Xing Bing


Xing Bing, courtesy name Shuming, was a Confucian scholar and commentator of the Northern Song dynasty.

Life and works

Xing was a native of Jiyin 濟陰 in the prefecture of Caozhou 曹州. He was highly proficient in the Confucian Classics.
He wrote commentaries on the Analects, the Classic of Filial Piety, and the Erya. His works were among those later referenced in the compilation of the Hanyu da zidian.
File:Commentaries of the Analects of Confucius.jpg|thumb|right|Lunyu zhushu - A copy of He Yan's commentary on the Analects, with the subcommentary by Xing Bing, printed during the Ming dynasty
His subcommentary on the Analects discusses the notions of mind, nature, principle, and the Mandate of Heaven. Xing argued that Heaven possessed neither mind nor mandate, rejecting the idea of a personified Heaven.

Works

  • Lunyu shu 论语疏
  • Xiaojing zhushu 孝经注疏
  • Erya shu 尔雅疏