P'an Ku
Americannoun
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This account of P’an Ku and his achievements is of Taoist origin.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
The most conspicuous figure in Chinese cosmogony is P’an Ku.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
According to this, the Male and Female Principles were each subdivided into Greater and Lesser, and then from the interaction of these four agencies a being, named P'an Ku, came into existence.
From Religions of Ancient China by Giles, Herbert Allen
Legend provides us with a weird being named P'an Ku, who came into existence, no one can quite say how, endowed with perfect knowledge, his function being to set the gradually developing universe in order.
From The Civilization of China by Giles, Herbert Allen
Account of P’an Ku, 77; guardians of temple gates, 146; evil dragons, 208; number of dragons, 209; saviour of the Buddhists in Slow-carts Country, 353 sq.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
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