Etherealized by the beautiful story that the lofty Fuji-san burnt its great heart until it took on the shape of a lotus-flower -- the sacred symbol of the Buddhist religion and which blooms for every true Buddhist a divine meaning -- it is held to be a conscious being, looking down with love and pity upon humanity toiling at its feet. Fuji-san is celebrated by Japanese poets and artists, in song an hymn, in legends and pictured story, in glowing colors and golden outlines on pots, and pans, trays, vases, urns, incense-burners, panels, cabinets, and stately mausoleums.
Ranking next to Fuji-san is the Biwa or “Lute-shaped Lake,” said to be the twin sister of the Fuji-san, both miraculously produced by the same earthquake.
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From General Nelson A. Miles
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