Tales of Emperor Kansei

Japanese: 感生帝説話 - かんせいていせつわ
Tales of Emperor Kansei

…He is said to be the founder of the Zhou dynasty. There is a story about his birth, in which his mother, Jiang Yuan, became pregnant after stepping in the footsteps of an adult, and this story is sung in the Book of Songs, Da Ya and Sheng Min. There is also a theory that stepping in footsteps is a form of dance, and that he was wearing a divine garment and taking a seat on a divine throne. …

*Some of the terminology used in the "Tale of Emperor Kansei" is explained below.

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Japanese:

…周王朝の始祖とされる。その出生について,母の姜嫄(きようげん)が大人の足あとをふんで妊(はら)んだという感生帝説話があり,《詩経》大雅・生民に歌われている。足あとを践(ふ)むのは舞踏の形式とも,また神衣を着けて神位に座息するとする説もある。…

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