DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-G063-1
Version: v1, Published online: 1998
Retrieved June 19, 2026, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/yang-xiong-53-bc-ad-18/v-1
Version: v1, Published online: 1998
Retrieved June 19, 2026, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/yang-xiong-53-bc-ad-18/v-1
Article Summary
Master Yang Xiong, the first Confucian classicist and the greatest of the pre-Song metaphysicians, is best known for two major philosophical works, the Taixuanjing (Canon of Supreme Mystery) and the Fayan (Model Sayings). Both works explore the interaction between significant cosmic and social patterns by explicit reference to earlier canonical traditions.
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