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pelt him with fruit. He rose fo be Magistrate of ?? [;? Ho-yang, which he cauied fo be planted over with peach-trees, whence if came fo be known as the :? ?I? Flowery District. who rose from the ranks by his valour fo be Commander-in-chiet in Shensi. In 1712 he reiorted the seizure of 519 persons (? gipiies) who roved about with horses and camels, making their living by telling fortunes. Canonised as ? ?. 1(;15 P'ang Hsiin ? ?. (T. ?.î ???__.). 8th cent. A.D. A native of Hêng-yang in Hunan, who devoted h]mself to a lire of Taoist contemplat]on, and. was known as [?? f? ? ttermit P'ang. He threw al| his va|uables into the sea, saying that they were acquired with trouble and wouh! be troublesome if given away. tte once asked the famous Buddhist Patriarch Ma Tsu, "Who is he that is the companion of none?" "When you bave drunk up the West River," replied the Patriarch, "then I will tell you." On his deathbed he se??t for the Governor, and his last words fo him were, "We should regard as subjective all phenomena within out ken, careful hot fo ascribe objectivity fo such as lie beyond if." ,?»l. P'aug Kung [?? ? or P'ang Tê-kung [?? ? ]_??. 2nd cent. A.D. A native of Hsiang-yang in Hupeh, who lived with his wife upon the hills and never came down. Attracted by his faine, Liu Piao went fo persuade him fo take office, saying, "If every man cared only for his own salvation, who would care for the empire?" "Birds of the air," replied P'ang, "find their nests at night, and even the denizens of the great deep bave some place of shelter. If every man bas so much, what need fo care for the empire?" Asked what he intended fo bequeath fo his posterity, he replied, "Other men bequeath fo their descendants danger; I will bequeath peace." 161? P'ang Ts'an [??-? (T. ?f? ?-?Î?) Died A.D. 136. A native of ttonan, who graduated as l?si«o lie?? and in 107 gained some distinction