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Confucius and the Mandate of Heaven: Respecting Divine Beings and Spirits

In both Chinese and Western cultures, there is a belief in the Mandate of Heaven and the existence of divine beings and spirits. The West celebrates Christmas as the day a divine being was born into this world, while the Chinese acknowledge the Divine by careful consideration of auspicious days when choosing when to hold ...

Mikel Davis

Statue of Confucius outdoors among trees.