Identifier: dragonimagedemon1887dubo (find matches)
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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Three Mandarins. to see his parents. The old man was very angry becausehis son had remained away so long, and had learned notrade, and took a rod to chastise him. The son assuredhim he was protected by Heavenly legions; the fathersmote, but the cane broke in pieces. His youngerbrothers, who were mandarins, came on an appointedday to see him leave the earth, whereupon he mountedhis chariot, rode upon a cloud, and ascended ; upon this. Taoist Gods, 393 the two brothers resigned their positions, and became, firsthermits, and then genii. The trio were once seen, thefirst riding in a tiger chariot, and the other two uponphoenixes, ascending to see Shangte. The Five Holy Ones, or, as they are sometimestermed, The Five Thoroughfares; are five brothers, and
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Five Holy Ones. in the temple in the rear are the images of their motherand five wives. The first of the Ming emperors canonizedthem. The witches use their name, and if a pretty lady issick they say, The Five Holy Ones want her for a wife (in the other world), and hope to get good pay by tellinghow to escape the fate. The temple by the Stone Lakenear this city has been twice destroyed by order of the 394 ^^^^ Dragon, Image, and Demon, Governor, as the influence of these gods was injurious tothe public morals, but their popularity is undiminished. God of Witches.—He stands as a mediator besidethe ^ Five Holy Ones. When one is afflicted withepilepsy the witches say, The Five Holy Ones call him,and will advise appealing to the god of witches to inter-cede for him with these deities, and he will get well. The Horse Duke—He has charge of the stables of

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