《北史·列传·卷三十七》
他信奉道教和佛教，临终对儿子说： 咱们家乡埋葬人，一定要杀大马祭殉。这对于死者没有什么好处，你应该停止。
兼敬信佛道，遣敕其子曰： 吾本乡葬法，必杀犬马，于亡者无益。
He believed in Taoism and Buddhism and he said to his son before he died: When people are buried in our hometown, horses must be sacrificed. There is no good for the deceased in this case. You should stop it.
<s>[INST] Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 兼敬信佛道，遣敕其子曰： 吾本乡葬法，必杀犬马，于亡者无益。 [/INST] He believed in Taoism and Buddhism and he said to his son before he died: When people are buried in our hometown, horses must be sacrificed. There is no good for the deceased in this case. You should stop it.</s>
Identify the key themes in this Classical Chinese text and explain them in English: 兼敬信佛道，遣敕其子曰： 吾本乡葬法，必杀犬马，于亡者无益。
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He believed in Taoism and Buddhism and he said to his son before he died: When people are buried in our hometown, horses must be sacrificed. There is no good for the deceased in this case. You should stop it.
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