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Kim Jang-saeng (Sagye)

Also called: Sagye

Yi I's disciple who carried on the Giho school and laid the foundations of Joseon ritual studies with the Garye jipram

He studied under Yi I and Song Ik-pil. Working from Zhu Xi's Family Rituals, he studied rites suited to Korean conditions and wrote the Garye jipram, and with his son Kim Jip laid the foundations of Joseon ritual studies. His learning passed to his disciples Song Si-yeol and Song Jun-gil and became the core of the Westerner scholarly lineage.

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    1575Yi I’s Seonghak jipyorelated figure

    Yi I presented to King Seonjo the Seonghak jipyo (Essentials of Sage Learning), summarising Neo-Confucianism and the learning of kings.

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  • Yi I (Yulgok)1536 – 1584

    Neo-Confucian scholar who founded the Giho school; author of the Seonghak jipyo, Dongho mundap and Gyeongmong yogyeol, and advocate of reforms

  • King Seonjo1552 – 1608

    Fourteenth king of Joseon; fled to Uiju and asked Ming for help