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of Literature a star-god, 106 sq.; T’ai I, 144; Bushel Mother, 144–145; Blue Dragon, 146; White Tiger, 148; Ts’an Nü, 169; the God of Happiness, 169–170; the God of Longevity, 171–172; Leo, ‘Throne of the Five Emperors’ in, 176; the Cycle-gods, 177; Chang Hsien, 177 sq.; the Heavenly Dog, 177–178; Po I-k’ao, 192 sq.; God of the Wind, 204; ‘the Five Mountains,’ 242–243

Starting, The Great. T’ai ch’u, 90

States. Parts of provinces in early times, 29; power of princes of, 29

Storms, Ministry of, 198

“Story of the Three Kingdoms,” See San Kuo Chih

Substance. Chih; one of the elements of creation, 90

Sumêru. The central mountain or axis of the universe in Hindu mythology, 16; called Hsü-mi Shan in Chinese, 142

Su Ta. Assassin, 278, 279

Sun-s. P’an Ku and the, 77–78; influences terrestrial events, 176; symbol of the, 176; worship of, 176–177, 179; the nine false, 181–182; palace of the, conferred on Shên I, 186

Sun Hou-tzŭ. See Sun Wu-k’ung

Sun Wu-k’ung, or Sun Hou-tzŭ. The Monkey Fairy in the Hsi yu chi; and Shui-mu Niang-niang,221–222; represents human nature, 325; various names of, 326; born on Hua-kuo Shan, 326–327; Yü Huang and, 327 sq.; his rod of iron, 328; Grand Master of the Heavenly Stables, 329; Grand Superintendent of Page 449the Heavenly Peach-garden, 329–330; acquires double immortality, 330; and T’ien Kou, 331; distilled in Lao Chün’s furnace, 331–332; in jumping competition with Buddha, 332–333; and Kuan Yin, 333; journeys to the Western Paradise with the Master, 341 sq.; and the Demons of the Lotus Gave, 345 sq.; saves the Master, 345 sq., 352, 358 sq., 363–364, 365–366; and the Red Child Demon, 350 sq.; and the Demons of Blackwater River, 352; in Slow-carts Country, 352 sq.; in the Buddhist temple, 364–365; returns home, 367 sq.; canonized, 368

Sun-king. T’ai-yang Ti-chün, or Jih-kung Ch’ih-chiang; 179; and legend of Ch’ih-chiang Tzŭ-yü, 179 sq.; legend of the—see Ch’ih-chiang Tzŭ-yü and Shên I

Sung Dynasty. Philosophers of, and mythology, 73

Super-tao. Chuang Tzŭ’s, 91

Super-triad of Gods, 100–101

Superstition-s, 53–54; fêng-shui, 54, 209; astrological, 176

Supreme Ruler. See Shang Ti

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Ta Chi. The barbarous concubine of Chou Hsin, the last ruler of the Shang dynasty; and Po I-k’ao, 192–193; and Wên Wang, 193; and T’ai Sui, 195–196

Ta Yü. See Yü

Tai. A rich family murdered by Wang Chê, 255

T’ai Chi. The Grand Terminus; the producer of the two elementary forms, 85

T’ai Chi T’u. The Plan of the Grand Terminus; explanation of, 86; and Chinese cosmogony, 92. See also Chou Tzŭ

T’ai Ch’u. The Great Starting, 90

T’ai I. The Great Change, 90; the Great One, Great Unity, the first of the celestial spirits, 142 sq.; and Shên Nung, 143; Hsien Yüan’s medical preceptor, 143; Spirit of the Pole Star, 144. See also T’ai-i Chên-jên

T’ai Shan. Sacred mountain; Fêng-shan sacrifices offered on, 127

T’ai Shih. The Great Beginning, 90

T’ai Su. The Great Blank; one of the stages in creation, 90

T’ai Sui. Called Yin Chiao; the celestial year-spirit, 194 sq.; sacrifices to, 194; corresponds to the planet Jupiter, 194; legend of, 195–196; son of tyrant Chou, 195; and Ho Hsien-ku, 195; and Ta Chi, 195–196; canonized by Yü Ti, 196; and Jan Têng, 196; canonized by Chiang Tzŭ-ya, 196; worship of, 196–197; divination of locality of, 197

T’ai Tsung. Emperor; and the Door-gods, 173–174

T’ai Yin. Princess; and Lu Ch’i, 110–111

T’ai-i Chên-jên. Taoist priest, 144, 305 sq.; appears in a dream to Yin Shih, 305; visits Li No-cha, 306; Li No-cha visits, 310–311, 316

T’ai-i Huang-jên. The spirit of Ô-mei Shan, 179–180

T’ai-po Chin-hsing. Spirit of the South Pole Star, 329, 337

T’ai-shang Lao-chün, or Lao Tzü. Third person of the Taoist triad, 125

T’ai-wu Fu-jên. Daughter of Hsi Wang Mu, 183

T’ai-yüan Shêng-mu. An hermaphrodite, mother of Yüan-shih T’ien-wang; and P’an Ku, 129–130

Talismans. Chang Tao-ling and, 139

Tao. The ‘Way,’ 87–88; the Solitary Indeterminate, 90; the super-tao, 91

“Tao-tê Ching.” The Canon of Reason and Virtue, first called Lao Tzŭ, 87

Taoism. The doctrine of the Way; as a religion, 52–53; one of the three religions, 99 sq.; the three Heavens of, 124–125; the Three Pure Ones of, 124–125; Yü Huang and, 124; the first Page 450pope of, 138; Chang Tao-ling, founder of modern, 139; the Kings of Heaven of, 142; the Kuan Yin of—see Tou Mu; guardians of Taoist temple gates, 146

Tarim Valley. Supposed origin of the Chinese in, 13, 15

Tartars. Conquer Northern China, 27–28; conquer the whole of China, 28, 400

Tathagata. Ju-lai Fo, Shâkyamuni, or Buddha, 119

Temple-s, Of Heaven, 95; to God of Literature, 109; guardians of gates of Buddhist, 146; guardians of gates of Taoist, 146; legend of the cursed, 398 sq.

Têng Chiu-kung. Spirit of the Blue Dragon Star, 146; and No-cha, 147; and Huang Fei-hu, 147; and Yang Chien, 147; overthrown by Ch’ên Ch’i, 148; kingdom of the Blue Dragon Star conferred on, 148

Thousand-li Eye. See Ch’ien-li Yen

Three Causes. Worship of the, 125 sq.

Three Faces, People with the, 390

Three Heavens. See San Ch’ing

Three Musical Brothers. And the la mei flower, 151; cure the Emperor Hsüan Tsung, 151; and the Spirit-boat, 151; subdue the demons of pestilence, 151. See also T’ien Chih-piao, T’ien Hung-i, and T’ien Yüan-shuai

Three Pure Ones. See Taoism

Three Religions, The, 99 sq.

Three-body People, 390, 391

Three-heads, 390

Throne of the Five Emperors. Wu Ti Tso, a celestial palace, 176

Thunder. Myths of, 198 sq.; Ministry of, 198; Duke of—see Lei Kung; Son of, 199, 202–203, and see Lei Chên-tzŭ

Ti. The earth; and forgiveness of sins, 125–126

Ti Chih. The twelve terrestrial branches, 197

Ti-mu, Ti-ya, or Hou-t’u. ‘Earth-dumb,’ the Earth-mother; one of the attendants of Wên Ch’ang, 82, 109–110, 165

Ti-tsang Wang. The God of Hades, 120

Ti-ya. See Ti-mu

Tibet. A dependency of China, 27

Tien Mu. Mother of Lightning, 203

T’ien. Heaven; worship of, 94, 95–96; abode of the spirits, 95–96; confused with Shang Ti, 96–97; one of the sources of happiness, 125–126

T’ien Chih-piao. Third of the three musical brothers, 151

T’ien Fei. Heavenly Concubine; helps Yin Chiao, 196

T’ien Huang Shih, or Fu Hsi. As God of Medicine, 247–248

T’ien Hung-i. Second of the three musical brothers, 151

T’ien Kan. The ten celestial tree-trunks, 197

T’ien Kou. The Heavenly Dog; and Chang Hsien, 178; and Sun Hou-tzŭ, 331

T’ien Mu, or Hsüan Nŭ. Mother of Heaven; and Chuang Chou,