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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, [150]
T’ien Yüan-shuai. Eldest of the three musical brothers, [151]
T’ien-hou. Goddess of Sailors, [165]
T’ien-lung. ‘Heaven-deaf’; one of the attendants of Wên Ch’ang, [82], [109]–[110]
Tiger. Yellow Flying, [146]; White—see White Tiger
Time. Myths of, [194] sq.; Ministry of, [194]
To-pao Tao-jên. Disciple of T’ung-t’ien Chiao-chu, [133]; fights with Kuang Ch’êng-tzŭ, [133]
Tobacco. Use of, [47]
Tombs, Festival of the, [44]
Tones. In Chinese speech, [56]
Tortoise, Golden Mother of the, [136]
Tou. A measure; name of a constellation, [106]
Tou Mu. Bushel Mother, Goddess of the North Star; the Indian Maritchi, [144]; mother of the nine Jên Huang, [144], [145]; the Kuan Yin of Taoism, [144]; her palace, Tou Shu, the Pivot of the Pole, [144]; description of, [144]–[145] Page 451
Tou Shu. The Pivot of the Pole, palace of Tou Mu, [144]
Trade. Foreign, [21], [48]–[49]; home, [48]–[49]
Triad. The super-triad, [100]–[101]; of gods, [101]; Taoist, [124]–[125]
Transformations. Of the fox, [370]
Treasures, The Three. See San Pao
Trigrams. A combination of lines used in divination; the Eight (pa kua), [193], [248]
Triratna. The Three Embodiments, [120]
Ts’ai Shên. God of Wealth, [165], [170]–[171]; Chao Kung-ming prototype of, [170]–[171]; legend of, [170]–[171]; canonized, [171]
Ts’ai-yün Hsien-tzŭ. Fights for Wên Chung, [159]–[160]
Ts’an Nü. Also called Ma-t’ou Niang; Goddess of Mulberry-trees and Silkworms, [165], [168]–[169]; legend of, [168]–[169]; also represented as a stellar divinity, [169]
Ts’ao Ching-chih. In legend of Ts’ao Kuo-chiu, [301]–[302]
Ts’ao Ching-hsiu. Becomes the Immortal Ts’ao Kuo-chiu, [301] sq.
Tsao Chün. The Kitchen-god, [45], [128], [165], [166] sq.; reports to Supreme Being, [45], [167]–[168]; chief of Yüan-shih T’ien-tsun’s secret police, [128]; origin of worship of, [166]–[167]; Li Shao-chün and, [166]–[167]
Ts’ao Kuo-chiu. One of the Eight Immortals, [214], [303]; legend of, [300] sq.
Ts’ao Ts’ao. Usurping general in period of the Three Kingdoms; and Kuan Yü, [116]
Tso Ch’ih. See Chisel-tooth
Tso-ch’iu Ming. Author of the Tso chuan, commentary on the Annals of Confucius; and Chinese mythology, [72]
T’u Hsing-sun. Magician; and Têng Chiu-kung, [147]; marries Ch’an-yü, [147]
Tu Ô. Taoist magician; teaches the Snorter, [145]
T’u-ti. Local gods, [165]; report murder of the Tais to Yü Huang, [255]–[256]; sent to help Miao Shan in the Nunnery of the White Bird, [263]; report the approaching execution of Miao Shan to Yü Huang, [266]; carry Miao Shan to P’u T’o Island, [270]; find companions for Miao Shan, [271]; help Miao Shan, [272]
Tung Wang Kung, Mu Kung, or Tung-hua Ti-chün. God of the Immortals; and Shên I, [185] sq.; and the Spirit of Lightning, [203]. See Mu Kung
Tung-hua Ti-chün. See Tung Wang Kung
T’ung-t’ien Chiao-chu. First of the Patriarchs of the Taoists, [133]; and Hung-chün Lao-tsu, [133]; battle with Chun T’i, [133]–[134]; the buffalo of, [133]–[134]; given pill of immortality and taken to Heaven, [134]; and the twenty-eight constellations, [191]–[192]; and Chun T’i, [321] sq.
Turkestan, Eastern. Supposed origin of the Chinese in, [13]. See also Sinkiang
Tzŭ T’ung. Chang Ya at, [104]; the God of, [105]; Wên Ch’ang and the Spirit of, [108]–[109]
Tz’ŭ-hang Ta-shih. Immortal, [216]
Tzŭ-hua. In legend of Ch’un-yü Fên, [413], [415]–[416], [419]
Tzŭ-wei Hsing. Constellation. See Po I-k’ao