Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[hǎi yìn sì] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文运动[gǔ wén yùn dòng], namely: Han Yu 韩愈[hán yù], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[liǔ zōng yuán], Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修[ōu yáng xiū], the three Su's 三苏[sān sū], Wang Anshi 王安石[wáng ān shí], Zeng Gong 曾巩[zēng gǒng]
1.lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[bā] has been written (idiom)2.fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[hǎi yìn sì] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
1.lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)2.fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities