殷鑑 yīn jiàn

yīn jiàn set phrase drawing a lesson from the downfall of the dynasty previous to the Yin
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Said of the 夏 Xia dynasty who were overthrown by the 殷 Yin (CCD '殷鑑'; Guoyu '殷鑑')

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• Scroll 1 Hai Dong Gao Seng Zhuan 海東高僧傳 — count: 1
• Scroll 19 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 1 , has English translation
• Scroll 2 Hongming Ji (Collection on the Propagation and Clarification of Buddhism) 弘明集 — count: 1 , has English translation
• Scroll 1 Liang Chu Qing Zhong Yi 量處輕重儀 — count: 1