Xuanxue (Neo-Daoist) metaphysical idealism in Six Dynasties China (c. 220–589 CE)

1. Han collapse opens era of division

   Jan 1, 220Labels: Han dynasty, Six Dynasties, Political fragmentation

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

2. Wei intellectual life shifts toward xuanxue

   Jan 1, 220Labels: Wei dynasty, Xuanxue, Classics

   • SEP Laozi
   • Wiki Xuanxue

3. Zhengshi era links politics and metaphysical debate

   Jan 1, 240Labels: Zhengshi era, Cao Wei, Qingtan

   • Wiki Zhengshi
   • Wiki Qingtan

4. Wang Bi reframes Dao as “nonbeing”

   Jan 1, 249Labels: Wang Bi, Daodejing, Nonbeing

   • SEP Laozi
   • Encyclopedia com

5. He Yan systematizes inherited Confucian commentary

   Feb 9, 249Labels: He Yan, Analects, Confucian commentary

   • NLA Catalog
   • Wiki He Yan

6. 249 coup ends a key Zhengshi circle

   Feb 9, 249Labels: 249 coup, Cao Shuang, Political purge

   • Wiki He Yan
   • Wiki Qingtan

7. Seven Sages model literati withdrawal and qingtan

   Jan 1, 250Labels: Seven Sages, Qingtan, Literati withdrawal

   • Britannica Sages
   • Wiki Qingtan

8. Guo Xiang re-edits Zhuangzi into a standard text

   Jan 1, 312Labels: Guo Xiang, Zhuangzi, Textual edition

   • IEP Guo
   • Britannica Guo

9. Xuanxue vocabulary helps translate Buddhist philosophy

   Jan 1, 360Labels: Buddhism in, Xuanxue, Translation

   • Britannica Six Dynasties
   • Wiki Qingtan

10. Sengzhao blends Madhyamaka logic with Chinese terms

    Jan 1, 414Labels: Sengzhao, Madhyamaka, Buddhist philosophy

    • REP Sengzhao
    • Wiki Sengzhao

11. Shishuo xinyu preserves Wei–Jin metaphysical culture

    Jan 1, 430Labels: Liu Yiqing, Shishuo xinyu, Wei Jin

    • Wiki Shishuo
    • ChinaKnowledge

12. 589 Sui conquest ends Six Dynasties fragmentation

    Feb 10, 589Labels: Sui conquest, Jiankang, Reunification

    • Britannica Six Dynasties
    • Wiki Chen
    • Wiki Sui timeline