The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-06-18
A BUDDHIST REVIVAL.
Over 500, 100000 Believers on the
Face of the Earth.

Face of the Earth.
The Buddhist congress. soon ia
he held in Paris, attracts attention
to this remarkable religion. The
congress is to have the Importance
OF the ecumenical council convoked
by Plus TX, twenty years ago.
Buddhist delegates are to come
from all parts of the world, and in.
tense is the Interest manifested in
Paris.
Five hundred million people on
this globe are Buddists, and, al
though Buddhism in Europe is
confined TO great minds, in France
alone there are about thirty thous-
and Buddhists, 1t is not generally
known that Richard Wagner was a
fervent Buddhist. But the Euro~
pean thinkers do not practice the
doctrines of Buddhism. That is WHY
the young Viennese Student, lido,
Halsmeyer, has caused such confer
nation in the church. He is asce.
tic, fasts. or eats only fruits and
vegetables, envelopes himself in a
hempen bag, and already treats
with indifference physical suffering.
Continuing in this manner, hewould
soon be the incarnation Of Buddha,
and the authorities talk of expul-
sion from the university for fear of
his influence on the other students.
The practice of Buddhism cult
Yates a sixth sense that in nCn>be>
l'eves is always latent. BY this
sense one can toretell good or bad
fortune, and the meditation that
calls out this sense Is always ply
steal, psychological and phys,
Illogical. Physically the body
must obey the mind, psyeho-
logically all human organic
forces must be concentrated on the
development of this sixth sense,
intuition, and physiologically respi-
ration must be regulated to cons
EroI the expenditure OF vital force.
As soon as this sixth sense is &C.
quirod the Buddhists are capable OF
knowing natures secrets and of pro,
dueiPg phenomena that see n sup
ernatural, but are 10 reality the
manifestation OF forces very Ratur-
al, but not yet understood.
Buddhism respects everything
that has life, and Buddhisrs be
lieve IN reincarnation, not in met
empsychosis. Christian missions
aries have tried to create this con,
fusion in order to raise prejudice
against Buddhism.
The Buddhists believe that, if a
itch man sin, alter death he en-
joys a certain repose to repay
him tor the SUFFERING in this lie,
but his punishment begins at the
moment he is obliged to again re-
turn on this or another planet,
where his spirit enters the body OF
some miserable person, and the
more guilty he his been in his
previous existence the less chance
he has in this. In the same way
person who has led a righteous
lite in previous existence is in
this reincarnated in the body OF
rich person.
Tue Buddhists catechlsm gives
only details on the Lie OF Buddha,a
lite that, aside from the miracles, is
similar to that OF Jesus. Morally
and intellectually Buddha surpass-
ed all men, and his name means il
Eliminated or perfect wisdom.
VINO can tell2 Perhaps Parisians,
enervated By the struggle OF nod
ern existence, will look with Longs
ing towards the fascinating deli 5hts
OF NirvanA and adopt a religion
taught by the sage OF Kapllawastu
many, many centuries before the
Christian era. IN. Y. World.
Deacon Slick-See that ar
horse! 'Tain't more'n a week
since ii city teller offered me $500
for him. Hi Ider wish Id Il took
it. Foo valuable animal Tor me
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