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350 to him as a boy. He is credited with magical powers, and foretold the rebellion of An La-shan. The Emperor mourned for him, and composed his epitaph. His reformed calendar was adopted in 721. He was the author of a large work on ritual, and of some mathematical treatises. Canonised as ^ ^ fj^ 0|0.

I Hsüan. Died A.D. 867. The religious name of the founder of the famous ^ ^ Lin-chi school of Buddhism. Its object is to show the difiSculty of self-improvement, and how each man has the requisite power in himself to conquer that difiSculty. I Hsdan, surnamed J^ Hsing, was a native of Shantung, and in early life visited several of the then noted teachers of Buddhism. Later on he settled at a small monastery near the modern j£^ ^ ChSng-ting Fu in Chihli, and was supposed to possess magical powers. Canonised as ^ ^.

I I 邑夷 The reputed builder of wheeled vehicles in the reign of the Yellow Emperor, B.C. 2697.

I-jen. Died B.C. 247. The personal name of a grandson of Chao Hsiaug, ruler of the Ch^in State. lu 250 he succeeded his father and reigned under the title of ^ ^ Chuang Hsiang. Reputed father of the First Emperor (see Ln Pu^wet).

I K'uan  Died B.C. 112. A famous scholar, who flourished under the Emperor Wu Ti of the Han dynasty. He was at first so poor that he had to study while hoeing as an agricultural labourer. He rose to be Censor, and in 104 was appointed to correct the calendar.

I Kung. 7th cent. B.C. A Duke of the Wei"^ State, noted for his love of cranes. He even carried one into battle with him when fighting against the northern barbarians, which piece of folly, acting upon the minds of his soldiers, is said to have cost him a severe defeat.

I-sang-o. A.D. 1638—1703. An Imperial clansman.