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"Tai" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Heaven, may be traced back to Indra, the Hindoo god of thunder and lightning. The Pagoda might be an erroneous variant of the thunderbolt Vadjra. In such case Notscha would be a personification of the thunder. The Great One (Tai I), is the condition of things before their separation into the active and passive principles. There is a whole genealogy of mythical saints and holy men who took part in the battles between King Wu of Dschou and the tyrant Dschou-Sin. These saints are, for the most part, ...
— The Chinese Fairy Book • Various
... the annals of the Celestial Empire, that there once, and for ages, existed an historical tribunal, instituted for the purpose of perpetuating the virtues and vices of their monarchs. One day the Emperor Tai-t-song summoned the President of this tribunal before him, and ordered him to exhibit the history of his own reign. The President declined to obey the mandate, upon the ground that they were required to keep an exact record of the virtues and vices of their sovereigns, ...
— Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman • William L. Stone
... work once more: "I will weave a fragment of verse among the flowers of his robe, and perhaps its words will tell him to return." —LI-TAI-PE. ...
— Peter the Brazen - A Mystery Story of Modern China • George F. Worts |
Words linked to "Tai" : Red Tai, Asian, Zhuang, Siam, Nung, Tai Dam, Kingdom of Thailand, Thai, Central Thai, siamese, Kam Muang, Buyi, Shan, Tai Long, Kadai language, Tai Nuea, Tai Yuan, Tay, Khamti, Black Tai, Tho, tai chi, Lao, Tai Lue, Kadai, Southern Tai, tai chi chuan, Kam-Tai, Saek, Yay, Dehong Dai |
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