. 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. of Paradise. It is never said, ^ go to heaven, but tobe ^ born in heaven. Those who believe must record avow to be bom in the pure land, at which time a lotussprings up in a pond, and if he is diligent in calling thename of Amita (o-me-to-fuh) the flower will flourish, andwhen he dies a man will be born out of the flower. Theexhortation is given in the sutra: At the approach ofdeath, do not fear it; always think this
. 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. of Paradise. It is never said, ^ go to heaven, but tobe ^ born in heaven. Those who believe must record avow to be bom in the pure land, at which time a lotussprings up in a pond, and if he is diligent in calling thename of Amita (o-me-to-fuh) the flower will flourish, andwhen he dies a man will be born out of the flower. Theexhortation is given in the sutra: At the approach ofdeath, do not fear it; always think this body has manysorrows; it is made filthy by sin, wound round andround; if this dirty body can be thrown off and yoube bom in a pure land, is it not a happy event ? It islike throwing off old clothes and putting on a new any one will call the name of Amita for seven days <r- 304 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. with fixed heart, at death Amita with his holy throngwill appear before him; his heart will not be turnedupside down, but he will be born in Paradise. Thereare nine ranks among the inhabitants of water-lilypurity. The candidate for the lily-birth must imagine. Titsang. that he is sitting on a lotus-throne, tailor-fashion, thathe sees Buddha in his kingdom and hears him preach;he must also have the bright golden image of Amitajust before his eyes. This is the Buddhistic accountof the pure land. The Heart of Buddhism. 305 The god of Hades.—Above the ten kings of hellis Titsang^ the god of Hades. The important positionhe occupies in the pantheon may be appreciated fromthe fact that he has a shrine in almost every temple,for financially they cannot afibrd to do without such avaluable deity. His merit was so great that he wouldhave become a Buddha, had he not made a vow torescue all orphan spirits and devils, so he is still inthe regions below engaged in his arduous task. Hisworship day is the thirtieth of the seventh moon,when his temples are thronged. He sleeps 359
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