楚王誦黃老之微言,尚浮屠之仁祠

English translation: King Yin of Chu believed in ideologies of Yellow Emperor & Lao Tzu, yet he visited ...

04:24 Dec 22, 2009
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Chinese term or phrase: 楚王誦黃老之微言,尚浮屠之仁祠
This came from the Book of Later Han. Thanks!
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English translation:King Yin of Chu believed in ideologies of Yellow Emperor & Lao Tzu, yet he visited ...
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http://www.lingshh.com/30/4.htm
http://www.fzrj.com/bookbig5/17/yinshun17-21.html


楚王誦黃老之微言,尚浮屠之仁祠

King Yin of Chu believed in ideologies of Yellow Emperor & Lao Tzu, yet he visited the temple of Buddha.

黃老 => 黄老之学始于战国盛于西汉,假托黄帝和老子的思想,实为道家和法家思想结合,并兼采阴阳、儒、墨等诸家观点而成。
http://baike.baidu.com/view/111988.htm

仁祠 = temple
浮屠 = Buddha

** Before this, Buddhism is an underground religion. After this announcement, it legalized Buddhism.
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King Yin of Chu believed in ideologies of Yellow Emperor & Lao Tzu, yet he visited ...


Explanation:
Explanations....

http://www.lingshh.com/30/4.htm
http://www.fzrj.com/bookbig5/17/yinshun17-21.html


楚王誦黃老之微言,尚浮屠之仁祠

King Yin of Chu believed in ideologies of Yellow Emperor & Lao Tzu, yet he visited the temple of Buddha.

黃老 => 黄老之学始于战国盛于西汉,假托黄帝和老子的思想,实为道家和法家思想结合,并兼采阴阳、儒、墨等诸家观点而成。
http://baike.baidu.com/view/111988.htm

仁祠 = temple
浮屠 = Buddha

** Before this, Buddhism is an underground religion. After this announcement, it legalized Buddhism.


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