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Xeodoxins

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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are a sect among the Japanese who acknowledge a future state, and believe in the immortality of the soul. Amidas is their favorite deity, and the bonzes of this sect go up and down the public streets and roads, summoning devotees by the sound of a bell, and distributing indulgences and dispensations, constantly crying in a chanting tone, "O ever blessed Amidas, have mercy upon us."

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Xeodoxins'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​x/xeodoxins.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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