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The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji

Note 10 — NOTES, AUTHORITIES, AND ILLUSTRATIONS

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M.E., p. 383; S. and H., pp. 23, 30. The image of Binzuru is found in many Japanese temples to-day, a famous one being at Asakusa, in Tōkiō. He is the supposed healer of all diseases. The image becomes entirely rubbed smooth by devotees, to the extinguishment of all features, lines, and outlines.

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