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APPENDIX II.
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2. “The firm correctness of a woman, in peeping out from a door' is also a thing to be ashamed of (in a superior man).
3. 'He looks at (the course of) his own life, to advance or recede (accordingly):'-—he will not err in the path (to be pursued).
4. He contemplates the glory of the kingdom:'(thence) arises the wish to be a guest (at court).
5. 'He contemplates his own life(-course)::-he should (for this purpose) contemplate (the condition of) the people.
6. “He contemplates his own character :'-he cannot even yet let his mind be at rest.
XXI. (The trigrams representing) thunder and lightning form Shih Ho. The ancient kings, in accordance with this, framed their penalties with intelligence, and promulgated their laws.
1. .His feet are in the stocks, and he is deprived of his toes :'—there is no walking (to do evil).
2. He bites through the soft flesh, and (goes on)
XX. Wind moving above the earth has the widest sweep, and nothing escapes its influence; it penetrates everywhere. This symbolism is more appropriate to the subject in hand than that of many other hexagrams. Personal influence in a ruler effects much; but the ancient kings wished to add to that the power of published instructions, specially adapted to the character and circumstances of the people. Sun, representing the wind, is well adapted to denote this influence ;-see the Analects, XII, xix.
The looking in line 1 is superficial, and does not reach far.
Line 3. 'He will not err in the path to be pursued;'-advancing or receding as is best.
Line 4. "The glory of the kingdom' is the virtue of the sovereign and the character of his administration. With the sentiment compare Mencius, VII, i, chap. 21. 2.
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |