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From Complete Book of Myths and Legends of China
By Unknown Author
La Mei. A flower; the three musical brothers and, 151
Labour. Division of, 47–48
Lake. Of Gems, 137; legend of the origin of a, 405–406
Lan Ts’ai-ho. One of the Eight Immortals, 214, 303; legend of, 293
Land. System of tenure of, 48; greater portion under cultivation, 49–50
Lang Ling. Disciple of Li T’ieh-kuai, 289, 290
Language, Chinese, 14; nature of, 56–57; written, 57
Lanterns, Feast of, 43–44
Lao Chün. See Lao Tzŭ
Lao Tzŭ. Called also Lao Chün, T’ai-shang Lao-chün, and Shên Pao; teacher, founder of Taoist system of philosophy; and monism, 87; his Tao-tê ching, 87; and tao, the ‘Way,’ 87–88; third person of Taoist triad, 125; and Yü Huang, 132; battles with T’ung-t’ien Chiao-chu, 133, 321–322; and Chuang Tzŭ, 148–149; fights with Ch’iung Hsiao, 158; and Li T’ieh-kuai, 289, 290; Sun Hou-tzŭ steals pills of immortality from, 330; helps to capture Sun Hou-tzŭ, 331–332; distils Sun Hou-tzŭ in his furnace, 331–332
Later Spirit Festival, 44
Law, The. In Buddhism, 149
Laws. Character of early, 30; lex talionis, 30; legal codes, 30–31
Legend-s. Mythology and, 74–75; of the One-legged Bird, 206–207; of the Great Flood, 224–225; of the building of Peking, 227 sq. ; fox, 370 sq. ; of the Unnatural People, 386 sq. ; of the Pygmies, 386–387; of the Giants, 387; of the Headless People, 387–388; of the Armless People, 388; of the Long-armed People, 388–389; of the Long-legged People, 389; of the One-eyed People, 389; of the One-armed People, 389, 391; of the One-legged People, 389; of the One-sided People, 389; of the Long-eared People, 389; of the Six-toed People, 389; of the Feathered People, 390; of the People of the Punctured Bodies, 390; of the Women’s Kingdom, 390–391; of the Flying Cart, Page 440391; of the Expectant Wife, 391–392; of the Wild Men, 392–393; of the Jointed Snake, 393; of the great bell of Peking, 394 sq.
; of the Cursed Temple, 398 sq. ; of the Maniac’s Mite, 401–402; of the City-god of Yen Ch’êng, 402 sq. ; of the origin of a lake, 405–406; of creation, among Miao tribes, 406 sq. ; of the South Branch, 410 sq. ; of Jung tribe with heads of dogs, 419 sq.
Lei Chên-tzŭ. One of Wu Wang’s marshals; attacks Ch’ien-li Yen and Shun-fêng Êrh, 164; kills unicorn of Wên Chung, 199; legend of, 202–203; a Son of Thunder, 202; called Wên Yü, 202; and Yün Chung-tzŭ, 202–203
Lei Kung. Duke of Thunder, 198, 199–200; and Garuda, 200; and Vajrâpani, 200; caught in the cleft of a tree, 200–201; and the mysterious bottle, 202
Lei Tsu, or Wên Chung. God of Thunder; agent to Yüan-shih T’ien-tsun, 128; President of the Ministry of Thunder, 198–199; description of, 198; origin of, 198–199; and Ch’ih Ching-tzŭ, 199; and Yün Chung-tzŭ, 199; and Chiang Tzŭ-ya, 199; confused with the Spirit of Thunder, 199
Li. The Immaterial Principle; Chu Hsi and, 86–87; Chou Tzŭ and, 87
“Li Chi.” The classical Book of Ceremonial, 103
Li Chin-cha. Eldest son of Li Ching, 305
Li Ching, or Li T’ien-wang. The Pagoda-bearer; his encounter with Ch’ien-li Yen and Shun-fêng Êrh, 162 sq.; kills Lo Hsüan, 237; legend of, 305 sq.; receives golden pagoda, 319; is made Guardian of the Gate of Heaven, 319. See also Li T’ien-wang
Li Kuei-tsu. Known as Tsêng-fu Hsiang-kung; a God of Happiness, 170
Li Lao-chün. And Shui-mu Niang-niang, 221
Li Mu-cha. Second son of Li Ching, 305, 317; duel with Lü Yüen, 241
Li No-cha. Third son of Li Ching; defends the Chou, 146; and Têng Chiu-kung, 147; vanquishes Fêng Lin, 153; defeats Chang Kuei-fang, 153–154; and Chiang Tsŭ-ya, 154; fights and slays Ts’ai-yün Hsien-tzŭ, 159–160; fights with Ch’ien-li Yen and Shun-fêng Êrh, 162; and Peking, 229; legend of, 305 sq.; frequently mentioned in Chinese romance, 305; an avatar of the Intelligent Pearl, 306; and Lung Wang, 307 sq.; and Ao Ping, 308–309; discharges a magic arrow, 312; and Shih-chi Niang-niang, 312–313; commits hara-kiri, 313–314; temple built to, 314; his statue destroyed by his father, 315; consults his master, 316; is transformed, 316–317; battles with his father, 317 sq.; is reconciled to his father, 318–319
Li P’ing. Sixth officer of the Ministry of Epidemics, 242
Li Shao-chün. And Tsao Chün, 166–167
Li Shih-min, Emperor; and legend of the five graduates, 243 sq.; and Chang T’ien-shih, 243 sq.; visited by spirits of the graduates, 245–246; canonizes the graduates, 246
Li T’ieh-kuai. One of the Eight Immortals, 214, 303; legends of, 289 sq.
Li T’ien-wang. And Sun Hou-tzŭ, 331. See also Li Ching
“Liao Chai Chih I.” Seventeenth-century work; and fox-legends, 370–371
Libraries. See Accessory Institutions
Lieh Tzŭ, or Lieh Yü-k’ou. A philosopher, by some regarded as fictitious; Chinese mythology and, 72; his Absolute, 90–91; apotheosized, 148
Lieh Yü-k’ou. See Lieh Tzŭ
Lightning. Mother of, 203; and the yin and the yang, 203–204; myths of, 203–204; Spirit of, 203–204
Ling Chên-tzŭ. Gives the Bird of Dawn to Shên I, 187
Ling Hsü. Dragon-king, 218–219 Page 441
Ling-pao T’ien-tsun, or Tao Chûn. Second person of Taoist triad, 124
Lion, The Green, 283, 284, 285–286
List of Promotions to Immortals. Given to Chiang Tzŭ-ya, 154; Tzŭ-ya builds Fêng Shên T’ai for, 154, 157
Literary Degrees. K’uei Hsing distributor of, 110
Literary Examinations. Means of appointment to office, 29
Literature. Gods of, 104 sq., 299; Wên Ch’ang and the Great Bear, 105 sq.; palace of God of, 106; God of War as God of, 113 sq.; Chinese, 408 sq.
Liu Ch’in. Minister of Miao Chuang, 277, 279–280, 282
Liu Hsüan Te. See Liu Pei
Liu Hung. Murderer of Ch’en Kuang-jui, 336–337
Liu I. And the Dragon-king’s daughter, 217 sq.
Liu Pei, Liu Hsüan Tê, or Hsien Chu. Hawker of straw shoes, and founder of the Shu Han dynasty; and Kuan Yü, 114 sq.
Liu Po-wên. Taoist priest; and Chu-ti, 228 sq.
Living, Worship of the, 101
Lo Ching Hsin. See Yüan-shih T’ien-tsun
Lo Hsüan, or Huo-tê Hsing-chün. Originally Yen-chung Hsien; President of the Ministry of Fire, 236–237; description of, 236; burns Hsi Ch’i, 236–237
Lo Yü. First name of P’o Chia (Miao Chuang), 253
Long-armed People. Legend of, 388–389
Long-eared People. Legend of, 389
Long-legged People. Legend of, 389
Longevity, God of. See Shou Hsing
Lotus Cave, The, 345 sq.
Lu Ch’i. Legend of, and Princess T’ai Yin, 110–111; appointed Minister of the Empire, 111
Lü Shang. See Chiang Tzü-ya
Lü Tung-pin, or Lü Yen. One of the Eight Immortals, 288, 292,296, 300, 301, 303; legends of, 297 sq.
Lu Tung-shih. Follower of Ch’in Shih Huang-ti; draws portrait of the God of the Sea, 213; results of his offence, 214
Lü Yüeh. President of the Ministry of Epidemics, 241; legend of, 241–242; in battle at Hsi Ch’i 241; his duel with Mu-cha, 241; in battle with Huang T’ien-hua 241; Chiang Tzŭ-ya and, 241; and the magic umbrellas, 241–242; Yang Chien and, 242; Yang Jên and, 242
Lü Yen. See Lü Tung-pin
Lung Chi. Princess; saves city of Hsi Ch’i from fire, 237
Lung Nü. Becomes pupil of Miao Shan, 274; canonized, 287
Lung Wang. Dragon-king of the Eastern Sea; his son saved by Miao Shan, 273–274; and No-cha, 307 sq.; and Sun Hou-tzŭ, 328–329; saves Ch’Sn Kuang-jui, 339–340
La Mei. A flower; the three musical brothers and, 151
Labour. Division of, 47–48
Lake. Of Gems, 137; legend of the origin of a, 405–406
Lan Ts’ai-ho. One of the Eight Immortals, 214, 303; legend of, 293
Land. System of tenure of, 48; greater portion under cultivation, 49–50
Lang Ling. Disciple of Li T’ieh-kuai, 289, 290
Language, Chinese, 14; nature of, 56–57; written, 57
Lanterns, Feast of, 43–44
Lao Chün. See Lao Tzŭ
Lao Tzŭ. Called also Lao Chün, T’ai-shang Lao-chün, and Shên Pao; teacher, founder of Taoist system of philosophy; and monism, 87; his Tao-tê ching, 87; and tao, the ‘Way,’ 87–88; third person of Taoist triad, 125; and Yü Huang, 132; battles with T’ung-t’ien Chiao-chu, 133, 321–322; and Chuang Tzŭ, 148–149; fights with Ch’iung Hsiao, 158; and Li T’ieh-kuai, 289, 290; Sun Hou-tzŭ steals pills of immortality from, 330; helps to capture Sun Hou-tzŭ, 331–332; distils Sun Hou-tzŭ in his furnace, 331–332
Later Spirit Festival, 44
Law, The. In Buddhism, 149
Laws. Character of early, 30; lex talionis, 30; legal codes, 30–31
Legend-s. Mythology and, 74–75; of the One-legged Bird, 206–207; of the Great Flood, 224–225; of the building of Peking, 227 sq. ; fox, 370 sq. ; of the Unnatural People, 386 sq. ; of the Pygmies, 386–387; of the Giants, 387; of the Headless People, 387–388; of the Armless People, 388; of the Long-armed People, 388–389; of the Long-legged People, 389; of the One-eyed People, 389; of the One-armed People, 389, 391; of the One-legged People, 389; of the One-sided People, 389; of the Long-eared People, 389; of the Six-toed People, 389; of the Feathered People, 390; of the People of the Punctured Bodies, 390; of the Women’s Kingdom, 390–391; of the Flying Cart, Page 440391; of the Expectant Wife, 391–392; of the Wild Men, 392–393; of the Jointed Snake, 393; of the great bell of Peking, 394 sq.
; of the Cursed Temple, 398 sq. ; of the Maniac’s Mite, 401–402; of the City-god of Yen Ch’êng, 402 sq. ; of the origin of a lake, 405–406; of creation, among Miao tribes, 406 sq. ; of the South Branch, 410 sq. ; of Jung tribe with heads of dogs, 419 sq.
Lei Chên-tzŭ. One of Wu Wang’s marshals; attacks Ch’ien-li Yen and Shun-fêng Êrh, 164; kills unicorn of Wên Chung, 199; legend of, 202–203; a Son of Thunder, 202; called Wên Yü, 202; and Yün Chung-tzŭ, 202–203
Lei Kung. Duke of Thunder, 198, 199–200; and Garuda, 200; and Vajrâpani, 200; caught in the cleft of a tree, 200–201; and the mysterious bottle, 202
Lei Tsu, or Wên Chung. God of Thunder; agent to Yüan-shih T’ien-tsun, 128; President of the Ministry of Thunder, 198–199; description of, 198; origin of, 198–199; and Ch’ih Ching-tzŭ, 199; and Yün Chung-tzŭ, 199; and Chiang Tzŭ-ya, 199; confused with the Spirit of Thunder, 199
Li. The Immaterial Principle; Chu Hsi and, 86–87; Chou Tzŭ and, 87
“Li Chi.” The classical Book of Ceremonial, 103
Li Chin-cha. Eldest son of Li Ching, 305
Li Ching, or Li T’ien-wang. The Pagoda-bearer; his encounter with Ch’ien-li Yen and Shun-fêng Êrh, 162 sq.; kills Lo Hsüan, 237; legend of, 305 sq.; receives golden pagoda, 319; is made Guardian of the Gate of Heaven, 319. See also Li T’ien-wang
Li Kuei-tsu. Known as Tsêng-fu Hsiang-kung; a God of Happiness, 170
Li Lao-chün. And Shui-mu Niang-niang, 221
Li Mu-cha. Second son of Li Ching, 305, 317; duel with Lü Yüen, 241
Li No-cha. Third son of Li Ching; defends the Chou, 146; and Têng Chiu-kung, 147; vanquishes Fêng Lin, 153; defeats Chang Kuei-fang, 153–154; and Chiang Tsŭ-ya, 154; fights and slays Ts’ai-yün Hsien-tzŭ, 159–160; fights with Ch’ien-li Yen and Shun-fêng Êrh, 162; and Peking, 229; legend of, 305 sq.; frequently mentioned in Chinese romance, 305; an avatar of the Intelligent Pearl, 306; and Lung Wang, 307 sq.; and Ao Ping, 308–309; discharges a magic arrow, 312; and Shih-chi Niang-niang, 312–313; commits hara-kiri, 313–314; temple built to, 314; his statue destroyed by his father, 315; consults his master, 316; is transformed, 316–317; battles with his father, 317 sq.; is reconciled to his father, 318–319
Li P’ing. Sixth officer of the Ministry of Epidemics, 242
Li Shao-chün. And Tsao Chün, 166–167
Li Shih-min, Emperor; and legend of the five graduates, 243 sq.; and Chang T’ien-shih, 243 sq.; visited by spirits of the graduates, 245–246; canonizes the graduates, 246
Li T’ieh-kuai. One of the Eight Immortals, 214, 303; legends of, 289 sq.
Li T’ien-wang. And Sun Hou-tzŭ, 331. See also Li Ching
“Liao Chai Chih I.” Seventeenth-century work; and fox-legends, 370–371
Libraries. See Accessory Institutions
Lieh Tzŭ, or Lieh Yü-k’ou. A philosopher, by some regarded as fictitious; Chinese mythology and, 72; his Absolute, 90–91; apotheosized, 148
Lieh Yü-k’ou. See Lieh Tzŭ
Lightning. Mother of, 203; and the yin and the yang, 203–204; myths of, 203–204; Spirit of, 203–204
Ling Chên-tzŭ. Gives the Bird of Dawn to Shên I, 187
Ling Hsü. Dragon-king, 218–219 Page 441
Ling-pao T’ien-tsun, or Tao Chûn. Second person of Taoist triad, 124
Lion, The Green, 283, 284, 285–286
List of Promotions to Immortals. Given to Chiang Tzŭ-ya, 154; Tzŭ-ya builds Fêng Shên T’ai for, 154, 157
Literary Degrees. K’uei Hsing distributor of, 110
Literary Examinations. Means of appointment to office, 29
Literature. Gods of, 104 sq., 299; Wên Ch’ang and the Great Bear, 105 sq.; palace of God of, 106; God of War as God of, 113 sq.; Chinese, 408 sq.
Liu Ch’in. Minister of Miao Chuang, 277, 279–280, 282
Liu Hsüan Te. See Liu Pei
Liu Hung. Murderer of Ch’en Kuang-jui, 336–337
Liu I. And the Dragon-king’s daughter, 217 sq.
Liu Pei, Liu Hsüan Tê, or Hsien Chu. Hawker of straw shoes, and founder of the Shu Han dynasty; and Kuan Yü, 114 sq.
Liu Po-wên. Taoist priest; and Chu-ti, 228 sq.
Living, Worship of the, 101
Lo Ching Hsin. See Yüan-shih T’ien-tsun
Lo Hsüan, or Huo-tê Hsing-chün. Originally Yen-chung Hsien; President of the Ministry of Fire, 236–237; description of, 236; burns Hsi Ch’i, 236–237
Lo Yü. First name of P’o Chia (Miao Chuang), 253
Long-armed People. Legend of, 388–389
Long-eared People. Legend of, 389
Long-legged People. Legend of, 389
Longevity, God of. See Shou Hsing
Lotus Cave, The, 345 sq.
Lu Ch’i. Legend of, and Princess T’ai Yin, 110–111; appointed Minister of the Empire, 111
Lü Shang. See Chiang Tzü-ya
Lü Tung-pin, or Lü Yen. One of the Eight Immortals, 288, 292,296, 300, 301, 303; legends of, 297 sq.
Lu Tung-shih. Follower of Ch’in Shih Huang-ti; draws portrait of the God of the Sea, 213; results of his offence, 214
Lü Yüeh. President of the Ministry of Epidemics, 241; legend of, 241–242; in battle at Hsi Ch’i 241; his duel with Mu-cha, 241; in battle with Huang T’ien-hua 241; Chiang Tzŭ-ya and, 241; and the magic umbrellas, 241–242; Yang Chien and, 242; Yang Jên and, 242
Lü Yen. See Lü Tung-pin
Lung Chi. Princess; saves city of Hsi Ch’i from fire, 237
Lung Nü. Becomes pupil of Miao Shan, 274; canonized, 287
Lung Wang. Dragon-king of the Eastern Sea; his son saved by Miao Shan, 273–274; and No-cha, 307 sq.; and Sun Hou-tzŭ, 328–329; saves Ch’Sn Kuang-jui, 339–340