Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . It should be mentioned that the fierce Bodhi-sattvaYajra-pani (see p. 201 of this volume) is representedholding a similar Dorje in his right hand in his charac-ter of subduer of evil spirits. In some representationsthe evil demons are denoted by serpents. Another important part of a full monks equipment inTibet is the Prayer-bell (called Drilbu) employed at theperformance of daily religious ceremonies, and rung toaccompany the repetition and chanting of prayers, orto fill up the intervals of worship.
Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . It should be mentioned that the fierce Bodhi-sattvaYajra-pani (see p. 201 of this volume) is representedholding a similar Dorje in his right hand in his charac-ter of subduer of evil spirits. In some representationsthe evil demons are denoted by serpents. Another important part of a full monks equipment inTibet is the Prayer-bell (called Drilbu) employed at theperformance of daily religious ceremonies, and rung toaccompany the repetition and chanting of prayers, orto fill up the intervals of worship. It often has halfa Dorje as a handle, or the handle is ornamented withvarious mystical symbols carved on it. The object ofringing bells during worship is to call the attention of t Y 2 324 CEREMONIAL AND RITUALISTIC BUDDHISM. the beings who are worshipped, or to keep off evilspirits by combining noise with the waving of theDorje in the handle. The bell here represented was brought by me The bells used in Burma are described at p. 526. Other religious implements used by novices and lay-brethren, as well as by full monks, are prayer-wheels,prayer-cylinders, rosaries, amulets (see p. 358), drums(see p. 385), and the Phurbu or Phur-pa (pp. 351, 352). As to the daily religious services and ceremonies per-formed by Monks in Tibet and Mongolia, these, ofcourse, are far more ritualistic than in southern Bud-dhist countries. It has already been explained (atpp. 202, 225) that certain abstract essences or mystical TIBETAN LANGUAGE USED IN THE RITUAL. 325 forms of the Buddha, called Dhyani-Buddhas, were ioia-gined to exist, and these had their concrete energizingvice-gerents called Bodhi-sattvas—beings who receivedadoration as if they were actually gods. In Tibet theBodhi-sattva Avalokitesvara, and the canonized re-former Tsong Khapa, and other supposed saints, becameprominent objects of religious worship. Then, in pro-cess of time, a comphcated ceremonial was developed
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