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Zi Mozi said: "The benevolent is the degree of the world, not the dutiful son (II)." Now, the dutiful son is a relative, what can he do? Yue: pro-poverty means getting rich; If there are few people, they will be engaged in public affairs; If there is confusion, you will devote yourself to dealing with it. When it was here, it was also weak, economically deficient and intellectually unwise (3), and then it disappeared. No one dares to give up his spare power, but he seeks benefits in secret, not for himself. If it is a servant, the dutiful son is also considerate, if so. Although the benevolent is a big country, it is still natural. Yue: If the world is poor, it will be rich. If there are few people, they will be engaged in public affairs; Civil disorder is the rule, and civil disorder is the rule. When it was here, it was also weak, economically deficient and intellectually unwise, and then it disappeared. No one dares to give up his remaining strength, but secretly asks for a legacy, not for the world. If you are a threesome, this benevolent person will be the best in the world, if so.
Three generations of holy kings have lost their lives, and the world has lost its righteousness. The gentleman of later generations, or with a thick burial for a long time, thinks that benevolence is also righteous and filial piety is also a matter; Or reburied for a long time, thinking that it is not a matter of benevolence and righteousness, nor is it a matter of filial piety. Those who say "the second son" are contrary to their words and deeds. They all say that I am the grandfather, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu. In words, it is opposite, and actions are also opposite. In this case, the gentleman of later generations was puzzled by the second son's words. If you doubt the second son, you can pass it on for the sake of the country and the people (4). How can I become a person who benefits from these three things? I mean, if you use your words and tactics and bury the poor for a long time, you can really help the poor and the rich, settle the crisis and control the chaos! This benevolence is also righteous, and the matter of filial son is also, and those who are scheming will be persuaded. Benevolent people prosper in the world, and those who praise the people do not waste it. Meaning also makes the law speak its words, use its plan and bury it for a long time. Wealth can't be lewd, every man is responsible, really not! This is neither benevolence nor filial piety. The schemer must be depressed. Benevolent people will seek to destroy the world, and waste it will make people wrong, and they will never do it. And therefore, those who benefit the world, in addition to the harm of the world, make the people of the country incurable, since ancient times and today, have never tasted it.
How did you know? Today's scholars and gentlemen will doubt whether it is right or wrong to be buried for a long time. Therefore, Mozi said, "However, I have tasted it. Although I have no law to pursue those who have been buried for a long time, I think this is a matter for the country. " There are mourners among the princes and adults, saying that coffins must be heavy, burial must be thick, clothes must be rich, embroidery must be complicated, and hills must be huge; Saving lives, almost exhausted my family; When the vassal dies, the car is empty, and then the jade is better than the body, the nylon group is frugal, and the car and horse hide the coffin. It is necessary to bury them, such as changing the curtain (5), ding drum, several fetters (6), pot, sword, feather teeth and sodium (7). From (8), the emperor will kill you, hundreds, dozens of people; Generals and doctors killed martyrs, ranging from dozens to several.
What will happen to the method of mourning? Yue: Crying is not rank (9), loud, weeping, leaning on the thatched cottage, sleeping on the pillow; No food, no hunger, and thin clothes. Make the face heavy (10), the color dark, the eyes and ears are not smart, the hands and feet are not strong, and it is not available. He also said: the staff sergeant's funeral will definitely help him get up, and so will his staff. It will last for three years. If the Dharma is true, if it is true, it must not be to go to the Five Senses and Six Hospitals, open up vegetation and actually hoard it. For farmers to do this, they must not go out to cultivate crops and trees at night. If a hundred people do this, they will not be able to repair ships and cars and become utensils. To make a woman do this, she must not stay up late, spinning and weaving. Careful burial is also to bury people with more wealth; For a long time, it was forbidden to engage in it for a long time. Successful people will be helped and buried (11); Those who are born late are forbidden for a long time. In order to get rich, this metaphor still forbids plowing for money. There's nothing to say about money.
Is it because you want to get rich, but it's impossible? You can do evil if you want to get rich? It's impossible to say it again! Today, only those who have been buried for a long time are not in power: you died and were buried for three years; Both parents died and lost for three years; Wife and dead son, all five have been missing for three years. Then uncle, uncle, brother, evil son; National possibility; If all my aunts, nephews and uncles have moons, then there must be a system to destroy barren land. Make the face heavy, dark, hard of hearing, weak hands and feet, and unavailable. It is also said that when the staff sergeant is in mourning, he can get up with help and hold on for three years. If the law is spoken, if it is done, if it is hungry, it will be like this: therefore, the people are not cold in winter (12) and not cold in summer, which is the death of the disease and cannot be defeated. This is a failure. There are many friends between men and women. In order to seek the public, analogy is still negative.
Sword and beg for his life. Many people have nothing to say.
So we ask all the people, but it is impossible. What can you do if you want to rule criminal politics? It is impossible to say it. Today, only those who have been buried for a long time are left unattended, the country will be poor, the people will be shameless and the criminal administration will be chaotic. If the law is as it says, if it says: if you let your superiors do it, you can't listen to the rules; If you do it for a loser, you can't do it. Do not listen to the rule, criminal administrative chaos; If you don't work, you will be short of food and clothing. If it's not enough, brothers can't ask brothers, and brothers will blame brothers (13); A son can't ask relatives, and he who is not filial should blame relatives; I can't ask the king, and if I'm not loyal, I'll disturb it. Therefore, evil people have no clothes when they leave and no food when they enter. They continue to ridicule me (14), which is violent, but it cannot be defeated or banned. Therefore, there are many thieves and few cures. Those who are full of thieves and lack treatment seek treatment by this, which is like making people feel ashamed (15). There is nothing to say about governance.
Therefore, it is necessary to rule criminal politics, but it is impossible. Can it be evil to want to attack small countries by banning big countries? It is impossible to say it. Therefore, there was no holy king in the past, and the world lost its righteousness. The princes tried to levy, and there were Chu Yue in the south and King Qi Jin in the north. They all sharpened their pawns to attack and govern the world at the same time. Therefore, the reason why big countries don't attack small countries is because there are many committees, the city walls have been repaired and the upper and lower levels have been harmonized, so big countries don't attack. There is no accumulation Committee, the battlements are not repaired, and the ups and downs are not harmonious. Today, only those who have been buried for a long time are left unattended, the country will be poor, the people will be shameless and the criminal administration will be chaotic. If you are poor, you don't think you will accumulate; If it is harsh, it is battlements and trenches. If there is chaos, it is impossible to go out to defend.
This demand prohibits big countries from attacking small countries, but it is no longer possible. If you want to be blessed by ghosts and gods, can you do evil? It is impossible to say it. Today, only those who have been buried for a long time are left unattended, the country will be poor, the people will be shameless and the criminal administration will be chaotic. If you are poor, you are only drunk and unclean; If you are widowed, it is a matter of ghosts and gods; If it is chaos, it is sacrifice from time to time. It is forbidden to do anything with ghosts today. If this is the case, ghosts and gods have to say from above: "I am a man, I am not a man." Which is better? " He said, "I am a human being. I have no choice but to be a human being." Then it's only the sin of god and ghosts that is punished and abandoned, so it's not like that!
Therefore, the ancient holy king made it a burial method, saying, "A coffin is three inches, which is enough to rot the body; A dress with three collars is enough to ward off evil spirits. And its burial, don't go to the spring, don't stink at the top. If it is ridged (16), it will stop. " The dead are buried, and the living will cry for a long time, but they will do their best to benefit each other. The law of this holy king is also.
Today, a sleeper said, "Although we can't be rich or poor, we can't be widowed, we can't be in danger, and we can't cure chaos, this Saint Wang Zhidao is also." Mozi said, "Otherwise! Yao Bei taught Buddy before, and when he died, he buried Shanyin, clothes, three collars and Gu Mu's coffin. Ge sealed it and cried (17). Buried, cattle and horses riding. Shunxi Sect was almost seven glory, died, and was buried in Nanqinuoyi, with three collars, and Gu Mu's coffin was sealed by Ge. It's buried. The city people took it. Eastern Henan religion died in September 1st, and was buried in Huiji Mountain, with three collars and a three-inch coffin. Ge feng, twisted, airtight. The ground is very deep (18), and it doesn't stink when you go down to the spring. After the burial, the remaining soil will be collected on it. If the ridge is plowed, it will stop. If this is the view of the Three Saints, it will be a long funeral, not St. Wang Zhidao. So the three kings are all rich in the world, so why worry about the shortage of money? I thought it was such a burial method. "
Today's princes are buried, which is different. It must be a big coffin, a middle coffin, and a leather shovel (19). Jade is a tool, Ge Jian, Ding Gu, Pot Abuse, Wen Xiu, Su Lian, Dayang Wanling (20) and Ma Yu. Female music are all tools. It is said that communication must be poor, although the mountains are all mountains and rivers (265438).
Therefore, Mozi said: "Hometown people (22), I originally said: meaning also makes the law speak its words, use its plan, and plan for long mourning. Can you ask the rich and the poor to be outnumbered (23) and set up a crisis to control chaos? " Then benevolence, righteousness, dutiful son! If you are a schemer, you must make suggestions; Meaning also makes it sound, so if people are buried for a long time, it is really impossible.
Can the rich and the poor be unequal, outnumbered, determined to win, and out of control? That is heartless, heartless and unfilial! The schemer must be depressed. Therefore, the rich countries are poor; Want to use all the people, very few; If you want to look at criminal politics, you will be confused; It is necessary to prohibit big countries from attacking small countries; If you want to be the blessing of gods and ghosts, you will get a disaster. On the records of Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu and the political opposition (24): The affairs of Jie Li, Zhou You and Li are still harmonious in the following records. If you look at it this way, it will be buried for a long time, not a saint Wang Zhidao. "
Today, people who have held reburial for a long time say, "If reburial is held for a long time, it will not be Saint Wang Zhidao. Is the husband talking nonsense about China's gentleman behavior? " Zi Mozi said, "Those who call Xi Zhi are just vulgar (26)." In the past, those who went to the East and lost their homes were solved and eaten as soon as their eldest son was born, which was called "Yi Di". When his eldest father died, he abandoned his eldest mother and said, "A ghost wife can't live with her." If you think politics is above, vulgarity is below, you are stubborn, but you have no choice, then is this really the way of righteousness? This so-called habit has its vulgar meaning. In the south of Chu, there was a man who was angry with the country (27). When a loved one dies, the rotten meat is abandoned and then the bones are buried. This is a dutiful son. In the west of Qin dynasty, those who have state-owned canals die, collect firewood, burn it, smoke it, and then be dutiful sons. This is politics, and it is vulgar and endless. Do it if you don't choose, then is this really the way of righteousness? This so-called habit has its vulgar meaning. If this is the view of the reflection, it is still thin; If China regards it as a gentleman, it is still thick. If it's thick, it's thin, but it's buried with restraint. Therefore, food, clothing, housing and transportation benefit people's lives, but there are still festivals; Buried people, people die is also beneficial, why is the husband here alone? In Mozi's system, it is the method of burial, saying: "A three-inch coffin is enough to rot bones; Clothes with three collars are enough to rot. Digging deep, there is no leakage (28) underground, and the ground is not discouraged. If the ridge is enough, it will stop. Crying and crying, contrary to (29), is engaged in food, clothing, wealth and sacrifice, making filial piety more important than relatives. " Therefore, the method of Confucius and Mozi does not lose the benefits of life and death.
Therefore, Mozi said: "Today's scholars and gentlemen, please regard desire as righteousness, seek to be a scholar, want to be a saint Wang Zhidao, and want to serve the interests of the people of China. So if you are mourning, you can't ignore this person (30). "
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Festive burial (1) is Mozi's saving proposition in view of the fact that the rulers at that time spent a lot of money on extravagant funerals. Mozi believes that a long funeral not only wastes social wealth, but also hinders people from engaging in productive labor and affects population growth. This is not only harmful to society, but also inconsistent with the interests of the deceased and the tradition of ancient holy kings, so it must be abolished. There are three original articles and one existing article. 2 "Bi" and "Pi". (3) The second "wisdom" leads to "knowledge". The same below. (4) "Chuan" is a misinformation of the word "Fu", which is widely spread. (5) "House" is connected with "Yang". (6) "banquet" is the same as "banquet". (7) "Satisfied" and "suppressed" are homonyms. (8) "Send" is a mistake in the word "martyrdom". (9) "Rank" is an overlapping loan word. (10) "Crease" means "wrinkle". (1 1) "Fu" is a foreign word of "Fu". (12) "Shen" is a loan word of "Ren". The same below. (13) The first "elder brother" is connected with "elder brother". (14) The mistake of "continuing to ridicule me internally" is the mistake of "criticizing me internally". (15) "Yao" and "Huan" are homonyms. (16) "Shen" is the same as "San". (17)■ "is a foreign word with". "(18)" Earth "is a mistake of" digging ". (19) "Tan" is a loan word of "Tan". "Fuck" is the mistake of "tired". (20) It is suspected that "the big martingale leads to all kinds of collars" is the mistake of "clothes lead to all kinds of collars". (2 1) "Although" is the fault of "Bear". "Fan" is a mistake in the word "brother", that is, "affection". (22) "township" and "township" are connected. (23) "Please" means "sincere". (24) "Politics" is "positive". (25) "Selection" is an error of "interpretation". (26) "righteousness" is "appropriate". (27) "Inflammation" is a mistake in the word "Hui". (28) "Hong" means "Ju". (29) "Reverse" means "return". (30) "This person" should be "this person".
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Mozi said: "A benevolent man is the plan of the world, just as a dutiful son is the plan of his parents." What will happen now that the dutiful son is planning for his parents? That is: if parents are poor, try to make them rich; If the number is small, try to increase it; If there are many people in chaos, try to manage them. When he was doing this, he also lacked strength, money and wisdom, and then he stopped. However, no one dares to give up his spare capacity, hide his wisdom, leave his wealth and not work for his parents. Like the above three things, the dutiful son is
Parents have already planned to do this. Even if the benevolent plans for the world, it will be like this. That is: if the world is poor, try to make it rich; When there are few people, try to increase; If there are many people in chaos, try to manage them. When he was doing this, he also lacked strength, money and intelligence, and then he stopped. But no one dares to give up his spare capacity, hide his wisdom, leave his wealth and interests and not work for the world. Like the above three things, the benevolent works for the world, and this is already the case.
Today, three generations of holy kings have died, and the world has lost its righteousness. Some gentlemen of later generations regard heavy burial and long mourning as benevolence and righteousness, which is what dutiful sons should do; Some people regard reburial and long mourning as unkind and unfair, which is not what dutiful sons should do. These two kinds of people, who criticize each other and act in the opposite direction, all say, "I am Fayao, Shun, Yu, Tang, King of Literature and Avenue of Wisdom." But (they) attacked each other in words, but acted in the opposite direction, so that the later gentlemen were puzzled by their statements. If once you are confused about what they say, let's try to apply their ideas to governing the country and the people, so as to examine and measure the three interests ("finance, public affairs and governance"). If we imitate what they say and adopt their strategies, if we bury the poor for a long time, we can really make the poor rich, and a few people are numerous, and we can make dangerous security and chaotic rule. This is benevolence and righteousness, which a dutiful son should do. Other people's planners have to encourage him to do it. The benevolent will seek to establish it in the world, make efforts to publicize it, and make people praise it and never abandon it. If we imitate what they say and adopt their strategies, if we bury the poor for a long time, we really can't make the poor rich, make a few people more, or let the dangerous security and chaotic rule. This is heartless, and it is not what a dutiful son should do. A person who makes plans for others can't help but stop him from doing it. Benevolent people must seek to get rid of it in the world, abandon it, and make people criticize it. Therefore, since ancient times, there has never been a situation in which the people of the country could not be governed because of the rise of Italy and the elimination of public hazards.
How do you know that? Nowadays, most gentlemen in the world are not sure about the right and wrong of a long funeral. So Mozi said, "In that case, let's take a look at the remarks of people who have been buried for a long time to govern the country." This kind of situation exists in the families of princes who have lost their Lord. It is said that the coffin must be multi-layered, the burial must be deep, the clothes of the deceased must be many, the embroidery buried with him must be rich, and the grave must be tall. If (this situation) exists in the homes of ordinary people and untouchables, they will do their best. After the death of the vassal, the treasures stored in the treasury were hollowed out, and then the gold and jade jewels were decorated on the deceased, tied with silk wool, and the horses and chariots were buried in the cave. Moreover, more curtains, Zhong Ding, drums, several banquets, flagons, mirrors, swords, feathers, ivory and leather should be made and buried in the bedroom of the deceased. As for martyrdom, the number of martyrs killed by emperors and generals ranges from hundreds to dozens. After the death of generals and doctors, dozens of martyrs were killed and a few were killed.
What about the method of mourning? That is: crying all the time, not replacing each other, wearing a tie, shedding tears, living in a hut (where I lived during the funeral), sleeping on straw mats and pillow clods. Fight back to make yourself hungry and not eat, and wear thin clothes to keep yourself cold. Make yourself thin and black, with poor ears, poor eyes and weak hands and feet, and can't do anything. He also said: upper-class scholars need crutches to stand up and walk. Lived like this for three years. If we follow this kind of speech, carry out this proposition and let the princes do it, then we must not go to the early court; (If the scholar-officials follow this line, they will not be able to cure the five senses and six hospitals, open up wasteland and enrich the grain; If farmers follow this point, then they must not go out early and return late to farm and plant; If craftsmen act according to this, they will certainly not be able to build ships, cars or vessels; If women follow this pattern, they must not get up early and stay up late to weave linen. Counting the matter of thick burial really buried a lot of money; It's a long-term mourning, which really prohibits people from doing things for a long time. If the property has been formed, it will be buried in the coffin; Those who were supposed to give birth after the funeral were banned for a long time. Use this
Pursuing wealth is like forbidding ploughing for a bumper harvest.
Therefore, it is impossible to make the country rich. But in order to increase the number, maybe? However, this statement is not acceptable. Now governing the country is based on the principle of heavy burial and long mourning, and the monarch died and mourned for three years; My parents died and mourned for three years. My wife and eldest son died, and they both mourned for three years. Then uncle, uncle, brother and his sons all died and mourned for a year; The death of a loved one, mourning for five months; My aunt, sister, nephew and uncle died, and there were a certain number of months of mourning. Then, there must be a mourning system during the mourning period. Make (oneself) thinner, darker in color, ineffective in ears, dull in eyes, weak in hands and feet, and therefore unable to do things. He also said: upper-class scholars must be helped to stand up and walk with crutches. Lived like this for three years. If we carry out this proposition according to this statement, they will be hungry, they will eat less, and they will do it again. Therefore, people can't help but get hot in Leng Xia in winter, and countless people die of illness. This will greatly damage the copulation between men and women. Pursuing increasing population in this way is like making people live longer with machetes. The idea of increasing population is out of the question.
Therefore, we can no longer pursue the increase of population. And want to use this to control criminal government affairs, maybe? This statement is not good. If the principle of heavy burial and long mourning is implemented now, the country will be poor, the people will be reduced and the criminal administration will be chaotic. If we follow this statement and implement this proposition and let the superior people do it, it will be impossible to listen to politics and govern the country; It is impossible for the following people to engage in production by this route. If the superior can't listen to politics and govern the country, criminal government affairs will be chaotic; If the following people can't engage in production, they will be short of clothes and food. If it is not enough, the younger brother will ask his brother for nothing, and the disobedient younger brother will of course resent his brother; When a son looks for his parents, he gets nothing, and an unfilial son will inevitably resent his parents; If a courtier asks for a monarch without success, a disloyal courtier will rebel against his monarch. Therefore, people who have evil deeds feel ashamed when they go out without clothes and go home without food. It is impossible to forbid them to do evil and tyrannical things together. Therefore, if there are more thieves, there will be fewer good public security. If the number of thieves increases and public security is not good, we will seek governance in this way. It's like sending a person back many times and asking him not to betray himself. It is unrealistic to say that the country runs the country by reburial.
Therefore, it is impossible to pursue the rule of criminal politics. Maybe it's enough to stop big countries from attacking small countries? This statement is also unacceptable. The former holy king has passed away, the world has lost justice, and the princes conquered it by force. There are two countries in the south, Chu and Yue, and the king of Qi and the king of Jin in the north. These monarchs trained their soldiers to attack and conquer mergers and ordered to rule the world. The reason why big countries don't attack small countries is that small countries have more reserves, battlements are strengthened and coordinated, and big countries don't like to attack. Small countries have no storage, battlements are not consolidated, and the upper and lower levels are not harmonious, so big countries like to attack. Now people who advocate heavy burial and long mourning preside over government affairs, and the country will be poor, the number of people will be reduced, and criminal government affairs will be chaotic. If the country is poor, there is nothing to accumulate; If the population decreases, fewer people will build battlements and ditches; If criminal management is chaotic, you can't win this way, and the defense can't be strong.
It is no longer possible to seek to ban big countries from reburying small countries. And want to use it to seek the blessing of gods and ghosts, maybe? This statement is also unacceptable. At present, people who advocate heavy burial and long mourning preside over government affairs, and the country will be poor, the people will be reduced, and criminal law and politics will be chaotic. If the country is poor, the wine offering cannot be clean; Fewer people worship gods and ghosts. If the punishment and politics are chaotic, then the sacrifice will not be on time. It is forbidden to worship gods and ghosts now. To govern in this way, gods and ghosts began to ask questions from heaven: "Do I have these people, which is better?" Then he said, "It makes no difference whether I have these people or not." Then, even if God and ghosts punish them and abandon them, don't they deserve it?
Therefore, the ancient holy king formulated the principle of burial, that is, the coffin was three inches thick enough for the body to rot inside; Three clothes are enough to cover up the terrible body. When buried, it is enough that the bottom does not dig deep into the spring and the top does not rancid. The cemetery is three feet wide. Now that the deceased is gone, strangers should not cry for a long time, but should get employment as soon as possible, so that everyone can do their best and benefit each other. This is the law of the holy king.
Now people who insist on the idea of heavy burial and long mourning say, "Even if the poor can't be rich, the few can be numerous and the dangerous can be treated indiscriminately, this is Saint Wang Zhidao." Mozi said, "Otherwise. Once upon a time, Yao went to the north to educate, died halfway and was buried in the north of Maoshan Mountain. Use three clothes, make a coffin from ordinary wood, and tie the coffin with kudzu vine. Only when the coffin has been buried will it be sad, and the cave will be filled and there will be no grave. Cattle and horses can be herded on it after burial. Shunxi levied on Qirong, died on the way, and was buried next to Nanji market. He took three clothes and made a coffin with ordinary bamboo and wood, and kudzu vine was tied to the coffin. After the burial, people in the city can go back and forth as usual. Da Yudong went to educate Jiuyi and died halfway. He was buried in Kuaiji Mountain, with three clothes, a three-inch paulownia coffin and kudzu vine tied. Although his mouth is sealed, it doesn't matter. The grave was dug, but it was not deep. The depth of digging is not as deep as the spring water, and the stench can't be penetrated. After burial, pile the rest of the earth on it. The cemetery is about three feet wide. If we look at these three holy kings, they are really not St. Wang Zhidao and have been buried for a long time. These three kings are all noble sons of heaven, rich in the world. Are they still afraid of not having enough money? And (they) think this is the law of burial. "
Now that the maharaja is buried, it is different. (They) must use outer coffins and inner coffins, and repeatedly bind them with bands decorated with literary colors. And has been equipped, including ge, sword, tripod, drum, pot, mirror, tattoo, white practice, ten thousand pieces of clothes, horses and chariots, and female music. You also need to hammer paint the tomb, which is more magnificent than the mountain. This neglect of people's affairs and the consumption of people's wealth are countless. This heavy funeral is useless.
Therefore, Mozi said: "I used to say this: If we use this kind of deliberation to calculate the long mourning according to this kind of remarks, if we can really make the poor rich, the few are numerous, the dangerous are determined, and the chaos is ruled, that is what the benevolent and dutiful son should do. Therefore, it is necessary to encourage him to do so. If we follow this statement and adopt this argument and bury people with heavy burial for a long time, it is really impossible to be poor and rich, outnumbered, dangerous and chaotic. This is heartless and unfair, and it is not what a dutiful son should do. Therefore, it is necessary to stop him from doing so. Therefore, we can't seek to make the country rich and only become poorer, we can't seek to increase the people and only become less, we can't make criminal politics more chaotic, we can't prohibit big countries from attacking small countries, and we can't seek the blessing of ghosts and gods. We look at Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Zhou, and Zhou, just the opposite; Judging from the events of Jie Li, Zhou, Zhou and Zhou, it is a coincidence. From this point of view, it is not Saint Wang Zhidao to be buried for a long time. "
Now, people who insist on heavy burial and long mourning say, "If it is really not St. Wang Zhidao, how can we explain the persistence and persistence of the gentleman in the Central Plains?" Mozi said: "This is the so-called easy habit and suitable custom". Once upon a time, there was a country in the eastern part of Vietnam, and the first child was dismembered and eaten after birth, calling this practice "Yi Di". After someone's grandfather died, he threw it away behind his grandmother's back and said, "Ghost wives can't live with them." This practice is based on governance, but it is used to it below, and it is not stopped, but it is not released. So is this really the way of benevolence and righteousness? This is the so-called easy habit, comfortable habit. In the south of Chu, the people of a country lost their lives. After their parents died, they first picked up the meat and threw it away, and then buried the bones before they became dutiful sons. To the west of Qin, there is a country called Yi Qu. After his parents died, the country collected firewood and burned him. The rising smoke is said to be the "immortal body" of the deceased, and then he can become a dutiful son. This practice is regarded as a national policy above and a custom below. Is endless persistence, then is this really the way of benevolence and righteousness? This is the so-called easy habit, comfortable habit. If from
Judging from the situation in these three countries, people's funerals are still very meager, while judging from the situation of gentlemen in the Central Plains, they are still very heavy. This is too thick and that is too thin, so burial should be controlled. Therefore, food and clothing is the interest of people when they are alive, but they still advocate moderation; Burial is the interest of people after death, why not control it? Mozi made the rules of burial, saying, "The coffin is three inches thick and three pieces of clothes are enough to make the flesh and blood of the deceased rot in it. The depth of excavation should be based on the fact that there is no wet leakage below and the smell of the body cannot leak out of the ground. It is enough for people to know the grave. Send with tears, return with tears. When I come back, I will be engaged in begging for food, clothes, money to help me sacrifice and filial piety. " Therefore, Mozi law does not harm the interests of life and death, which is the reason.
Therefore, Mozi said: "nowadays, gentlemen in the world really want to be benevolent and pursue being a staff sergeant." They should be in line with St. Wang Zhidao in the world and in line with the interests of the people of the country in the future. Therefore, we should review the management principles of festival burial. " That's the truth.