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 616
DDHISM or CHINA. 6r$ This journey furnishes an illustration of the intelligentearnestness of the Chinese Buddhists of this period.From the years 420 A. D. to 451, the Buddhists sufferedopposition on the part of the ruling Tartar family of theWei dynasty. In the year 526 A. D., the famous… … A CHINESE MANDARIN. scribing sacred books, and admitting new monks to takethe vows. How much merit may I be supposed to haveaccumulated? The reply was : None. The emperor:And why no merit? The patriarch: All this is butthe insignificant effect of an imperfect cause not completein itself. It is the…
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