Bulletin, Issue 76"Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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Further on he discusses the number five and so writes : Various explanations have been attempted for why the Chinese counted five such Phases rather than some other number . Some of the explanations verge on casuistry : five is a ...
Further on he discusses the number five and so writes : Various explanations have been attempted for why the Chinese counted five such Phases rather than some other number . Some of the explanations verge on casuistry : five is a ...
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Most scholars trace the origin to the " Hong fan ” -chapter of the Shangshu , where the Five Phases are for the first time explicitly named as water , fire , wood , metal and earth.43 Unfortunately , however , the authenticity of the ...
Most scholars trace the origin to the " Hong fan ” -chapter of the Shangshu , where the Five Phases are for the first time explicitly named as water , fire , wood , metal and earth.43 Unfortunately , however , the authenticity of the ...
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If he is talking about a legend not transmitted to later times , in which the Yellow Emperor defeated four neighboring rulers , not correlated with the Five Phases , then the " Huangdi fa Chidi ” can simply be written off as a possible ...
If he is talking about a legend not transmitted to later times , in which the Yellow Emperor defeated four neighboring rulers , not correlated with the Five Phases , then the " Huangdi fa Chidi ” can simply be written off as a possible ...
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