The legend tells of the birth of the great ancient Chinese sage Confucius. Kirin came to the yard of the future parents holding a scroll in his mouth with inscriptions on it. The scroll was called yu-shu (yu-shu, .
The appearance of the scroll proclaimed the desire of Heaven. Keelin knew that a child would be born who would grow up “to be a person with extraordinary talent and morally stable positive qualities.” Although he will not sit on the throne, he will have the dignity of a ruler. He would become the uncrowned emperor, "Su Wang", during the era of unstable Zhou rule.
Confucius was born that same night. For parents who really wanted a son, this was a gift from Kirin.
This is how the legend was born that Kilin could give birth to a child. In ancient times, the “son of Kilin” was considered a male child. And a very talented person began to be characterized by the word “Kilin”.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru