Yasui Sokken
Yasui Sokken | |
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| 安井 息軒 | |
 Yasui Sokken | |
| Born | January 1, 1799 Kiyotake Hyūga Province , Japan |
| Died | September 23, 1876 (aged 77) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, His students numbered 2000 including influential people |
| Known for | Classical scholar of Confucianism |
Yasui Sokken (安井 息軒 January 1, 1799 - September 23, 1876) was a classical scholar of
Mori Ogai
's historical novel Mrs. Yasui. His famous quote is: The plan for the day is in the morning. The plan for the year is in the spring. The plan for the whole life is in the youth.
Biography
Yasui was the second son of Yasui Koshu, a
daimyō of Obi Domain, for generations. When he was a child he contracted smallpox, and the smallpox scars on his face left him disfigured and blind in one eye. Under the influence of his father, who was a scholar, he aspired to study, and at the age of 21, he studied under Shinozaki Kotake in Osaka, then in 1810 at Shoheizaka Academy (昌平坂学問所) in Edo. Recognized at an early age for his intelligence, he was recalled to Obi Domain in 1826 to teach at the han school
alongside his father, and to marry Kawazoe Sayo. The following year, his father opened a private academy named Myōkyōdō, and Sokken became an assistant lecturer. He also began to take part in the domain's politics, and by 1834 he was appointed as advisor to the daimyō of Obi.
At the age of 40 in 1837, Sokken moved to Edo and entered the monk's dormitory at the temple of
Mito Nariaki, although Mito Nariaki died before he could implement any of Sokken's proposals. During the Boshin War, he relocated to what is now Kawaguchi, Saitama. In 1868, following the collapse of the shogunate, he returned to his status as a retainer of Obi Domain, and opened a school with the Obi Domain's Edo mansion. Despite increasing infirmities due to age, he continued to teach and to write until his death in 1876. His grave at the tempe of Yogen-ji in Sendaigi in Bunkyō, Tokyo
is a designed historical site of Tokyo..
His Pupils
He taught a total of 2000 pupils, including
Yasui Sokken birthplace
Yasui Sokke's birthplace is located in
Miyazaki City, Kiyotakecho Kano Ko 3376-1, and was designated a National Historic Site in 1979[2]
Across from the former residence is the Kiyotake History Museum, which exhibits materials related to Sokken.
Partial bibliography
- 読書余適:dokushoyoteki:Essay on a travel in Tohokuarea
- 海防私議:kaiboshigi:My views on Sea Defense
- 書説摘要:shosekitekiyo:Various views in books
- 靖海問答:Harumimondo:My views on Sea Defense
- Tokugawa Nariaki asked Sokken for his views on sea defense, but Sokken's views were not accepted because Nariaki died.
- 救急或問:Kyuukyuuarutoi:
- 管子纂話:Kanshisanwa:On Guanzi (text)
- 北潜日抄:Hokusennissho:His diary in Chinese letters
- 左伝輯釈:Sadenshuushaku:on Zuo Zhuan
- 論語集説:Rongoshusetsu:on Analects he wrote a commentary on analects which quotes from three previous sources the shuge and then shuso which is collection of previous commentary then his own comments are an but then later when this was republished as Kanbuntaikei they also added zhu xi so its a good collection of commentary. if you look at shinshaku kanbun taikei they praise this edition
- 弁妄:Benmou:Incoherent talk
- 酔余漫筆:Suiyomanpitsu:Essays written when one is drunk
See also
References
- Ichiro Kuroe, Yasui Sokken 1982, Hyuga Bunko Kankoukai, Miyazaki*Yasui Sokken Hyakunenkisai Housankai, Yasui Sokken 1975, Miyazakigun Kiyotakecho
- Kaishi Kurosaki Kyodono Ijin, Yasui Sokken, 1990, Education Committee, Kiyotakecho
- Masami Wada, Gazen Sokken Shouden 2005, Komyakusha, Miyazaki City, ISBN 4-86061-160-8
Footnotes
- ^ Kuroe[1982:132-133]
- ^ "安井息軒旧宅" [Former Residence of Yasui Sokken] (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ Wada[2005:170-173]
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