. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. e able ; erect monasteries and temples for us, that ourprayers and voluntary penances may deliver you from thosepunishments which your sins have deserved; burn all thegilt paper and silk clothes you can procure, for in the otherworld they will be converted into real gold and silver, andapparel, and will be faithfully delivered to yo
. What the world believes, the false and the true, embracing the people of all races and nations, their peculiar teachings, rites, ceremonies, from the earliest pagan times to the present, to which is added an account of what the world believes today, by countries. e able ; erect monasteries and temples for us, that ourprayers and voluntary penances may deliver you from thosepunishments which your sins have deserved; burn all thegilt paper and silk clothes you can procure, for in the otherworld they will be converted into real gold and silver, andapparel, and will be faithfully delivered to your deceasedparents for their sole use and property. Unless you complywith these injunctions, you will be cruelly tormented afterdeath, and be subject to an endless train of disagreeabletransmigrations. You shall be transformed into rats, mice,asses, and mules. Some of the Chinese monks are dressed in black, and havetheir chapels like those of the Roman Catholics ; but theymust not be confounded with the other Bonzes. There areothers, likewise, who are dressed in yellow from head to foot,and furnished, as the former, with a large chaplet. Thesetwo colors distinguish, the two different orders of monks,who are sectaries of Lanzu. These monks, like those of the. H rjl w fc •-H — —* ^> < fc , **u •+ — QQ ^ W * ** ei « 02 CHINESE FESTIVALS. 107 Catholic Church, always go abroad, two and two have one principal or general, who has several pro-vincials, subordinate to, and dependent on him; and theylive upon the established revenue, and the charity of the dev-otees. When they beg about the streets they repeat somepeculiar prayers, which the devotees pay lor the advantageof, viz., an absolute remission of all their sins. These pri<or monks are assistants likewise at all funeral are enjoined not to marry during the time they keeptheir solemn vow; but by way of recompense, they havethe privilege of abandoning it whenever they think it con-
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