Mount Ararat this legend "makes Armenia the cradle of all civilisation since Noah's Ark landed on the 'Armenian' mountain of Ararat. […] it connects Armenians to the biblical narrative of human development. […] it makes Mount Ararat the national symbol of all Armenians, and the territory around it the Armenian homeland from time immemorial." Mount Ararat has been depicted on the coat of arms of Armenia consistently since 1918. The First Republic's coat of arms was designed by architect Alexander Tamanian and painter Hakob Kojoyan. This coat of arms was readopted by the legislature of the Republic of Armenia on April 19,
Way of the Gods according to the Confucian Tradition is worked on in a long process of "cultivating the Way" (Tao), that is the right mode of living through the basic virtues of benevolence ("ren"), righteousness ("yi"), propriety ("li"), and filial piety ("xiao"). Realising the virtues one reaches the state of continuous sincerity ("cheng") and peace and purity of mind ("jing"), proceeding successfully in the cultivation of one's inner numinous nature ("lingxing"). The cultivation of the Way is conceptualised as a path of learning. The symbol of the phoenix represents spiritual renewal of the disciple and the social community. The tradition of the phoenix halls started in 1853 when