| Wang Gen | |||||||
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| Chinese | 王艮 （初名“银”，王守仁为其改名“艮”） | ||||||
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| courtesy name | |||||||
| Chinese | 汝止 | ||||||
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| posthumous name | |||||||
| Chinese | 心斎 | ||||||
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Wang Gen (Wang Ken Chinese: 王艮; pinyin: Wáng Gěn), (20 July 1483 – 2 January 1541) was a Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher who popularized the teachings of Wang Yangming.[1] Wang Gen was the founder of the Taizhou School (simplified Chinese: 泰州学派; traditional Chinese: 泰州學派; pinyin: Tàizhōu xuépài).[1]