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EARLY CHINESE RLGN
Question | Answer |
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What is "Shang Ti?" | The Heavenly equivalent of the emporer. |
What is "Yin-Yang?" | The harmonious complemntary of opposites. Yin is the passive, cold, wet, etc. Yang is the opposite; hot, dry, masculine, etc. |
Yin-Yang, tell me more about it. | They do not conflict one another, they compliment one another. At death, a persons yin follows them to the grave. His yang is received into Heaven. |
What is "Te?" | Power/Virtue |
Tell me about their ancestors? | They worshiped their dead ancestors. Made shrines for them, temples for large families, etc. |