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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agon went on shore, and spying amonkey on the top of a tree, said, Hail, shining one,are you not afraid you will fall ? ^ No, I have no suchfear. Why eat of one tree ? You cross the sea, andyou will find forests of fruits and flowers. How can Icross ? * Get on my back. The dragon with his tinyload went seaward, and then suddenly dived down. Where are you going? says the monkey, with the saltwater in his eyes and mouth. ^ Oh ! my dear sir! mywife is very sad and ill, and has taken a fancy to yourheart. What shall I do ? thought the monkey. Hethen spoke, * Illustrious friend, why did not you tell me ?I left my heart on the top of the tree ; take me back, andI will get it for Mrs. Dragon. Neptune returned to theshore. As the monkey was tardy in coming down from Buddha, the Night of Asia. 173 the tree, the dragon said, Hurry up, little friend, I amwaiting. Then the monkey thought within himself,^ What a fool this dragon is ! Then Buddha said to his followers, At this time I wasthe monkey.
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Throwing the Elephant. Miracles. The White Elephant — The recordedmiracles of the Indian hermit are many. When a boyhis father bought a white elephant for him to ride. Hegrasped it by the trunk, struck it on the neck, killedit, and threw it over the city wall. In Mid-Air—At another time, as a pious princess 174 1^^^^ Dragon, Image, and Demon. worships towards the lions throne, Buddha and all hispriests, in the full view of the king and his court, cameriding in mid-air on dragons, peacocks, tigers, leopards,cows, and horses. The Blind Boy.—There was a stingy father who hada stingy son. The stingy father after his death returnsto earth, as the blind son of a blind mother, whosehusband sends them out to beg. They go to the house ofthe stingy son who is still living. The porter throws himout of the gate, cracks his skull, and breaks his arm. Atthat time Buddha passes; he gives sight to the boy, andheals his skull and arm. All who heard of this becamecharitable. Healing the Sick.—O

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