 Brashier (1996:145–6) parallels the translation of hun and po, "If one were to put an English word to them, they are our 'wits', our ability to demarcate clearly, and like the English concept of "wits," they can be scared out of us or can dissipate in old age." Jade burial suits were believed to delay the bodily po soul's decomposition.
<coherence>  Brashier (1996:145–6) parallels the translation of hun and po, "If one were to put an English word to them, they are our 'wits', our ability to demarcate clearly, and like the English concept of "wits," they can be scared out of us or can dissipate in old age." Jade burial suits were believed to delay the bodily po soul's decomposition.
 Brashier parallels the translation of hun and po, "If one were to put an English word to them, they are our 'wits', our ability to demarcate clearly, and like the English concept of "wits," they can be scared out of us or can dissipate in old age." Jade burial suits were believed to delay the bodily po soul's decomposition.