Western Han ritual scholar credited with transmitting the 49-chapter Book of Rites later canonized among the Five Classics.
Mural guide
A thatched pavilion open on three sides stands among tall bamboo; one person sits with their back turned at the veranda rail beside a zither and a stack of bamboo slips, while a stone path runs to a calm pond reflecting clouds and distant hills.
Dai Sheng, courtesy name Cijun, came from Liang and studied ritual under Hou Cang together with his uncle Dai De, hence the name 'Younger Dai'. Under Emperor Xuan he was appointed an Erudite, took part in the Shiqu Pavilion conference and later became Grand Administrator of Jiujiang. He is credited with compiling the 49-chapter Book of Rites, which after Zheng Xuan's commentary became one of the Five Classics.
Life and times
UnknownBornHanactive under Emperor Xuan of Western Han (73–49 BCE)
UnknownDied
Works
Literature · Prose52
Book of RitesHanForty-nine Confucian essays on ritual, traditionally compiled by Dai Sheng; a Three Rites text
Hou Cang expounded the Rites in tens of thousands of words and taught them to Dai De and Dai Sheng of Liang, among others. Dai De was called the Elder Dai and Dai Sheng the Younger Dai. Dai Sheng took part in the Shiqu discussions as an erudite and rose to governor of Jiujiang. Thereafter the Rites had Elder Dai, Younger Dai and Qing schools.
MUZIChinese Matrix
Hanactive under Emperor Xuan of Western Han (73–49 BCE)
Literature · Prose52