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2". Also those who practise continence on the 14 th and 15 th <strong>of</strong><br />

the fifth month (1) ; on the 3 rd <strong>of</strong> the eighth month (2), and the<br />

10 th <strong>of</strong> the tenth month (3).<br />

(1) The 15*h <strong>of</strong> the fifth month is sacred to the God <strong>of</strong> the Great Rear.<br />

Chinese Superstitions. Vol. V. p. 587.<br />

(2) Festival <strong>of</strong> the descent <strong>of</strong> the Great Bear. Chinese Superstitions.<br />

Vol. V. p. 597. The reader can see here how the Taoist writer introduced<br />

his own tenets and festivals into the Buddhist Hades.<br />

(3) Birthday <strong>of</strong> the King <strong>of</strong> the Western Heavens, Si-t'ien-wang @i ^<br />

3E. See Chinese Superstitions. Vol. V. p. 606.

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