. The mythology of all races. Fig. 3. Kuang Cheng-tzu PLATE II Central Hall, Po Yun Kuan, Taoist Temple,Peking See pp. 23, TAOISM 23 them in reverence with its own name, Yuan, in the same way asTai Tsung had connected himself with Lao Tzu on account ofhaving a common surname. This forced connection in two in-stances between reigning houses and Lao Tzu — the Tangthrough identity of surname and the Yuan through similaritybetween its dynastic name and the canonical name bestowedupon Lao Tzu — had profound influence upon the success ofTaoism as a religion among the people. During the o
. The mythology of all races. Fig. 3. Kuang Cheng-tzu PLATE II Central Hall, Po Yun Kuan, Taoist Temple,Peking See pp. 23, TAOISM 23 them in reverence with its own name, Yuan, in the same way asTai Tsung had connected himself with Lao Tzu on account ofhaving a common surname. This forced connection in two in-stances between reigning houses and Lao Tzu — the Tangthrough identity of surname and the Yuan through similaritybetween its dynastic name and the canonical name bestowedupon Lao Tzu — had profound influence upon the success ofTaoism as a religion among the people. During the of thefirst Yiian Emperor, Genghis Khan, a noted recluse, ChiuChu-chi (Chiu Chang Chun), was sought out in his retreaton the Snowy Mountain (Hsueh Shan), and from him the Em-peror learned of the doctrines of Taoism. It is in honour ofthis man that on the nineteenth day of the first moon it is cus-tomary for residents of Peking to make pilgrimages to the PoYun Kuan, a famous Taoist temple outside the Hsi Pien popular name for this pilgrimage is Yen Chiu. This templewas the Chang Chun palace during the Yiian dynas
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