Sentence:  Then the monk praised Yang Shan saying : '' I have come over to China in order to <WSD>worship</WSD> Manjucri , and met unexpectedly with Minor Shakya `` , and after giving the master some palm leaves he brought from India , went back through the air . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol