Motif
ancestor remembrance joined to virtue cultivation
ancestor_remembrance_joined_to_virtue_cultivation
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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confucian
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The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part I - The Shu King, the Religious Portions of the Shih King, the Hsiao King (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 3) Chapter II. / Chapter III. / THE HSIAO KING. / Chapter I. j; lines 19150-19275 confidence: medium
"Ever think of your ancestor, / Cultivating your virtue."
The cited Major Odes line directly links thinking of an ancestor with cultivating virtue.
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