Innumerable texts, similar to these, might be produced from the Hindoo Scriptures, but these we deem sufficient to show, in the words of Samuel Johnson quoted above, that, "According to the religion of the Hindoos, it is Crishna who is the origin and the end of all the worlds;" and that "all this universe came into being through him, the Eternal Maker." The _Chinese_ believed in One Supreme God, to whose honor they burnt incense, but of whom they had no image. This "God the Father" was _not_ the Creator, according to their theology or mythology; but they had another god, of whom they had statues or idols, called _Natigai_, who was the god of all terrestrial things; in fact, God, _the Creator of this world_--inferior or subordinate to the Supreme Being--from whom they petition for fine weather, or whatever else they want--a sort of _mediator_.[248:4] _Lanthu_, who was born of a "pure, spotless virgin," is believed by his followers or disciples to be the Creator of all things;[248:5] and _Taou_, a deified hero, who is mentioned about 560 B. C., is believed by some sects and affirmed by their books, to be "the original source and first productive cause of all things."[248:6] In the _Chaldean_ oracles, the doctrine of the "Only Begotten Son," I A O, as _Creator_, is plainly taught. According to ancient _Persian_ mythology, there is one supreme essence, invisible and incomprehensible, named "_Zeruâné Akeréné_" which signifies "unlimited time," or "the eternal." From him emanated _Ormuzd_, the "King of Light," the "First-born of the Eternal One," &c. Now, this "First-born of the Eternal One" is he by whom all things were made, all things came into being through him; _he is the Creator_.[249:1] A large portion of the _Zend-Avesta_--the Persian Sacred Book or Bible--is filled with prayers to Ormuzd, God's First-Born. The following are samples: