An-kung. God of Sailors, [165]

Ancestor-worship. The origin of Chinese religion, [52]; by rulers, [94]; ordinary, [100]; and Buddhism, [118]

Ao. A sea-monster; raises the scholar K’uei on its back, [106]

Ao Ch’in. A Dragon-king; and the Eight Immortals, [214] sq.

Ao Ping. Third son of Lung Wang, [308][309]

Aquila. Star; legend regarding Vega and, [189] sq.

Archer, The Divine, [180] sq.

Armless People. Legend of the, [388]

Artisans. Kung; the third class of the people, [28]

Arts, [49]