484 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1891. 



SCIENCE, RELIGION, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT. 

 RELIGIOUS CEREMONIAL OBJECTS. 



Image of Buddha. Stone figure lienv-ily gilt. liiiddha in eouteni- 

 plative attitude seated ou the lotus. Base, paiuted red. Well 

 carved. 



Height, 14 iuclies. 



Korea, 1885. 151600 



Colleeted by P. L. Jony. 



The black line over the forehead shows the degree of Saint or Lower Buddha 

 in wisdom. Obtained from a monastery in Tong-ua. 



Prayer beads (Yuin-Ju). A rosary of 108 beads made of nuts. Some 

 of the larger beads at the beginuing and divisions are made of glass 

 and wood. 



Korea. 151612 



Collected by P. L. Jouy. 



The regular Buddhist rosary used by priests. 



Figure of Tiger God (Ho-rangi-san-sin). Wooden image, rudely 

 carved, representing a tiger in erect position with fore legs held up. 

 Painted and gilded. 



Height, 6| inches. 



Monastery at Wonsan (Gensan), Korea, 1885. 131608 



Collected by P. L. Jouy. 



Censer (Hiang-no). Bronze; globular vase supported on three figures. 

 Lid i^ierced and surmounted by figure of Shishi, the Sky lion. 



Height, 4| inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 151618 



Collected by P. L. Jouy. 



Used in the temple service. It should be set upon the table so th;it one foot 

 goes in front and two behind. 



Temple bell (Mok-tak), Block of hard ])ine hollowed out in center 

 to leave two thin sounding x)lates. Striker, a stick 7 inches long. 

 Patches of fiber cloth are glued over the upper parts of the orifice 

 to increase the resonance and also to prevent splitting. 



Height, 5i inches; width, 3 inches. 



Wounsan (Gensan), Korea. 151619 



Collected by P, L. Jouy. 



Of the form known in Japan as suzu. It is used by Buddhist priests in some 

 services in the temple, where it is applied for ordinary religious performances, 

 while the larger bronze bell is reserved for a liiglier ceremony. In the temple 

 this bell is sonnded at the beginning and end of the meal. Priests while travel- 

 ing carry a bell like this specimen. 



Magical formula (Dharani in Sanscrit, Tanini in Korean). Bud- 

 dhist prayers in Sanskrit characters buried with the dead. 



Length, 10^ inches; width, 6f inches. 



Korea. 151699 



Collected by W. W. Rockhill. 



Written in Sanskrit of the Nepalese style ; jtrepared by Buddhist priests and 

 sold to believers. At the time of burial the jjapers are placed on the heart of 

 the corpse under the (dothing to propitiate spirits. 



