The ''Book of Burial'' (
Chinese
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:
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p ''Zàngshū'') was a 4th or 5th-century AD work by the
Eastern Jin
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The work was a commentary on the now-lost ''Classic of Burial'' (
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[''Feng Shui Today'',]
Classical Corner: 'Will it be eight pieces of pie, or nine squares of river turtle?'
". 8 Sept 2012. Accessed 5 Nov 2012. as it survived and transmitted the classic's teachings, the ''Book of Burials principles relating the flow of ''
qi'' to the appropriateness of a tomb's location were influential on the development of ''
fengshui
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See also
* ''
Green Satchel Classic''
References
External links
*
The ''Zangshu'' or Book of Burial", trans. by Stephen Field
Another translation by Zhang, Juwen
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5th-century books
4th-century books
Chinese books of divination
Taoist texts
Feng Shui