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Image from page 184 of “The dragon, image, and demon or, The 3 religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese” (1887)
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Title: The dragon, image, and demon or, The three religions of China: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: DuBose, Hampden C
Subjects: Taoism Buddhism Confucianism
Publisher: New York, A. C. Armstrong & son
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
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uddha praised the man, and mentioned this stream was onlya few miles wide, but that faith would carry a single acrossthe gulf of life and death. Visits Heaven.—Once, whilst speaking on a mountainin Ceylon, he was said to have been baptized with firefrom heaven. Not only did he travel throughout India and Ceylon, buthe also went to heaven and preached to the star divinitiesand all the assembly of the gods. He stated if the evilstars send illness or pestilence upon mortals let thepeople chant as follows (Sanscrit): and eighty thousandcurses will grow to be eighty thousand blessings. Heremained in heaven 3 months, and his light darkenedthe stars. Pictures.—When Buddha was paying this lengthy check out 184 The Dragofiy Image, and Demon. to heaven, and enjoying the society of his mother, the kingof Oujein missed him so tremendously that he produced an imageof Buddha. An angel announced the truth in the celestialregions, and on three pairs of stairs a heavenly hostaccompanied him on his descension. The king brought
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The Image-Maker. on his head the image, and when it was presented toBuddha it shook hands at him whom it represented.Buddha formally addressed the image : Following my deceaseyou will do great things. I give my disciples into yourhands. Then standing on the reduce step of the heavenlystairway he turned to the king of Oujein and stated, There Buddha, the Night of Asia. 185 is no one like you bringing acquire and happiness on allcreatures. The Eegent of the skies then spoke to theking and stated, When Buddha was in heaven he waspraising the image-maker. Buddha once again spoke, Any person who makes an image, even a fingers length, of gold,silver, brass, iron, stone, earth, wood, glue, varnish, em-broidery, silk, or incense or who will cut, mould, sew, orpaint Buddhas image, will have all blessings and escapeall sins. This is the second and excellent commandment ofBuddhism. Relics.—Two merchants visited Shakya. Oh!Buddha, we are about to separate from you, what shall wevenerate as an object of worship ? He st
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