Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

age-graded care of elders

age_graded_care_of_elders

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


confucian

  • The Li Ki, Books I-X (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part III; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 27) BOOK V. THE QUESTIONS OF 3ANG-3ZE1 / SECT, II. THE KIAO THEH SANG. A353 / THE PATTERN OF THE FAMILY14 / SECT..1. THE NEI 3EH. 455.; lines 19973-20113 confidence: high

    Ages fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, and ninety are associated with decay and increasing needs for flesh, silk, and warmth.

    The passage organizes elder care by ages fifty through ninety, assigning food, warmth, staff use, retirement, and exemptions according to age.

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