Motif
Ancient record validated by celestial correspondence
ancient_record_validated_by_celestial_correspondence
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom 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 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) INTRODUCTION. / INTRODUCTION. I I / Chapter III. / B.C. 2300.; lines 1820-2016 confidence: medium
At the Vernal Equinox sunset, chart use reveals named stars above the horizon; the passage says this matches Yao's indication to Hsi and Ho that Shun Hwo/a Hydrae would culminate.
The passage repeatedly states that calculated stellar positions correspond to the indications attributed to Yao and argues that their simultaneous correctness points to an epoch around B.C. 2300.
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