Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . lmost every one wore an amulet, or a string ofamulets round the neck. Most of these amulets aresimply ornamental boxes or receptacles for supposedrelics of saints, or for little images, or pictures,or for prayer-formularies, worn like breast-plates orphylacteries. They are composed of wood, bone, andnot infrequently of beautifully-worked filigree silver,embossed and ornamented with turquoise. The shapeis sometimes square, sometimes circular or curved, round to a point ^ I purchased severa
Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . lmost every one wore an amulet, or a string ofamulets round the neck. Most of these amulets aresimply ornamental boxes or receptacles for supposedrelics of saints, or for little images, or pictures,or for prayer-formularies, worn like breast-plates orphylacteries. They are composed of wood, bone, andnot infrequently of beautifully-worked filigree silver,embossed and ornamented with turquoise. The shapeis sometimes square, sometimes circular or curved, round to a point ^ I purchased several speci-mens, but the vendor of any amulet in actual use in- ^ According to Scblagintweit, those amulets which are curved roundto a point are intended to represent the leaf of the sacred fig-tree. 358 DOMESTIC RITES AND USAGES. variably removed the contents before consenting to partwith it. Here is a specimen of one of exceptionally beau-tiful design which was given to me by Mr. Sarat ChandraDas. It was taken from the neck of a woman in thebazaar, but not purchased without much
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