Gods and devils of mankind : the whole dark picture strikingly contrasted with the beauty and purity of revealed religion / by Frank S. Dobbins ; assisted by Hon. S. Wells Williams (1897)
Dobbins, Frank S. (Frank Stockton), 1855-1916 · [S.l.] · leaf 510
disciples; she was the first of theBuddhist nuns. Gautama died at the age of eightyyears. His body was burned with much pomp, and hisdisciples contended for the unburned bones. They wen;divided in eight parts, and temple-mounds, called topes,were built over each. BUDDHA, THE LIGHT Of ASIA. 509 THE… … IDOL OI BUDDHA. HIS IDOLS ARK USUALLY OF THIS SHAPE, PROPORTIONAND POSITION, THOUGH INFINITELY VARIED IN SIZE AND QUALITY. It is wise for us to recognize both good and evil, and tohold fast to that which is good. We do not think thatit is placing Buddha on too high a ground when we say 5io…
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