Zong Tiao — The Distant Ancestral Temple and Su...
Zong Tiao (宗祀) designates the distant ancestral shrine in Zhou lineage, where ancestors beyond four generations were moved while preserving the full lineage's spiritual continuity.
Zong Tiao — The Distant Ancestral Temple and Su...
Zong Tiao (宗祀) designates the distant ancestral shrine in Zhou lineage, where ancestors beyond four generations were moved while preserving the full lineage's spiritual continuity.
Zong Cheng — The Ancestral Temple Naming Hierar...
Zong Cheng (宗称) is the generational naming and ranking system within the Zhou ancestral temple, distinguishing intimate ancestors (within four generations) from those moved to the distant temple.
Zong Cheng — The Ancestral Temple Naming Hierar...
Zong Cheng (宗称) is the generational naming and ranking system within the Zhou ancestral temple, distinguishing intimate ancestors (within four generations) from those moved to the distant temple.
Shi Ta — The Ancestral Shrine Sacrificial Rite 示它
Shi Ta (示它) is the ongoing ancestral shrine sacrifice in Zhou China, emphasizing continuous daily offerings over grand periodic rites — the constant thread of ancestral veneration.
Shi Ta — The Ancestral Shrine Sacrificial Rite 示它
Shi Ta (示它) is the ongoing ancestral shrine sacrifice in Zhou China, emphasizing continuous daily offerings over grand periodic rites — the constant thread of ancestral veneration.
Jiao She — The Suburban Altar Sacrifice in Zhou...
Jiao She (郊社) encompasses the suburban altar sacrifices of Zhou China, combining Heaven-directed fire offerings and Earth-directed burial offerings outside the city walls.
Jiao She — The Suburban Altar Sacrifice in Zhou...
Jiao She (郊社) encompasses the suburban altar sacrifices of Zhou China, combining Heaven-directed fire offerings and Earth-directed burial offerings outside the city walls.
Jiao Chai — The Suburban Burnt Offering to Heav...
Jiao Chai (郊柴) is the Zhou suburban burnt offering to Heaven, performed outside the city walls on a round mound altar, with smoke ascending to carry the sacrifice upward.
Jiao Chai — The Suburban Burnt Offering to Heav...
Jiao Chai (郊柴) is the Zhou suburban burnt offering to Heaven, performed outside the city walls on a round mound altar, with smoke ascending to carry the sacrifice upward.
He Mo — The Ritual Communion with Ancestral Sou...
He Mo (合莫) is the ritual moment of communion between the living and ancestral souls in Zhou sacrifice, when lord and lady make alternating offerings to delight the spirits.
He Mo — The Ritual Communion with Ancestral Sou...
He Mo (合莫) is the ritual moment of communion between the living and ancestral souls in Zhou sacrifice, when lord and lady make alternating offerings to delight the spirits.