Cheng Mingdao (Cheng Hao 程顥) |
| 程伊川先生 | Cheng Yichuan (Cheng Yi 程頤) |
| 張横渠先生 | Zhang Hengqu (Zhang Zai 張載) |
| 邵康節先生 | Shao Kangjie (Shao Yong 邵雍) |
| 謝上蔡先生 | Xie Shangcai (Xie Liangzuo 謝良佐) |
| 楊龜山先生 | Yang Guishan (Yang Shi 楊時) |
| 羅豫章先生 | Luo Yuzhang (Luo Congyan 羅從彥) |
| 李延平先生 | Li Yanping (Li Tong 李侗) |
| 朱晦菴先生 | Zhu Hui'an (Zhu Xi 朱熹) |
| 陸象山先生 | Lu Xiangshan (Lu Jiuyuan 陸九淵) |
| 楊慈湖先生 | Yang Zihu (Yang Jian 楊簡) |
| 國朝 Present period | |
| 薛文淸先生 | Xue Wenqing (Xue Xuan 薛瑄) |
| 胡敬齋先生 | Hu Jingzhai (Hu Juren 胡居仁) |
| 陳白沙先生 | Chen Baisha (Chen Xianzhang 陳獻章) |
| 羅整菴先生 | Luo Zheng'an (Luo Qinshun 羅欽順) |
| 王陽朙先生 (王陽明) | Wang Yangming (Wang Shouren 王守仁) |
| 鄒東郭先生 | Zou Dongguo (Zou Shouyi 鄒守益) |
| 王心齋先生 | Wang Xinzhai (Wang Gen 王艮) |
| 王龍溪先生 | Wang Longxi (Wang Ji 王畿) |
| 歐南野先生 | Ou Nanye (Ouyang De 歐陽德) |
| 羅念菴先生 | Luo Nian'an (Luo Hongxian 羅洪先) |
| 胡廬山先生 | Hu Lushan (Hu Zhi 胡直) |
| 羅近溪先生 | Luo Jinxi (Luo Rufang 羅汝芳) |
| 耿楚侗先生 | Geng Chudong (Geng Dingxiang 耿定向) |