Du Kuan
courtesy name 务叔
Du Kuan, son of Cao Wei minister Du Ji and younger brother of Du Shu, was erudite and edited the Book of Rites and Zuo Commentary.
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History · vol. 16Records of the Three Kingdoms
…弟宽，字务叔。清虚玄静，敏而好古。以名臣门户，少长京师，而笃志博学，绝於世务，其意欲探赜索隐，由此显名，当涂之士多交焉。…
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恕奏议论駮皆可观，掇其切世大事著于篇。〈《杜氏新书》曰：恕弟理，字务仲。少而机察精要，畿奇之，故名之曰理。年二十一而卒。弟宽，字务叔。清虚玄静，敏而好古。以名臣门户，少长京师，而笃志博学，绝於世务，其意欲探赜索隐，由此显名，当涂之士多交焉。举孝廉，除郎中。年四十二而卒。经传之义，多所论駮，皆草创未就，惟删集礼记及春秋左氏传解，今存于世。
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Du Kuan, courtesy name Wushu, was the son of the Cao Wei statesman Du Ji and younger brother of Du Shu. He does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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Du Kuan was serene and detached, quick-minded and fond of antiquity, devoted to learning, and wholly removed from worldly affairs. He was recommended as a Filial and Incorrupt official and appointed Gentleman of the Palace. He died at the age of forty-two. (According to historical records)
He often discussed and challenged the meanings of the classics and commentaries, but his drafts remained unfinished. He compiled and edited the Book of Rites and Explanations of the Spring and Autumn Annals by Zuo Qiuming, which have been preserved. (According to historical records)
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