Wang Gen
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Chinese | 王銀 | ||||||
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Chinese | 汝止 | ||||||
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Chinese | 心斎 | ||||||
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Wang Gen (Chinese: 王艮; pinyin: Wáng gěn), (born 20 July 1483 - died 2 January 1541) was a Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher who popularized the teachings of Wang Yangming.[1] Wang was the founder of the Taizhou School (simplified Chinese: 泰州学派; traditional Chinese: 泰州學派; pinyin: Tàizhōu xuépài).[1]