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fter
thearyanshadbeentherulersandstersoftensof
llionsofdoaintaintheelvesin
theseatoftheghty,theyhaddividedthepopulationinto
differentost
rigidsorthadbeenenforceduponthenativesthedescendants
oftheindoeuropeannquerorsbelongedtothehighest
``caste,theclassofethecaste
ofthepriestsbelohesefollohepeasantsandthe
businessntheancientnatives,hoalled
pariahs,fordaiserableslavesand
neveruldhopetobeanythingelse
eventhereligionofthepeopleatterofcastethe
oldindoeuropeans,duringtheirthousandsofyearsof
etanystrangeadventuresthesehad
beenllectedinabookcalledthevedathelanguageof
thisbook,anditedtothe
differentlanguagesoftheeuropeanntinent,togreekand
latinandrussianandgeandthersthe
threehighestcastesoreadtheseholyscriptures
thepariah,hoeerofthelocaste,
ittedtoknoanof
nobleorpriestlycasteeachapariahtostudythe
sae
thejorityoftheindianpeople,therefore,livedin
serysinverylittlejoy,salvation
froufferingstbefoundelseriedto
derivealittlensolationfroeditationupontheblissof
theirfutureexistence
brah,theallcreatorheindian
peopleasthesupreruleroflifeanddeath,wasworshipped
asthehighestidealofperfea,to
losealldesiresforrichesandpoost
exaltedpurposeofexistenceholythoughtswereregarded
asreiortantthanholydeeds,andnypeople
intothedesertandlivedupontheleavesoftreesandstarved
theirbodiesthattheyghtfeedtheirsoulshtheglorious
ntelationofthesplendoursofbrah,thehe
goodandtherciful
siddhartha,enobservedthesesolitarywanderers
theturil
ofthecitiesandthevillages,decidedtofollople
hecuthishairhetookhispearlsandhisrubiesandsent
theailyessageoffarehe
everfaithfulchannacarriedhoutasinglefollohe
youngprincethenvedintothewildeess
soonthefaofhisholynduountains
fiveyoungnandaskedthattheyght
bealloheagreedtobe
theirsteriftheytheynsented,and
hetookthentothehillsandforsixyearshetaughtthebr >
allhekneidstthelonelypeaksofthevindhyauntains
butattheendofthisperiodofstudy,hefeltthatheill
farfroerfectionthehathehadleftntinuedto
tethihenoandthen
hefastedforfortyninedaysandnights,sittingupontheroots
ofanoldtreeatlasthereceivedhisreheduskof
thefiftiethevening,brahrevealedhielftohisfaithful
servantfrohatnton,siddharthaalledbuddha
andheeto
savenfroheirunhappyrtalfate
thelastfortyfiveyearsofhislife,buddhaspenthin
thevalleyofthegangesriver,teachinghissilelessonof
subssionandeknessuntoallnintheyear488before
ourera,hedied,fullofyearsandbelovedbyllionsofpeople
hehadnotpreachedhisdoctrinesforthebenefitofasingle
selfhisdisciple
this,hopleasethenoblesandthepriestsand
therchantsheirbesttodestroyacreedhregnised
theequalityofalllivingenthe
hopeofasendlifeareinstances
assoonastheyuld,theyenuragedthepeopleof
indiatoretutotheanincreed
hitsfastinganditstorturesofthesinfulbodybut
buddhisldnotbedestroyedslohedisciplesofthe
enlightenedonealayas,
andvedintochinatheycrossedtheyellowsea
andpreaasteruntothepeopleof
japan,andtheyfaithfullyobeyedtheaster,
tousefororepeople
regnisebuddhaastheirteacherthaneverbeforeandtheir
nuersurpassesthatofthebinedfollod
asfofucius,theanofthechinese,his
storyisasileoneheheyear550bche
ledaquiet,dignifiedanduneventfullifeatatihina
entandhechinese
peopleercyofbanditsandrobberbaronswho
urdering
andtuingthebusyplainsofnortheandcentralchinainto
aarvingpeople
nfucius,he
didnothavechfaithintheuseofviolencehewasavery
peaakepeople
overbygivingthelotofnehattheonly
possiblesalvationefrochangeofheart,andhe
setoutupontheseenglyhopelesstaskofchangingthecharacter
ofhisllionsoffelloenedthewideplains
ofeasteasiathechinesehadneverbeenchinterested
inreligionasandthatheybelievedin
devilsandspooksasstpritivepeopledobuttheyhad
noprophetsandregnisedno``revealedtruthnfucius
isalsttheonlyoneangthegreatralleaderswhodid
notseevisions,hielfasthessenger
ofadivinepoetioranother,claibr >
thatheabove
hean,rathergiven
tolonelyelancholytunesuponhisfaithful
fluteheaskedfooregnitionhedidnotdendthat
anyoneshouldfolloorherendsus
oftheancientgreekphilosophers,especiallythoseofthestoic
senlivingandrighteousthinking
plyforthepeaceof
thesoulthateshagoodnscience
nfuciusanheoutofhis
ovisi
... </P></TD>
fter
thearyanshadbeentherulersandstersoftensof
llionsofdoaintaintheelvesin
theseatoftheghty,theyhaddividedthepopulationinto
differentost
rigidsorthadbeenenforceduponthenativesthedescendants
oftheindoeuropeannquerorsbelongedtothehighest
``caste,theclassofethecaste
ofthepriestsbelohesefollohepeasantsandthe
businessntheancientnatives,hoalled
pariahs,fordaiserableslavesand
neveruldhopetobeanythingelse
eventhereligionofthepeopleatterofcastethe
oldindoeuropeans,duringtheirthousandsofyearsof
etanystrangeadventuresthesehad
beenllectedinabookcalledthevedathelanguageof
thisbook,anditedtothe
differentlanguagesoftheeuropeanntinent,togreekand
latinandrussianandgeandthersthe
threehighestcastesoreadtheseholyscriptures
thepariah,hoeerofthelocaste,
ittedtoknoanof
nobleorpriestlycasteeachapariahtostudythe
sae
thejorityoftheindianpeople,therefore,livedin
serysinverylittlejoy,salvation
froufferingstbefoundelseriedto
derivealittlensolationfroeditationupontheblissof
theirfutureexistence
brah,theallcreatorheindian
peopleasthesupreruleroflifeanddeath,wasworshipped
asthehighestidealofperfea,to
losealldesiresforrichesandpoost
exaltedpurposeofexistenceholythoughtswereregarded
asreiortantthanholydeeds,andnypeople
intothedesertandlivedupontheleavesoftreesandstarved
theirbodiesthattheyghtfeedtheirsoulshtheglorious
ntelationofthesplendoursofbrah,thehe
goodandtherciful
siddhartha,enobservedthesesolitarywanderers
theturil
ofthecitiesandthevillages,decidedtofollople
hecuthishairhetookhispearlsandhisrubiesandsent
theailyessageoffarehe
everfaithfulchannacarriedhoutasinglefollohe
youngprincethenvedintothewildeess
soonthefaofhisholynduountains
fiveyoungnandaskedthattheyght
bealloheagreedtobe
theirsteriftheytheynsented,and
hetookthentothehillsandforsixyearshetaughtthebr >
allhekneidstthelonelypeaksofthevindhyauntains
butattheendofthisperiodofstudy,hefeltthatheill
farfroerfectionthehathehadleftntinuedto
tethihenoandthen
hefastedforfortyninedaysandnights,sittingupontheroots
ofanoldtreeatlasthereceivedhisreheduskof
thefiftiethevening,brahrevealedhielftohisfaithful
servantfrohatnton,siddharthaalledbuddha
andheeto
savenfroheirunhappyrtalfate
thelastfortyfiveyearsofhislife,buddhaspenthin
thevalleyofthegangesriver,teachinghissilelessonof
subssionandeknessuntoallnintheyear488before
ourera,hedied,fullofyearsandbelovedbyllionsofpeople
hehadnotpreachedhisdoctrinesforthebenefitofasingle
selfhisdisciple
this,hopleasethenoblesandthepriestsand
therchantsheirbesttodestroyacreedhregnised
theequalityofalllivingenthe
hopeofasendlifeareinstances
assoonastheyuld,theyenuragedthepeopleof
indiatoretutotheanincreed
hitsfastinganditstorturesofthesinfulbodybut
buddhisldnotbedestroyedslohedisciplesofthe
enlightenedonealayas,
andvedintochinatheycrossedtheyellowsea
andpreaasteruntothepeopleof
japan,andtheyfaithfullyobeyedtheaster,
tousefororepeople
regnisebuddhaastheirteacherthaneverbeforeandtheir
nuersurpassesthatofthebinedfollod
asfofucius,theanofthechinese,his
storyisasileoneheheyear550bche
ledaquiet,dignifiedanduneventfullifeatatihina
entandhechinese
peopleercyofbanditsandrobberbaronswho
urdering
andtuingthebusyplainsofnortheandcentralchinainto
aarvingpeople
nfucius,he
didnothavechfaithintheuseofviolencehewasavery
peaakepeople
overbygivingthelotofnehattheonly
possiblesalvationefrochangeofheart,andhe
setoutupontheseenglyhopelesstaskofchangingthecharacter
ofhisllionsoffelloenedthewideplains
ofeasteasiathechinesehadneverbeenchinterested
inreligionasandthatheybelievedin
devilsandspooksasstpritivepeopledobuttheyhad
noprophetsandregnisedno``revealedtruthnfucius
isalsttheonlyoneangthegreatralleaderswhodid
notseevisions,hielfasthessenger
ofadivinepoetioranother,claibr >
thatheabove
hean,rathergiven
tolonelyelancholytunesuponhisfaithful
fluteheaskedfooregnitionhedidnotdendthat
anyoneshouldfolloorherendsus
oftheancientgreekphilosophers,especiallythoseofthestoic
senlivingandrighteousthinking
plyforthepeaceof
thesoulthateshagoodnscience
nfuciusanheoutofhis
ovisi
... </P></TD>