“Ceremonies then are a subsequent thing?”
子夏曰：“礼后乎？”
(Inferred from the Master’s teaching “The business of laying on the colors follows the plain ground.”)
Source: The Analects, Ba Yi III, Chapter 8
Author: The Disciple Zi Xia / 子夏
Zi Xia’s Insight on Ritual: Ceremonies Then Are a Subsequent Thing?
