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Kalpa. A period during which a physical universe is formed and destroyed, 128
K’ang Hsi. Emperor; and Wang Tan, 131–132
Kao Chio. See Shun-fêng Êrh
Kao Ming. See Ch’ien-li Yen
Khotan. Supposed origin of the Chinese in, 13, 15, 17
King-s. Multiple character of kingship, 28; the king the source of legislation and the administrator of justice, 29; king as high priest, 34–35; King of Hell, 120; the Four, of Heaven, 142; Four, of the Salt Waters, 212; Four, of the Sweet Waters, 212; as Gods of Medicine, 247–248; the Dragon-kings, see Dragon-king-s
Kingdom, The Women’s, 390–391
Kitchen-god. See Tsao Chün
Kite-flying. Season of, 45
Knowledge, 54 sq.
Ko Hung. Author of Shên hsien chuan; inventor of P’an Ku legend, 79, 80
Ko-ai. Daughter of Kuan Yu; and the casting of the great bell of Peking, 396 sq.
Ku, Mr. And the fox-girl, 376 sq.
Kua. Brother of Nü; at foot of K’un-lun Mountains, 82
Kuan Chung. And Pao Shu, the Chinese types of friendship, 383 and n.
Kuan Lo. His connexion with Shou Hsing, 172
Kuan Ti, or Wu Ti. Title of the God of War, 117
Kuan Tzŭ. A renowned statesman and sage of the Feudal Period; his cosmogony, 80
Kuan Yin, or Kuan Shih Yin. The Buddhist Goddess of Mercy; Tou Mu the equivalent of, in Page 439Taoism, 144; and Shui-mu Niang-niang, 221–222; attributes, etc., 251 sq.; throne of, on Pootoo (P’u T’o) Isle, 252; the Buddhist Saviour, 252–253; and Sun Hou-tzŭ, 333; and Sha Ho-shang, 334; and Chu Pa-chieh, 335; and the White Horse, 340–341; and the Red Child Demon, 350 sq. See also Miao Shan
Kuan Yü. God of War, 113 sq.; and Chang Fei, 114 sq.; and Liu Pei, 114 sq.; deified, 117
Kuan Yu. A mandarin; and the casting of the great bell at Peking, 394 sq.
Kuang Ch’êng-tzŭ. Mythical being who taught the attainment of immortality, also said to be an incarnation of Lao Tzŭ; battle with To-pao Tao-jên, 133; fights against Wên Chung, 161
Kuei. Name for demons, 103
K’uei. A star; palace of the God of Literature, 106 sq.
K’uei, or Chung K’uei. As God of Literature, 106 sq.; as God of Exorcism, 248, 249–250
K’uei Hsing. Distributor of literary degrees, 109, 110, 112
K’uei Niu. A monster resembling a buffalo, 133
K’un-lun Mountains. Supposed origin of the Chinese in, 13, 16; Nü and Kua at foot of, 82; Hsi Wang Mu and, 137; Yü Shih resides in, 206
Kung. The Artisans; the third class of the people, 28
K’ung Hsüan. The one-eyed peacock; and Chun T’i, 320–321
Kung Kung. A feudatory prince; defeated by Chu Jung, 81; strikes his head against the Imperfect Mountain, 81–82
Kuo P’o. Magician, 223
Kuo Tzŭ-i. A God of Happiness, 170