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Mount Tai

A ritual and political symbol associated with sacrifice and overreach.

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  1. Ba Yi 3.6ba-yi-006

    季氏旅于泰山。子谓冉有曰，女弗能救与。对曰，不能。子曰，呜呼，曾谓泰山，不如林放乎。

    The chief of the Chi family was about to sacrifice to the T'ai mountain. The Master said to Zan Yu, "Can you not save him from this?" He answered, "I cannot." Confucius said, "Alas! will you say that the T'ai mountain is not so discerning as Lin Fang?"

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