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There are three other imperial temples on the same large scale as
those just described. The Temple of the Sun east of the city,
that of the Moon on the west, and that of the Earth on the north,
though it must be confessed that the worship at these has been
allowed to lapse. In the Tartar City there are two others, the
Lama Temple and the Confucian Temple, in the former of which
there is a statue of Buddha seventy-five feet high, and from
thirteen to fifteen hundred priests who worship daily at his
shrine. This statue is made of stucco, over a framework, and not
of wood as some have told us, and as the guide will assure us at
the present day. One can ascend to a level with its head by
several flights of stairs, where a lamp is lit when the Emperor
visits the temple. In the east wing of this same building is a
prayer-wheel, which reaches up through several successive
stories, and is kept in motion while the Emperor is present.
In the east side buildings there are a few interesting, though in
some cases very disgusting idols, such for instance as those
illustrating the creation, but over these draperies have been
thrown during recent years, which make them a trifle more
respectable.
The temple is very imposing. At the entrance there are two large
arches covered with yellow tiles, from which a broad paved court
leads to the front gate, on the two sides of which are the
residences of the Lamas or Mongol priests
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