Appears in 6 chapters across 4 books
Named Fan Xu, styled Zichi. He repeatedly asked Confucius about benevolence, wisdom, and filial piety; his dialogues with the Master appear numerous times in the Analerta. He once asked to learn farming and gardening.
孟懿子问孝，子曰：「无违。」樊迟御，子告之曰：「孟孙问孝于我，我对曰，无违。」樊迟曰：「何谓也？」子曰：「生，事之以礼；…
Meng Yizi asked about filial piety. The Master said: "Do not transgress the rite…
樊迟问知，子曰：「务民之义，敬鬼神而远之，可谓知矣。」问仁，曰：「仁者先难而后获，可谓仁矣。」
Fanchi asked about wisdom. The Master said: "Devoting oneself to what is right a…
樊迟从游于舞雩之下，曰：「敢问崇德、修慝、辨惑。」子曰：「善哉问！先事后得，非崇德与？攻其恶，无攻人之恶，非修慝与？一朝…
Fanchi was accompanying the Master on a walk below the Rain Altar when he said, …
樊迟问仁，子曰：「爱人。」问知，子曰：「知人。」樊迟未达，子曰：「举直错诸枉，能使枉者直。」樊迟退，见子夏，曰：「乡也，…
Fanchi asked about benevolence. The Master said, "Love others." He asked about w…
樊迟请学稼，子曰：「吾不如老农。」请学为圃，曰：「吾不如老圃。」樊迟出。子曰：「小人哉，樊须也！上好礼，则民莫敢不敬；上…
Fan Chi asked to learn about farming. The Master said, "I am not as good as an o…
樊迟问仁。子曰：「居处恭，执事敬，与人忠。虽之夷狄，不可弃也。」
Fan Chi asked about benevolence. The Master said, "In private life, be dignified…