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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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hakya sends a priestwith him, and they select Jetas garden as the choicestlocality. The price asked by the owner was, Pave itwith gold. The nobleman paves it, all save a smallplot. A monastery is built, and King Prasenajit receivesBuddha. This place is famous in Buddhist annals as oneof the seats of the new school of religion. Anotherincident of the same kind will be given. The Feast.—A father every twelfth moon and eighthday gave Buddha and his disciples a feast. On hisdeath bed he enjoined upon his son to keep up the custom.Towards the time Buddha sent a priest to inquire aboutthe prospects. The son was poor, but he sent word, Come on, and borrowed one hundred gold cash fromhis wifes relatives and gave the dinner. Buddha blessed 182 The Drag07i, Image, and Demon. him. The next morning he found the coin restored inhis money chest. For Buddhas teachings about women, see Chapter XVI. The Parrot and the Bull.—The parrot-king asksBuddha to spend a night in his grove, and on receiving
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The Parrots Grove. his assent went back and told all the parrots to prepareto meet him. The talking-birds flew around all night,and there were no lions, tigers, or wolves to troubleBuddha. The next night the parrot who gave the in-vitation died and went to heaven. He returned again toworship Buddha and to receive instruction. BuddJia, the Night of Asia. i8 o At another time, Shakya went near a pond wherethere were j&ve hundred water-buffaloes and five hundredcow-boys. The latter called to the passer-by not to gothat way, as there was a mad bull. The animal rushedat Shakya with a furious roaring. Shakyas fingersbecame five lions. A circle of fire was around the water-buSalo, and there was no escape. He came and lickedBuddhas feet and worshipped; he died that night andwent to heaven. Faith—Buddha preached to five hundred families offishermen, but they would not believe. He kept his seat,but duplicated himself into another man who walked acrossthe river towards them. The fishermen

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