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Previous Country: China Subject: The Jade Emperor Period: S. Song Dynasty Date: 1131-1162 A.D. Format: Sculpture Medium: Sandstone The sculptor depicts the jade emperor in a dragon-head throne, holding a jade tablet, wearing pockets of fragrance on his ears and enjoying the fan shades. The relaxed and carefree

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Previous | Next Country: China Subject: The Peacock King Period: N. Song Dynasty Date: 1126 A.D. Format: Sculpture Medium: Sandstone The peacock king was a former incarnation of Śākyamuni. When as a peacock he sucked from a rock water of miraculous healing power. He is now one of the mahārāja bodhisattvas, with

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Previous | Next Country: China Artist: Wen WeiJien Subject: Confucius Period: N. Song Dynasty Date: 1082-1096 A.D. Format: Sculpture Medium: Sandstone In this sculpture, Confucius is dressed in a traditional round-neck, wide-sleeve garment with jade belt, carrying a whisk in his right hand. The

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Next The steep hillsides of the Dazu area contain an exceptional series of rock carvings dating from the 9th to the 13th century. They are remarkable for their aesthetic quality, their rich diversity of subject matter, both secular and religious, and the light that they shed on everyday life in China during this period. They provide outstanding evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism,

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The Four Classes of Illumination of Law Therefore substance combines with law, and the combination produces illumination.  Illumination is enough to see the law, and the law is able to become a system. The Law of Tao 道理 Definition:  the changeableness of all phenomena, the filling and emptying, the increasing and lessening.

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Previous | Next The Study of Human Abilities Translated by J. K. Shryock* Chapter 4 - The Laws of the Abilities      To establish affairs and set up standards, it is necessary to determine [all things] according to laws.  To discuss this adequately is difficult; there are few who are able to determine it.  Why is this?  Laws are of many kinds, while men differ.  When laws

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Previous Riemann died seven years after he introduced the Riemann Hypothesis, leaving the world without a proof. And so it was, as the 19th century gradually came to a close. In 1900, David Hilbert included the Riemann hypothesis in his famous list of 23 unsolved problems. The list was intended to shape the direction of mathematics for the new century. The Riemann Hypothesis is part

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Previous | Next Prime numbers have fascinated humankind for millennia. The earliest investigation into the primes is evidenced by a bone discovered in the mountains of central equatorial Africa, which dates from 6500 B. C. and records all prime numbers between 10 and 20. The ancient Chinese, characterized by their practical approach to mathematics, developed a physical understanding of

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Next On June 8, 2004, Purdue University announced that Louis de Branges de Bourcia, professor of mathematics, had proven the Riemann Hypothesis and solved a great mystery surrounding the prime numbers. Businesses, financial institutes and intelligence agencies round the world were at once alerted to the news. “There are some mysteries that the human mind will never penetrate,”

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Previous | NextThe Twelve Categories of AbilitiesThe Three Primary Abilities and Their VariationsThe Person of Sublime Behavior 清節家The person of sublime behavior’s virtuous actions are high and admirable, his/her bearing and conduct may be used as models. Proper office:  teacher — in charge of the training of the heir-apparent. Examples:Yen Ling 延陵 — Yen Ling is the name of a place in the

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Previous | Next The Study of Human Abilities Translated by J. K. Shryock* Chapter 3 - The Categories of Abilities      There are twelve categories of abilities:  the man of sublime behavior, the statesman, the strategist, the leader of a state, the man of instrumental ability, the critic, the practical man, the astute man, the literary man, the learned man, the dialectician

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Previous | NextThe Twelve Types of PersonalitiesThe nature of partial abilities cannot be transformed. Therefore there is some show of excellence, but also some falling short of reasonableness.Yang — Going Beyond the MeanThe Strong-Willed 彊毅Description:  Severe, strict, sharp, and resolute; fierce, unyielding, and unamiable. Ability:  regulating others; can establish law. Defect:  to stimulate

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Previous | Next The Study of Human Abilities Translated by J. K. Shryock* Chapter 2 - The Types of Personality      The substances of the virtue of the mean cannot be classified.  Therefore it is salty and yet not salty, tasteless and yet k‘uei, plain yet not undecorated, refined yet not over-decorated.  It can be awe-inspiring, and it can cherish.  It can argue fluently;

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Next Introduction I have long been seeking for a systematic procedure of creating multidimensional characters for my stories. The search is over.  I decided on constructing a character template following guidelines from The Study of Human Abilities, translated by Dr. J. K. Shryock from Liu Shao's Jen wu chih.  As soon as the template is complete, I will begin using it to create

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NextThe Study of Human Abilities Translated by J. K. Shryock*Chapter 1 - The Nine Manifestations     The temperament and nature issue from the original endowment of men.  The laws by which temperament and nature operate are subtle and profound.  Who can investigate these things, unless he has the insight of a sage?      All living beings contain a profound unity which gives them substance. 

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