Luo Rufang was a Ming Chinese

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

 idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist,and was considered as the heir of Yang Ming school in Taizhou.He is the student of Yan Jun(严钧)，who studied from Wang Yangming

Wang Yangming

Wang Yangming was a Ming Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist, calligraphist and general. After Zhu Xi, he is commonly regarded as the most important Neo-Confucian thinker, with interpretations of Confucianism that denied the rationalist dualism of the orthodox...

's first disciple Wang Ji.His student Yang Qiyuan(杨起元) called him "De wu chang shi,shan wu chang zhu". He spend most of his lifetime honoring the masters and making friends.He created a new style of Xin Xue(Learning of Ming-heart),which contained three aspects:Seeking Humanity,Nature heart around the main contents of "Recerting Destiny",and Six sayings by the Emperor..He is often regarded as the forerunner of Huang Zongxi

Huang Zongxi

Huang Zongxi , courtesy name Taichong , was the name of a Chinese naturalist, political theorist, philosopher, and soldier during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part the Qing.-Biography:...

, Gu Yanwu

Gu Yanwu

Gu Yanwu , also known as Gu Tinglin , was a Chinese philologist and geographer. He spent his youth in anti-Manchu activities at a time when the Ming Dynasty had been overthrown. He never served the Qing Dynasty...

 and Wang Fuzhi

Wang Fuzhi

Wang Fuzhi , 1619–1692) courtesy name Ernong , pseudonym Chuanshan , was a Chinese philosopher of the late Ming, early Qing dynasties.-Life:...

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