Tibet, Tartary and Mongolia: Their Social and Political Condition, and the Religion of Boodh, as There Existing, Teil 23

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W. H. Allen, 1852 - 178 Seiten
 

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Seite 175 - Men of the lowest order of mind must believe that there is a God ; and that there is a future life, in which they will receive the reward or punishment of their actions and conduct in this life. ' Men of the middle degree of...
Seite 170 - ... and the fall of man. The Boodhists of the west, accepting Christianity on its first announcement, at once introduced the rites and observances which for centuries had already existed in India. From that country Christianity derived its monastic institutions, its forms of ritual and of Church-service, its councils or convocations to settle schisms on points of faith, its APPEN.
Seite 170 - Mosaic account of the creation, and of original sin and the fall of man. The Boodhists of the west, accepting Christianity on its first announcement, at once introduced the rites and observances which for centuries had already existed in India. From that country Christianity derived its monastic institutions, its forms of ritual and of Church-service, its councils or convocations to settle schisms on points of faith, its APPEN.
Seite 13 - Sa, to those of his own Romish faith. He noticed, first, that the dress of the lamas corresponded with that handed down to us in ancient paintings as the dress of the Apostles.
Seite 22 - There is therefore no need of deputing any one thither from this empire : besides, by the grace and favour of God, his majesty, possessing the sovereignty of the whole kingdom of China, and other parts, does not enter the city of any one without cause. If it so happen that his victorious forces take the field, in such case, after punishing the refractory, he in his royal clemency restores the transgressor to his throne. We have not thought it our duty to represent the point to the court of China,...
Seite 168 - The discipline he established, and the life of silence and meditation he enjoined, with the degrees of initiation introduced, which was a kind of successive ordination, correspond exactly with the precepts of the Pitakattayan, and the practices reported in the Atthakatha. The Pythagorean institutions also are described as very monastic in their character, resembling thus closely in that respect also, the Viharas of the Boodhists of India. The doctrines of Pythagoras were widely spread over Greece,...
Seite 13 - Second, that the discipline of the monasteries and of the different orders of lamas or priests bore the same resemblance to that of the Romish Church.
Seite 14 - Eomish hierarchy. These early missionaries further were led to conclude from what they saw and heard that the ancient books of the lamas contained traces of the Christian religion, which must, they thought, have been preached in Thibet in the time of the Apostles.
Seite 21 - The letter concludes with these words : "You mention, that you have stationed a vukil in Nipa'l, this is a matter of no consequence, but as the ra'ja' from his youth and inexperience, and from the novelty of the circumstance, has imbibed suspicions, if you would, out of kindness towards us, and in consideration of the ties of friendship, withdraw your vakil, it would be better; and we should feel inexpressibly grateful to you.

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