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The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith (1892)

Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden, E. J. Brill · leaf 341

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, also in frequent use, is a combination of the twoabove words into the binomium wan-chuh. As to the inscriptionson these banners, the standard expression by which they are denotedat present, is wan ko^^f, »car-drawers chants, the sameterm, indeed, which is used in the Books of the Tsin dynasty… … 1 An immortal being: see page 54. 2 The bird of immortality, see page 57. Compare also page 220. 3 Paradise, see page -124. EULOGIES BURIED IN THE TOMBS. L131 inscriptions arc, moreover, called wan s h il or wan t scz e 2, » car-drawers verses, and tsi wan3 or tsi chuh, »sacrificial car-drawers or…

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