New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-02
Demon
Worship
Pervades
II ELlGloN In China Is not. AZ
IL one may suppose. divided Into
different beliefs,

II ELlGloN In China Is not. a.
II one may suppose. divided Into
different beliefs.
Rather, authorities say, there 10
but one religion outside OF the me i.
astical profession OF Buddhism. That
is general belief in good and had
spirits that control the universe.
This underlying belief finds its en-
preston In ancestor worship, which
has been termed the core OF Chinese
belief. Confucianlsm, a moral code
rather than a religion: Taoism. .
primitive form OF demon worship.
and Buddhism.
Each one OF these doctrines has
embodied in 1t bits OF each other.
Ancestor worship Is expressed
through Taoism and Buddhism. Con.
fuscius' philosophy has Influenced
ancestor worship, Tao!sm and Buddh.
ism. And Buddhism and Taoism
have been warped so that each in.
clude much OF the other.
There are also some twenty mill
lion Mohammedans IN China. Their
beliefs, although in a somewhat
purer form than the rest OF China'a
have been modified by the devil.wor.
Shipping philosophy Of the race.
HHINESE have not been confined
" to the purely oriental beliefs.
A Jewish colony was established In
Kalfengu in Honan years ago. The
earliest recurd evidences the building
Of synagogue there in 1883. 1t was
rebuilt in 1855 and the colony still
exists
There are but few in the colony to.
day and, although many OF the ira.
ditons have been lost, an effort II
being made to purify the belief
ENIIE Tibetans are perhaps the
Il only people in the world except
Jews and Christians who do not
claim to be decended from a dlety.
According to their traditions, a
monkey crossed the Himalays into
the then uninhabited plains and mar.
ried shedevil Of the hills.
Shrenrezig. god, took the pair
under his special care. He fed their
offspring q magical food. On this
diet the children began to walk erect.
lost their hair and tail and learned
to speak. Gradually they became
humans
This legend is interesting because
recent scientific theories declare thai
tho Himalayas were the birthplace
of the human race. These same scl.
entists, antedating the legend, de-
clare that man and monkey had Q
common ancestor.
TWICE the Dalai Lama lost his
H. throne. The FIRST time occurred
when the British marched into Tibet
and first opened that country to the
outside world. He fed in fear. The
Pan Chan Lama took his place.
He later returned, only to be forced
to dee again in the face Of Chinese
march in 1905.
The present Dalai Lama was not
selected by the usual method else.
where described.
His birthplace, his parents and
himself were seen in a vision by the
chief Lama OF the Galden Monastery.
The Lama told bis vision to his
brothers and then went to the spot
he described.
There they found the child under
the conditions predicted. He was
submitted to all the tests except the
lot casting. ana he successfully
passed all. He was thereupon pro-
claimed the incarnation Of Buddha
and proclaimed Dalai Lama.
He Is the 18th to hold the ONCE.
A legend says that his BuddhG
was to be rcincarnated but 10 times,
What will happen upon his death
Is uncertain.
Some think the legend will b 70.
vsed, othArs that the younger Pan
Chan Lama will usurp his power and
others that the Chinese government
will use It as an excuse to suppress
Lama government In his territory.
Thu last conjecture is dependent
upon the power Of the republic, which
Is very slight at the present time.
1t is also possible that the incarns.
ton OF another Buddbs may be In.
dlcsd to take charge OF the destiniss
Of his followers.
one'seventh of the people in Tibet
arS said TO be monks. II has been
estimated that there are 500, 900 FOB
lowing the profession. These are
housed IN 1923 monasteriea.
Tibet was at one time a verdant,
prosperous country.
Climatic conditions have changed,
however, rendering much OF the land
barren. This and the loss OF man.
power by means Of the Lama systeun