The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-07-16
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IT.. c.,.s Religion. Of a. world.

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uch' t''c Su,i'o tno,n' III PURIFY seteh'lhc way
Ut Johh .hiru' inc frihc'pa Oh ulassow UNI
verSly contributes 'he TWO lectures on 'iIe re-
h6loH7 oi ihula' IN inc essay ON branhahlSm
he i7'9ts 'ih' heither its roIiS"h nor lts e'hlcs
can % lh'eillsehtIy stuul'u without u distinct
apprehension Oh the pah'holSuc luea OF dou
when from very carry period, rooted itself
III hIhdu Thought iahthelsm Is undoubtedly
one oil those terms to which the vaguest and
most contradictory meanings are attached As
ropuarV useu the term seems to stand Tor the
doctrine whlch identities tho material world
Win you All innings ana poings, material ana
7pIr'luu'' organic anu inorganic, rocks, streams,
pHh'S ,ailihals ana man hlmsclI, them,
IN 'he'r immaculate pelhg, parts OF the divine
nature nut thls Is not the pantheism which
Is observed to dominate the course OF Brah-
manic thouSht. Iho pantheism oil India inn
plies not the divinity. but rather tho nothing
ness OF the world OF sense and sight. 1t has its
genesis IN the Keeling oil the hceting, unsub-
stahtial character OF the visible world, and in
Tho demand which arises In the mind for II real
anu abiding object OF trust. AT first sight the
logical outcome OF such pantheistic creed
"a rn-
lgion whose highest aim would DO union with
the Deity by abstraction from the world. AS
Dr. CARD SHOWS In lecture upon buddhism.
this was IN TACT the direction In which the re-
HglouS anu moral lie OF lhula ala actually de-
Noiop itsell. on the other mana, the popular
eAoter.c Siue Oh Drannahlc relision ana moral
Ny TOOK hhe when upon a superficial view.
might seem inconsistent with It's pantheistic
OASIS WINE the Brahmanic sage attemptedby
eproce7s Oh abstraction. by the abnegation Of
Az uon"'.e thousht ana leelihS' 10 grasp the
i"uc'' essence pehihu the world which
ne 'ooN ior you inc popular mlno' when never
can rest IN "Dstractlons. would by an irresisti-
ole necessity take the other direction. and in
steau vi ueliylhe hothlhg. would deny every
thihg ihulscrlminateIy. 1t would fasten. in
other words. on that aspect OF the Brahmanic
creeu according 10 when no one thing or being
IS more remote from God than another.
~ Is IN thls way that Or. Card accounts
cor mo lnuiscrlmihate conservation OF
inc nhite world In tho multiplicity of
us phenomena. which is the characteristic
trait OF the popular Hindu mythology. The
detective moraiity oil Brahmanlsm is explained
on the ground that the hidden logic OF pan
theism leads not merely TO an ascetic morality.
Dut also. py an equally natural sequence. to
Iia'.9'lc morahS-a thenle OF ethics which
e'"V''p"7 VI toier"'es .ne wees tha' spring from
tno H"'"rai uesires' horal distinctions tend 10
ut9'rNo'' III " e'iS'oh WHICH cohcel'cs Oh uou
us no nearer 10 the pure heart imam TO that
WHICH Is the haunt Oh selilsh desires ana sensual
appct''eS' 10 the operation Oh the same latai-
'Sttc Princip'e Is referred the ESTABLISHMENT
ana pefpe'uatioh OF tue caste system. Ihat
institution IL Simply the nXatlon ana
hurue'''he Vi soclai lheluaitles ana ar
ei'ta'y uiSt'nc'lo"S ny latallstIc creed
h' ni9t sisht ihuee.'. reiisioh whlch mas
Hou III al thlhss ana beings alke might DO ex-
pecteu 10 Dreak down artificial barriers and
soiciu c'a9s DIVISIONS ouch was. indeed. the
tehuehcy OF the buddhistic onshoot from the
Draiiihahic iai'h' but III brahhanlsm Itself
inc p'h'hela'lc conception oil the Deity deVei-
ope' propensity 10 eohsecrnte existing FACTS
~ p'''li! "celueh'hi ui'icrehces anu iheduah-
'i"s mo permanent ana lhNioiaDIe DIVISIONS.
'oN'' 'uo MN 'oNo vi ctSte. us pahelul
80. VI t,ite 'nsti'u''oh was 10 turh rehgioh
"n'c" ousn' u "e ana commonly is the deep
OBJ anu WIDEST prlnclpie Oh union between man
anu man in,o " PEihclple OF dlscoraahcy' tbs
nv "'"0oi' 'nerclore. tiaI ro"c'ioh shouid
NV o"'" d. IA iHNla against reisioh
WIZ" 81 ou''"s9u 'ne prolodnuest Instincts ol
Niin sfi'iluai ia'"fe'
How that reaction found expression under
ulo Guiuahce OF Il great reHslous reiormer -
ue9cripea by Or. cara IN his lecture upon
buddhism III was a significant fact that
uaulaha iilhisei belonged not TO the sacerdo-
Ia. Out 10 the military caste. ana the social
purport oil the religion he elected Is defined in
MS maxim that not 10y birth. but by his actions
alone. does one become low caste or Brah-
man Dr' talru recognizes IN buddhism tho
singular merit that' Whatever view we take
Vi '""' ''ifNa"" I" "hirh II poih'ed as the ulti-
iii"c s''' Vi cH"o"'oI Tue way 10y "nIeh taught
liion " to"ri 'l" Gnu was s'tp'' .lat oi inward
puI'', anu soouheSs' 40 creeu. no form OF
o.'oei ai,ce' was ioauini'
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