Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

apotropaic expulsion of pestilence and cold airs

apotropaic_expulsion_of_pestilence_and_cold_airs

A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering 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) SELF. / BOOK IV. THE YUEH LING / SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION. / Part TL; lines 13368-13525 confidence: medium

    The son of Heaven orders officers to conduct anti-pestilence ceremonies, tear animals in pieces on all sides, and send forth the ox of earth to escort away injurious cold airs.

    The son of Heaven orders ceremonies against pestilence, animal tearing on all sides, and the earth ox to escort away injurious airs of cold.

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