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The Book of Filial Duty: No. VIII: He sold himself to bury his Father

Confucian Filial PietyHsiao ChingWisdom of the East Series

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He sold himself to bury his Father During the Han dynasty lived Tung Yung, whose family was so very poor that when his father died, he was obliged to sell himself in order to procure money to bury his remains. After this he went to another place to gain the means of redeeming himself; and on his way he met a lady who desired to become his wife, and go with him to his master's house. She went with Tung, and wove three hundred pieces of silk, which being completed in two months, they returned…

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