The straightening board was created because of warped wood, and the plumb line came into being because of things that are not straight. Rulers are established and ritual and rightness are illuminated because the nature is evil.


Sources of Chinese Tradition (1999), vol. 1, p. 182 - Human nature is evil


The straightening board was created because of warped wood, and the plumb line came into being because of things that are not straight. Rulers are...

The straightening board was created because of warped wood, and the plumb line came into being because of things that are not straight. Rulers are...

The straightening board was created because of warped wood, and the plumb line came into being because of things that are not straight. Rulers are...

The straightening board was created because of warped wood, and the plumb line came into being because of things that are not straight. Rulers are...