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On the mountain slopes, just outside the city wall, and at no great distance from the West Gate, is a peculiar rock, which the action of the weather has worn out into the shape of a gigantic tooth. Whence comes its name of Tooth-stone.
Religion Buddhism Bonzes Their power Shamanism Spirits Spirits of the mountain Stone heaps Sacred trees Seized by the spirits Safe-guard against them The wind Sorcerers and sorceresses Exorcisms Monasteries Temples Buddha Monks Their customs and clothing Nuns Their garments Religious ceremonies The tooth-stone.
One after the other they came up, first paying their chin-chins in front of the altar, and then depositing on it what cash they could afford; after which they proceeded to rub one cheek after the other on the Tooth-stone, just as "puss" rubs herself against your legs when you stroke her head.
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