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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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Crinoline Incense. Often hanging in front of the shrine is incense, in theshape of a crinoline, and this burns for many days. Oracular Response.—The worshipper kneels beforethe idol and shakes a bamboo cup in which are manylittle sticks, till one jumps out; he takes it to thepriest, who notes the number, turns to a musty roll,and gives him a prescription for medicine or an answer 244 The Dragon, Image, and Demon, of the oracle telling whether or no his business willprosper. Absence of Devotion.—The worship of the heathenlacks all the elements of true devotion, and when inpreaching the missionary uses the word worship, heimmediately explains that it does not consist in shakingthe clasped hands or in bodily prostrations. The firstelement of worship is love^ but how can we love wood,
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Inquiiing of the Oracle. mud, and stone ? A second element is communion, butwhat communion can light have with darkness ? Worshipis an act of the soul, but soulless gods make soullessworshippers. When a living man prays to a dead imagehis heart must become like unto the dead image. Theythat make them are like unto them: so is every onethat trusteth in them. The worship is debasing, forthough they speak of the god as in heaven, yet theymaintain that worship without an image is an impos- The Worship of Buddhism. 245 sibilitj; so how can the heart go beyond the tangibleand visible ? An aged observer says, The ceremoniesperformed by the people are as puerile as their offeringsare paltry, while they are grievously wanting in thenecessary elements of religious worship. We observe

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