[16] TheTaoistsrelatethatatthegreatbeginningoftheNo-Beginning, , theSunofHeaven, triumphedoverShuhyung, , inhisdeathagony, , , thedivineNiuka, horn-crownedanddragon-tailed, — .
[17] , , liketwodragonstossedinaseaofferment, ; , , thefountainsarebubblingwithdelight, , andlingerinthebeautifulfoolishnessofthings.
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(1862-1913): , heischieflyrememberedtodayastheauthorofTheBookofTea.
: TheRomangodofwineandintoxication, equatedwiththeGreekDionysus.
: , onwhoseteachingsBuddhismwasfounded.
: , laterformalizedasBushidō, whichheldbravery, honour, andpersonalloyaltyabovelifeitself; ritualsuicidebydisembowelmentwasinstitutionalizedasarespectedalternativetodishonourordefeat.
: He, knownalsobytheJapanesenameKozumiYakumo, wasaninternationalwriter, knownbestforhisbooksaboutJapan, especiallyhiscollectionsofJapaneselegendsandghoststories.
: ItwaswrittenbySisterNivedita, whowasbornMargaretElizabethNoble (1867-1911) andwasaScots-Irishsocialworker, author, , anIndianHindumonk, whobroughtHinduismtothestatusofamajorworldreligioninthelate19thcentury.
(1549-1622): HewasanEnglishscholarandwasoncethetutorofQueenElizabethI.
(1712-1786): HewasanEnglishphilanthropist, politicianandauthor.
(1672-1719): HewasanEnglishessayist, poet, -standingfriend, RichardSteele, withwhomhefoundedTheSpectatormagazine.
(1672-1729): HewasanIrishwriterandpolitician, rememberedasco-founder, withhisfriendJosephAddison, ofthemagazineTheSpectator.
