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 (1886)
DuBose, Hampden C · London : Partridge · leaf 248
The Worship of Buddhism. 245 sibility ; so how can the heart go beyond the tangible and visible? An aged observer says, “ The ceremonies performed by the people are as puerile as their offerings are paltry, while they are grievously wanting in the necessary elements of religious worship. We observe … nothing like deep moral earnestness and solemnity in their prostrations at the idol shrine, and the whole is little more than an affair of mere custom or form, which they are satisfied with observing.” The Worshipping Assembly.—One striking feature of heathen worship is the short time spent in the…
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