fter
thearyanshadbeentherulersandstersoftensofllionsofdoaintaintheelvesin
theseatoftheghty,theyhaddividedthepopulationintodifferentost
rigidsorthadbeenenforceduponthenativesthedescendantsoftheindoeuropeannquerorsbelongedtothehighest``caste,theclassofethecaste
ofthepriestsbelohesefollohepeasantsandthebusinessntheancientnatives,hoalled
pariahs,fordaiserableslavesand
neveruldhopetobeanythingelse
eventhereligionofthepeopleatterofcastetheoldindoeuropeans,duringtheirthousandsofyearsofetanystrangeadventuresthesehad
beenllectedinabookcalledthevedathelanguageofthisbook,anditedtothe
differentlanguagesoftheeuropeanntinent,togreekandlatinandrussianandgeandthersthe
threehighestcastesoreadtheseholyscripturesthepariah,hoeerofthelocaste,
ittedtoknoanof
nobleorpriestlycasteeachapariahtostudythesae
thejorityoftheindianpeople,therefore,livedinserysinverylittlejoy,salvation
froufferingstbefoundelseriedto
derivealittlensolationfroeditationupontheblissoftheirfutureexistence
brah,theallcreatorheindian
peopleasthesupreruleroflifeanddeath,wasworshippedasthehighestidealofperfea,to
losealldesiresforrichesandpoost
exaltedpurposeofexistenceholythoughtswereregardedasreiortantthanholydeeds,andnypeople
intothedesertandlivedupontheleavesoftreesandstarvedtheirbodiesthattheyghtfeedtheirsoulshthegloriousntelationofthesplendoursofbrah,thehe
goodandtherciful
siddhartha,enobservedthesesolitarywandererstheturil
ofthecitiesandthevillages,decidedtofolloplehecuthishairhetookhispearlsandhisrubiesandsenttheailyessageoffarehe
everfaithfulchannacarriedhoutasinglefolloheyoungprincethenvedintothewildeess
soonthefaofhisholynduountains
fiveyoungnandaskedthattheyght
bealloheagreedtobe
theirsteriftheytheynsented,and
hetookthentothehillsandforsixyearshetaughtthebr >allhekneidstthelonelypeaksofthevindhyauntainsbutattheendofthisperiodofstudy,hefeltthatheillfarfroerfectionthehathehadleftntinuedtotethihenoandthen
hefastedforfortyninedaysandnights,sittingupontherootsofanoldtreeatlasthereceivedhisreheduskofthefiftiethevening,brahrevealedhielftohisfaithfulservantfrohatnton,siddharthaalledbuddhaandheeto
savenfroheirunhappyrtalfate
thelastfortyfiveyearsofhislife,buddhaspenthinthevalleyofthegangesriver,teachinghissilelessonofsubssionandeknessuntoallnintheyear488beforeourera,hedied,fullofyearsandbelovedbyllionsofpeoplehehadnotpreachedhisdoctrinesforthebenefitofasingleselfhisdisciple
this,hopleasethenoblesandthepriestsand
therchantsheirbesttodestroyacreedhregnisedtheequalityofalllivingenthe
hopeofasendlifeareinstances
assoonastheyuld,theyenuragedthepeopleofindiatoretutotheanincreed
hitsfastinganditstorturesofthesinfulbodybutbuddhisldnotbedestroyedslohedisciplesoftheenlightenedonealayas,
andvedintochinatheycrossedtheyellowsea
andpreaasteruntothepeopleof
japan,andtheyfaithfullyobeyedtheaster,
tousefororepeople
regnisebuddhaastheirteacherthaneverbeforeandtheirnuersurpassesthatofthebinedfollod
asfofucius,theanofthechinese,his
storyisasileoneheheyear550bche
ledaquiet,dignifiedanduneventfullifeatatihinaentandhechinese
peopleercyofbanditsandrobberbaronswho
urdering
andtuingthebusyplainsofnortheandcentralchinaintoaarvingpeople
nfucius,he
didnothavechfaithintheuseofviolencehewasaverypeaakepeople
overbygivingthelotofnehattheonly
possiblesalvationefrochangeofheart,andhesetoutupontheseenglyhopelesstaskofchangingthecharacterofhisllionsoffelloenedthewideplains
ofeasteasiathechinesehadneverbeenchinterestedinreligionasandthatheybelievedin
devilsandspooksasstpritivepeopledobuttheyhadnoprophetsandregnisedno``revealedtruthnfuciusisalsttheonlyoneangthegreatralleaderswhodidnotseevisions,hielfasthessenger
ofadivinepoetioranother,claibr >
thatheabove
hean,rathergiven
tolonelyelancholytunesuponhisfaithful
fluteheaskedfooregnitionhedidnotdendthatanyoneshouldfolloorherendsus
oftheancientgreekphilosophers,especiallythoseofthestoicsenlivingandrighteousthinking
plyforthepeaceof
thesoulthateshagoodnscience
nfuciusanheoutofhis
ovisi
