The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-11-27

. were some advertisements worshippec
as idols. They came from India
and anything that comes from Indll
is sacred because India is the home
of Buddha. No doubt these had come
from India for they had the writing
of India on them and pictures OF idols
but the English was simply .ddvertis-
ing for "Huntley and Palmer's Bis
cults" and MELONS Food. We had
a hard time to restrain our smiles at
seeing these things put up for wor-
ship. There was one immense tree,
said to be several hundred years old
growing out through the roof of the
temple near by and it seemed more
fitting to worship this. as was done
This temple gets its name from the
story that very sincere priest went
into the near cave to mediate and
there he met nine old fairies and was
changed into a Buddha. Now this
Buddah and these nine old fairies are
set up and worshipped in the temple
There are also some jade Buddhas
which were brought from India
beautiful pieces of stone though the
figures carved out of them are not so
beautiful in my sight. We went to
see the cave and went in and down
for a long way until we came to
shrine in the cave where people were
worshipping. We did not attempt to
go any farther for we are told the
cave is endless. 1t is damp and cold.
of course, but one thing that is not
found in all caves are the numerous
bats flying around overhead or cling
ing to the walls and scolding furiousIy
at having their peaceful sleep disturbed
by lights and people.
We went on for the night TO Wash
Elephant Pool" temple. climbing the
Go into Heaven Hill'' to reach it. and
| was about ready to go by the time
? reached the top of the hill II is
said that "Pu Hsien" who brought
Buddhism from India to China
stopped here to give a bath to his
elephant which he was riding. Some
of the priests very kindly gave us their
own room which was better than any
other in the temple
Friday morning we made our las,
start for the top. 1t was raining so
we could see nothing but we still re-
membered our two days of wonder
full scenery and hoped the sun would |
come out OH the top. We climbed
the "18 Disciples of Buddha's Hill''.
the King OF Hell's Hill". so named |
because it is very easy to fall over
the edge be killed and go to meet |
this King Ii Hill. We stopped at
temple for dinner and then climbed up |
the Seven Ii Hill". The last FIVE Ii |
of the journey has six temples and |
in two of these temples there are the
petrified remains of men dressed up
in gold coating and silk garments and
worshipped as idols, because when
they died their bodies did not spoil
and they therefore must be Buddhas.
The rain had stopped ard clouds were
settling down the valley by the time
we reached the Gate to Heaven" and
as we stood on this high precipice
looking down into the blue sky with
1uffy white clouds below us and up
nto the blue sky with fluffy white
clouds above US, it seemed as If we
must have passed through the gate
md were really in heaven. Such a
beautiful sight | have never seen on
.arth. At the side of the temple
tand two immense walls of rock abou,
even feet apart and when we passed
through the gate we were supposed
o be in the seventh heaven. There
re nine stories in heaven, the seventh
ne is the happiest and that is where
he Buddhas live. Well, we are GER
ainly having happy time these days
nat we are staying in Seventh Heav-
u VIC iCdSuCu OuI OiufllDtTinR
'louds' temple about four p. m. Fri
ay and have seen everything there is
, see except a thunder storm in the
alley.
There are four temples on this
i'll, the "Slumbering Clouds" where
e stay, the Golden Top as our
eighbors, five Ii farther on the
Thousand Buddha Top" and four Ii
ON this is the Ten Thousand
uddha Top. These temples are
nit on the edge OF the precipice
hich is five or six thousand feet in
light said to be the highest in the
orld, and have iron ratings to pre-
mt people from falling over while
oking at "Buddhas Glory" beneath
cir feet. Buddha's Glory requires
rtain physical conditions to make it
pear: heavy mist in the valley and