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The Maha-Bodhi and the United Buddhist World November 1922

1922

Go ye O Bhikkhus and wander forth for the gain of the many for the welfare di the many in compassion for the world for the good for the gain for the welfare of gods and men. [...] ? Are these professions a mockery ? And if a mockery can ours be the true path ? Shall we devote ourselves to teaching a few Europeans * fed on the fat of the land—many of them loaded with the gifts of 'blind' fortune—the rationale of bell ringing cup-growing of the spiritual telephone and astral body formation and leave the teeming millions of the ignorant of the poor and despised the lowl [...] That we the devoted followers of that spirit icarnate of absolute self-sacrifice of philanthropy of divine kindness as of all the highest virtues attainable on this earth of sorrow the man of men Gautama Buddha should ever allow the Theosophical Society to represent the embodiment of selfishness the refuge of the few with no thought in them for the many is a strange idea my brothers. [...] 2. Regarding the meaning of the terms Brahmchariya and Brahmacari and the question as to the end of the Brahmacariya the Buddhas own words contained in the 8th 9th and 10th Sutta of Viheira vagga in Mahavagasamyutta Pali Text (pages 11 & 12 of the book published by the Hanthawaddy Press Burma in (1908) fully explain them. [...] Brahma went before Him chanting the Vedas Vishnu scared away the evil spectators Siva sprinkled fried rice Indra stood behind holding the jewelled umbrella above Him the god of fire held the fragrant incensstick the god of death or Yamaraja arrayed the people in order and drove away the wicked people the Lord of Demons scared away the Maras Varuna the regent of the west sprinkled pe
philosophy religion
Pages
49
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120309
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
401-401 unknown view
The Proposed Vihara at the Deer Park Benares
401-402 unknown view
Bodhidharma or the Wisdom-Religion
402-409 unknown view
“The Esoteric Doctrine in Buddhism”
409-414 unknown view
The Itinerary of the Pilgrim Ki-Ye
414-420 unknown view
The Ways of Christian Missionaries
420-424 S. Haldar view
Startling Facts & Figures of the Rum Traffic
424-428 Wm. Leishman view
Buddhistic Antiquities
429-431 Narain view
Presentation of a Buddha Image From Nepal
431-436 unknown view
Mrs. Foster’s Day Celebrations
436-437 unknown view
Mary Foster Building
437-438 unknown view
Financial
439-440 unknown view

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