Motif
Auspicious creatures appearing with good government
auspicious_creatures_appearing_with_good_government
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship 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 Li Ki, Books I-X (The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part III; Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 27) BOOK IV. THE YUEH LING / SUPPLEMENTARY SECTION. / Part TL / BOOK V. THE QUESTIONS OF 3ANG-3ZE1; lines 17603-17743 confidence: high
The kings serve Heaven and Earth, ascend famous hills to announce good government, present offerings to God, and the phoenix descends while tortoises and dragons appear.
After royal service, announcements, and offerings, the phoenix descends and tortoises and dragons appear.
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