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Show VILLAGE RETAINS FAITH IN BUDDHA TOKJ t J. Faith almost approaching ap-proaching supi rstltlon still characterizes charac-terizes the slmple-ndnded country folks' attitude towards the Image of Buddha, a dispatch from Oyedji-machl, Oyedji-machl, tfagano-ken; reports that sn extraordinary nuunifestntlon of such faith was made in Shiotamuro. Uecause of the continuous drought villagers an.se. nl.Ld and hold a prayer meeting before the local stono Image- of Buddha In I he hope of calling call-ing down rain The meeting continued con-tinued for a u.-.k ,t the end of "hlch, much to the disappointment e.r the villagers, no rain came, The rn II were Q seriously , Ited at the "Incompetency" of the Buddha that they beheaded the image. A few .yS lat.-r the ruin came down In torrent. tor-rent. The lntimlds.ted men th.-n pulled the headless Buddha bv a rope up to S Village physician for diagnosis' alter the traditional custom. The physician r. Instituted the head bv mouna of cement and bandaging the neck declared thai he would be all rlf,-ht in a week's time. |