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 Rh ??? His own demeanour was strictly modelled upon the proprieties as set forth in this ancient classic.

Ts*ai Ten ^f^ (T. ^ j(J). 2nd and 3rd cent. A.D. A daughter 1983 of the statesman Ts^ai YuDg, who when on her way to be married to a man named l^'f^ Wei Ch'ung, was carried off to the north by a Turkic tribe and remained in captivity for twelve years. She was ransomed by Ts'ao Ts'ap, and given a second time in marriage to a captain in his army named ^ j^ Tung Ssti. The latter committed some crime for which he was sentenced to death, but he was pardoned on the intercession of his wife. She was specially noted for her skill in music.

Ts'ai Tin ^t&- 1^* ^®°*' ^•^- ^° envoy sent to India by 1^84 the Emperor Ming Ti of the Han dynasty in A.D. 61, to bring back a golden image, the existence of which had been revealed to his Majesty in a dream. He was accompanied by ^ ^ Gh4n Ching, ^ j^ Wang Tsun, and fifteen others, and returned in 67 with the sacred writings of the Buddhists and several native teachers, including Kashiapmadanga.

Ts*ai Ttlan-ting ^ JQ ^ (T. ^ M- H. S§ Ul). A.D. 198B

1135—1198. A native of Chien-yang in Puhkien. Declining to enter upon a public career he spent his life over books as a friend and fellow-worker of the great Chu Hsi. His teachings however raised up enemies against him, and he was accused of propagating false doctrines. He was banished to Tao-chou in Hunan and proceeded thither on foot, accompanied only by his son Ts'ai Ch*6n. He was canonised as ^ "Ijf, and in 1530 his tablet was placed in the Confucian Temple.

Ts^ai Tung ^ g (T. >f|^ Pg^). A.D. 133-192. A native of 1986 Ch*^n-liu in Honan, said to have been a re-incarnation of Chang HeDg, the features of the two being so much alike. He was distinguished as a youth for his filial piety and his love of study.

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