Scrooge does not only collect money. He is also collecting art objects. One of his many objects is a statue of God of the Alms Takers seen in "Treasure of Marco Polo" (US 64-02). The symbolism is evident - the idol is a symbol of all the people who wants to take Scrooge's money. Scrooge and the Ducks travels to Unsteadystan (Vietnam) because one of his new artefacts is an elephant in Jade. The elephant is sacred in Unsteadystand and the Unsteadystanian religiosity infects Scrooge who gives away the elephant and the other treasures he has found.

We see more eastern religion in Don Rosa's "Treasure of the Ten Avatars" (D 95153). There are so many references to Hindu religion in this story, that would have to devote a separate page to it if I were to comment on everything. This is another example of a story which ends with the gods of the natives (apparently) helping their people. In this case it is Vishnu. Vishnu is also mentioned in "The Twenty-four Carat Moon" (US 24-01). One of Scrooge's adversaries shouts "Great Vishnu! That rocket is trying to *ram* me!" as the Beagle Boys cut his rocket open.

We see some temples and fakirs in "Trail of the Unicorn" (OS 263-03), but the unicorn is more important in this story.

In "Back to Long Ago!" (US 16-02) we see that the ducks believe in reincarnation. Donald and Scrooge are reincarnations of sailors in the 1560s. The belief in reincarnation was imported to the West during the colonial era (it existed in Greece, but did not survive the competition from Christianity). This story offers another example of the duck's apostasy.

In "Duck Luck" (WDC 251-01) Donald finally gives in for eastern religion. The Ducks have eaten at a restaurant and Donald's fortune cookie tells him to go to bed to avoid the accidents that will happen to him if he tries to do anything. Donald does not believe it, at least not until he has had his portion of bad luck.