Zisi, born Kong Ji, lived from about 481 to about 402 BCE and was a Chinese philosopher, the son of Kong Li and the grandson of Confucius. He is traditionally credited with transmitting Confucian teaching to Mencius and with writing the Doctrine of the Mean and several chapters of the Liji, although, because Zisi's dates of life do not overlap with those of Mencius, it has been suggested that Shi Shuo served as the intermediary in that transmission. His dates are approximate, so the atlas keeps them as c. 481 to c. 402 BCE. The atlas records him as a Confucian figure within the Confucian tradition, and his birth name Kong Ji marks him as a member of the family line of Confucius.
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Zisi (c. 481
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He is traditionally accredited with transmitting Confucian teaching to Mencius
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