The Boy Travellers in the Far East : Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Japan And China
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Adherents of the old religion declai'e that the goverunieut had at one time deter- UESEMBLANCES BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN RELIGIONS. 147 mined to issue an order for the demolition of every Buddhist temple in the country, and only refrained from so doing throngh fear that it would lead to a revolution. The Shiba temple in Tokio, one of the finest in Japan, was burned under circumstances that led many persons to accuse the government of having had a hand in the conflagration, and I know there a...re foreigners in Tokio and Yokohama who openly denounce the authorities for the occurrence.
" As you have observed, the Buddhist temples contain the statue of Buddha, while the Shinto temples have nothing of the sort. For all practical purposes, you may compare a Buddhist temple to a Catholic church, with its statues and pictures of the saints ; and a Shinto temple to a Protestant church, with its bare walls, and its altar with no ornament of consequence. The Buddhis'ts, like the Catholics, burn a great deal of in- cense in front of their altars and before their statues; but the Shintoists do not regard the burning of incense as at all necessary to salvation.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Adherents of the old religion declai'e that the goverunieut had at one time deter- UESEMBLANCES BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN RELIGIONS. 147 mined to issue an order for the demolition of every Buddhist temple in the country, and only refrained from so doing throngh fear that it would lead to a revolution. The Shiba temple in Tokio, one of the finest in Japan, was burned under circumstances that led many persons to accuse the government of having had a hand in the conflagration, and I know there a...re foreigners in Tokio and Yokohama who openly denounce the authorities for the occurrence.
" As you have observed, the Buddhist temples contain the statue of Buddha, while the Shinto temples have nothing of the sort. For all practical purposes, you may compare a Buddhist temple to a Catholic church, with its statues and pictures of the saints ; and a Shinto temple to a Protestant church, with its bare walls, and its altar with no ornament of consequence. The Buddhis'ts, like the Catholics, burn a great deal of in- cense in front of their altars and before their statues; but the Shintoists do not regard the burning of incense as at all necessary to salvation.
What to read after The Boy Travellers in the Far East : Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey to Japan And China?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896 to read onlineMoreLess
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