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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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Paper Bridge. embroidered scrolls, the handiwork of Chinese women.The table is covered with red, there are long streamers ofexquisite workmanship, the pleasure-door is a curtainwith needlework of gold, the dragon tablet is of richestsilk, a picture of Buddha adorns the wall, while lyingaround are drums, bells, cymbals, gongs, wooden fish-heads,etc. The Buddhists on the last day have seven crownsfor Buddha, five kinds of food, a water-jar, rice-box, file, After Death, the Seven-Sevens. 437 knife, etc. The Taoists have spirit-tabletSj they waveflags and brandish swords, bring a big gong, a big drum,and a big bell, which the people call the three bignoises ; the whole services are much like theatricals. Tossing the Cymbals.—Funeral services in Chinaare entertaining as well as mournful. Tiie Taoists have
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Masses for the Dead. quite a sleight of hand in tossing up the cymbals andkeeping quite a number in the air at one time, whichis a pleasant diversion in the midst of sad scenes. Masses for the Dead—Here is the chief source ofrevenue to heathen religions, and the constant employ-ment of their priesthood, the amount paid being accord- 438 T^he Dragon, Image, and Demo7i, ing to the wealth of the family. During the seven weeks,the first and fifth are necessarily Buddhist and the lastTaoist, the others at option. Each day a sumptuou sfeast is ordered from the restaurant for the priests.There are generally five, seven, or nine of them, but ifit is a great funeral there may be three hundred priests,who, * attired in richly embroidered imperial robes, marchin measured pace, chanting their incantations. Thisceremony of getting a man out of purgatory is continuedday and night, enlivened at intervals by music andgong. After the services have been continued, the priestsin the name of the regent

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