Page:A Chinese Biographical Dictionary.djvu/368

Rh Tamralipti on the Hooghly, and went on to Nalanda, which became his home for the following ten years. In the year 695 he returned to China and was received at the capital with much honour. He bronght back with him some 400 Buddhist works, an image of Indra, and 300 relics. He spent the rest of his life in teaching aad writing, leaving behind him an account of his travels from which may be gathered an excellent view of monastic life in India during the 7th century.

I Ch'iu. The sobriquet of a man of old, named Ch4u, who was the champion toei chH player of his day. He is mentioned by Mencius.

I-êrh-tê. A.D. 1606-1661. A distinguished Manchu general, who in 1648 effected the capture of the Ming prince ^ Fu at Wuhu, and subsequently took a leading part in the subjugation of Euangtung, Eiangsi, Hunan, etc. Twice degraded, he was nevertheless chosen to drive the Ming prince of Lu from his last stronghold in Chusan in 1657, for which service he was ennobled as Marquis. Died while completing the conquest of YUnnan. Canonised as ||| ^.

I-êrh-têng. Tenth son of O-yi-tu. Died A.D. 1663. A successful leader of the Manchu forces in their war with China, and a trusted counsellor of the Emperor Shun Chih. Ennobled as Earl and canonised as j^ |j|[.

I Hsien. A famous physician of remote antiquity.

I Hsing 一行. A.D. 672-717. The religious designation of the Buddhist astronomer 張遂 Chang Sui. A clever youth, he wandered about until summoned to Court by the Emperor Hsiian Tsung, who was so struck by his marvellous feats of memory that he addressed him as 聖 Holy Man or Prophet. His sense of justice was so keen that on one occasion he refused to interfere with a sentence on the son of an old woman who had been most kind