, 1869-06-13
BUDDHISM; Or THE PROTEST
ANTISM OF THE EAsT.
1T nKT. JAHKs yREHNAS cL4RKR.

tnA' Inc pf.t Gafn9ltC fDt4.i'H1Fy WnR euCUlHt~t-
ID the press OF haddha we're conlounded, and
thought that Satan had been 1nock.ax thelr "a
cred rights Father l.ur|. Portuguese n1as'on-
~ q. wnen he eeheld tue Chinese BONES @ ton1a.-
and kneel1ng before images. c1claimca IN a1ton-
iAnment: :" fnere Is not piece Of dres.- NOT u
.hes 1Se hS hss nos sopea q II Ill
connt7." III, Davis Transacsions Of the Royal
A;'s.ic ! A. sees L. III 1as,',, saeats s,ere9 81
and the 1nonast,c ltfe Of the soc.e.,e. q bot,
sexeh; TO which might h sdhed thc1s strings o.
bead their manner of chanting 2faye enelf s,a ~
called the sQneen Of Heaven" having an infant
u u n. hss a i Equally aaa ngaa p.aet.ea ansr as
~, u Tnis'es I'D calaa las1iit. trans
uca, tSe cope, which he Grand Latnas wear on
their Journeys, or When they 1rr peT1ormfn1 some
cetcrnony out OF the temple-the ReEF1ce win
ser suspended from f1Ye chalnA, and which 700 can
open Or close as pleaauro-the tenedictions g1yen
BY the lamas oJ extennipg the Esgns hama oses
ucal cetlbacy. religious retirement the worship or
the saints, she fAats tne nEesesslona ne ntanses
the hoI w.ter-sa these are sna,oges = efree9 Tcns.
there Is also Da1ai Lama, who = eon ot bnoaa'
jst pope. such Numerous and striking analo-
nass sheo1 ~ qSs i lg;asls tai. pour leaueo.p
by the Jesuit missionaries whs lila:
from Sessostan missionaries, who arg Known to
have penetrated early even as Tar as China. Bus
oese 70 his s1 sso En- ss1e
and that many Of the most striking rrseEoianecs
belong 70 IL earliest period Thus Wilson Iindu
Dr1mal has Translated plaJs written before sne ae
mendlcA-tx. The worship OF relics u 1nite rs
ancient. FerxuKsopt describes tope. or sh.1ne'
for retcs, Of ses5 Ereat ancqutL e1lssinf ~ d. 10
long 10 the e9e ot Aaoka, The great Buddhist En-.
Eefor who ruled All lndlh, y. 9. 80, and ID whose
rvsgn Bnddhism BECAME The religion q the sfa'e'
| and held It's third GcuMeu!c4 al Council
The ancient Buddhist arc httestute e very siaeu-
lai and often very beautiful It consists Of tops,
ioees sIe nopo;nic coans molc than forsy rec;
Nigh, with otnAHented capitals Some are In
mente dones OF brick and s'nnc, containing -
| served In magnificent shrine IN lndis, but vas
Conveyed 70 fsson 4 n1se1a 81, Tnesc TrxsSrnee s.
| M q pleca or ivory OF bone, two inches long
md u Kept In tix cAseA, sne 1argrst Of which
of soild liz ef, u nre feet high. The other cases
are inlaid with rubiess and precious stones.e BE.
sides thA, Ceyion Possesses the "1elt collar-bout
re&tc," contained IN = bellshaped tope my ieel
| high and the thorax bone, which was placed II
,eRs 1us wv p95e.s At1e AeO1 erected tae
last being eighty eubits high. The sancM topc
he enest IN india 4, Is soslt done Of stone io'
Of co pillars, WIN richly CARED Stone railing ant
gateway. ,.,-
The rock-cps temples OF tne Huud1issa ~ vo5
tpcIent and are numerous 10 india MI. Fergus
son, who has nnde special personal stndy Q
these monuments, heaeses Lna1 nose inAm InaIs =,
PTcsidencv. Oithese, many date back two cen
tn11es seto1c e9r ssa n.,,n,f n form poa,s ne;
stnRulal!y resemble HG cnsss - n"Wn, y
cathore Churctet EAcaSatea guy 20
the solid rock, they hare nave and side alslss :
tes,ninattnK Ia an apsa OF scmi-dome round whiGl
iusnneT. m Is ope sandred aud tTeat5 feel lou
and forty-ure feet .!de, with nfseen rdchiy eavs!
columns on each t,de, SEPARATING lne nave ani arh
I'M the Interior beneath IN elegant gallery OF rood
| loft
| Tne Euidhl81 rock.cut 1ponhsteries In India ~
also numerous, though long since deserted. Be
tween seven and eight nnndrcd Of then, Ase knns1
tgsen 'i Il q. a,u md A. u. sN. Buddhist mouks
tncn as non ioot tne ssnoc tn,ce sows t,f celbacs
poverty m AZ snd Obedience, vhien are taken p5, ii
are AZ rncndieauts. They shave tnciT heads wear i
Iriar' ) rooc lied rounl tbs waist Nian rope, ~,
| bowl lu when 70 receive boiled nce- The oil
mouasterses Of tnt,ia conta4n cells for tts monks
1, a1e sh'sty =, vhe nj the nssrnt u,nt
q Angle rnopastery In Tibet, visited by MN
Huc and Gsbet lthe LauaseFy Of koanboum',
! rungrrnent nf these mouastetIes shows cleatt
tnat t6c mopitsh sys,cm Of ihc I,uddnlsts Is ii
,ss .oo ancient to have been copied from sAe easa
tnsn tns ssss ns,s anss,c nns M 'ns,',ntoas II
LIE .ha1, .mS.1r fhtir t1,ns.Irr thclr ince,ts.
tSnar ,,,,a 80 eSns fNe,r wnrshtn of relics, TIE
stt, ~ ,anI.sston - srnru the HuddnIsts
surh Is she opinion q s.. P; ;.nssp Hntbst., T.
5,1na.n"t tnt5 1nu Munn mi, IN Tcny 10 this view,
naesMtrrs nhssr,s &haf NE ID not rnd ia histo.
I ~ "a e. och ~ tnnuenea hossil1y, thcr
HAJ h.ASN - etN .
rnTrnnn hnrnar trndene!es working out, Ind
nenIenttr. The ssme TrsliA il, however. 1t
tI ;ha otee4 - ,na Bnnddts,s nav cisim o.1s1na
~ t,'lu AZ ~ ~ r1Ennd ~ ~ an,IouItE.
nuf, noreSsr snis uay ss, the quession setarn:
Ea,yI y hen s1s ii rs eIIernsl fcata1cs 20 much
tr.T,n E, 1nss em ~ thc 1;omau catholic Church
We n,.nI sns~sI: es bete meu$sra . n E1,6 !,
1A 1ssalnns l1t, nut Tho nsnisst asrtrrn vi
1Teie.,.atisa. IL Sufnaa aind vsa, ,aseas q;
aetTd tn repeated e. ,a!e,cs1 IL Eufops huaa' Il
sssiast ne epPssslen i p@zissy @ sss:s =;
manlsm, nke tns ny ,hr hanss "a
ssste I andsp ~ Rndnhisn, Ike EDtes;anttstn,
eacfta ofaes. i,Iuautsn'7 a tn9.tne ~ iHslTi,,
nnsnn anism ne Sss Thc oa church 81 Zone, teaches
6 exclusive splritaa11ssu,. Hioufy;n9 psnanses
= % th s1nI Ht't Tnnjhtsru ant3 Professionalism
!; vac @ fnat t 80 ~ nng .nrt MAKE yyhIslon
l n . roN nF
humanity ~ wen :. oIcemsns NAV Iouhti
a tsts tonnS mn ,ncse are Inc inIro lines
.nsfIncflon. A'
: .,ata -. rss.nce If r,lirioa in sacftnces. Eac
iMnentgv III .scnectai ssF1eul The daily slcri
d Of he msss : the central tea,u1c nt The RoE
netiSn =" 1t,e, mi i:n.tthiim sare M. so,,
10 10 tsaebjn9 @ Ia he Church @ oi Rone tho se1sno
I'd nsddhis sssoss sen arc rsnansm rS a s5sse
nnnI,hsr castss thc urtes,ly caste is made dsi
~ tansA.u1c . 80 in ~ Hnwn nfsm fhr nr1estnno
nnu pn.,;,,;,n. .I me ~. eSur1h in BuI,ihi,m
u 4os, . ~ XIV rne,In thrir rirhts tt
iofe .as s5tsrnal sess5ss,aa ss =;
~ is,n irtSestant,sIa. Buauhisn in ASA, Inc
n Es5Sps s,rs - Tss0 s.se as II S
ffnrranm acajngt The despotitm Of m or,ier. o
vsston If faith against sa,va:toa h1 sacram
'sa' nrnts Of naturr against tho tyranny
spirit buddhism has lost Cod 7
il in Npudhistn ne.ther cEeatiop
a Creator. lis trarls say: "Tbe risinE Of
- world Is 4 natural case cts rising and p
;1s Ws,id M ,sou1d ne sn,i rertsh.'t White In
mspis1n. ahsoiute sp4rtt IN the only Ecallt1
and this world Ia an aIlasion. The Hnsahists kne.
nnsnoTS n,s ws Is W to he eaNss.ieut 10 nanny. IN
- csnn rrtnii hoNrrer railicsl, gives mp al IT.
cedentt, 10 buddhism has tnt sane aim ~
~ fine ,nts, sbe ai,so,u,e rest Of eternity.
.rtre a. to fne otiect pt existence. they uHc
TS X meIhod Of rcschlne It. The lsrahman a
nomau Catholic lhlnk that eternal rcss Is
OBTAINED by in,eMtctasl submission, By !
1rrrnfion ef what Is taught rs and done 70
nc, o,psts: ,he Huiah.st sni Protestant bci
ae' rnrst ~. arcomnlkshe.i BIS an Intelligent a1
o3rnience to divine l3ws. Nit. llon9soh
has long studied the features OF thls TIL
| Seraul FAVE. "The onc !nlalNhle dtaRot
}, HutAhts1u Is belief in the innnltc caqacl'F
m1mnn intellect The natne OF iudlna me
Intelligent Ono, or the one who IS *lae
And herein u another resemblance
. tnty testauttspl, which emphasizes 80 6trnoe
value Of free thought and the seeI1na
| ruth, In Judaism " AnA two spiritual PC
The nronhet and the priest The pI1esH
ofrar Of Inc pa-1,nninS and saving love 8
ms 1,rnDhet Of his INSPIRING Truth In
ronesu Information, the prophet r.
cnr. .stnst thr nrtcst founded PrnLcsIanLsm
Nst.s1r Information he founded But
F1nriir. Hahamisn and the Roman
rnnrrN n[r worr relletous. Huddhls