New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-18
WHY IT LACKS SWEAR WORDS.
Mildness of japanese Language Due to
Womans Influence

The japanese language was moulded into its
literary form by the touch Of woman" said Dr.
Toyoidchi IyenaEa. ar tho BROOKLYN Institute yes
t'rday. las Dante fixed the classic form Of ItaI-
fan, so the court ladies or the sixteenth century.
the most cultivated influence then existing fixed
the literary standards OF japanese
Perhaps 20 this formative feminine influence IS
due the chief deficiency OF the auFuaEc-its lack Of
good. strong vrile swear words" said tho lecturer
with q twinkle in his AZ any rate. this def
cheney IS az times a disadvantage n connols n
japanese 20 learn English If he is going % play
golf football"
The subject os the lecture tho firth in tho course
was 'Rctrospcct and Prospect of RELIGION IN ia
pan" DR.. IyeuaEa. who is "a lecturer ia tho uni
vcrsity extension course Of the University ~ Chi
caEo, said iu retrospect that Shlut1sm tho ancient
native religion, was a compound ~ nature worship
and ancestor worship. Il Is held nov, only hy very
old fashioned. conservative folk who dislike and
deprecate the age OF modern progress IN Jauan.
But buddhism IS essentially tho japanese religion
Buddhism has priests and pilgrims. monks and
nuns. confession and penan~e saints and a savior.
IN fact" said tho speaker. tho more one knows
OF Buddhism the better he realizes the truth of the
saying buddhism s. the DEVILS imitation OF chris
uanity' For instance. there is tho sect Of the
shin-Shu. They believe Ga salvation by faith. They
believe that the spirit o: Buddha comes TO dwell IN
tho heart OF the believer.
You sec. these doctrines sound somewhat farnIl-
far. You have heard something Ike them before
in fact tho Shin-Shu are called the Professionals OF
BEC4lISIl 4LeF Go not DoiiNFe in fasting doing
pcuauce. in Uouastic life. I'm fact, the CHIEF
reproach against them IS that they ara so much
like the Christians that they might well be
Christians out and OUT
Ir Iyeuaga gave yardlonE list OF sects OF
buddhism. all Of which sounded Ike the names OF
the generals and battlodeIds Of the present war
Pm afraid you won't remember all those" said
he dcmurely. It's ike the Japanese when he
begins to learn the different Christian sects. He
finds them hard to remember Most of these seCts
er41 a11GTf F ia
was the golden age Of buddhism. But no matter
how many sects doctrines may be found In
Japan none OF them strike very deep, according
TO the speaker Of the day.
Japan could never produce a Puritan a Cove
uauter or am IuQusitou" said he with conviction.
Religious iauatlcIsm is unknown Blsotry Is not
not erte~ MO Tie lives OF the people.
Their religion does not prescribe austeIlty OF
DR. Iye1slga described Buddhist saints day
celebration out or the city. Inc people 20 AZ E"''
crowds 10 q lonely spot among beautiful gardens
surrounded by lovely scenery. Every species or
travelling show and rcfreshInent booth cheers the
III you could see tho tiny company that gathers
in the temple" said he. and the enormous ihIoLbS
that keep The day OF The good saint BY s"JP }
character or the people But IN iddItIol '. r -
side OF the temple a. removed: SO Jhti me ,"o.
The effect is almost as If you were to see acro0ais
and trained birds PTiC III i n the rationaIistic ten
denotes Of the japanese broke out With marvellous
Ion on on the religious thought Of Europe.
a wave OF railroads.&c. thought sweep over
The country he said The professors of the uni
verslties led 81. Shintoism was seen TO be dead
T-,-eu Buddhism became incredible II came 10 bo
ma rk of Ignorance TO believe IN reuBloh a HlaLA
OF Intelligence TO desplse IT. Leaders OF JaIailes
tbougbt shook IL off a tradition or the past anu
reached out what they believed the soma irulOS
- tTorght- science art and literature.
..Tut a nation cannot exist without a IeHsIOIls
There are to-day in Japan both ChrlsuaIity anu
fs1,a5bssr IL IS a question If Christianity VIII
totally eradicate Buddhism from Japan ~ IS Isl, y
cCe+ior II either Professionalism or CATHOLICISM VII
6eCoDne the national religion or Japan tIophS!IS
arr I'M poor repute; but II were 70 EeHCIIIS
,r,,Leety would say that the future rellgl0n OF
fe.,,r would BE- either greatly moIlled buuuliSii
o. Il y.brfstianity entirely Japanlzed.' 49,,
Ia conversati6n with the auditors VINO gathered
,,rn5 him ~ the close OF the lecture Dr IyeltEIt
efated that the general trend OF FeHso~S 'iO~74''
- Janan was toward UnitarianlsIn