New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

Of these good actions always returning to me,
the harm OF the slanderous words returning 70
him." Again. Buddhs said: "A man IN the prae-
tee Of Religion, who exercises charity from feeling Of
necessary observation or from feeling OF partiaty,
does not obtain much merit" And yet again: regard
the disntes Of kings and princes the dustmotes In
sunbeam; the value Of gold and jewels a. that OF
broken platter aid the different expedens IN religious
practice that OF raft to carry OF the treasure"
In sermon Of Budha, translated from the sianese by
Henry Alabaster ne said "Do not believe In traditions
because they have been handed down for many
generations and in many places. Do
not believe In guesses, that Is, IN assuming
something at hap-hazard as starting point,
drawing your conclusions from it reckoning your two,
and your three your four before have fixed
number one. Do not believe In the truth OF that
TO which You have become attached by haD as every
nato. eeeyes in the superiority % It's Nwn
because you have heard; but when Of your own con-
seiousness you know thing TO be ey abstain IRON IT,
or reveneefuI lie must desire for ali living things the
same happiness he desires for himself"
preach i when IS years Old that he preached !;
years and died AZ 60 During this period he went about
ing his doctrines He died az in the Of his dis;
ciples When his death was approaching ne cailed
s9ss OF Which op Bssss
%orahs possessing the most Sonsuma oo and
ao%n wiser reputation. H''d for sens
arm and lasting foundation II, great res, s,on and m.
ser ali the nobest maxims Of human action e already
certain No form Of religion has done 60 much 70. any
of practical results 1t has nothing to fear 1t Is true
that read the books OF this religion, we miss the
AGAINST which it rebeled To TO Buddhism from the
Vedas is to come from the mountains 70 the valleys bnt
to The founder Of the Buddhist faith It is hard to see
where any tract of sublime virtue he falls short of the
pares him with Jesus Christ and the violently antago-
nstic st. Hilare says 1t must BIO owned that Buddhas
foremost thinkers that every prophet has some one
haps in this statement the truth is somewhat
say that Jesus preached love and renuneation Buddha
and love The age has past when any one
Buddhas birthday in the lands that hold his faith as II
he hs only ws S see how
~ friend Of hers, high in rank among the women Of
siam ss1 to and my 9Ss IN The E8
dens. arrayed as il for a festival sat the
noble lady and and the numerous women Of her
and garianded with flowers. beautiful ban
et awaited the guests Presently the outer gates were
thrown open, and other whiterObed attendants came
thronging In. each bringing some poor beegar woman
from the Streets to the number OF hundred Each was
seized by eager girls, dsrObed OF filthy clothing bathed
bodily IN the bathing ponds of the garden and theI
s white Rs on sy hs sSs
upon with all the ceremonial due " the King then to
each one was gwen htte basket OF money ana Ihey
IL is recorded that King Asoka tthe first great Bud
dhst king before menoned devoted his best efforts for
years 10 finding the body OF Buddha When by the aid
Of priest himself more than hundred years old, he
found the tomb IL is recorded that touching
the bolt the door suddenly opened, when TO the
great surprise Of all present the lamps that had been
lighted 2S years before found burning and full OF
e the flowers fresh and beautiful as those In
the gardens the smell Of the perfumes seemed to be
exquisite than that OF new ones More than
thousand years have passed, and we are open
ing this again. the lights still burn the flowers are
still fresh, the perfume Of that noble life yet remains
immortal. /. e. N.