The Great Encyclopedia of Taoism

Si Xi — Four Seasonal Ancestral Temple Sacrifices 四系

Si Xi — Four Seasonal Ancestral Temple Sacrific...

Paul Peng

Si Xi (四系) denotes the four seasonal ancestral temple sacrifices in Zhou China — spring yu, summer di, autumn chang, winter zheng — recorded in the Liji.

Si Xi — Four Seasonal Ancestral Temple Sacrific...

Paul Peng

Si Xi (四系) denotes the four seasonal ancestral temple sacrifices in Zhou China — spring yu, summer di, autumn chang, winter zheng — recorded in the Liji.

Liu Zhu — The Six Petitions and Prayers of Ancient China 六祝

Liu Zhu — The Six Petitions and Prayers of Anci...

Paul Peng

Liu Zhu (六祝) names six categories of formal prayer in the Zhou state system, from seasonal harmony petitions to crisis prayers, recorded in the Zhouli.

Liu Zhu — The Six Petitions and Prayers of Anci...

Paul Peng

Liu Zhu (六祝) names six categories of formal prayer in the Zhou state system, from seasonal harmony petitions to crisis prayers, recorded in the Zhouli.

Liu Shi — Six Categories of Zhou Sacrificial Offerings 六事

Liu Shi — Six Categories of Zhou Sacrificial Of...

Paul Peng

Liu Shi (六事) denotes six hierarchically ordered categories of sacrificial offerings in the Zhou ancestral temple, recorded in the Zhouli with Zheng Xuan commentary.

Liu Shi — Six Categories of Zhou Sacrificial Of...

Paul Peng

Liu Shi (六事) denotes six hierarchically ordered categories of sacrificial offerings in the Zhou ancestral temple, recorded in the Zhouli with Zheng Xuan commentary.

Liu Zong — The Six Honored Deities of Ancient Sacrifice 六宗

Liu Zong — The Six Honored Deities of Ancient S...

Paul Peng

Liu Zong (六宗) refers to six categories of revered deities collectively worshipped in the Zhou state religion, recorded in the Shangshu with Shun performing burnt offerings.

Liu Zong — The Six Honored Deities of Ancient S...

Paul Peng

Liu Zong (六宗) refers to six categories of revered deities collectively worshipped in the Zhou state religion, recorded in the Shangshu with Shun performing burnt offerings.

Liu Qi — The Six Prayer Rites of Ancient China 六祈

Liu Qi — The Six Prayer Rites of Ancient China 六祈

Paul Peng

Liu Qi (六祈) is the Zhou dynasty system of six formalized prayer categories: lei, zao, hui, jin, gong, and shuo, recorded in the Zhouli.

Liu Qi — The Six Prayer Rites of Ancient China 六祈

Paul Peng

Liu Qi (六祈) is the Zhou dynasty system of six formalized prayer categories: lei, zao, hui, jin, gong, and shuo, recorded in the Zhouli.

Da Xiang (大祥): The Great Auspicious Post-Funerary Rite

Da Xiang (大祥): The Great Auspicious Post-Funera...

Paul Peng

Da Xiang (大祥, Dà Xiáng) is the Great Auspicious post-funerary rite of the Zhou mourning system, performed at the end of the second year of mourning — the character 祥...

Da Xiang (大祥): The Great Auspicious Post-Funera...

Paul Peng

Da Xiang (大祥, Dà Xiáng) is the Great Auspicious post-funerary rite of the Zhou mourning system, performed at the end of the second year of mourning — the character 祥...