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Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
Sacrifice-s. To Shang Ti, 95; to T’ai Sui, 194. See also Fêng-shan
Saint-s. SeeShêng-jên
S’âkyamuni, SeeShâkyamuni
Samgha. Sêng Pao; the Priesthood in Buddhism, 119
San Ch’ing. The three Heavens of Taoism, 124–125
San Kuan. The Three Agents,125; San Kuan Ta Ti, 125; T’ai Shang San Kuan, 125; sons of Dragon-king’s daughters, 126
“San Kuo Chih,” The Story of the Three Kingdoms; an historical romance, 117 sq.
San Pao. The Three Precious Things, or Treasures—Buddha, the Law, and the Priesthood, 119
San Yüan. The Three Origins,125; and the divisions of the year, 126; ‘the Three True Sovereigns, Guests of the Kingdom of Wu,’ 127
Scholars. Shih; the first class of the people, 28
Schools. SeeAccessory Institutions
Sciences, Little cultivated until modern times, 54sq.
Sea. Dragon-kings of the, 210–211, 212; Yang Hou, Spirit of the, 212 sq.; legend of the Eight Immortals crossing the, 303–304
Seasons. Festivals of the, 44
Second Self. And worship of the living, 101, See alsoOther Self
Sêng Pao. Samgha; the Priesthood or Church, one of the San Pao of Buddhism, 119
Sentiments, Æsthetic and Moral, 51–52
Sha Ho-shang, or Sha Wu-ching. A priest in the Hsi yu chi, 326; and Kuan Yin, 3341 baggage coolie to Hsian Chuang, 334–335; journeys with the Master, 341 sq.; his reward, 368
Sha Wu-ching. SeeSha Ho-shang
Shakya, or S’âkya. Same as S’âkyamuni Buddha, Shih-chia Fo, Gautama, 119. See Shâkyamuni
Shâkyamuni, S’âkyamuni, or Shih-chia Fo. The name used in Chinese literature for Gautama Buddha, 119; and Kuan Yin, 251Page 447
“Shan Hai Ching.” The Hill and River Classic, 386
Shan Ts’ai. And Miao Shan, 271sq.; his fidelity tested, 272sq.; transformation of, 273; canonized, 287
Shang. The Merchants; the fourth class of the people, 28
Shang Ti. The Supreme Ruler, 94; and Ti, 94; worship of, 94–95; sacrifices to, 95; confused with T’ien, 96–97; confers on Chuang Chou the kingdom of Jupiter, 150
Shang Yang. Legend of the, 206–207
Shao, or Piao. Part of the constellation of the Great Bear, 106
Shê-chi. Gods of the Soil and Crops, 165
Shê-mo Wang. Gods of Serpents, 165
Shên. Name for gods, 103
Shên Chên-jên. And T’ai Sui, 195
“Shên Hsien Chuan.” Biographies of the Gods, by Ko Hung, 79
Shên I. The Divine Archer Ch’ih-chiang Tzŭ-yü, 180–181 and the Emperor Yao, 180 sq. and Fei Lien, 181, 204–205; shoots the nine false suns, 181–182; marries the sister of the Water-spirit, 182; canonized, 183; builds a palace for Chin Mu, 183–184; and the pill of immortality, 184–185; kills Chisel-tooth, 184; receives the sun-palace, 185–186; and the Bird of Dawn, 186–187; visits the moon, 187–188
Shên Kung-pao. Meets Chiang Tzŭ-ya, 155; tempts Chiang Tzŭ-ya to desert Chou, 155; his power to separate his head from his body, 155; discards his head, 156; his head taken by Ancient Immortal of the South Pole, 156–157; obtains his head again, 157
Shên Lang. Hsü Chên-chün and, 223–224
Shên Nung, or Ti Huang Shih. A legendary emperor, 81, 247; and T’ai I, 143; as God of Agriculture, 143, 165, 239; as God of Fire (Huo Ti, Yen Ti), 239; as God of Medicine, 247
Shên Pao, or Lao Tzŭ. Third person of Taoist triad, 125
Shên Shih. The Gentry; a social division, 28
Shên Shu. A Door-god, 173. SeeMên Shên
Shêng-jên. Superhuman beings, saints, 125, 136