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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master to the tests of this enlightenednineteenth ? Or shall it be said of us, that ^ we weighConfucius in the balance of the sanctuary ? Wediscussthe sages of Grreece,—men whose thought lies embodiedin the development of truth in after centuries,—nowwe present the living philosopher, who, like a skilfulengineer, excavated a channel of thought for futureages, and who projected his teachings upon such a plane,that, without addition or change, they have held despoticsway over an empire of intellect for eighty generations,perhaps the greatest mental wonder in the world. Ancestry.—Pride of blood is universal. If any family 90 The Dragon, Image, and Demon. can with cause boast of lofty ancestry, it is the descend-ants of Confucius, who, during the reign of the EmperorKanghe, 2,200 years after the time of the sage, numbered11,000 males, as shown by their genealogical tables socarefully preserved in ancestral halls. They claim totrace their line to the sovereigns of the Shang dynasty,
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Confucius. centuries before Confucius. His father, known to us bythe name of Leangho, an officer remarkable for hisstrength, bravery, and skill, won distinction at the siegeof Pihyang. A number of his comrades had entered thecity by a gate purposely left open, when the enemyattempted to shut them in by letting down the drop- Confucius: His Character and Influence. 91 gate, but Leangho stood below, and held up the massivestructure till his friends could escape. His Birth.—Leangho, near threescore and ten, with-out a son, sought a second wife of the Yen family.The father, pleased that the county governor should seekan alliance with his house, summoned his daughters, andtelling them of the application for a hand and a heart,asked which of them was willing to be *^ the old mansdarling. Miss Chingtsae, the youngest, said, Father,why ask us? It is for you to decide. You will go,mydaughter. She was the mother of Confucius B.C. 551. This mother prayed for a son at Mount Nee,. andwhen he was

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