Confucius’imminent birth is heralded by the appearance of the qilin.The mythical one-horned animal came to his mother at the door and cast out of its mouth a jade tablet bearing an inscription saying that she would g...Confucius’imminent birth is heralded by the appearance of the qilin.The mythical one-horned animal came to his mother at the door and cast out of its mouth a jade tablet bearing an inscription saying that she would give birth to“the son of the refinement of water,and that he would succeed the Zhou Dynasty,but as a king without a throne(su wang).”Stunned,Yan Zhengzai–Confucius’mother–tied an embroidered ribbon around the horn of the qilin,and the animal stayed for two nights.展开更多
文摘Confucius’imminent birth is heralded by the appearance of the qilin.The mythical one-horned animal came to his mother at the door and cast out of its mouth a jade tablet bearing an inscription saying that she would give birth to“the son of the refinement of water,and that he would succeed the Zhou Dynasty,but as a king without a throne(su wang).”Stunned,Yan Zhengzai–Confucius’mother–tied an embroidered ribbon around the horn of the qilin,and the animal stayed for two nights.
