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Chen is the Chinese term for 'prophecy'.〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 20〕 It is also written ''chan''〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 13〕 or, in the Wade–Giles transliteration as "''ch'an''":〔Charles Alexander Moore : ''The Chinese Mind''. University of Hawaii Press, 1967. p. 113〕 "The ''Ch'an'', couched in enigmatic language, predicted luck and disaster, and constituted oracle books."〔(Hu T'ung'' (Discussions at White Tiger Pavilion), "Introduction", section 32 )〕 These prophecies could derive from a dream,〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 16〕 be brought from overseas,〔Zongli Lü2003, p. 18〕 be discovered in excavated inscriptions,〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 19〕 or be revealed in "an ecstatic trance".〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 299〕 These prophetic texts were much used by the emperors. ==Chen and the emperors== At the partition of the empire at the end of the Later Han Dynasty, "Liu Bei ... (161-223) in Shu and Sun Quan ... (182-252) in Wu proclaimed their own mandates and, of course, used favorable ''chen'' prophecies ... to serve their own purposes."〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 39〕 In the Liang Dynasty, "Emperor Wu himself quoted prophetic-apocryphal texts".〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 57〕 In the Sui Dynasty, ''chen'' texts were promoted by Wang Shao (''fl''. 543-608) : as "imperial historian, Wang repeatedly presented favorable prophetic-apocryphal texts and contemporary ''chen'' prophecies to Emperor Wen ... . The emperor was greatly pleased. Encouraged, Wang collected ... ''chen'' prophecies ... and ''wei'' apocryphal texts, and compiled a ... collection ... . Emperor Wen then had this collection distributed nationwide.〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 68〕 As founder of the Sui Dynasty, "When Yang first enthroned himself, ... he declared that there had been a large number of ... ''chen'' prophecies in his favor.".〔Zongli Lü 2003, p. 101〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chen prophecy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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