The Dragon, Image and Demon: The three religions of China - Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, giving an account of the mythology, idolatry, and demonolatry of the Chinese
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RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 92 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: . . . on in the county or province. Kindness to Animals--Buddhism shows the sympathy for animals that was intended for men. The principle on which it is based is that to eat meat, the root of pity in the heart is broken off. Another reason is that according to the doctrine of transmigration one may be feeding on an ancestor. A third, that all creatures are the sons of Buddha, so a priest is seen using a brush to drive off mosquitoes to avoid killing one; the lice on the body it is not right to destroy, and even hungry spirits Buddha pities as a father. There are societies to receive animals redeemed from the slaughterhouse, canals set apart in which to turn loose fish, where the hook cannot be dropped or the net dragged; hawkers along the streets cry, Buy this big turtle for 2, and do a meritorious act; an old mule is treated as tenderly as a grandmother. A man listening to me preaching on Abraham offering up Isaac exclaimed, And why was it necessary to kill that goat Vegetarians--A corollary to the tenet of the sacredness of animal life and the wickedness of animal sacrifices is the sin of eating flesh. The Christian religion is called the Ye-su (Jesus) Church, and so those unaccustomed to the sound often ask if we eat su--that is, live on a vegetable diet. The monks are vegetarians (though not a few quietly indulge in fish and pork), and object seriously to a dog bringing a bone, by which the temple precincts would be defiled. To he a vegetarian is the method the laity have of making a profession of the Buddhist faith, and millions among the women and tens of thousands of the old men, some for thirty or forty years, have not tasted meat. It is exceedingly troublesome, for on a visit to friends they cannot eat rice out of. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.

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This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 476 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 1.0in.Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. This item ships from La Vergne,TN.

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Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Paperback, Label: HardPress Publishing, HardPress Publishing, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-01-10, Studio: HardPress Publishing.

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy. Paperback, Label: HardPress Publishing, HardPress Publishing, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-01-10, Studio: HardPress Publishing.

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