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Below: fé# — Pk^^U^M^^^A^tW:^ Chang-kao-lao 

 is an old priest; Siang-tsze plays on a flute. 



To the right: ^ ^ jfc E &J J* f|. * 3S S^lïH 



The lord Kwoh-kiu-tsau holds two castanets of jade; Sian-ku stands on a floating bridge 

 with a sceptre in his hands. 



This stanza is the same as the answer on Q. 56., in the Catechism, and is called the 

 stanza on the eight genii. 



In the second rim we find above, below, to the right and left, in the middle of the rim, 

 the characters Heaven, Earth, Sun, and Moon. 



The other characters are to be read in the following order: 



In the uppercorner to the left 



m. A » ü - "f ft 



Five men distributed one piece (of) poetry. 



In the uncïercorner to the right 



# ± # £ * A # 



About one's self the Hung-heroes no-body knows. 



tik i <* # & ft 



Since this was perpetuated (amongst) all the brethern. 



//The five men (founders) divided a piece of poetry amongst themselves; and nobody knows 

 that the heroes of ïïung have it about them." 



In the uncïercorner to the left In the uppercorner to the right 



f f ft I ■ I § 

 Afterwards mutually (can) recognize at reunion's time. 

 z/Since this (piece of poetiy) has been perpetuated amongst all the brethern, they can re- 

 cognize each other, when meeting again." 



We will see, afterwards, in the chapter on secret signs, that brethern who meet each other 



make use of verses, in such way, that if one cites part of a verse the other answers with 



the next part. Brethern can recognize each other by this; whilst the uninitiated do not under- 



stand a word of it. ( ] ) 



In the four corner-triangles are four mysterious forms for the characters J[£* (2) fö (3) 



iÊ (1) #? (4), Faith & Righteousness , or //faithfulfe righteous" as we found out from other 

 copies on which these characters were written in the common form. 

 Above are written the characters -jV ^ M |§§ //At the North is Li-chang-kwoh." 



Below are the characters f^J J§|) fï} //To the South is Ching-thian." 



To the right are the characters Jj| IJQfi J|!| //To the East is Han-phang." 



And to the left are the characters |ï§ ^ jjffj r/ To the West is Han-fuh." 



These are the names of the four great faithful excellent-ones ( 2 ), who keep guard at the 



four gates of the lodge. 

 In the same rim are, also, written the characters ^ f[ij ^ fljg „Theheavenly geiiii 



are excellent and happy." 



0) See P. VI, s. vu, Roundelay on smoking tobacco; and corap. pag. 148. 

 ( 2 ) See p. 22—23, and Catechism Q. 243. 



