Motif
Golden Age of simple self-contained life
golden_age_of_simple_self_contained_life
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family World Ages and Historical Cycles. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
daoist
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Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer HORSES' HOOFS. / CHAPTER X. / OPENING TRUNKS. / B.C. 481.; lines 4434-4508 confidence: high
The passage asks about the Golden Age, lists ancient rulers, and says that people then used knotted cords.
The passage explicitly names a Golden Age under ancient rulers, with knotted cords, contentment, peace, and neighboring communities that do not visit each other.
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