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 648
ng beam.In some few cases the sound of the bell is not suffered tocease; relays of priests keep it always ringing. In themonasteries generally, morning worship is held beforedaylight, and evening worship about five oclock in theafternoon. The service lasts from an hour to an hourand a half. All the… … F01SM, THE BUDDHISM OF CHINA. 649 This is accompanied, not by the music of organs, but byone or two of the priests beating the time on a hollow wooden fish. The chant is impressive, though monoto-nous. Often they move in slow processions about theroom, chanting as they march, and bowing when…
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