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 29. Shun was buried in the wilderness of Зhang-wû, and it would thus appear that the three ladies of his harem were not buried in the same grave with him. Ki Wû-jze said, "Burying (husband and wife) in the same grave appears to have originated with the duke of Kâu."

1. At the mourning rites for Зǎng-jze, his body was washed in the cook-room.

2. During the mourning for nine months one should suspend his (musical) studies. Some one has said, "It is permissible during that time to croon over the words (of the pieces)."

3. When Зze-kang was ill, he called (his son), Shǎn-hsiang, and addressed him, saying, "We speak of the end of a superior man, and of the death of