. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. r Show,named Yin Chow. His father, the abandoned tyrant,killed Yin Chows mother at the instigation of a con-cubine, and was about to kill the son, when he fled, and oneof the genii took him for a disciple. Afterwards in battlehe was defeated, and Janteng Buddha caused two hillsto meet and hold him as if in a vice. Kiang Taikungmade him the Tai-Swuy god. He is one of the fiercestgods in China. Worshipped by the Mandar
. The dragon, image, and demon; or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese. r Show,named Yin Chow. His father, the abandoned tyrant,killed Yin Chows mother at the instigation of a con-cubine, and was about to kill the son, when he fled, and oneof the genii took him for a disciple. Afterwards in battlehe was defeated, and Janteng Buddha caused two hillsto meet and hold him as if in a vice. Kiang Taikungmade him the Tai-Swuy god. He is one of the fiercestgods in China. Worshipped by the Mandarins at thereception of spring. Goddess of the Male Principle of Nature—She Gods of the People. 33^ was the Princess €h^ang Yung of the Shang became an immortal and dwelt on the mountains,and though this maiden lady was aged two hundred, shelooked like a damsel in her teens. Walking in the sunshe cast no shadow. Family gods of the Door.—These differ from thedoor-gods used in front of the Yamens. Their namesare Shinto and Yuihleu. There was a peach tree witha limb bent over, thus making an arch, and throughthis spirits passed and repassed. The two door-gods. Little Boy at the Well. could subdue these evil spirits, and the Emperor, as hispalace was haunted, cut down the peach tree, paintedtheir pictures, and hung them up. The farmers atthe new year put them to guard their front doors. The Ting gods.— The Ting gods are six in number:1, Kwang Chang; 2, Yii Yu ; 3, Yellow Devil; 4, GreatCataract (of the eye); 5, Kang Shin ; 6, Tunglih. These»ix assisted the Great Yu in his labours with the floodsand streams. Chang, the Taoist Pope, can summon themat his will, and the priests rely on the Ting gods to 2,2>2 TJie Dragon, Image, and Demon. expel demons. On the land they can subdue tigers andpanthers, and in the water overcome dragons. Little Boy at the Well—The picture represents aChinese well, which is generally in the open court of thehouse. The well-god, who
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