The Double Bow: Saluting the Messenger, Honoring the Absent Friend

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When sending regards to someone in another state, he bowed twice upon seeing the messenger off.

When he was sending complimentary inquiries to any one in another state, he bowed twice as he escorted the messenger away.

问人于他邦，再拜而送之。

Source: The Analects, Xiang Dang X, Chapter 11

Author: The Compilers

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