Wang Yangming

Wang Shouren
Viceroy of Liangguang
In office 1527–1529
Preceded by	Yao Mo
Succeeded by	Zhang Jing
Minister of War in the Southern Capital
In office 1521–1527
Grand coordinator of Nangan
In office 1472–1529
Preceded by	Wen Sen
Succeeded by	Nie Xian
Personal details
Born	(1472-10-26)26 October 1472 Yuyao, Zhejiang
Died	9 January 1529(1529-01-09) (aged 56) Nan'an fu, Jiangxi (present-day Ganzhou)
Spouse	Lady Zhu
Occupation	Calligrapher, military general, philosopher, politician, and writer
Philosophy career
School	Confucianism
Notable ideas	Yangmingism, Unity of knowledge and action, the streets are full of saints [simple]
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Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	王陽明
Simplified Chinese	王阳明
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wáng Yángmíng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòhng Yèuhngmìhng Jyutping Wong4 Joeng4ming4
Shouren (given name)
Chinese	守仁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shǒurén Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sáuyàhn Jyutping Sau2jan4
Bo'an (courtesy name)
Chinese	伯安
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bó'ān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Baakōn Jyutping Baak3on1
Yangmingzi (art name)
Traditional Chinese	陽明子
Simplified Chinese	阳明子
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yángmíngzǐ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yèuhngmìhngjí Jyutping Joeng4ming4zi2
Wencheng (posthumous name)
Chinese	文成
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wénchéng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Màhnsìhng Jyutping Man4sing4
Earl of Xinjian (nobility title)
Chinese	新建伯
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīnjiàn Bó Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sān'gin Baak Jyutping San1gin3 Baak3

Wang Shouren (Chinese: 王守仁, 26 October 1472 – 9 January 1529), courtesy name Bo'an (Chinese: 伯安), art name Yangmingzi (traditional Chinese: 陽明子; simplified Chinese: 阳明子), usually referred to as Wang Yangming (traditional Chinese: 王陽明; simplified Chinese: 王阳明), was a Chinese philosopher, general, politician, writer, and calligrapher during the Ming dynasty. After Zhu Xi, he is commonly regarded as the most important Neo-Confucian thinker,^[1] for his interpretations of Confucianism that denied the rationalist dualism of the orthodox philosophy of Zhu Xi. Wang and Lu Xiangshan are regarded as the founders as the Lu–Wang school, or the School of the Mind.

In China, Japan, and Western countries, he is known by his honorific name rather than his private name.^[2]