Shang Ti
Americannoun
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But for these qualifications, the statement that the Chinese worship and sacrifice to Shang Ti and T’ien would be apt to convey an incorrect idea.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
The worship of Shang Ti was in existence before that of T’ien was introduced.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
Shang Ti took compassion upon me during my life, because with a firm heart I kept my chastity and served my mother-in-law with complete obedience.
From Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Hodous, Lewis
Shang Ti had cautioned him never to absent himself without his permission.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
The deities seem to have been conceived as a kind of celestrial court of Shang Ti, as his "officials".
From A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] by Eberhard, Wolfram
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