The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-13
BUDDIfTSM IN iifERTC1.
Some Pathological and The oIogtcal Remarks
from Mne. HlnNntsky.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-iSir. As, in
your leading article Of May G. | am at one mo-
ment given credit for knowing something about
the religion Of the lrahmans and Buddhists.
and anon. OF being prctcndcr Of the class Of
Jacolliot and oven his plagiarist. you will not
wonder ut my again knocking ut your doors for
hospitality. This time write over my own sig
nature. and nm responsible as 1 am not under
other circumstances.
No wonder that the Learned friend" at your
elbow was reminded "of the uttrruncos of one
Louis Jacollot" The paragraphs in the very
able account OF your rrprcso ntativc's Interview
which relate to "Adhima and Tcva" and
"Jezeus Chr stna." were iransacd bodily in his
or, scnce. from the French edition Of the Bible
IN India" They were read moreover. from
the chapter entitled "Bagaveda-G ita." which.
doubtless. most American scholars have
read Jacollot spells the name BngavedH.
instead of Bhagavat, az YOU Put It,.
kindly correcting me. In SO. doing. in
others are wrong; w-rc II but for the reason
hat the N indus themselves 50 pronounced It,
1T least those uf southern India vino speak
ilh'r inc idlnul anIulL' or other due IT,.
"In. We sock In vain among Sanslrit phiiolo-
lisis iur any TIVE who Aeroc ~ To- the spelling or
80 ahlhE 81 imINN AT llindu words. and
.iUiy tWOU go tur urihu-rHphy Of This v, RS
,!'i'. ] respectfully submit that neither the
French fgWN' nor / ar, Hhurgcatic with any
F,i usliucr Poi. Whitney. your rroatast
Arrri an Oricnta'si and one Of the mos, omi-
u nj NV ug. strtils ~ li1gdNta while his equal
y crDat opponent, NaN Mdll"r. prsirgs bn.sn-
Ntdeita, AM half dozen others -v !, il N as
scholar m rendering the Indian words into hs
own N'rht uhr follows Ia" national rule 81
ligqur la,ion; ant go. y,g VIII So, that Prof.
Muller N writing Tie syllable al with Hn dpcs
rr" isely What Jacoili0t docs in spelling 4 ei
inrfr nrh having the same sound as the Eng
ISL A. before a ,onsonaut The same holds
GOOD with the name OF the Hii,du Sav our
Mul'l 10y different authorities Il sp.t krisuna.
@na, hhrisinu. and hrIsna; rycrythin. IN
short, bat tn -t way th ri4iua. l. rnnps
Nou may say that Tho = more hypothesis. but
-lnc" ~ ~ lndinuisi follows his own fancy. IN
MS ihonrt trnnsoriptlon-. ito not know why
iily h1t 'NticiS' my l"St Judgment. 'spe-
..lN ~ 'hu CIV" good r'asons tu support II.
lou hllrm tiitttn'fr never Was II 'hdu re-
'rri.r named Ji"'us thr-tnaE and. although
confined my ai'lr'gHiion ~ his "X ist nee {" the
authority 81 JaoolliHt 40 tn" interview In qu,-s-
Uun. NOW assert On my own rcslOnsl uillfy
thW thcr" Mas, an ~. % u"r-ouage OF that nam"
lic IT, not Jesus Christ Christina IL "A Hrnhtlun.
recognized by stNrral scots Of the Iuins when
JncolliN ~ says Nz"us car stha he only shows u
nNur"r rigilt tn.n many oi mis- or.tirs ! have
I""n at The i-stNH,s ui Jan'noisar. "a gomnen-
mr. -iriH-l, nnd iHv' h'hri thousands Of voices
-lputins; Jas. i-thrstna Jas,is- w.-Christ-
ma. Translated. they are: J1s-'-renownrd
'tmpus and s-i-t-r"lehrHt' T. or div n"ly
10 avoid hring again conirad ted. re-
'"r the render 10 amy Hudosuinec die
Lonary. All tie Branmrns with whom
| have talked on tn" subject spoke of Christina
either ~ Jns-f Christine or ar-Chrisfnn rr
ignin used the term JddU-pIi Lord of laiia-
Viz i'.s 'enlnnt o luiu. ON" of tn" many titles
o4 Christina IA ludiu. You -s", therefore. Tat II
That C1ti-tnu S preferable 70 Kri4hna cnn
o." clearly SHOWN under tho rui"- lad Town by
luuils. True, u" initial - ia" name IN the
Nin-krit n generally written 4 q hut the ; .uls-
art Is strongly AspirHt III II Is CULTURAL
EXPIRATION whls only representation i- the
Greek Nhi. In English. Therefore thc instead
ni having the sound OF ~ in hug would bc
oven more lspiri.t"d ihrn IN" IN heaven As
"a English thu Grrek word is written Chris.os IN
preference 10 IA rl-tu-. which would 10" nearer
VI" mhfA' 50 wiz w" hliiiu i-iF Ms name
Notwithstanding III" = bic uhw"lcomencse Of
NJ TnNtor d. Rnvis French Catholic ORR.
rntll-i ani Tor ten ,'nrs Governor 81 Karikai
In tia. ia oilipi~ Interest opponent in rsli-
tllu- r'nriusio n- luily appreciate the : tun-
ION. II" would nav ih" nnm' -y"lt h''shnd.
i"'f'uis" j most Di inc -ilfu's % fii- god are
Din' =. and hr'sihp means .iaek; ana d. h"-
itu-r III. r,ai nam, 'hr,-iuA wa hnucla. OF
'"n"lH.' Very welt; on back i- hitsiI. Aud
70 not only Jaooluot hui tine brshmnus tltfn-
7".ycs, At" not to be- allowed Go know an mu b ms
ther European critics. We viii pali Ia the all oil
No.n.y and other Orientali-ts. who show thnt
the II ndu drity's name il formed from the rad
zeal Gurus. meaning su"r' Il. ~ ia 'oliot shows
H. Moreover. tortho BrnhmUns 10 call their god
the BLACK ono would be unnatural amt all
~urd whil" To- style him III" sacred, or pure ~
s".re. would be pert, .tiy aprropriat" to their
not9ns A. Z" the namr ur'' AZ Caucya. NJ. Tax
tNr de haNsi. N sugg - ~ II. completes Als
own discontinue. Ia .Rping sryia he bills
mo tuarN hdiS SUPPOSE noon" Wtldeny That
modern liindustaur' On" aodia "a sign of uOo
- allied hhnNa. ttu Stnh h styled ,aneNu. ae
i'-' TX h"n born oi ufirSlu. breelng pari n,
tu'u, of the learned friend at your ii.. ". /
'irn that II tA'ro u', was Hindu re-
lormcr named ,irg u Clri-tua. there Nns a
hnhu SAVIOUR, wupis W0r~hiplei unto tilis day
% d A . N. Tee A. 81 I IL q