Zengzi

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Statue of Zengzi (right) and his mother.

Zengzi (Tsang) (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zēngzǐ; Wade–Giles: Tsengtzu, 505 BC–436 BC), born Zeng Shen (), courtesy name Ziyu (輿), was a Chinese philosopher and student of Confucius.

He is credited with having authored a large portion of the Great Learning, including its foreword. Zengzi's disciples are believed to have been among the most important compilers of the Analects of Confucius and other Confucian classics.


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