Motif
age-ranked social order
age_ranked_social_order
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.
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1 traditions
confucian
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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 XLII. Hsianc Yin A106 f. / Book XLIV. YEN f. / Book XLV. Purine Tf. / Book XLVI. SAnc FO SZE AIH.; lines 3019-3139 confidence: high
A man is described by age categories from forty to one hundred; a child of seven and the very old are not subjected to punishment.
The passage defines age thresholds, graded service to older persons, and separate seating for the eldest.
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