Hideous gods in glittering robes, and appalling demons painted in black and scarlet, bring up the rear of the long procession, which traverses every street and lane of the Chinese campong, the open houses displaying the lighted altars and tutelary gods of Buddhist and taoist creed, for the mystic philosophy of the Eastern sages materialises into grossest realism by passing through the crucible of Chinese thought.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
It had all they were claiming for taoist mysticism and more.
"Buddhism and Buddhists in China"
Lewis Hodus
On the pedestal are Confucian and taoist deities, ten in number.
"Buddhism and Buddhists in China"
Lewis Hodus