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JAPAN.

Bodhidharma in Japan--The Sun-child and his miraculous deliverance--Further history of Japan--Buddhist sects in Japan--The Protestants of Buddhism--Kwanon’s Temple at Asakusa, Tokio--Temple of Shiba, in Tokio--Temple of five hundred gods--The casting of a Temple Bell--The Colossal Idol, the Kamakura Dai Butsu--Some Japanese gods--Japanese Festivals--Mount Fuji-Yama--Customs concerning birth, marriage and death--Some Japanese superstitions--Religion of the Ainos, 656

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