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Six Taboos in Saikai

Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 15_DAOIST_PRECEPTS_ISE_BOUNDARIES_v2_3.md.

Source file: 15_DAOIST_PRECEPTS_ISE_BOUNDARIES_v2_3.md

Class: FORMAL COURT/SHRINE TABOO

The Kokugakuin saikai entry gives the ancient categories as:

  • mourning;
  • inquiries/visits concerning illness;
  • eating animal meat;
  • handing out capital punishment and prosecuting criminals;
  • music;
  • impure activities.

Violations were punishable, making this more than voluntary personal piety.

Lists and applications vary by source; compare with the closely related six-taboo list in Jingiryō materials.