On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v1.c6.s7.8

v1.c6.s7.8

² Two examples may suffice. In the 46th chapter of the Tao-tê-ching we find the draught-horse of peace and the *Jung-ma* or "war-horse" used in an illustration of the effects of good government and of disorder respectively. The words of this passage *Jung-ma-shêng-yü-chiao* (戎馬生于郊), "the war steeds are born on the wild frontiers," often shortened to *Jung-ma-tsai-chiao* are often used to denote the existence of a state of border warfare. Then "in the midst of war" is expressed by 在戎馬之間.