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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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God of Pestilence. an epidemic they take him out in a procession. He isone of the four high ministers of Heaven. The Three Mandarins.—They are much worshipped,especially in North China ; the three rulers of Heaven,earth, and water. The first rules Heaven, the second earth,and the third the seas, lakes, rivers, and canals. Theirbirthdays occur on the fifteenth of the first, seventh, andtenth moons, and their fasts, two weeks preceding theirnatal days. The principal time for worship is in August,when the pilgrims of Soochow ascend Mount Seven-Sons ; 392 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. on the pleasure boats they gamble all the way going ;they ascend to the temple under the burning sun, thendescend and have a wine-feast. The Three Mao.—They are three brothers rulingthe three peaks of Mount Mao, and they exercise a com-manding influence throughout this section by means ofthe charms from this sacred mountain, which are sold.The eldest, receiving the drug of immortality, returned
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Three Mandarins. to see his parents. The old man was very angry becausehis son had remained away so long, and had learned notrade, and took a rod to chastise him. The son assuredhim he was protected by Heavenly legions; the fathersmote, but the cane broke in pieces. His youngerbrothers, who were mandarins, came on an appointedday to see him leave the earth, whereupon he mountedhis chariot, rode upon a cloud, and ascended ; upon this. Taoist Gods, 393 the two brothers resigned their positions, and became, firsthermits, and then genii. The trio were once seen, thefirst riding in a tiger chariot, and the other two uponphoenixes, ascending to see Shangte. The Five Holy Ones, or, as they are sometimestermed, The Five Thoroughfares; are five brothers, and

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