n.

dream

source

21

Lou S^i-de "was felled by an illness and dreamt that a man in purple robes came to summon him He walked ... until he saw ... a tall vermillion gate and a sign that read, "Bureau of the Underworld." ... he saw ... the "director of destinies" in charges of ... destinies among the living. There were also ... men dressed in green called "case administrators." ... Later, ... he received an emissary dressed in yellow who came to summon him to the underworld."

Records from the Grand Hall

22

"Lu: Yin dreamt ... that he was arrested and brought before a judge in the underworld."

Tai-pin Miscellany

p.

n.

dream

source

216

2

"Emperor Shizu of the Southern Qi dreamt that a fenghuang-bird flew down ... at Qingxi. It wings measured more than one hundred feet across, and there were purple clouds under them."

History of the Southern Qi Dynasty

217

5

"Xu Ling’s ... mother Mistress Zang dreamt that multicolored clouds transformed into feng-birds and gathered on her left shoulder."

History of the C^en Dynasty

218

11

"Feng-birds only alight on a sterculia tree and only dine on bamboo{-shoots} and fruits."

Collected Records of Anomalies

p.

n.

dream

source

217

7

"The Duke of Feng’s ... wife dreamt that a red crow resembling a dragon played with her, and subsequently she gave birth to to Zhijia. He became known as the Exalted Ancestor and the Supreme Exalted Emperor."

Annals of Thearchs and Kings

219

22

"When King Wen moved the capital from Cheng to Feng, he dreamt of a red bird biting hold of a vermillion document that entered Feng and stopped at his residence."

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p.

n.

dream

source

218

12

"Lady Xiao, the future empress ... of the Liao, dreamt about a golden pillar that supported heaven. ... she and her servants all ascended. After a while, Lady Xiao ... also dreamt that she ... obtained a golden chicken, which she swallowed."

History of the Liao Dynasty

219

25

Emperor S^i-zu "dreamt that a bird with golden wings descended to the palace."

History of the Southern Qi Dynasty

p.

n.

dream

source

218

16

"Shao Yong ... said, "I dreamt that cranes and geese along with flags and banners came down from the sky to lead my spirit away."

Valley Embroidered with Myriad Flowers

219

19

Li Bao-z^en "dreamt that he rode on a crane. He then had a statue of a crane carved, wore an outfit made of feathers, and practiced riding on the crane."

Bo & Kon’s Encyclopaedia

p.

n.

dream

source

217

8

"A multicolored bird with red markings is a feng-bird. A bird with purple markings is a yuezhou-bird. The yuezhou assists the feng."

Old History of the Tang Dynasty

9

"Xiao Keweng of Xinyu ... dreamt ... that a large bird came to rest on his residence. Its wings covered the front of the building."

History of the Yuan Dynasty

218

13

"Zhang Yue’s ... mother dreamt that a jade swallow [yan] flew from the southwest and entered her body. She became pregnant".

Old History of the Tang Dynasty

p.

n.

dream

source

222

6

"Lei Derun ... dreamt that a black bear was walking in the sky."

History of the Yuan Dynasty

223

18

"Emperor Gaozu of the Tang dreamt that the sky was filled with innumerable flying thoroughbreds and that a man in the sky said. "These are the spirits of Your Excellency’s body.""

A Record of Collected Strange Events

p.

n.

myth?

source

the rays of the star __

disperse in order to become __

Movements of the Stars in the Dipper

223

13

"Twinkling Brightness"

elephants

226

43

"Flickering Brilliance"

deer

p.

n.

dream

source

224

23

"Jiang Wan dreamt ... that an ox-headed guardian was at his door dripping with blood."

History of the S^u Dynasty

225

28

"An Lushan dreamt ... that he had been transformed into a black pig with a gragon’s head."

Collected Works of Yao Ru-nen

p.

n.

dream

source

222

1

"Confucius dreamt that a farm body beat a qilin ... . The boy said, "I am Red Pine." ... The qilin turned toward Confucius, covered his ears, and spit {spat} out a book in three chapters. Confucius studied the work closely."

Right-Hand Concordance to the Book of Filial Piety

223

9

"Cao Shuang dreamt that two tigers were biting hold of Leigong, the God of Thunder. The god was shaped like a bowl that could hold two liters, and the tigers set him down in the middle of the courtyard." {cf. [Hawai>ian] kaloa ‘wooden platter’ as god Kanaloa.}

A New Account of Tales of the World

14

Wan Jin-ze "dreamt that he rode a multicolored lion."

History of the Southern Qi Dynasty

p. 228

Emperor Guan-wu of the Eastern Han "dreamt of riding a red dragon up to heaven."

"Liu Muzhi dreamt that his boat was supported by white dragons ... .

Zhao Ruyu dreamt that he was carrying a white dragon on his back".

p. 229

"As for the Yellow Emperor’s dream of a white dragon who gave him a white diagram ..., these revealed a divine and marvelous pattern." [p. 231, n. 16 : vide I.5, n. 2]

p.

n.

dream

source

230

6

"Empress Gao of the Northern Wei dreamt that the sun transformed itself into a dragon that wound itself around her body several times."

History of the Northern Wei Dynasty

231

14

"During the time of King Wenmu of Wu-Yue, Teng Juan ... dreamt that Wu Cheng transformed himself into a red dragon and went off toward the south."

Complete History of the Wu-Yue Dynasty

p.

n.

dream

source

230

10

"future Emperor Taizu of the Southern Qi ... dreamt that he was riding on a green dragon westward while chasing after the sun and only stopped when the sun was about to set behind a mountain."

History of the Southern Qi Dynasty

231

18

"Guo Yu dreamt that he was riding a green dragon up to heaven when he reached a building [wu] and terminated its flight."

History of the Jin Dynasty

232

20

"Liu Xun ... told ..., "... I dreamt that I was riding a dragon upward to heaven, but when I looked closely at it, I couldn’t see that it possessed any head at all." ... The Book of Changes states that a flight of dragons without heads is auspicious."

History of the Son Dynasty

21

"Sun Xiu dreamt of riding a dragon upward to heaven, but when he looked closely, he was unable to see any tail on it. Indeed, he became emperor but he had no descendants."

History of the Wu Dynasty

"

"The mother of Tao Hongjing dreamt that she rode on a green dragon without any tail. Tao never ... had any children."

History of the C^en Dynasty

p.

n.

dream

source

230

2

"Empress Dowager Li dreamt several times that two dragons used her knees as a pillow and that the sun and moon entered her body." Subsequently, she gave birth ... to Prince Wenxiao of Guiji and Princess Chang of Poyang."

History of the Jin Dynasty

3

"Prince Anyi dreamt that two dragons together with the sun fell down and that he caught them in his robe."

History of the Son Dynasty

4

"Mistress Hunag, who was consort of Qiguo, dreamt of a god in a colorful gown holding a dragon, which he inserted into her body. Soon afterward, she became pregnant."

" " "

7

when empress Lou of the Northern Qi was carrying future emperor __,

she dreamt of __

History of the Northern Qi Dynasty

Wen-xian

"a severed dragon"

Wen-xuan

"a giant dragon whose head and tail extended between heaven and earth"

Xiao-z^ao

"a dragon writhing on the ground"

Wu-c^en

"a dragon entering the sea."

231

13

"dreaming, Xun ... uttered spells ... . After he uttered six spells, six dragons emerged from the emperor’s armpits with their wings spread out. Then they returned to him and folded up their wings."

History of the Southern Qi Dynasty

15

"Emperor Yizu of the Southern Tang dreamt that he ... disrobed and entered the water, emerging with a dragon that he had captured."

Conversations by a Fishing Jetty

17

"Wang Jixin dreamt that a green dragon spit {spat} out The Book of Chess in nine volumes and gave it to him."

Secrets of Chess

p.

n.

dream

source

232

23

"Duke Wen of Qin dreamt that a yellow snake extended down from heaven to earth and its mouth reached Fuyan. ... Therefore, an altar was established at Fuyan ... to the White Emperor."

Historical Records

25

"Liu Zhen of Wei ... dreamt that a snake grew four legs."

Bo & KoN’s Encyclopaedia

27

"Tang Cong dreamt that a snake wound itself around his body. Subsequently, he imitated its form to create a style of "snake-cursive" script."

History of the Jin Dynasty

233

29

"Li Xiong’s mother Mistress Luo dreamt that a giant snake wrapped itself around her body. Subsequently, ... Li ... usurped the throne in Shu."

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