Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-24
A SCHOLAR FROM INDIA.
Babu Mohini MOhun Chattergee's
Arrival on the Aurania.


Babu Mohini Mohun Chattergee, a
Brahman of high caste and a highly
gifted graduate OF the University of CAL
cutta, arrived in New York from Europe
on Sunday.
Babu Chattergee, or Mohni as he is
Familiarity called, is man of 90, of re-
markable ability and handsome personal
appearance. Two years ago he made his
entry into London, and at once became
an object of interest in society. His
charm of manner, his metaphysical mind,
and thorough acquaintance with the diff
ferent schools OF philosophy made him
lion in literary circles. and he was in
vIted TO various centres Of learning
| to meet the scholars Of England.
| 1t became the fashion to have the youth.
! full philosopher at social dinners and re-
| ceptions, and he was a drawing card in
many we'll known London homes during
the season. At Cambridge he was the
guest OF several distinguished profess
| sors, and became well known to savants
throughout Europe, n consequence of
the distinguished attentions ne received
tb re.
From London he went to Paris, where
he remained some time the guest of NJ.
Vsevolod Solovloff, Page of Honor to the
Car OF Russia, and later he WAS the guest
in Germany of cultivated and hospita-
bic family OF Elberield, Prussia-the Geb-
| hardts. In this delightful German family
| he was thrown with guests from Sweden,
Russia, America, England and France,
and there became known to professors of
several universities. Alter long stay on
! The continent he returned to England,
| and thence, comes here, at
| the invitation of friends, to
to spend the winter, and perhaps longer.
| He was gradual d with honor, while st, IL
| "A lad, from the university OF his native
city, and at once became the editor of an
! indian paper in Calcutta. His title of
Babu Is term of respect given to gradu-
ates of Indian institutions of learning.
| He comes OF an ancient family, and is II
Brahman whose mastery of the Sanskrit
| language is complete. The Babu IS a
! strict vegetarian and an austere observer
of the rules OF the faith TO which he be-
longs.
EVERY GENUINE BUDDHIST
is sworn to obey certain mandates, and to
! bring no reprOach upon the doctrines OF
Lord Buddha by any mistaken opinions or
conclusions. For many years the study
OF Sanskrit has been under way by Eng.
lish scholars, and Max Muller, in Eng
land, and a number of eminent professors
IN Germany, have been opening up the
treasures OF a literature unknown before
| in the West. The people OF the United
States have not been so much in the cur
rent of this literature as have Europeans,
but it is remarkable fact that Americans
more universally and quickly appreciate
the philosophy OF Buddhism than any
| Western nation. Some years ago the cul-
Jivated class of Hindus could not be in
duced to believe that the money-lUving
energetic, practical American had a
penchant for the mysticism OF the East, or
cared for the religion that came down to
them, in essence, from the toreiathers OF
the race-th Aryans. But such has been
proven to be the case, and there are thous-
anQs OF people to-day, where ten years ago
there were but few dozens, anxious to
know the subject.
Letters received by Indian pundits
since the publication "rhe Light OF
Asia" have amazed them, and the de-
mand for the standard works on Budd-
hism has led to the translation OF many
volumes. Indian scholars have been
sent from Bombay and Calcutta TO Eng
land to do this work, and the catalogues
OF London publishers show an immense
activity in this direction.
The whole school OF French Positivsts
have become practically Buddhists, and
the German scientists, says the eminent
Prof Ernst Haeckel, are fully OF the
opinion that the Buddhistlc theory OF the
eternity OF matter and force and other
deductions Of science.
VERY FEW MERELY SCIENTIFIC MEN IN
AMERICA
are Interested in esoteric study, but when
any individual among them has taken vi
the investigation Of esoteric Buddhism
they have found it TO represent true in.
dlyidualism utterly at war with the theory
OF miracle, and unlike any other spiritual
teaching IN that IL il identical with tn "a
position OF modern science as explained
by the late Prot. j. W. Draper and others.
The followers Of Buddhism claim that II
is, as taught SIX centuries before the
Christian era, perfect code OF morals
and a philosophy broad enough 10 have
anticipated The lnductions OF modern re.
search and speculation. Buddhism
teaches right belief, right thought, right
speech, right doctrine. right means o
, livelihood, pght eudeayOr. right memory
, right meditation. lie VINO Keeps these
e AuEas 10 mind aud follows them, says
teacher VII be- free from SORROW
and may reach salvation from
. the miseries OF existence. buddhism
teaches reincarnatiOD, or rsbirths, aud the
doctrine oi knrma. without d thorough
7 understanding Oi these two pOinis ii ID
> useless 40 ify ~ mastef the philosophy
y u 10 NOS DO ibe province Of ap brlele IKE
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