The history of the devil and the idea of evil; from the earliest times to the present day (1899)
Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 · Chicago : Open Court Pub. Co.; London, K. Paul, Trench, Trubner · leaf 155
. In this interpretation, the Buddhist devils ceaseto be torturers and become instruments of education whocontribute their share to the general system of workingout the final salvation of man. Christian salvation consists in an atonement of sinthrough the bloody sacrifice of a sinless redeemer;… … Buddha Extending His Help to a Sufferer in Hell.The goodwill that a poor wretch had shown in his former life to a spider,,his only good deed, serves him in hell as a means of escape. (Reproduced from acolored Japanese illustration in Aarma ) is the teacher who by example and instruction shows…
Devil · Demonology · Good and evil
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