. 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. CHAPTER XX. GODS OF TRADES. THE Chinese speak of the three hundred and sixtytrades as including all their different trades,professions, and business employments. Nearly every onehas its patron divinity, related to it as Jubal, the fatherof all such as handle the harpand organ, or Tubal-Cain, ^aninstructor of every .artificer inbrass and iron, were to their re-spective arts, but now worshippedas the guiding spirit. Ca
. 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. CHAPTER XX. GODS OF TRADES. THE Chinese speak of the three hundred and sixtytrades as including all their different trades,professions, and business employments. Nearly every onehas its patron divinity, related to it as Jubal, the fatherof all such as handle the harpand organ, or Tubal-Cain, ^aninstructor of every .artificer inbrass and iron, were to their re-spective arts, but now worshippedas the guiding spirit. Carpenters god.—Lu Panwas *a famous mechanician of thestate of Lu, said to have been con-temporary with Confucius. Won-derful stories are related of hisingenuity; among others it is said that his fatherhaving been put to death by the men of Wu, he carvedan effigy in wood of a genius, whose hand pointed in thedirection of Wu, where, in consequence, a drought pre-vailed for the space of three years. On receiving sup-plications and largess from the men of Wu, he cut offthe hand of the figure, when rain at once fell. He isworshipped as the patron divinity of carpenters. Ship. Carpenters God 334 ^^^ Dragon, linage, and Demon. carpenters also worship him, as he was the hrst to builda boat. Masons god—His name is Chang Pan. He was abricklayer, but afterwards became an immortal. Whena house is built they have the two pictures of Lu Panand Chang Pan, and both the owner of the propertyand the workmen offer a sacrificial feast and engage inworship. These two gods are worshipped in every car-penters shop and in the guild halls. Fishermens god.—It is said that Kiang Taikungangled, with a straight hook (if it might be called a hook ), and a grain of rice for bait, till he was eightyyears of age, when he became the premier. Fishermennow worship him. God of the Net.—Fuhhe is the god of the net; hewatched the spider weave her web and obtained the ideaof catching fish, hares, and birds. As
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