Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 624
BEATING ON A TEMPLE DRUM TO ATTRACT THE GOD. about five feet from the floor. Guarding the entrance,generally, there are two gigantic images standing, facingeach other. Sometimes, as in the temple of the KushanMonastery, there are four statues; these represent theministers of Buddha. The first has… … TEMPLE Of JHE THKEE PRECIOUS BUDDHAS, AT SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. FOISM, THE BUDDHISM OF CHINA. 625 Second is a merry god, playing on a guitar. The thirdstands with an unfolded umbrella. Tlie fourth holds inone hand a struggling serpent, in the other a ball. Gen-erally, there are three images of Buddha,…
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