Motif
central measuring standard regulating the surrounding order
central_measuring_standard_regulating_the_surrounding_order
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center 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) ARE K. / BooK XXVI. KHUNG-3ZE HSIEN KU. / Book XXVII. FAnc At. / Book XXVIII. KUNG YUNG.; lines 2049-2161 confidence: medium
The Khien-lung editors explain Piao as a dial gnomon that measures the sun, stands in the centre, and regulates its surroundings; Fang Ai cautions, while Piao Ki supplies a pattern.
The Khien-lung editors explain Piao as a dial gnomon that measures the sun, stands in the centre, and regulates all around it; this is linked to the book as a pattern for conduct.
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