What was Confucius's mothers name and what did she die from?

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I have to do a report on Confucius and I need answers!

Answer 1

CONFUCIUS, the great Chinese sage, was born June 19th, 551 B.C. at Shang-ping, in the country of Lu. His own name was K'ung, but his disciples called him K'ung-fu-tse, (i.e. K'ung the Master, or Teacher,) which the Jesuit missionaries Latinized into Confucius. His father died when Confucius was only three years of age, but he was very carefully brought up by his mother, Yan-she, and from his earliest years, displayed an extraordinary love of learning, and veneration for the ancient laws of his country.
The death of his mother, which occurred in his 23rd year, gave occasion to the first solemn and important act of Confucius as a moral reformer. The solemnity and splendor of the burial ceremony with which he honored her remains.
(Because in these early years of history women were not as important as men, very little is known about her or what caused her death.)
He shut himself up in his house to pass in solitude the three years of mourning for his mother, the whole of which time he dedicated to philosophical study.
(This tells us that he was close to his mother therefore she probably had a great influence on his life. His mother is credited with the 'love of learning' she instilled in him as a young boy. From this we might draw the conclusion that she herself was educated although that probably is not true since the family was poor.)

Answer 2

How Did Confucius Die

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His literary name was Chungni, and his last name was K'ung. ... and no one in his family could stand the ridicule except for Confucius's parents Confucius was born in 551 B.C. in a village called Tsou, which was in the country of Lu. His early ancestor was K’ung Fangshu (who was a ninth-generation ancestor of a king of Sung and the fourth-generation ancestor of Confucius). Fangshu was the father of Pohsia, and Pohsia was the father of Shuliang Ho. Ho was the father of Confucius. The ancestors of Confucius before K’ung Fangshu held no positions of importance, but K’ung Fangshu became the administrator of a county in Lu. Confucius Drawing Confucius’s parents were married under very special circumstances. His father was over sixty four and his mother was only seventeen years old when they got married. Ho, Confucius’s father, already had two wives, nine daughters, and one disabled son. Why would he want to marry such a young girl? From ancient Chinese society, people believed sons to be more important than daughters. It is because after the daughter was married, she belonged to another family and she would help the family of her husband. The daughter was also going to take a lot of dowry (trousseau) to her husband’s family. It was very important to have a son who will carry on the family name, so Ho married Cheng-tsai in the hope that she would bear him a son. When Cheng-tsai and Ho didn’t have a baby soon after they married, Cheng-tsai went to Nich’iu hill to pray for a son. That is why Confucius was called "Ch’iu" (meaning a hill). His literary name was Chungni, and his last name was K’ung. (‘Confucius" means "K’ung the Master"). Confucius had a strange look about him when he was born. His forehead looked like an upside down cave. Ho’s neighbor and friends laughed at the strange looking baby, and no one in his family could stand the ridicule except for Confucius’s parents. Cheng-tsai and Confucius were driven away; and Ho died soon after they left. Ho was buried at Fangshan, in Eastern Lu, but Confucius and his mother didn’t know where he was buried because they didn’t go to his funeral. They didn’t go to the funeral because they were expelled from the family; and if they went back, other people might think that they wanted to fight for the possessions of Ho. When Confucius was a child, he used to play at making sacrificial offerings and performing ceremonies. He wanted to be an officer in charge of the rites in Lu. He also helped his mother to do some housework.

Answer 5

"Nothing is known about his mother, though there were later translations about her keeping with her status as the mother of a sage."
"The Historical Records (shih chi), in an account gives his name as Shu Liang He and identifies him as Confucius' father."
* Since Catie I doesn't allow email - could she kindly list her source(s) here??*

Answer 6

Ching-Tsae-- Not sure, no other site mentions her.