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 (1887) (14597332469)

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Title: 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
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: DuBose, Hampden C
Subjects: Taoism Buddhism Confucianism
Publisher: New York, A. C. Armstrong & son
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University



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The Buddhist Saviour—She is called Kwanyinbecause at any cry of misery she hears the voice andremoves the sorrow. Her ap-pellation is * Taking-away-fearBuddha. If in the midst ofthe fire the name of Kwanyinis called, the fire cannot burn;if tossed by mountain billows,call her name and shallow waterswill be reached. If merchantsgo across the sea seeking gold,silver, pearls, and precious stones,if a storm comes up and threatensto carry the crew to the evil-devils kingdom, if one on boardcalls the name of Kwanyin theship will be saved. If one goesinto a conflict and calls on thename of Kwanyin the sword andspear of the enemy fall harmless.If the three-thousand great thou-sand kingdoms are \4sited by demons, call on her name,and these demons cannot with an evil eye look on a man.If, within, you have evil thoughts, only call on Kwanyin,and your heart will be purified. Anger and wrath maybe dispelled by calling on the name of Kwanyin. Alunatic who prays to Kwanyin will become sane. Kwan-
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Fisb-Basket Kwanyin. 298 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. yin gives sons to .motherSj and if the mother asks for adaughter she will be a beaut3\ Two. men—one chantingthe names of the 6,200,000 Baddhas, in number like thesands of the Ganges, and the other simply calling onKwanyin—have equal merit. Kwanyin may t<ake theform of a Buddha, a prince, a priest, a nun, a scholar,any form or shape, go to any kingdom, and preachthe law throughout the earth. Amita and the Western Heaven.—The most strik-ing difference between northern and southern Buddhismis the doctrine of the Western Heaven and of Amita(Amitahba). It is an innovation of later centuries, pro-bably a thousand years after Buddha, and it is certain thatthis tenet does not come from India, as this god is unknownin that country and Ceylon. The most plausible theoryis that it was borrowed from the Nestorians, whom theBuddhists likely met in Central Asia. In Japan Buddhismis concentrated in the worship of Amita. In China thefront