Motif
Heavenly Supreme Power governing human affairs
heavenly_supreme_power_governing_human_affairs
A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
confucian
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The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part I - The Shu King, the Religious Portions of the Shih King, the Hsiao King (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 3) PREFACE. XIX / XX PREFACE. / PREFACE. XXI / XXIV PREFACE.; lines 444-483 confidence: high
“Heaven ... is used everywhere in the Chinese Classics for the Supreme Power, ruling and governing all the affairs of men”
Heaven/Thien is described as the Supreme Power that rules and governs all affairs of men with omnipotent and omniscient righteousness and goodness.
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