. The Lotus gospel : or, Mahayana Buddhism and its symbolic teachings compared historically and geographically with those of Catholic Christianity. edly Greek. There ars two curious images of the embroideresses,Kurehadori and Ayahadori, and one of Prince Shotoku,(clad in the black court hat and simple yellow robespresented by the present Mikado on his accession, accord-ing to ancient custom,) holds a wand and censer. The combination of images and their titles in thismost ancient Temple (which also contains the Octagon-shaped Oratory, ** Hakaku-do,* where the Prince studiedthe Lotus Scripture w
. The Lotus gospel : or, Mahayana Buddhism and its symbolic teachings compared historically and geographically with those of Catholic Christianity. edly Greek. There ars two curious images of the embroideresses,Kurehadori and Ayahadori, and one of Prince Shotoku,(clad in the black court hat and simple yellow robespresented by the present Mikado on his accession, accord-ing to ancient custom,) holds a wand and censer. The combination of images and their titles in thismost ancient Temple (which also contains the Octagon-shaped Oratory, ** Hakaku-do,* where the Prince studiedthe Lotus Scripture with the Kauli priest Hyecha), isextremely significant. Its chief honzon is Amida Nyoraisao carved by the Prince himself, 1260 years ago. Shotoku Taishi chose out three Mahajana sutrasand had them preached everywhere, besides causing oneTemple in each province throughout Japan to be regardedas Guardian of each district, and an image placed in itof Yakushi, accompanied by *^ the Twelve^ ^—a practicew^hich was continued by Temmu-tenno and the EmpressJito. This image always faces South, which is the quarterof Hossho Nyorai, the Precious The Mystery of the Lotus Gospel; Three in One, and One in Three. CHAPTER X. « THE EXCELLENT RULES OF ANTIQUITY. Ask for the Old Paths, where is the Good Way ? Walk therein, and ye shall findRest for your souls.* IN 604, Shotoku, the Prince Regent ** for the first time,framed laws, basing them (in obedience to theEmpress Suikos desire), upon ** the excellent Rules ofAntiquity. In the second of his Seventeen Rules, the Princesays: ** Sincerely reverence the Three Treasures, viz.:Buddha, His Doctrine, and the Church. They are thefinal Refuge f of the four generated beings, and are thesupreme Objects of Faith in all countries. If men donot betake them to the Three Treasures, wherewithalshall their crookedness be made straight ?^* Note the similarity of language to St. MarksGospel, 1. 1-3, 14, 15. In this same year, 604, were first instituted
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