Is the Mandate of Heaven same as Divine Right of Kings. My understanding was the Confucian concept is quite different from Divine Right of Kings, mostly because of the ambiguity of the word Tian (Heaven and in other uses Chaos).
Can a Chinese-language cognizant poster confirm this?
Is the Mandate of Heaven same as Divine Right of Kings. My understanding was the Confucian concept is quite different from Divine Right of Kings, mostly because of the ambiguity of the word Tian (Heaven and in other uses Chaos).
Can a Chinese-language cognizant poster confirm this?
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