Zhou Dunyi

also known as Chou Tun-i

周

敦

頤

Zhōu

Dūn

yí

1017–1073

School of Principle

Considered the founder of Neo-Confucianism. His Tàijí Túshuō integrated Daoist cosmology within a Confucian framework.

Lineage

Disciples: Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi

Relationships

Contemporary of: Zhang Zai

Influenced by: Han Yu

Works

Explanation of the Diagram of the Supreme Ultimate (1050)

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