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Fortunately this problem does not exist for us in the United States. I have
introduced the subject merely to show how the essentials of religion may, and
sometimes do, become lost in the organization of religion. Present-day Buddhism
is, ...
Fortunately this problem does not exist for us in the United States. I have
introduced the subject merely to show how the essentials of religion may, and
sometimes do, become lost in the organization of religion. Present-day Buddhism
is, ...
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He was strongly opposed to Buddhism and Taoism. I remember seeing on the
door of my uncle's house (which was my first school) a sun-bleached sign
bearing the words "No alms for Buddhist Monks or Taoist Priests," which, I
learned ...
He was strongly opposed to Buddhism and Taoism. I remember seeing on the
door of my uncle's house (which was my first school) a sun-bleached sign
bearing the words "No alms for Buddhist Monks or Taoist Priests," which, I
learned ...
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... of spiritual comradeship, the inner peace arising out of traditional forms of
worship, the inspiration of noble motive — all of which I recognize as embodied
in the discipline of the great religions of the world, such as Christianity and
Buddhism.
... of spiritual comradeship, the inner peace arising out of traditional forms of
worship, the inspiration of noble motive — all of which I recognize as embodied
in the discipline of the great religions of the world, such as Christianity and
Buddhism.
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