'Although Zhou was an old country, The [favouring] appointment lighted on it recently.' does this mean that the country has been around a long time, but has only recently become prominent?
'And the appointment of God came at the proper season. King Wen ascends and descends, On the left and the right of God.' but that's ok bc it was the right time for them to rise--and then what's this last couplet?
Why are we talking about some singular god?
And then we discuss how some other kingdoms have effectively amalgamated into Zhou.
"Always wearing the hatchets on their lower garment and their peculiar cap." ethnic costume? court dress for the fallen Yin? Why all this harping on the Yin?
"[Its kings] were the assessors fo God." ?
"The doings of High Heaven, Have neither sound nor smell." ??
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Re: 235. 文王 - Wen Wang
Date: 2021-05-18 03:09 pm (UTC)The [favouring] appointment lighted on it recently.' does this mean that the country has been around a long time, but has only recently become prominent?
'And the appointment of God came at the proper season.
King Wen ascends and descends,
On the left and the right of God.' but that's ok bc it was the right time for them to rise--and then what's this last couplet?
Why are we talking about some singular god?
And then we discuss how some other kingdoms have effectively amalgamated into Zhou.
"Always wearing the hatchets on their lower garment and their peculiar cap." ethnic costume? court dress for the fallen Yin? Why all this harping on the Yin?
"[Its kings] were the assessors fo God." ?
"The doings of High Heaven,
Have neither sound nor smell." ??