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At this later point in time Confucian exegesis recognized taotie as a moral symbol of gluttony , and cthonic , popular belief of the time recognized taotie as one of many shiren - spirits who devour men or shixie - spirits who devour ...
At this later point in time Confucian exegesis recognized taotie as a moral symbol of gluttony , and cthonic , popular belief of the time recognized taotie as one of many shiren - spirits who devour men or shixie - spirits who devour ...
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The passage moralizes on the greed of the Duke Ji of Ying ( Chu ) and the unfilial acts of his son Pu at the court of Duke Xuan of Lu by citing a reference to taotie from the far distant past . If later literary evidence is used in ...
The passage moralizes on the greed of the Duke Ji of Ying ( Chu ) and the unfilial acts of his son Pu at the court of Duke Xuan of Lu by citing a reference to taotie from the far distant past . If later literary evidence is used in ...
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To Han and earlier Warring States man taotie were respected as beneficent powers who destroyed evil by devouring it . One of the Shanhaijing spirits who eats men is called Gouxiao ( Hook Owl ) . The spirit resides on Gouwu mountain ...
To Han and earlier Warring States man taotie were respected as beneficent powers who destroyed evil by devouring it . One of the Shanhaijing spirits who eats men is called Gouxiao ( Hook Owl ) . The spirit resides on Gouwu mountain ...
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