Sui and Tang · Scholar

Guest 賓

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Attested AD 618 - AD 907

Passages: 11
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Guest was a scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 618 to AD 907 某日
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passage 262
AD 618 to AD 907 行鄉飲酒之禮
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passages 258-259

Career and standing

Guest of the village drinking rite 賓
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passage 258

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Prefect (刺史) · Direct quotation · Units s0265 · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Guest (賓)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passage 265
Speech · Speaker · With Prefect (刺史) · Direct quotation · Units s0267 · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Guest (賓)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passage 267

Events and relationships

Declined then accepted invitation
Ritual · Guest · With Prefect (刺史)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passages 263, 265, 267-268
Relation Senior to · Person Assistant (介)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passage 258

Assessments and attributes

Assessment learning excellent and conduct lofty; nominated as worthiest Guest · Assessor Person Id Prefect (刺史) · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Prefect (刺史)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passages 258, 264, 266
Assessment self-described as crude and fearing to disgrace the commission · Mode self-report Speaker Guest (賓)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 19, passage 265

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

New Book of Tang, Chapter 19Volume 19 Treatises 9: Rites and Music 9 · 11 passages

先召鄉致仕有德者謀之，賢者為賓，其次為介，又其次為眾賓，與之行禮，而賓舉之。 Virtuous retired villagers were consulted first; the worthiest became Guest, the next Assistant, then Mass Guests; the rite was performed and the Guest made nominations.

主人戒賓，立於大門外之西，東面； The host invited the Guest, standing west outside the main gate, facing east;

賓立於東階下，西面。 the Guest stood below the east steps, facing west.

將命者立于賓之左，北面，受命出，立於門外之東，西面，曰：「敢請事。」 The messenger stood left of the Guest, faced north, took the message, went out east of the gate, faced west, and said: "I venture to request your attendance."

主人曰：「某日行鄉飲酒之禮，請吾子臨之。」 The host said: "On such-and-such a day we hold the village drinking rite—please attend."

將命者入告，賓出，立於門東，西面拜辱，主人答拜。 The messenger reported inside; the Guest came out east of the gate, faced west, bowed for the honor; the host returned the bow.

主人曰：「吾子學優行高，應茲觀國，某日展禮，請吾子臨之。」 The host said: "Your learning excels and conduct is lofty—you should now visit the capital; on such-and-such a day we perform the rite—please attend."

賓曰：「某固陋，恐辱命，敢辭。」 The Guest said: "I am unworthy and fear disgracing the task—I must decline."

主人曰：「某謀于父師，莫若吾子賢，敢固以請。」 The host said: "I consulted village elders—none matches your worth—I insist on asking."

賓曰：「夫子申命之，某敢不敬須。」 The Guest said: "You have pressed the command—I dare not but respectfully wait."

主人再拜，賓答拜，主人退，賓拜送。 The host bowed twice; the Guest returned it; the host withdrew; the Guest bowed him off.