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his mother greatly needed him, and in default of any other
way of summoning him had recourse to biting her finger.
So sensitive was he to parental influence that feeling pdn,
he hurried home to see what was the matter. Such was
his fiJial Iove that every time he read the mourning rites he
was moved to tears. He composed the Classic of Filial
Piety _-_ _, probably under the direction of his Master.
He also edited and commented on the Great Learning, and
is said to have co:nposed ten books of the Li Chi. I 4,
9; IV'. 15; VIIL 3,4, 5,6, 7: XI. 17; XII 24; XIV. 28.
26. TSI_]NG TIEN, style Hsi. _" f_ (or _'_i_,
_;'_ father of the Iast named. XI. 25.
27. TSO CH'IU MING, )_ _ _1)], has his tablest
with those of the disciples in the Confucian temple, but he
is generally considered to be a predecessor rather than a
follower of the Sage. V. 24.
28. TUAN-MU T'Z_U, style TZU KUNG _,'] i_ g,_J_
,_ _c _" or --_ _, A native of Wei _, 3r years
younger than Conf_tcius. Said to have risen from poverty
to affluence through success in business. An able man,
possessed of such diplomatic ability that he is credited
with saving Lu from the more powerful State of Ch'i. He
was devoted to his Master, by whose grave side he remained
for three years with the other disciples, and ano_ler
three years after they had returned to their affairs. He
was in commmd of F/sin Yang for a time, and in later life
in office inLu, WeiandCh'i. I. Io, 15; II, I3; III. I7;
V. 3, 8, 1I, I2, I3; VI. 6, 28; VII. i4; IX 6, I2;XI. 2,
i2, I5, I8; XII. 7,8; XIII. 2o, 24; XIV. 18, 3_, 31;
XV. 2, 9, _3 ; XVII. I9, 24 ; XIX. 2o 25
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