The Analects论语

Book 3, Passage 3.10

The Master said, 'At the great sacrifice, after the pouring out of the libation, I have no wish to look on.'

子曰:“禘自既灌而往者,吾不欲观之矣。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“禘dì自zì既jì灌guàn而ér往wǎng者zhě,吾wú不bù欲yù观guān之zhī矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'At the great sacrifice, after the pouring out of the libation, I have no wish to look on.'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

禘:一种极为隆重的祭礼,只有天子才能举行。灌:祭礼开始时,向代表受祭者献酒的仪式。

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