. 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. 234 T^^^ Dragon, Image, and Demon. posture in the burial jar, the upper half is fitted on,faggots are piled around, fire is applied, and soon a handfulof ashes is all that remains. The Temple.—It is hard for us to divest our mindsof the idea that a Chinese temple is a building of mag-nificent architecture, but when the visitor beholds theheavy, cumbrous, barn-like roof, supported by huge Four Diamonds. the
. 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. 234 T^^^ Dragon, Image, and Demon. posture in the burial jar, the upper half is fitted on,faggots are piled around, fire is applied, and soon a handfulof ashes is all that remains. The Temple.—It is hard for us to divest our mindsof the idea that a Chinese temple is a building of mag-nificent architecture, but when the visitor beholds theheavy, cumbrous, barn-like roof, supported by huge Four Diamonds. the floor paved with brick, all above dark and madedarker by the smoke of incense, and sees the mould andthe dirt, he immediately contrasts it in his mind withthe sacred edifices of Greece and Rome. Sometimes atemple is seen whose proportions please the eye. In thecities the temples are large, and they are the propertyof the Church, but each little village and hamlet has its The Worship of Buddhism. 235 house of worship; these last belong to the people, andare controlled by the elders of the village. In front isusually the pond. If a piece of bread is tossed into this,a troop of gold fish rise to the surface. A Buddhist temple usually consists of three buildings,with paved open courts between ; the smallest in front,the second of more importance, while the third is thelargest and most important of all. The Four Diamonds—On entering the first build-ing, which constitutes the doorway, four gigantic images,two on each side, the guardians of the portal, are ar
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