Because his vision of personal and social perfections was framed as a revival of the ordered society of earlier times, Confucius is often considered a great proponent of conservatism, but a closer look at what he proposes often shows that he used ( and perhaps twisted ) past institutions and rites to push a new political agenda of his own: a revival of a unified royal state, whose rulers would succeed to power on the basis of their moral merits instead of lineage. These would be rulers devoted to their people, striving for personal and social perfection, and such a ruler would spread his own virtues to the people instead of imposing proper behavior with laws and rules.

These are the sacraments of Anointing of the Sick ( which, in spite of not being reserved for the dying, is sometimes mistakenly supposed to be what is meant by " the last rites "), Penance and the Eucharist.

These divisional state bureaus included the personnel administration, finance, rites, military, justice, and public works — an administrative model which would last until the fall of the Qing Dynasty ( 1644 – 1912 ).

These flowers often play an important role in the ancestral rites, and other rites, of the particular congregation.

These were highly prized substances, and required as incense in some religious rites.

These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs.

These actions violated Octavius ' right of sacrosanctity and worried Tiberius ' supporters, and so instead of moving to depose him, Tiberius commenced to use his veto on daily ceremonial rites in which Tribunes were asked if they would allow for key public buildings, for example the markets and the temples, to be opened.

These " Festival Songs of Isis and Nephthys " were ritual elements of many such Osirian rites in major ancient Egyptian cult-centers.

These important rites are discussed in detail below.

These would shun the “ traditionalist ” Catholic practice mixed with indigenous rites and beliefs.

These rites, however, were native to only one of Chad's ethnic groups, Tombalbaye's own Sara people, and even then, only to a subgroup of that people.

These ceramics were often used to keep perfume or for mortuary rites, including decorations on graves.

These descend from rites initially created in Byzantium, Visigothic Spain, Carolingian France and the Holy Roman Empire and brought to their apogee during the Medieval era.

These deities are invoked and receive sacrifices aimed at obtaining their favour for the protection of the arx itself, of the community and of the fields in connexion to the lustration rites of the Iguvian citadel at different locations of augural relevance.

These rites function by ritually marking the transition of someone to full group membership.

These rites are linked to individual and community development.

These spirits are more often the spectres of animals or people wronged by the bearer, the exorcism rites usually consisting of respectful offerings or sacrificial offerings.

These rites are representative of spiritual facts which obtain in the lives of true believers, and as such are essential factors in the development of the Christian life.

These rites appear to have involved the elite as key actors in a spectacle of costumed participants, monumental settings and possibly the ritual consumption of blood.

These clocks were used by priests to determine the time at night so that the temple rites and sacrifices could be performed at the correct hour.

He enjoys the privilege of receiving the first sacrifice of the new year, which is offered by the rex on the day of the Agonium of January as well as at the kalenade of each month: These rites show he is considered the patron of the cosmic year.

These rites took place in October, month that at Rome saw the celebration of the end of the yearly military activity.

These Buddhist festivals are presumed to have evolved from pre-Buddhist fertility rites held to celebrate and encourage the coming of the rains, from before the 9th Century discovery of black powder.

These rites were performed on Ya Naa Andani III and he lived out his life as a Ya Naa.

These illiterate boors conscripted from villages all across the Czarina's empire had, Suvorov may have told Lewis, just two things a commander could count on: physical fitness and personal courage.

These deductions may not be claimed if you elect to use the Standard Deduction or Tax Table.

These publications may be secured as follows: The Annual Catalog from the Director of Admissions and other issues from the Publications Office.

These minimum costs may come to $1 per month, more or less, for residential and small commercial customers, although they are substantially higher for large industrial users, who require more costly connections and metering devices.

These may be consulted in the office of the Architect of the Capitol, or the Library of Congress.

These tubes may differ both in the choice of the electron optical system and in the design of the coupling members.

These cases, for all their rarity, are so dramatic that friends and relations repeat the story until the general population may get an entirely false notion of how often the hymen is a serious problem to newly-weds.

These regional differences of sensitivity to pain may be of crucial significance during the earliest intercourse.

These tractors are not entirely satisfactory for plowing, particularly on heavier soils, so you may still want to hire someone to do the plowing.

These things may be happening many miles away from us but really they are right next door.

These penetrate the jelly envelope after the eggs are laid and may increase the supply of oxygen to the embryo through photosynthesis.

These regions are presented to the attacking animal and their secretions may be foul-tasting or cause various physical or neurological symptoms.

These provinces may take the form of national churches ( such as in Canada, Uganda, or Japan ) or a collection of nations ( such as the West Indies, Central Africa, or Southeast Asia ).

These single-cell fibers of the sciatic nerve may extend a meter or even longer.

These antibiotics may also be prescribed to patients with a documented allergy to penicillin.

These and most other cities and large towns are now connected with asphalt-paved roads, while smaller towns are often connected by dirt roads, which may require a four-wheel-drive vehicle.

These findings may corroborate the evidence for social behaviour in Albertosaurus, although some or all of the above localities may represent temporary or unnatural aggregations.

These principles may flourish and triumph in the schools ; where it is, indeed, difficult, if not impossible, to refute them.

These may have been multiples of the customary acre, rather than the statute acre.

These unconscious reactions may even be partly constitutive of what makes our judgment a judgment that the landscape is sublime.

These weapons may be mounted on a pintle, affixed directly to the vehicle or placed in a turret or cupola.

Bibas argues, " These procedures may be constitutional and efficient, but they undermine key values served by admissions of guilt in open court.

These narratives may be true and may be false ; the veracity of the stories is not a determining factor.