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Duke Ling of Wei

Who Was Duke Ling of Wei in the Analects?

Duke Ling of Wei (卫灵公; also Wei Ling Gong, Wei Ling, or Duke Ling) is the Wei ruler named in the Analects—not Book 15, whose title is taken from opening words. One source sentence records Confucius calling his course unprincipled, then naming officers for guests, the ancestral temple, and the army, which is why Wei did not fall. That passage is linked below.

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  1. Xian Wen 14.20xian-wen-020

    子言卫灵公之无道也。康子曰，夫如是，奚而不丧。孔子曰，仲叔圉治宾客，祝𬶍治宗庙，王孙贾治军旅。夫如是，奚其丧。

    1. The Master was speaking about the unprincipled course of the duke Ling of Wei, when Ch'i K'ang said, "Since he is of such a character, how is it he does not lose his State?" 2. Confucius said, "The Chung-shu Yu has the superintendence of his guests and of strangers; the litanist, T'o, has the management

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