Social life of the Chinese : with some account of their religious, governmental, educational and business customs and opinions, with special but not exclusive reference to Fuhchau . d, connected withthese premises, resemble very much the common Buddhistictemples to be found every where in the south of China. Thereis an immense image of Buddha in one of these buildings,about sixty feet high, said to be the largest idol in China, per-haps in the world. I failed to get a sight of it through the eva-sion or mendacity practiced by the priest who kept the keys ofthe building. He engaged to bring the
Social life of the Chinese : with some account of their religious, governmental, educational and business customs and opinions, with special but not exclusive reference to Fuhchau . d, connected withthese premises, resemble very much the common Buddhistictemples to be found every where in the south of China. Thereis an immense image of Buddha in one of these buildings,about sixty feet high, said to be the largest idol in China, per-haps in the world. I failed to get a sight of it through the eva-sion or mendacity practiced by the priest who kept the keys ofthe building. He engaged to bring the keys on my promisinghim a reward, and went off professedly for them, but did notreturn. The priests had just finished their afternoon wor-ship, and were dispersing to their rooms, when I arrived wore very ample breeches of a deep red color, and, in-stead of a coat, had something like a red blanket thrown overtheir shoulders. Some of them were engaged in gamblingwith the large Peking cash. Some of the Mongol priests hadon ash-colored clothing, and others had yellow cotton or silkgarments. It is currently believed that these Lama establish- TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS. 459.
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