, 1875-02-01
IsUDDflA AND BUDDHISM.
Lecture In the sunday Afternoon
in,irAe By llrM. H4c0aln1EGnn.

with m intellectual nntl apprcciatvs andieuco to
hear Mis- 1conoHens lccturn ipon Bttlflhn md
tho BuldAiste X moro pleasing lecturer than Mrs.
Lconpwc,ls proved las noyer boon presented
II Chicago al!iiclcc. Her yotco ii rich, linr-
l3llious. and aytnpethotie, wllilo llcr ustcranco
is peculiarly clear and distinct, making Of listep
iHE not n task t1l. pleasure. sho
t,cw most interesting pirtnro OF Eut-
dha and hta followers, illustrated by graphic
end pleasant anceiloto. After listening to the
lecture cne With the impression that, tho
Nu,lhiiists you'll rcturn the compliment Chris
tians have paid them, and Hond Il few misHiona-
rica to Christian 'al,is.: might in sotno respects
be good thing.
While lae language IN which llor lecture was
clothed, ald tue tone III wllicl, 1t MAS delivered,
adloi half tho beauty to 1t, II IA possible to gyo
portion Of The ssLstauco. Stio spoho at first
Ut tia u,an Duiiha the son OF a King. born III tho
rurpIe,-so all The naeniiceuce, all tho luxnrv,nf
oriental Rtate. nnd yat who resigned them all,
Wild b!B beautiful wife, hla ONLY "nll-belosoa
nsn, for tho Bnks OF his fcIloT-men, to teach
them Il ,puso and simple philosophy: a nal'os-
uphy which to-day WIS tho rogion Of tho kotlti-
Tho 'Ia;nsneso islands, caInbudiH, Ds,ynaah, tho
ntssll" ostern and central portions of llldoAlnn,
EEl os.'oT cohtrie2, until over two-!lir,ls Of tEo
hl.hsa; race wsro utlitGl III It's universal hold Of
Il CSutl{,I DIOLntfHDHtI. II atlEAEteu {IlG HIteH-
lion Of European scholars about lD0 yca.s ago.
"Wo noed," said tiis speaker, " 10 glittertng
manllmcnss to rander Justice tu thlB man." Sho
thought that: if llis emerald tonlplo dedicated to
Du}aha wcru to be transported here, it would
not he crowded with warIhperH, but would
r,obaoly bo 1,ut to eas sublime uses.
I]!a ,lAnlo given 10 the baby Bldtllia eigniftnd
"hHa3e aud beautiful" and ho exe1nplitlcd lid
wo, thineas of it IN after llto by bringing to tho
great tasI; and eli,ty Of Tint iifo great gcn:ua,
nm n n nIfr1ftA fH
ncii-rolian:c, anu sclf-rnuuncia.ion. IIis chirf
tesiro wah 10. intornal knoN ledge. Ue studied
EirIet]f and nature. 1wu Thousand ii7o lun-
s!r:'d years aso i,o oponcd tAo ligtl-roads to
pliers Ut To-day aro trsahinS. Upon knowledge
Ao based tho dignity OF tnn illinnn soul. The
lcoplo wei st thai t!tno howell to Tie onrth u,-
dcr tho tiraldon, Of the Irahlnn Ericals. md
tho colirses, lhat no ono should
learn 1nstLluZ nov. But Baddah sagel
wur againEt IGNORANCE nlunc. l1o questioned
Dad. rr,esta. l1asllrs, aud his own soul, md
eAlca i'll bccolliin!, scientist, philosopher,
rricass, lnysHc, aud Aeor. lie penetrated tho
te:olice VI lln ayr with j tno:e subtle sciencr,
lo urtall;Bhctl Intellectual superiority. DHtda'a
Hor,fA weso "Eetcctiun Gono IL tho path of
is"nlor*1lisy lilo WHO does not rotlcos aud think
l., ALREADY dead. Reelection nlono makes mnu
1is, with God.'' 1lo s!sored with tho theories nf
Darwin nha AgAfsiz, mud was not ashnn,od to
i'avD alruug from Wild boar, log, or 1ellti!e.
Hn ht,:Iicd everything ebout him, ana aivarH
toa.s bome huGlals INCIDENT to point u neral lie
tasH,la ltnlAsnty to tho bgu!e creation, aul waH
,ilica vi:h thn tcn1rreEt md moat universal
,'svni e.y. which produced virtue caitu anil
imrre:nablo. lie was u great moral, religious,
ult1 tle;lt'c teacher,
The lcrtuscr said all must regret that 60 fittte
was known of his mother, except that ller MANN
riEiiiiCa Is Iowa" bN.ltlatl's father TaB King,
aad tho child w1s born t;2j years Le{oro Christ.
lila mother. '' Love- died soon after and l1nr
&! !tr riser Potsi1nrta, took charge Of him. lie
Nh, educated by THO Brshnsl. PRIESTS.
Tho stoTsrs col'corui's hin birth wero
mart wonaarflI. Az :Irs. Ieonowens ro-
lain'l it. tho Incidents Ero almost Identical
Wit. thoJo attendant upon tho birth OF Christ.
Dll,i1Esn's nlntiirr lad vision hcforo lig birth ;
Eiis proclaimed h":self glorious nutl blessed be-
You'd w,lnen, end sattl she was about to bccomo
Tho E:othor Ut "A snvior OF tho world. Sho Eet
o't onm Journey to visit her mother. accoupa-
MED by Hrse re:ic, fur sl.o w;ts tlIo vito OF T.
rnnds:ls, and immediately performed nrucios.
liz penetrated 1000 worlds ut f;lanco. and
iumpett kovon miles forward md back At eno
leap. lilo threw nj ca'lilg-ssrnt,a immediately,
whether they wcro lta eye teeth, and deacribel
Is pertsct circle. A'illona Of spiritual beings
burst Into, song at his birth. Tia
rivers fuusl yo'ces. and told the people
tl,at fnsiot wAs born;. tho sun aud 1nnnu
nodded ta carh otbcr, and tho stars grow boKter-
ol,. When he vas carried tn his father. Eilo
assembled oil the priesthood mud the mobility to
Aee llln eon, young I}s.GIha Immediately ktooti
crGct upon lhe hoad CT tho lnoat venerable priest
present. ThA fable AIRS. I4eonowens reduced
tn tho probable feet that iho child was unusually
i forward. walked ut mouths, nt;d cut his tcuth
"l!l"ue koonhg hlh amt awaka ni3htH.
Ho was hpriuklod Oh tao seventh day after hin
birth, a'd this custom IL almost identical with
thIt Ut Catholic baptism. Tho legonl says tltas
thu mothers body tsle having dicu Wien lto WAS
| ! days ODD tah brought into tlle chamber dur
| ing tla eereul1uY. ald wAB rehu1mated, u lovely
bn!'e ilh'mlning the coautana,Ico.
jilldttlia III llb search 10. knowledge seems to
have heel, nischioyuua child. l1c won't up Of,
top Of thu llnnHc ut hight. when o ought to have
| lceu in hcl, tn look Ut tho cIouslH ho Atolo Ain
| fathers dlaM0nd-Ailtea sword. uHd melted il
dowu to soe what it was made of; he flew a kite
II thal'tscr-atorHt which IL Btil preserved in
| distant hlnr which II scared to. Hearing That
Hlayo VIII to he hnSgea, young DutltIta want tc
seo The r,.nlHhlnunt and. rushing back to tlle
palace, pbfuated lis fasIert declaring llo baw nc
uilfotene1 between KllIg and 4 lobber. lie
nes,ns to hayo been fearful Ted Republican, fol
! 10 declared that KuE pohHcesed himself Of al
tlu1'ss 1ccalbo Lo had Tho pumer, anl roDbcl
| brcanso !tu wns poor.
Wl.e1. he was ~ yoass old, llo other youns
mrn, ho weht conrtng-so BnyH the fable-t
boaAtitui young Frtncass wu had numerous
b1ltorH, Hor father promised that tho stronges
aud ab1est should win her MI t!lDY ali tiiod vur
QUA Eeats at skill. l'at IIudlln, d1Hianng Il
|
nrr1w straight into the sun, from which e drov
! IL drop Uf b'Du1, proved !1ls skill, anl won ilI
bride. lila father, nnsiuas lAat ho should rulov
in his lootateps, surrounded him With eyor.
luxury, AMI hliIt him tlrou PALACES. Abuut thu
t!ulo tlo hcgpu tu roiact. aud awake. to the lus
vt Ills tuanued. uotug forth from his palac
opr day, l!o nst q poor. tIccrepit, withprel oil
man iu rays, and suffering with disease, ,assin1
by, with fai!erlng stop lio tosurae'
Four months passed. by, aud again going fortl
ha met corpse, With tho altenlant laoilruer
wohplug and Ianleutiug. lie could not bua
their Distress, aull ugAiu ho returned to Iii
c'lanbor, shut himself in, and for three day
and nights pon!lerod OH tho nystosy Of liit
His wnh uue Of tuse olicrgots and aynlpathetl
naturlH tint lind it hard TO look OIL pain.
During thoae thren days lls sought an answe
to tI!nAe questions: What IN IIfoi Whence
it! Wlas is dcath7 How shall We escape su!
forlng hero ? l1ia nlcdltationa convinced lit
tbs, tLoro WAS no Aappi.iess fur him, but that Ii
must DO ho,uothinS to save his feIuw-mo
tson suffering. For him thero could bo noltlo
l,olau, nor wife, nor child, Wills t!Iosa was
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