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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
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Cycle Gods. generations, marriage by divorce, and a journey bydisasters. 4. The Room constellation is lucky. 5. TheHeart constellation brings lawsuits and imprisonments. 6. The Tail constellation promotes riches and honour. 7. The Sieve constellation brings luck to the familygraves, and the flocks cover the bills. 8. The Bushel 4i6 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. constellation is propitious. 9. The Cow constellation isthe reverse. 10. The Female constellation is worst ofall; sisters are unchaste and brothers are as tigersand leopards; hobgoblins abound and diseases invade. 11. The Empty constellation does not give abundance. 12. The Danger constellation is fraught with evil.
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Paper Gods. 13. The House constellation is fortunate, and so is(14) the Wall constellation. 15. The Astride constellationis unlucky. 16. The Mound constellation is propitious..17 The Stomach constellation is also propitious.18. The Mao constellation is unlucky. 19. The Endconstellation is fortunate. 20. The Bristling constella- The Star Gods. 417 tion is the same. 21. The Mixed constellation is un-propitious. 22. The Well constellation brings luck.23. The Demon constellation portends terror. 24. TheWillow constellation is almost as bad, and (25) the Starconstellation is not much better. 2^. The Drawn-bowconstellation wings an arrow of peace. 27. The Wingconstellation in its aerial flight brings misfortune.28. The Kevolving constellation brings prosperity onits orbit. Star Worship—The worship of the stars is carried onin Chinese homes either by astrologers who are invitedto conduct the services or by Taoist priests. In timesof sickness they have ten paper star-gods, five good onone s

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