Xu You (hermit)

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Xu You or Hsü Yu (simplified Chinese: 许由; traditional Chinese: 許由; pinyin: Xǔ Yóu) was a legendary Chinese recluse who lived during the reign of the Emperor Yao (traditionally c. 2356–2255 BC), residing next to the Ying River. The emperor allegedly offered him the royal throne towards the end of his rule.

Life

Emperor Yao was willing to give up his royal throne to Xu You
Xu You and Qao Fu

Xu You denounced the society and retreated to the north of Ying River.

Han Dynasty "Grand Historian" Sima Qian mentioned Xu in a chapter of his work Records of the Grand Historian. Sima personally visited the alleged grave of Xu and wrote that Xu was an epitome of "highest virtue".[10] Xu You is also depicted in a seventeenth-century Japanese artwork titled Xu You and Chao Fu, illustrating the popular tale of another fellow hermit detouring from the Ying River because of the filth Xu had contributed to it by washing out his ears there. It is now housed at the British Museum.[11]

References

  1. ^ Zhuangzi 1998, p. 294.
  2. ^ "Kenko's Esteem for Hermits in his Essays in Idleness". Hermitary. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Zhuangzi 1998, p. 105.
  4. ^ Zhuangzi 1998, p. 63.
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  6. ^ Youlan Feng; Ernest Richard Hughes (1970). The Spirit of Chinese Philosophy: Translated by E. R. Hughes. Greenwood. pp. 144–.
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  8. ^ Zhuangzi 1998, p. 6.
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  10. ^ Watson, Burt (1958). "Ssu Ma Chien Grand Historian Of China". Columbia University Press.
  11. ^ "Xu You and Chao Fu, a 2-fold screen painting". Retrieved November 1, 2021.

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