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Amulets or chakjis. 



Two Amulets for protecting one's life in battle. 



The left one is the amulet of the star-spirits Luh-ting. The characters at the right side of 

 the amulet mean: Amulet for protecting ihe body in a battle; whilst the four characters under- 

 neath mean: The Luh-ting stand to the right. 



The right one is the amulet of the star-spirits Luh-kah. The characters underneath mean: 

 The Luh-kah stand to the left. 



According to the explication of the Taoists , the .Z^-tó are the Lords of the Light ( j^f *f?\ 



and the Luh-ting the Lords of Darkness \&£r *^\ A Chinese author explains these names by 



the following sentence: ^^t^|^^ $$, Ü£ ^ ^SiÖi) " peities to whom) 

 the Taoists pray in order to avoid ogres and all sorts of difficulties." Q 



According to the J^ jjjjjgj or ,/Handbook of Astronomy," the Luh-kah are six stars near the 

 constellation Hoa-kai. ( 2 ) 



( l ) To this second explication I am indebted to ray friend Dr. J. Hoffmann. 



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four stars between Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis. 



