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— 247 —<br />

5°. Temples dedicated to Ti-tsang-wang jfe ^ 3E-<br />

On visiting the large temple<br />

<strong>of</strong> "Ancient and Unbounded<br />

Happiness", Ku-kwang-fuh-sze -£ Jf fg =£, at T'ai-hsing ^ ill (1),<br />

one can find on the left a shrine specially dedicated to Ti-tsang-wang<br />

}•& He 3:- Tne 8"od is represented seated on a throne, and surrounded<br />

by the ten rulers <strong>of</strong> Hades. On his left is Muh-lien g ^, the<br />

favourite disciple <strong>of</strong> Sakyamuni, while on the right is Li T'ai-peh<br />

^ ~k 1=3 (2), the wine-loving poet <strong>of</strong> the T'ang ^ dynasty. The<br />

connexion <strong>of</strong> the poet with the god seems to be based on the following<br />

legend: one day, as Ti-tsang-wang JjjJ$f£5E was crossing the Yangtze<br />

River, on his way to Kiu-hwa-shan ^l ^ |Jj , a storm arose, and<br />

endangered the life <strong>of</strong> the pilgrim. Hereupon, Li T'ai-peh

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