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Confucianism -> Liji -> Tan Gong II -> 160

國昭子子張:「?」On the death of the mother of Guo Zhao-zi, he asked Zi-zhang, saying, 'At the interment, when (all) are at the grave, what should be the places of the men and of the women?'
子張:「西。」Zi-zhang said, 'At the mourning rites for Si-tu Jing-zi, when the Master directed the ceremonies, the men stood with their faces to the west and the women stood with theirs to the east.'
:「'Ah!' said the other,
。」 'that will not do;'
adding,
'All will be here to see these mourning rites of mine.
Do you take the sole charge of them.
Let the guests be the guests,
while I (alone) act as the host.
西。」Let the women take their places behind the men, and all have their faces towards the west.'


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