Motif
Absent ruler represented by emissaries
absent_ruler_represented_by_emissaries
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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confucian
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The Li Ki, Books XI-XLVI (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part IV; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 28) PLAN OF THE HALL OF DISTINCTION. / BOOK XII. MING THANG WEI / BOOK XIII. SANG FU HSIAO Al / BOOK XV. SHAO f; lines 5918-6033 confidence: high
A visitor sent by the ruler is announced to the mourning host, ascends by the western steps while the host uses the eastern steps, delivers a condolence message, and the mourning son bows with his forehead to the ground.
The ruler does not appear directly but acts through messengers and attendants who carry his words, gifts, and ritual request to participate in mourning.
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