. 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. s because at fourscore hecould not see the mighty things about to come to pass. Suddhodana ordered a release ofcriminals, the liberation of animals,and 3,200 priests to chant and nobles, merchants andpeasants rejoiced, and the brutecreation showed their joy; it is re-corded that at that time cows gaveten quarts of milk. His Boyhood. — The youngThe Infant Buddha, mother left him an orphan of seven days
. 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. s because at fourscore hecould not see the mighty things about to come to pass. Suddhodana ordered a release ofcriminals, the liberation of animals,and 3,200 priests to chant and nobles, merchants andpeasants rejoiced, and the brutecreation showed their joy; it is re-corded that at that time cows gaveten quarts of milk. His Boyhood. — The youngThe Infant Buddha, mother left him an orphan of seven days. His aunt tenderly cared forhim with thirty-two nurses, eight to carry him, eight tobathe, eight to feed, and eight to play with him. Hegrew in stature day by day, as the moon increases night bynight from the crescent to the full orb. One day, carriedin the arms to the temple, the idols rise and bow to him,owning his sovereignty, the worshipped taking their placeas worshippers. During eight years he played in thepalace garden; it is said that his dear aunt made hima golden saddle to ride a goat. Of his differing fromother children it is recorded that he did not cry, nor. Buddha, the Night of Asia. 147 frown, nor pout, that he kept his clothes unsoiled, andhis nose clean. The king chose the most renowned teacher the realmafiforded for the prince, who walked into the schoolroomand asked, ** Will you teach me Sanscrit and the sixty-four books of the Immortals ? The preceptor listenedwith amazement to his skill in numbers, as he ranthrough a trigonometrical table. * At fifteen years of age he was, in an assembly ofnobles and Brahmans, formally invested with the rankof heir-apparent. The lords presented to his royalfather basins of water brought on their heads from thefour seas, which, mingled with oil, was sprinkled onSiddarthas head, after which he was saluted as Crown-Prince, and received the seal of the seven precious grew up with princely mien, yet gentle and wise,
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