Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-07

dorahle sin One o. tho five com
mandmCn:S OF tie Buddh4, binding
uIOn ali c;as.-"S OF people, is rye one
10 not steal" nd to TAX" from the
monks is a very Sc .:0uS crime
Concerning the dirty OF t~uthfutness
COnfuciuS said, Let children always
be taught to speak the ,lmpIc truth
! raithfulneSS and sincerity arc the frs
principles of morality according to his
teachings, although lie advises the
father to shield the misconduct Of his
son and the son 10 project tho rcpU' a
! ton Of his father. He. himself. how
ever did not Away. adhcrG strictly to
the truth ami would tell lie for CON
| YenienCe. Twice he is said to have
sent word to an unwc'COme guest that
he was i'll when he wished to avoid
IAN unpleasant interview.
- In the sacred books Of the Hindus
! truth is highly celebrated. If vcrac-
ity and a thousand horse sacrifices be
| weighed against each other. truth is
| higher" says the Veda. According to
| its teachings, falSehoOd may be SpO-
ken only to save the life of Brah-
man. However, the great mass of
Hindus apparently have no action of
truth or falsehOod and their motto
seems to he to speak what is pleas
ing, whether Or not it be truthful. A
lie is not held by them to be disrcp-
utable especially if it is not found out
and they think that a man is a fool
VINO would believe another on real
| ly important matter without an oath.
As in several religious systems Of
the east, the IIindus seek beyond the
spreading OF truth, the search for
! knowledge. Ignorance is considered
! a very great evil. and the most i'm
pOrtant aim of life is to give and re-
ceivc instruction. Among these peO-
pie a man is veneratCd for his knOwi-
edge of the Vcda rather than for his
age.
Buddha enjOins hiss followers never
to tell a conscious liakfOr any reason.
but a lie to the Buddhist is quite a
complicated affair, consisting Of four
steps; the utterance of the untruth.
the knowledge of the UntrUth, the
endeavor to prevent the learning OF
the truth and tn" discovery of the I'M
u VII ~ ne ltlSUu ultSStu.
A lie is rcHrODated by Mohammed
with a few exceptions, but an Untruth
IS cXcusable in order to reconcile pep
pie at variance to persuade ones wife
or to obtain advantage in war against
enemies of the faith. knowledge of
the truth is considered very import
ant in Islam, for it is the light by
which men find their WGy to heaven.
Patriotism may be considered as /
moral duty 20 cur cOuntrymen as I
whole. Even where people show little
of what We call love OF country"
they DO show more r~less prejudice
in favor of their own race.
The ancestor worship Of tho Chi
nese can hardly be called true pa
triotism. IN Brahmanism the patriot
iC duty is narrowed down to caste,
and in Islam the only public spirit is
the commnn hatred of Christians.
Duties which Concern a Mans Own
Welfare.
The first of these duties Is mans
responsibility concerning his own life.
The ideas in regard to suicide are in
flu~nc"d largely by beliefs about life
after death.
Among C0nfUCianistS suicide is very
common among all agcS. and is usual
ly applauded. Widows who end their
lives at the funerals of their hus-
bands arc TO be rewarded and h"
women vino di" for the sake Of their
chastity are entitled to honorary
gates and q place among the objects
of WOrShip