Liu Zongzhou

He is considered the last master of Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism and is known for his criticism of the teachings of Wang Yangming.

[1] After the Ming dynasty was destroyed by the Qing dynasty, Liu Zongzhou died on 8 June of the self-imposed starvation at age 68.

[2] One of his students Zhu Yuan (祝淵) committed suicide by hanging himself.

[3] Another one of his students Wang Yushi (王毓蓍) committed suicide by drowning himself.

[4] Along with Hu Hong, Liu Zongzhou's thoughts are regarded as part of a third stream of Neo-Confucianism by Mou Zongsan.