Motif
Age-graded veneration and nourishment of elders
age_graded_veneration_and_nourishment_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
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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) BOOK XXXIX. TA HSIO / THE GREAT LEARNING? / BOOK XL. KWAN ? / BOOK XLI. HWAN I; lines 17187-17314 confidence: high
At district drinking ceremonies, older participants sit, fifty-year-olds stand to serve, dishes increase by age, and honouring elders is linked to filial and fraternal conduct and state peace.
The rite seats elders, assigns service to younger participants, and increases dishes according to age, explicitly illustrating honour and nourishment of elders.
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