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From: Peiser Benny <B.J.Peiser@livjm.acdot uk>
To: cambridge-conference <cambridge-conference@livjm.acdot uk>
Subject: CCNet 49/2002 - 17 April 2002
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:29:26 +0100

CCNet 49/2002 - 17 April 2002 
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(7) YELLOW EMPEROR & DRAGONS
    Bob Kobres <bkobres@arches.ugadot edu>

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(7) YELLOW EMPEROR & DRAGONS

>From Bob Kobres <bkobres@arches.ugadot edu>

Benny, 

readers can learn more of emperors, dragons, pheasants, etc. from some
resources I've put online: 

THE DRAGON IN CHINA AND JAPAN by Dr. M. W. De Visser, 1913 
http://djvued.libs.ugadot edu/dcj/ 
http://abob.libs.ugadot edu/bobk/dcj/ 

THE SHE KING, OR BOOK OF ANCIENT CHINESE POETRY, TRANSLATED BY JAMES LEGGE,
D.D., LL.D., 1876  
http://djvued.libs.ugadot edu/shekl/ 
http://abob.libs.ugadot edu/bobk/shekl/ 

There are also interesting stories made up by people to scare their
children: ;^)

"And various omens began to appear among the gods foreboding fear. Indra's
favourite thunderbolt blazed up in a fright. Meteors with flames and smoke,
loosened from the welkin, shot down during the day. And the weapons of the
Vasus, the Rudras, the Adityas, the Sadhyas, the Mature, and other gods,
began to spend their force against one another. Such a thing had never
happened even during the war between the gods and the Asuras. And the winds
blew accompanied with thunder 
and meteors fell by thousands. And the sky, though cloudless, roared
tremendously. And even he who was the god of gods shed showers of blood. And
the flowery garlands on the necks of the gods faded and their prowess
suffered diminution. And terrible masses of clouds dropped thick showers of
blood. And the dust raised by the winds darkened the splendour of the very
coronets of the gods. And He of a thousand sacrifices (Indra), with the
other gods, perplexed with fear at . . . 

http://abob.libs.ugadot edu/bobk/maha/mahbfr.html  

The materials may also be searched: 
http://djvued.libs.ugadot edu/query.htm 
http://abob.libs.ugadot edu/bobk/query.htm 
Try: 
ball* near fire* dragon* near  emperor*

Later.
bobk

Bob Kobres
Main Library 
University of Georgia 
Athens, GA  30602 
bkobres@arches.ugadot edu 
http://abob.libs.ugadot edu/bobk

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