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[...]... First to Have Heard Buddha.” According to ¯ Buddhist tradition, A nanda was a cousin of the historical Buddha and was born on the same day Tradition holds that he remembered all the words that Buddha preached and recited the sutras, or ¯   nanda teachings, at councils Gentle and humble, A founded an order of nuns and taught them the principles of Buddhism Anavatapta  See Long Wang ancestors and ancestor... The animals are often seen in art from the Han dynasty period animism  The idea that inanimate objects, such as rocks and trees, and forces of nature, such as hail and fire, have a spirit This spirit causes nature to do things for the same emotional reasons that motivate human beings Animism was a popular idea in many ancient cultures In Chinese mythology, natural forces are sometimes personified as... to have lived in Lu, a kingdom of ancient China In a. d 521, he is said to have cured Zhao Jianzi, who had been in a coma for five days Though rewarded handsomely, his success led to his assassination by jealous court rivals According to legend, Bian was given a special medicine to be taken with the morning mist by a genie named Chang Sangjun He also learned how to see through the wall of the body to. .. spreading religion As the dominant power in Asia for centuries, China spread its culture and its myths throughout the area Many Chinese myths have parallels in Japan This is especially true of legends and myths connected with Buddhism In many cases, these stories actually originated in India, where Buddhism started, before coming to China and Japan Besides Japan and India, parallels to Chinese myths and... this name was a symbolic way of claiming that he was related to the mythical god-emperor Huang Di (also called “the August One”) The word “august” describes a person who has the outward appearance and inward qualities of majestic dignity and splendor azure  A shade of blue A term used to describe the sections of Daoist heaven One of the important elements of astrology was the Chinese zodiac or astrological... drums and chant the proper prayers for half a day Children and adults would crowd around and take home a charm to place over their front doors Some scholars believe the god may be the same spirit as Liu Meng Jiang Zhun, who is also a protector against locusts bear  A symbol of bravery and strength in Chinese myth and lore Some ancient Chinese kept a carved bear charm or a picture of a bear to prevent... of the sacred universe and animated by a spiritual force Ao Bing  (Ao Ping, Jao-Ping)  The third son of Ao Guang (the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea), who was killed in a confrontation with Nezha, a child warrior also known as the Third Prince Ao Bing was a dragon with the head of a fish and the body of a human who lived in his father’s underwater palace As a dutiful son in charge of the rain, Ao Bing... three Chinese gods of good fortune in Chinese myth, as a bat Another popular motif was a drawing of five flying bats to symbolize the Five Ballad of the Hidden Dragon  A famous legend in Chinese myth that tells the story of Liu Zhiyuan He has to overcome many challenges in strange lands before he finally returns to become  ba xian   A statue depicting the popular Ba Xian, or Eight Immortals  (Photo... how to live in balance and harmony with the world The Eight Immortals are six men (Li Tieguai, Zhongli Quan, Cao Guojiu, Han Xiang, Lu DongBin, and Zhang Guolao) and two women (Lan Caihe and He Xiangu) Li Tieguai is depicted as a beggar leaning on one iron crutch and carrying a medicine gourd around his neck; he is the patron of pharmacists Zhongli Quan is the messenger of Heaven Cao Guojiu learned about... not exactly sure who Lao was or when he lived A few have even suggested that he was not a real person Nearly as important to Daoism was Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu), whose work as it survives is much longer than Lao’s and covers wider ground Zhuangzi, for example, spoke of the Immortals, beings who have reached perfection and therefore can exist forever While some believe that Zhuangzi was speaking in metaphors, . A to Z Greek and Roman Mythology A to Z Native American Mythology A to Z Norse Mythology A to Z South and Meso-American Mythology A to Z MYTHOLOGY A TO Z MYTHOLOGY A TO Z MYTHOLOGY A TO Z MYTHOLOGY. class="bi x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" Chinese Mythology A to Z second edition African Mythology A to Z Celtic Mythology A to Z Chinese Mythology A to Z Egyptian Mythology A to Z Japanese Mythology A to. of Mahayana Buddhism believe that the historical Buddha was only one manifestation or incarnation of the everlasting Buddha or life force. According to Mahayana Buddhism, there have been many