Motif
Communal expulsion of pestilential influences
communal_expulsion_of_pestilential_influences
A motif of the Sacrifice and Offering 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 Analects of Confucius BOOK VII. SHU R. / BOOK VIII. T'AI-PO. / BOOK IX. TSZE HAN. / BOOK X. HEANG TANG.; lines 1298-1408 confidence: medium
When villagers perform ceremonies to drive away pestilential influences, Confucius puts on court robes and stands on the eastern steps.
Villagers conduct ceremonies to drive away pestilential influences while Confucius wears court robes and stands on the eastern steps.
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The Four Books: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, and The Works of Mencius IT. THI: RARITY OF A SINCERE / BOOK X. HEANG TANG / CONFUC.1AN ANALECTS / ANALECTS; lines 7796-7996 confidence: medium
At village drinking, Confucius leaves after those carrying staffs; during ceremonies to drive away pestilential influences, he wears court robes and stands on the eastern steps.
The villagers perform ceremonies to drive away pestilential influences, while Confucius stands in court robes on the eastern steps.
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