Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
“太阳之神啊,什么是美德呢?”
“美德是初春的eudamonia和欢乐,因为人是属于社会的,美德也是一种社会规范”
孙大午于2006,9,20在河北徐水
“Master Sun, what is virtue?”
“Virtue is the headspring of eudaemonia and pleasure
because the person is social and virtue is a social norm”.
孙大午, September 20, 2006, Xushui
County, Hebei
The Qilin and Konzi
The mystical Qilin 麒麟 was a celestial animal representing the west
quadrant in Chinese mythology. Later, it appeared on rare occasions
–particularly at the time of a solar eclipse-- in order to announce the birth
or death of a sage or emperor. In China, it was second only to the dragon in
its power. “The Qilin was believed to have sprung from the centre of the earth
and was the first and most perfect of the 360 land creatures”. (1) This
mystical animal gave gift of the art of writing from the time of Fu Hsi to the
time of Kongzi. It was closely associated with Kongzi 孔子 since it manifested itself to his mother who carried
him in her womb and to the sage himself.
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