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asthehighestidealofperfea;to
losealldesiresforrichesandpoost
exaltedpurposeofexistenceholythoughtswereregarded
asreiortantthanholydeeds;andnypeople
intothedesertandlivedupontheleavesoftreesandstarved
theirbodiesthattheyghtfeedtheirsoulshtheglorious
ntelationofthesplendoursofbrah;thehe
goodandtherciful
siddhartha;enobservedthesesolitarywanderers
theturil
ofthecitiesandthevillages;decidedtofollople
hecuthishairhetookhispearlsandhisrubiesandsent
theailyessageoffarehe
everfaithfulchannacarriedhoutasinglefollohe
youngprincethenvedintothewildeess
soonthefaofhisholynduountains
fiveyoungnandaskedthattheyght
bealloheagreedtobe
theirsteriftheytheynsented;and
hetookthentothehillsandforsixyearshetaughtthebr 》
allhekneidstthelonelypeaksofthevindhyauntains
butattheendofthisperiodofstudy;hefeltthatheill
farfroerfectionthehathehadleftntinuedto
tethihenoandthen
hefastedforfortyninedaysandnights;sittingupontheroots
ofanoldtreeatlasthereceivedhisreheduskof
thefiftiethevening;brahrevealedhielftohisfaithful
servantfrohatnton;siddharthaalledbuddha
andheeto
savenfroheirunhappyrtalfate
thelastfortyfiveyearsofhislife;buddhaspenthin
thevalleyofthegangesriver;teachinghissilelessonof
subssionandeknessuntoallnintheyear488before
ourera;hedied;fullofyearsandbelovedbyllionsofpeople
hehadnotpreachedhisdoctrinesforthebenefitofasingle
selfhisdisciple
this;hopleasethenoblesandthepriestsand
therchantsheirbesttodestroyacreedhregnised
theequalityofalllivingenthe
hopeofasendlifeareinstances
assoonastheyuld;theyenuragedthepeopleof
indiatoretutotheanincreed
hitsfastinganditstorturesofthesinfulbodybut
buddhisldnotbedestroyedslohedisciplesofthe
enlightenedonealayas;
andvedintochinatheycrossedtheyellowsea
andpreaasteruntothepeopleof
japan;andtheyfaithfullyobeyedtheaster;
tousefororepeople
regnisebuddhaastheirteacherthaneverbeforeandtheir
nuersurpassesthatofthebinedfollod
asfofucius;theanofthechinese;his
storyisasileoneheheyear550bche
ledaquiet;dignifiedanduneventfullifeatatihina
entandhechinese
peopleercyofbanditsandrobberbaronswho
urdering
andtuingthebusyplainsofnortheandcentralchinainto
aarvingpeople
nfucius;he
didnothavechfaithintheuseofviolencehewasavery
peaakepeople
overbygivingthelotofnehattheonly
possiblesalvationefrochangeofheart;andhe
setoutupontheseenglyhopelesstaskofchangingthecharacter
ofhisllionsoffelloenedthewideplains
ofeasteasiathechinesehadneverbeenchinterested
inreligionasandthatheybelievedin
devilsandspooksasstpritivepeopledobuttheyhad
noprophetsandregnisedno‘‘revealedtruthnfucius
isalsttheonlyoneangthegreatralleaderswhodid
notseevisions;hielfasthessenger
ofadivinepoetioranother;claibr 》
thatheabove
hean;rathergiven
tolonelyelancholytunesuponhisfaithful
fluteheaskedfooregnitionhedidnotdendthat
anyoneshouldfolloorherendsus
oftheancientgreekphilosophers;especiallythoseofthestoic
senlivingandrighteousthinking
plyforthepeaceof
thesoulthateshagoodnscience
nfuciusanheoutofhis
ovisi
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tlaotse;theothergreatchineseleaderandthe
founderofaphilosophi;hwas
relyanearlychineseversionofthegoldenrule
nfuciusborenohatredtoanyonehetaughtthevirtue
ofsupreselfpossessionapersonofrealh;acrding
totheteachingofnfucius;didnotalloselftobe
ruffledbyangerandsufferedh
theresignationofthosesagesandthateverything
eantforthebest
atfirsthehadonlyafeber
increasedbeforehisdeath;intheyear478bc;severalofthe
kingsandtheprinselveshisdisciples
;thephilosophyof
nfuentalkeup
ofstchinanithasntinuedtoinfluencetheirlives
eversinostreligions
ilityand
eknessandabsencefroitions;butfifteen
centuriesaftergolgotha;theheadofthechristianchurchwas
spendingllionsupontheerectionofabuildingthatbore
littlerelationtothelonelystableofbethlehe
laotsetaughtthegoldenrule;andinlessthanthree
asseshaddehintoarealand
veryandntsunder
arubbishheapofsuperstitionadethelivesoftheaverage
chineseonelongseriesoffrightsandfearsandhorrors
nfuciushadshoudentsthebeautiesofhonouring
theirfatherandtheirthertheysoonbegantobere
interestedintheryoftheirdepartedparentsthaninthe
happinessoftheirchildrenandtheirgrandchildrendeliberately
theytuedtheirbacksuponthefutureandtriedto
peerintothevastdarknessofthepastthehe
aneapositivereligioussysteratherthan
disturbaceterysituateduponthesunnyandfertilesideof
auntain;theytheirriceanduponthe
barrenrocksoftheotherslopehinguldpossibly
groiothedesecration
oftheancestralgrave
atthesatithee
losttheirholdupontheincreasingllionsofeasteasia
nfuciani**sprofoundsayingsandshreions;
addedatouonsensephilosophytothesoulof
everychinanandinfluencedhisentirelife;herhewas
asilelaundryninasteangbasentortherulerofvast
provincesbehindthehighludedpalace
inthesixteenthcenturytheenthusiasticbutratheruncivilised
christiansoftheefacetofaceh
theoldercreedsoftheeasttheearlyspaniardsandportuguese
lookeduponthepeaplated
thevenerablepicturesofnfuciusanddidnotin
theleastknoakeofthosehyprophetsh
theirfarailetheycatotheeasynclusionthat
thesestrangedivinitiesplaindevilsed
sothingidolatrousandhereticalanddidnotdeservethe
respectofthetruesonsofthechurchhespirit
ofbuddhaofuciusseedtointerferehthetradein
spicesandsilks;theeuropeansattackedthe‘‘evilinfluence
hadcertainvery
definitedisadvantagesithasleftusanunpleasantheritage
ofilliseslittlegoodfortheiediatefuture
therefortion
theprogressofthehunraceisbest
p