. Corea, the hermit nation : I. Ancient and mediaeval history. II. Political and social Corea. III. Modern and recent history. true advent of the precious faith through his mis-sionaries. They were thenceforth adopted into the Buddhist pan-theon, and numbered among the worshipped Buddhas. The spiritof the Ever-White Mountains, the virgin in ever-white robes,named Manchusri, whose home lay among the unmelting snows,was one of these. Perhaps it was fi-om this deity that the Man-chius, the ancestors of the ruling dynasty of China, the wearers ofthe world-famous hair tails, took their name. Accord
. Corea, the hermit nation : I. Ancient and mediaeval history. II. Political and social Corea. III. Modern and recent history. true advent of the precious faith through his mis-sionaries. They were thenceforth adopted into the Buddhist pan-theon, and numbered among the worshipped Buddhas. The spiritof the Ever-White Mountains, the virgin in ever-white robes,named Manchusri, whose home lay among the unmelting snows,was one of these. Perhaps it was fi-om this deity that the Man-chius, the ancestors of the ruling dynasty of China, the wearers ofthe world-famous hair tails, took their name. According to Manchiu legend, as given by Professor Douglas,it is said that in remote ages, tliree heaven-born virgins dweltbeneath the shadow of the Great W^hite Mountains, and that, whilethey were bathing in a lake which reflected in its bosom thesnowy clad peaks which towered above it, a magpie dropped nblood red fruit on the clothes of the youngest. This the maideninstinctively devoured, and forthwith conceived and bore a son,whose name they called Ai-sin Ghioro, which being interpreted is THE ISSACHAR OF EASTERN ASIA. 155. Home of the Manchlus, and Their Migrations. 156 COREA. the Golden Family Stem, and which is the family name of the em-perors of China. When his mother had entered the icy cave ofthe dead, her son embarked on a little boat, and floated down theriver Kirrka, until he reached a district occupied by three familieswho were at war with each other. The personal appearance ofthe supernatural youth so impressed these warlike chiefs that theyforgot their enmities, and hailed him as their ruler. The town of0-to-le [Odoli] was chosen as his capital, and from that day hispeople waxed fat and kicked against their oppressors, the Chinese. The home of the Manchius was, as this legend shows, on thenorth side of the Ever-WTiite Mountains, in the valley of theHurka. From beyond these mountains was to roll upon China andCorea another avalanche of invasion. Beginning to be restless
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