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sionally one will see an iniai^e of ( nnfucins. resembling- the ordinary 

 images or idols found in the Buddhist and Taoist temples. The 

 greatest ceremony in the Confucian temples comes on the hirthday 

 of Confucius. 



3. CONTI^NTS Ol" Tin: CL'DUllIST AND TAOlST TEMl'l.ES 



The Buddhist and Taoist temples are really homes for the gods 

 and for the priests. They also contain rooms for the entertainment 



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Fig. 6. — Diagram of a Buddhist temple called Ta Tsang Fu, 

 three miles west of Suifu, Szechuan, China. 



of guests, who are generally given a cup of tea, a large kitchen where 

 feasts can be prepared, a goodly number of square dining tables, 

 dishes, seats, and benches, besides large and small drums and bells, 

 ceremonial robes, and scriptures and instruments of worship used 

 by the priests. 



4. SOURCES OF TE^[PLE INCOMES 



In addition to the collections that we have described many tem- 

 ples have incomes from endowments. Some are quite prosperous 



