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II . I ts I n fl u e n ce u
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III . An I m p e ri a l Vi s i o n 32

IV . Fe rti l izi n g I n fl u e n ce o f t he N e w R a ce 48

V . Th e Pil g ri m a ge E r a 61

VI . Th e L a n d of M o rn i n g R a dia n ce , 72

VII . Th e C o m i n g of th e M a h éi y éi n a t o Ja p a n 88

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IX . An I m pe r i a l A p o stl e and a N o t a bl e 1 21

X . Th e E x ce l l e n t R u l e s of A n tiq u ity 135

XI . Tw o Wo n d e r fu l C e n tu ri e s 1 50

X II . I bi d 1 74

XIII . K ob o Da i s h i 1 93

XIV . All e g o ri c a l Te a c h i n g 21 2

XV . All e go ri c a l Te a c h i n g ( c o n ti n u e d ) 23 2

XVI . Th e U n s ee n F ri e n d 2 66

XVII . Th e Gr e a t P h ysi c i a n 2 88

X VI I I Th e . E m e r a ld B u dd h a 3 08

XIX . Th e m o u n t o f P u rifi c a ti o n 333

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i n Sy ri a w o u ld be c a rr i e d e v e ryw h e re a n d sti r u p a m i gh ty
i m p u ls e a m o n g t h e p e o p le s .

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i n c o r p o r a ti o n i n t o I s r a el .

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w h i c h tau gh t t h a t Go d c r ea te d fi r st t h e s p i rit u a l w o rld

o f Id e a s w h i c h w er e n o t m e r e l y t h e a r c h e ty p e s o f al l

fu t u r e c r e a ti o n s b u t a t t h e sa m e ti m e
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w h i c h fo r m e d t h e l a tt e r .

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,

God like a t r a i n o f s e r vit o r s H e w o r ks i n di r ec tly i n t h e

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w o r ld .

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God a n d t h e w o r ld is a cc o r di n g t o P h il o t h e Logos o r
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fi n ite be in gs . It is t h e p r o t o ty pe o f t h e U n iv e r se t h e ,

d el ega t e o f God w h o se be h e st s i t c om m u n i ca t e s t o t h e
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t h e Logos , a n d t h u s a ss u m e d a n a s pec t a t o n ce p h il o

s o p h i ca l a n d m ysti ca l m o re p o w e rfu l t h a n a n y o f its

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t h r o u gh t h e c h a r m w h i c h t h e H e ll e n i s ti c J e ws fo u n d i n
t h e Bibli c a l t r a n sl a ti o n s T h u s J u d a i s m beca m e i n tr o
.

d u ce d i n t o t h e W o r ld s lit e r a t u re a n d its d oc t r i n e s p o p u
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l a ri ze d a vi n t h e w a f or t h e l a te r N eo ju dais m -
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t h e C o n s e cr a t e d O n e ; a n d by its fr e s h i n t e r p re t a ti o n o f

t h e Myst e ri e s o f Gre e ce a d a p t e d t h e m t o t h e Li fegivi ng

s a cr a m e n ts o f t h e C h risti a n C h u r ch .

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as a t Je r u s ale m ) C o rn tr a d e be tw ee n Al e x a n d ri a an d
, t he -

R o m e w a s i n t h e h a n ds o f Je wish m e rch a n ts an d sa il o r s
on t o t h e p e ri o d w h i ch w e a r e n o w c o n sid er i n g V i z ; ,

A D 4 0 49 ; a n d Al e x a n d ria t h e m e rca n til e c a p it a l o f

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t h e R o m a n E m p i re w a s a ls o t h e c a p it a l o f t h e J e ws o f
,

Grec i an s p e e c h t h e n k n o w n a s ,
H ell e n i s ts .

At Al e x a n d ri a t h e m o st r e ma rk a bl e fu si o n o f Gree k ,

J e w is h a n d O ri en t a l t h o u gh t t o o k p l a c e ; a n d t h e re a ls o
,

w a s form e d a t h e o l og i c a l l a ng u age r i ch i n t h e p h r a se s
o f di ffe r e n t s ch o o ls a n d s u it e d t o c o n v e y C h risti a n id e a s

t o t h e w h o l e w o r ld .

T h e r e a gr ea t C a tec h e tica l sc h o o l w a s e v e n t u a lly

fo u n d e d by St M a rk i n t h e fi rst cen t u r y a n d pr e s id e d
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o v er by s u c h m e n a s Pa n t a e n u s C l e m e n t a n d O ri ge n , ,

i n t h e s e c o n d a n d t h i r d c e n t u ri e s — m e n w h o w e r e st e e p e d
i n a ll t h e h i gh e st p h il o s o p h i c t h o u gh t o f t h e i r ti m e .

T h i s fa m o u s S ch o o l e x er ci s e d a n al m o st i m mea s u r a ble
i nfl u e n ce o v er t h e fu t u re o f C h ristia n ity .

T h er e w a s a n e v en va ste r n u m be r o f J e w s t h a n t h e
m illi o n w h o dw e lt i n E gy p t a n d a l o n g t h e Nile V a ll e y ,

d o wn t o t h e b o r d e r s o f Et h i o p i a a n d a p a r t fr o m t h o s e ,

w h o t h r o n ge d e v e r y c h i e f c ity i n Gr ee ce a n d It a ly a n d
se ttl e d i n t h e gr e a t c a p it a ls o f Al e x a n d ri a A n ti o ch R o m e , , ,

a n d i n al l t h e M e di te rr a n e a n ts — a v a st p o p u l a ti o n
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w h o ( be i n g d e s c en d e d fr o m t h e Ba byl o n i a n Exil e s ) liv e d

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B u dd h is m a ls o .

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m e a s u r a bl e Li fe a nd I n fi n it e L v 0 e — t h u s wi nn i n g t h e
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n a rr o w c i r cl e o f t h e H i n zi y fi n a a n d t r a n sfo r m i n g it i n t o
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t h e c o m m u n i o n o f a U n iv e r s a l C h u r c h .

Th e c h a i ty a s o r B u dd h ist p l a c e s o f w o r s h i p s a ys
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c h u r c h e s n o t o n ly i n fo r m b u t i n u s e Th e ty pi c a l ch a i ty a .

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c o n si sts o f a N a v e a n d sid e a isl e s t e rm i n a ti n g i n a n a p s e -
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Is it a m e re c o i n cid e n ce t h a t i n t h e We s t v e r y e a rly ,

i n t h e T h i r d ce n t u r y C l e m en t o f Al e x a n d ri a m e n ti o n s ,

t h a t a S hi p i n fu ll s a il fo r H e a v en flyi n g be fo r e t h e
wi n d ,

TH E H E AV E N B O UND SHIP -

It mu t n t b f g tten th at th e Babyl on i an Noah Xi s u th ros was

“
it s o e or o , ,

wa ne d by K n o o f th e co m i n g Flo o d and bidd e n to bu ild a h uge S hi p

r ro s ,

i n wh i ch b e with h is fam ily an d f i en d s m i gh t be s ave d ( B e ro u s r . s ,

c ite d i n D r D ive s Gen s i p

’
. r r e s .

T Th e Boat of th e S un was k n wn i n th e a l i t dawn of E gyp ti an o e r es

” —
h i to y ; and i s me nti ne d i n th e
s r Boo k o f th e De ad owh i ch d e s c ibe s ,
r

i t l s t e G e ate s t of My te i e s — th e Boo k f th e M a te r f th e Hidde n

s e f a “ h r s r , o s o

Pl ace i s i ts name th e Se cret b ok of T th —ch 1 63 D Bi ch s

-
”
o ru . r. r
’

tran s l ati on ) It w u ld se e m as i f in th e Fi t Ce ntu i e s f ur E a th e

. o rs r o o r

an c i ent p i m i t i ve Tru th an d R eve l ati o n o f th e God Wa

y was rev i ve d i n
r -

b oth E ast an d W s t e
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 7

wa s a fa vo u r ite sy m b o l o f t h e C h rist i an s fo r t h e ir Si gn e t
r i n gs a n d t ha t i n t h e Ap ost o l i c C o n s t i t u ti o n s d r a wn
, ( ,

up p ri o r t o t h e C o u n ci l o f Ni ce i n t h e Bis h o p ,

be i n g o n e t h a t i s C o mm a n d e r o f a gre a t S h i p a n d ,

”
St ee r s m a n is bidd e n t o s e e t h a t t h e C h u rch be bu ilt
, .

o bl o n g w i th it s h e a d t o t h e E a st s o w ill it be like ,

”
a S ip h ?

Th e D e a c o n s re s e m bl e d t h e m a ri n e r s o f t h e s h i p ;
e w a s m a n a ge r o f t h e F o r e s h i p ) a n d a s
( o n s u ch th e y
-
,

w ere t o be cl a d i n s h o rt cl o se gi rt ga rm e n ts ,
“

-
, .

T h is Sh i p s h a p e o f c h u r ch p r e v a il e d l o n g a fter t h e
-

c ru cifo r m w as a d o p te d Th e c h u r ch i n t h e C a t a c o m b
.

o f St .A gnes a t R o m e w a s s h a pe d like t h e b o a ts o n t h e
Tibe r i n wh i c h r iv er t h e C h risti an s w e re b a p tize d
, .

A ti n y C h r isti a n c h u rc h w h o s e fo u n d a ti o n s w e re ,

u n e a r t h e d a fe w y ea r s a go i n E ngl a n d o n t h e site o f
t h e o l d R o m a n c ity o f Sil c h e st e r w a s a ls o s h a p e d lik e ,

a ga ll e y like t h e l a te r 1 1 th c e n t u r y c h u rc h o f St K n u d
, .

a t O de n s e e i n De n m a rk T h is is t h e m o st u s u a l fo rm
.

o f c h u r c h b u ildi n g i n R u ssi a t o da y
- - *
.

Gi o tt o s fa m o u s m o s a i c a t St P e te r s R o m e
’
the
’
.
, ,

N avi ce ll a r e p r e sen ts t hi s Gre a t S h i p st o rm t o sse d a n d

,
"
,
-

a ss a il e d by d e m o n s .

Th e c o n te m p o ra r y Asi a ti c m o ve men t ( h e re a ft e r
.

k n o wn i n C h i n e se B u d dh ist b o o ks a s t h e “
di ffe re nt ”

” “
r e ligi o n b u t u s u a lly a s
, M ah ay an a th e Gre a t De ,

” “
v el o p m e n t or Mysti ca l sc h o o l o f t h e Gre a t
,

ori gi n a t e d i n t h e I n d u s v a lle y a n d i s co n n ec te d with -

P a t al a t h e s ou t h e rn c a pi ta l o f t h e I n d o S c yt h i c ki n gs
,
-
,

n ea r t h e m ou t h o f t h e gre a t r iv e r I n d u s a n d wit h ,

Gal a n dfir a ( K a n d a h a r Pe s h a w ar ) t h e ir n o rt h e r n c a p it a l
, , ,

D i v ine L itu rgy qf Gret n a R us s ia n Cfiu r c/z pu b - . 1 90 9 .

1 M ax M ttl l er C/zzps Vol V p 2 3 3

'
'
. . . . . .
8 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

wh ich li s
e its
n ea r c o nfl u e n ce
wit h t h e K a b u l rive r i n ,

t h e a n ci e n t p ro vi n ce o f Ga n d ar a—n o w K a sh m i r .

T h e se kin gs fr o m B a c t ri a al th o u gh sca rcely n a m e d ,

i n h ist o r y ru l e d o v e r N W I n di a fo r fo u r o r fi v e ce n J
, . .
-

t u ri e s a fte r 2 0 0 B C a n d t h ei r c o i n s still f o u n d i n gre a t

. .
,

n u m be r s n e a r t h e I n d u s o v t h a t d u i n t h e se c n t u i s
p r e r , g e r e

t h e re w a s a c o n ti n u o u s c iviliza ti o n i n th a t r egi o n i n
w h ich B u dd h is m after t h e sec o n d cen tu r y A D bec a m e
, .

t h e r u li n g s pi rit u a l fo r c e .
*

Ab o u t A D 50 a gr ea t c o u n cil o f 5 0 0 B u dd h is t
.
,

m o n ks a s se m ble d i n t h e M o n a st er y o f Ga l a n déi r a u n d e r ,

‘
t h e p re sid e n c y o f Ki n g K a n i s hk a n a n d h i s d e v o t e d Hi n d u

fr i e n d a n d c o u n s e ll or A s v a gh o s a (J ap M e m y 6 ) a h o s
’
.
, ,

t a ge fr o m t h e Ki n g o f Be n a re s w h o be i ng h i m se lf c o n ,

v ert e d fr o m Br a h m a m s m t o t h e M a h éi yéi n a F a it h b ec a m e
its fi r st P a tri a r c h I n h i s ti m e S h ak a is s ai d t o h a v e
.
.

e a l s n o te )
re tu rn e d t o e a r th ( e ch S B ’
S e . 2 1 . . . .

A ft e r t h is C o u n ci l w i C o f t he
( a t h c h t h ,e a n on

M a h ay an a w a s s e ttl e d ) t h e sc ri p tu re s a p p r o v e d by it
,

w er e e n gr a v e d o n c o p pe r p la t e s a n d bu ri e d t o ge t h e r wit h .

’
s om e re li c s a n d N yorai s bo ne s ben e a t h a T hi rt een ,

u m b r e ll a T o w e r
-
4 00 ft ,
h i gh w h i ch Ki n g K a n i s hk a
.
,

e r ec t e d o v e r t h e m .

T h e se rel ic s a n d s ii tr a s w e re dis c o v er e d re ce n tly a n d

r e m o v e d t o B u r m a fo r sa fe cu s t o dy .

J o ye e re c te d a c o p y o f t h is T o w e r a t To n o mI ne I n ‘

J a p a n i n t h e 7 t h ce n t ur y .

As v a gos h a s n a m e si gn ifi e s
’ ’
N ei gh i ng H o rse whi ch ,

h a s l e d Dr T Ri ch a r d t o c o n n ec t hi m wit h t h e visi on
. .

Greek infl u en ce by P Gardner O ford Congress

on I nd ia n A r t .
”
. . x .

Th es e co in s fi st fou n d i n 1 849 n ow amou nt to th ous and s

,
r ,
.

1 Ki n g K an is h k a s e mp i re ext’
e nd e d wes t to K ab ul no rth to th e ,

Pam i s e as t to Be na es and south to th e mouth of th e Indus

r , r , .
 J oye s Tower
’
,

At Tanomin e, i n Y ama to .
 TH E LOTUS G OSPEL 9

of Man th e W h ite H o r se i n Re v 1 , 2 , wh o
‘

t he on . 6 .

w e n t fo r t h c oh q u eri n g a n d t o c o n quer ; a n d p o ssibly , ,

a c o n ne c ti on is tr ac e a bl e be t w een t h is fa ct a n d t he .

Hin d u Ex pec ta ti o n o f K a lki t h e C o mi ng D eliv erer r idi n g , ,

’
u po n a W h it e H or se As v a gh o s a di e d a b o u t A D . . .

( h y o f St J h s d t h E h s s ) d
’
1 00 t ,e ear o n e a a t p e u a n .
,

hi s p o st h u m o u s tit l e i s Abs o l u te
Th e d o c t ri n e o f a Tri nity is p e cu li a r t o t h e M a h ay éi n a ,

i e N o r t h ern Bu ddh i s m fi a n d
. . T 0 i n cr ea s e t h e brilli a n c y
”
o f t h e Tri r éi t n a t h e T h r ee P reci o u s T h i ngs , ( l i t e r a l l y ,

t h e p r ec i o u s ne ss o f B u dd h a t h e L a w an d the M o n ks , , ,

’
or S o ci e ty o f Pe rfec te di A s v a gh o s a wr o t e a
t r ea ti se w h i ch a l t h ou gh o n ly ab o u t t he si z e o f St M ar k s
, .
’

Go sp e l § r a n ks i n i n fl u e n ce a m
,
o n g th e Fiv e c h ie f S a c re d

B o o ks of t h e W o r ld .

It is e n titl e d TH E A W A K E NI N G O F F A ITH I N TH E
M A H AYANA D O C T R I NE ( S a n s cr it S r a d h o tp a d a s a s t r a ,

Eitel . H andbook to C/i i nese B u ddh ism .

p . 21 .

T ib id — pp 1 79 1 8 1 “ D u e to th e co mbi ne d
. in fl
,
e nce f th e . u o

Brah m an Tr imurti Brah ma V i s h nu and S iva an d o f th e later M ah ay an a

, , , ,

p h il oso h y wh i ch taugh t th e d oc t i ne o f Tr ik ay a th e Th e e f ld E mbo d i

p r ,
r o

me nt i S h aka th e h i to i c B dd h a and p er o n ifi ed BOd h i ; th e L aw

e .
, s r u s

taugh t th e re flecte d Bodh i ; th e bod y of Monk s o th e Ch u ch wh i ch

, ,
r r ,

e p es ent e d both th e above ik y

”
r r
( S e e in
f a ch 1 5; T a a 33 5 . r . r ,

Triratna fl flag fag , “ .

1 C f N oah , wh o .PVa /é ed wi t /
z God
”
Ge n 6 9 ; Ps 3 7 . . . . . 1 8, 1 9 .

P a f art ”
i s o ne o f th e K e y words i n th e E p i stl e to H e bre ws -
derived
fro m th e ld Mys te i e s ag 4 2 1 4
o l d -wo r r , t . .
,
.

Q Th e Ch ri ti an boo ks p d ce d i n th e age wh i ch i mme di ate ly s u c

s ro u

ceede d th at of th e fi t d is c i l e are fe w i n n mbe r and fo th e m os t p art

rs r
p s u , , ,

p oo r i n q uality D L i gh tfoot s E ngli sh ve s i on o f th e co lle te d wr itings ’

r. c
'

. r

o f th e A ost l i F t/ m does no t conta i n ( i n pr i nte r re cko n in g) more

’
p
'

o c a 1 s

th an words Th at i s to s ay i f we excl u de th e Can on i cal W iti ngs

.
,
r

of th e N e w Tes tamen t th e e tant re ma i ns o f Ch ri s ti an li te rature be fo re

, x

1 50 A D m igh t e as ily be pri nte d i n a s i n gl e vol u me of mo des t s i e

. .
”
z .

Sp tator
ec
”
( Oc t 21 m m ) . . .
10 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

e m n en
Da ij c) K is b in ) and is id by its i t tra n s
'

J ap .
-
ron , sa

“
l at o r Ti m o t h y Ri c h a r d t o be a n As i a ti c fo rm o f t he
,
Dr . ,

G o sp e l o f o u r L o r d a n d S a vi o u r J e s u s C h r i s t i n B u ddh i s ti c
n o m en c l a t u re a n a d a p t a ti o n o f C h risti a n ity t o a n c i e n t
,

t h o u gh t i n Asi a a n d t h e d e e pe st b o n d o f U n i o n be tw ee n
,

t h e E a st a n d We st viz ; t h e b o n d o f a C o m m o n Re li gi o n
,

—t h e E a s t h a vi n g e m p h a size d m o re o f t he i mm a ne nce o f
God a n d t h e We st His t r a n sce n d e n ce
, .

T h is b o o k t e a c h e s t h e T ri ple P e rs o n a lity a n d U nity

o f God a n d S a lv a ti o n by
, fa it h T h r o u gh i ts p e ru sa l .
,

i n 1 8 94 Dr Ri c h a rd m a d e t h e si gn ifi can t di sc o v e r y t h a t
, .

M a h ay an a B u dd h is m is i mbedded Chri s ti ani ty ”

.

As v a gh o s h a w r o t e m a n y b o o ks b u t o n ly h i s
’
.

“
Awake ni ng w a s i n t r o d u ce d i n t o J a p a n ? Th e t r u t h o f
M ah ay an a is t h o ro u gh ly e x p l a i n e d i n it s a ys th e Abb o t ,

K e ij u n a gre a t S h i ngo n sc h o l a r
,
.

”
Th is “
N e w Te a ch i n g w it h its c o n c e p ti o n o f a n ,

Et er n a l D ei ty a n d its ke y n o t e Immortali ty a lt h o u gh n o t -
,

D ean S tan l ey
ti ng th e fu ndame ntal contras t between L ati n
, co n tras

Ch i s ti an ity and th e Gree k s a id th at th e p e cu liar qu e s ti o ns wh i ch so

r ,

agi tate d th e E as te n m i n d at C n stanti n o p l e and A l exan d i a

r e l ate d to
o r r

God and we e th e o l ogi c al u nlik e th e Pe l agi an o L u th e an co n t o ers i es

r , r r r v

wh i ch re l ate d to man He a dd s “ Th e Wes te rn th eo l ogy i s e s s e nti ally

.
,

l ogi cal in form and b as e d on L aw; th e E aste n i s h etori cal i n form and r r ,

b ase d n P h il os p h y Th e L ati n d ivi ne s u ccee de d to th e Grec i an s oph i st

o o . .

Ou t o f th e l gi cal e l e me nts i n th e W es t h as g own u p al l th at i s mos t

o r

p e cu li ar i n th e s ch o l as ti c th eo l ogy o f th e Middl e A ges th e C alv i n i s ti c ,

th eol o gy f th e R e fo rmati o n
”
o
( E as i er C/ mr cfi
pp 2 3 1 26
.
) ): .
-

F o m mu ch p e so nal co nfere nce with Bu d dh i s ts i n J ap an e s pe c i ally

r r ,

wi th m onk s o f th e S h i n go n s h i n th e wri ter i s p e rs uad ed th at th e above

-
,

word s will f n i h a c l u e to th e ri gh t u nderstandi ng o f many ap pare nt d i f

ur s

fe e nce s as b etwee n We s te n Ch ri s ti an i ty and E astern M ah ayan i s m

r r Th e .

E as t i s s pe cu l ative and th e W e t p acti cal,

s r .

1 E n gli
'
h Tran s l at i o n by R ev T R i ch a d D D L itt D p u bli s h
s . . r ,
. .
,
.

e d by Ch i s ti an L ite ature So c i ety S h angh ai

r r 1 90 7 C nv ers i n by M e , . o o

l l l l / n p p 1 67 1 68 ibid
' '

z zo .
, . .
 C HAPTER II .

I N F L U EN CE OF TH E MA H AYAN A
'

BUDDHl S T ART .

A N e w Fai th an d a N e w Idea

O R w a s t h is t h e . on ly
di ca l ch a nge i n t h e N e o ra

B u dd h is m Th e ne w .
p h a s e w a s c h a r a c t eri se d by

a c h a ng e o f l a ngu ag e fr o m P ali i n w h i c h t h e H in a y a n a
, ,

c a n o n w a s w ri t t e n i n t o Sa n sc ri t fo r t h e v e h i c l e o f t h e
,

id e a s e x p r e sse d i n t h e M a h y an a
a

A ga i n N o t h i n g is s aid i n t h e B u dd h i st Pit ak a s
, ,

i ”
a b o u t i mage wors h i p
“
s a ys S i r M M o n i e r Will a m s
.
,
.

I n t h e e a r li e st A s o k a n a rt n o fi gu r e o f B u dd h a is
visibl e e v e n i n B u dd h isti c sc e ne s ; n ei th er w a s t h e re
,

p re vi o u sly a n y id e a o f a do ri n g h i s p e r s o n Bu t h e re .
,

i n t h e se K a s h m i r v a ll e ys w e a r e s u dd e n ly c o n fr o n t e d
,

by a n e w E p o c h a n d a n e w P h a s e o f B u dd h is m
.
,
.

Wit h t h e i n t r o d u c ti o n o f t h e M a h ay an a d o c t ri n e s
a t t h e K a n i s h k a c o u n c il o f a p e r s o n a l Go d a n d a p e r
,

s o n a l S o u l i m a ge s o f B u dd h a a s a Go d i n h u ma n
,

fo r m a p pe a re d i n t h e m o n a ste ri e s n e a r Ga n d ar a a lw a ys ,

a d o r n e d wit h a n i m b u s a n d i m m e n se ly t a ll r o be d i n
*
, ,

t h e n o n Hi n d u p a lli u m (Ja p
-
k e s a ) t h e r igh t s h o u ld e r .
,

ba r e d ( c f Isa i
, . 63 4
.
g o ld —
c o l o u r e d a n d w it h
, , ,

s h o r t cr is ply c u r l e d h ai r
,
-
.

B u dd/1 M R t l zgzbu: A rt p 78 A . . . Macd onne ll ibid p 81 P Ga d ner ;

. . r

Transacti ons Oxfo rd Co ngre s s 1 90 8 . Th e p re c i ous c i cl e o f h ai r ings

r
”
r .
 THE LOTUS GOSPE L 13

Th e se di stin gu i shi ng m a rks o f a Bu dd h a c h a r a c te r

i ze d a ls o t h e He a v en ly H e r ds m a n t h e Tamer o f be a sts ,

a n d m en , th e Gree k Or p h e u s a n d t h e o ld es t st a t u e s a n d
,

fre sc o e s i n t h e R o m an C a t a c o m bs o f t h e F a i r S h e p h e r d
) o f w h o m i n sc r i ti o n s s a
( cf
. M a rk R V . .
p y I a m ,

”
b u t One ; I a m a t o n c e t h e S he p h e r d a n d t h e La m b .

C h r ist i n t h e C a t a c o m bs like B u dd h a i n t he E a st , ,

i s i n v a ri a bly r o be d i n t h e p a lli u m .

Th e p a lli u m w a s a disti n c tly Gre ek d re ss Ph i l o s o .

p e r s e x p re sse d t h e si m pli city o f t h e i r liv e s by w e a r i n g

h
i t w it h o u t a t un i c h a vi n g t h e r i g h t s h o u ld e r b a re
,
.

C h rist i mme n se ly t a ll is s o re p re s en te d i n a fre s c o i n

, ,

t h e c a t a co m b o f St C a l l i s t u s ( 3 r d c e n t u r y ) c o n se c ra ti n g
.
, ,

t h e Fis h a n d B r e a d a s w e ll a s i n m a n y o th e r fr e sc oe s
"
.
,

S a n d als (Ja p wa raj i ) were w o r n wit h t h e p alli u m

.
-
,

b u t s h o e s wit h t h e R o m an t oga T e r t u ll i a n a dd re ssi n g

. ,

h i s C a r t h a gi n i a n fe ll o w ci t i ze n s u se s t h e s e w o r ds ,
R ej oi c e ,

O p a lli u m a n d be gl a d a be tt e r p h il os o ph y h a s t a ke n
, ,

t h e e in t o h e r se r vi ce si nce t h o u h a st be gu n t o c l o t h e t h e
C h ri sti a n s 1
Cl u ste ri n g c u r ls fur th e r c h a ra c teriz e b o t h t h e F a i r
S h e p h e r d a n d t h e L a m b fo u nd i n t he C al list a s ca t a c om b
( w h i c h is t h e o ld e st ty p e o f C a t a c o m b —S h e p h e r d t) ; a n d
t h e h u ge st o n e L am b fo u n d by Ge n er a l Go r d o n i n
t h e r u i n s o f a C h risti a n c h u rch a t S o b a } n e a r K h a r t u m ,

i n th e anci e n t Ki n gd o m o f M e r de .

Like t h a t o f C h rist i n W e st e rn a r t § he n cefo rt h , ,

Th e Fi s h i s an i ntegral p ar t of th e Pas ch al S u p pe r amon gs t th e

J ews to th is d ay .

1 Dean S pence E ar ly Cfl r zkti an ag/ and P aga n i sm p 1 88

‘
. .

1 S ee i ll us trat ions i n P r am
y id: a nd Pr ogress by J W a rd . .

é D e an S tan l ey p oi n ts ou t th at‘
“ h e me r e fact of h avi n
t gpai nt i ngs

at a l l i n th e ly ch ap l of th e Ch i ti an Catacombs was i n d i e ct con

e ar e s .
r s r

t rave n tio n o f the ge ne al co n d m n at i on o f any pai nt i ng of s acre d s u bje c ts

r e
14 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

th e fi gu re o f B u dd h a be c a m e t h e ce n t re o f sc u l p tu re d
g r o u
p s o f B o d h is a ttv a s i e p e r fe c t e d s a i n ts (p ,
1 1 J a p. .
, . . .

b o t o k es ) H ere i n K a s h i m i r w a s crea t e d t h a t
.

N E W T Y P E O F B UDD H A
‘

w h i c h e s se n ti a ll y Gre e k i n its o r i gi n b u t i n s p i re d by
, ,
*

a N e w F a it h a n d a N e w Id e a l s p re a d t o o t h e r p a r ts ,

o f I n di a a n d m a i n ly i n fl u e n c e d C h i n a a n d N o r t h e rn A s i a
,
.

T h r o u gh t h e I n di a n bb ak t i ( i e t h e w o r s h i p o f a . .

p e r s o n a l D e ity i n a s
p i r it o f l o vi n g d e v o ti o n a n d fa it h ) ,

it w a s t ra n s l a te d i n t o e v e r h i gh er a n d m o re d ee p ly
s p i ri t u a liz e d fo r m s o f Hi m w h o i s t h e B ri gh t n e ss o f
”
t h e F a t h e r s Gl o r y God s Id e a l M a n t h e M aj e sty o f
’ ’
, ,

God e n s h ri n e d in t h e Te m pl e of a h um a n b o dy ;
Am it ab h a t h e Al l Gl o ri o u s Ete r n a l On e m a n ife ste d i n
-
, ,

e n li h t e n i n w r i n t h e i n m o st d e t h s o f t h e h e a r t
g g p o e p .

P h il o o f Al e x a n d ri a t h e J u d e a n Pl a t o c o n ce iv e d
, ,

“
God t o be t h e a r c h e ty p a l B ri gh t n e ss a n d t h e Logos
-
,

a S u n like B ri gh t n e ss
-
w h o m h e c o m p a re d t o a S e al
, ,

o r Si gn e t ri n g -
t h e Word L o go s is t h e E i k o n o f God ;
, , ,

i e T r u e Like n e ss
. . St a m p a n d I m p re s s o f God s
,
’

S u bs ta n ce o r R eal ity ; H eb ,
—3 ; cf Jo h n . .

Th i s is t h e u n d e r l yi ng m e a n i n g o f Ta t h aga t a ,

‘—
J u l ai N y o r a i 1 t h e Tr u e Id e a l come— w h i ch is e x p re sse d
, ,
"

i n th e wr ters i of th e fi st
r t i
ce n u r e s It i s as i f th e popul ar s enti m ent h ad
.

n o t on ly ru n c u nte r t th e w o o r itten th e o logy b u t h ad be e n actu ally ,

i gno ant of it 01m m” l mitat i n s p 3 1 2

r
”
. i o . . .

Th e a t o f Gandara i s f ll o f th e i nfl u ence of Gre ece th at i s to

r u ,

s ay of l ate r H e lle n i s ti c Gre e ce P Ga dner

”
, ,
. . r .

1 ju K
] 5 J u l a i th e C h i n ese tran l ation o f Tath a ata o N yorai means
, s g
,
r ,

literally Th us come i e as we expe cte d H i m It i s exp lai ne d B i ng

. . .
,
r

i ng h u m an n atu re as it tru ly i s wi th p erfe ct k nowl e dge and h i gh i n

tel l i gen ce He co mes and man i fes ts Hi mse l f r J E dki ns
”
, ( D ) . . . .

C f H
. e w h o i s C o m i n g
”
M att J o h n “ I k no w th at
, .

M ess i ah wh o i s calle d Th e C h ri s t i s Comi ng “ J oh n

, , ,
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 5

i n the l ssa l B u dd h a i m a ge s t h a t r e a ch e d Si a m i n t h e
co o -

4 t h J a v a a n d J a p a n i n t h e 8 th ce n t u r y d a ti n g fr o m
, ,

t h e ti m e w h e n N agarj u n a r ec e ive d t h e Hidd en D o c t r i n e

i n a n I r o n T o we r ( T6 stu p a o r P a g o d a ) i n S o u t h e r n , , ,

I n di a i n wh o se d a y t h e M a h ay an a i s s a id t o h a v e
,
’

be e n B ri gh t a s t h e Risi n g o f t h e , ( c f Lu . .

j u st a s i n B rit a i n Gild a s t h e We ls h m o n k ,

h ist o ri a n o f t h e e a r ly 6 t h ce n t u ry r e c o r ds t h a t t h e Tru e ,

S u n fi r st c a st His r a ys ( i e T e a c h i n g o f His Divi n e . .

Law) u p o n o u r isl a n ds a ft er th e d e fe a t o f t h e Dr u ids

,

u n d e r Q u ee n B o a di c e a i n AD 6 1 ,
. .

Th e H o ly S o ng o f I n di a ( Gi ta ) s ays t ha t w h e n
K ris h n a t h e Ad o ra ble H ea v en b o rn O ne ga v e t o A rj u n a
, ,
-

a Divi n e e y e t h a t h e m igh t s ee His e t e rn a l Se lf His

,
"
,

u n ive r s a l F o r m — A rj u n a beh e ld a s p l e n di d Vi s i o n filli n g

a l l t h e s p a c e be tw ee n E a r t h a n d H e a v e n gl o wi ng a s ,

i n c o n ce iv a bl e Light i n e v e r y di rec ti on b ri gh t er t h a n t h e ,

—
S u n a n d Va st pa st i m a gi n i n g !
,
”

An d w h e n H ii e n Tsa n g t h e C h i n e s e p il gr i m (j ap -
, .

G e n zi d ) v i s it e d t h e gr e a t i m a ge o f Mil e F0 i n Udy a n a
,

“
in AD 63 4 h e s a id
. I h a v e c o m e s o fa r d e si ri n g
, ,

t o be i n st ru c t e d i n t h e n a s u t ra o f t h e Gre a t M a h a -

y a n a ; a n d t h e Y fi gafi w h a t is it b u t t h e R e v e l a ti o n o f
M ai tr ey a
O n h i s r e t u r n fr o m I n di a m a n y J a p a n e se
t r a v e ll e d t o C h i n a t o l ea r n fr o m H u e n t h e M a h ay an a

2 6, 2 9, R V . . A r t Th ou th e Comi ng On e 9 or
. mu s t we l ok
o fo r
M att
A no th er ? R V J oh n
”
42 . . .
-
.

“ Th e
Expe ctati on o f M e s s i ah was at th at p e ri o d no t co nfi ne d to th e
Je w s b u t
,
w as u n ive rs al i n a l l n ati o n s —w e wzd as A bb é H u c so o -
e,
"

c l ea ly s h e ws i n L e C/ zlrti m s me en C/ in e vol 1 ch 1 Par i s 1 857

'
!
r zr a z . . .
, , .

B N
. an
j i o
’
s S/zort H istor y f
o tae Twel ve j ap an es e B u dd/zzkt S eetr .

xxn .
p .

1
’
Yo
ga , compare th i s wi th th e E n g li sh word Y oke ,
”
sa sy S ir M .

M o n i e r W illi ams i n B u dd/1 23 m al s o M att x i 2 8 2 9 .

, , .
1 6 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

d o c t ri ne s , fo r h e w a s e v e ryw h ere r e c o gn iz e d as a M an
”
o f Di vi ne ity ca p a c .

I n t h e h i st o ri c visi o n s o f t h e P ri m itive M a r tyr s o f

“

t h e W e st t h e y be h e ld t h e i r L o r d o f a be a u ty a n d br i gh t
,

n e ss i n e x r e s s ibl e o f wonderfu l he igh t s u r a ssi n st n t h

p , p g r e g ,

and ,
i n v a ri a bly a s a Y o u t h ,
.

Th e C h ri s ti a n s re fu se d t o t e ll t h ei r p e r sec u t o r s t he
N a m e o f t h e i r God k n o w i n g t h a t His N a m e c o u ld o n ly
,

”
b e l e a rn e d by e x pe ri e n c e .

O n t h e e v e o f m a r tyr d o m A D 2 0 2 St P e r pe tu a . . .

“
o f C a r t h a ge s aw h e r se lf i n visi o n be i n g l e d in to the
a re n a s t ri e d t u r n e d i n t o a m a n a n d a n o i n t e d fo r t h e
, pp , ,

c o n t e st An d t h er e c a m e fo r t h a M a n w o n d er fu lly t a ll
.
,

s o t a l l t h a t H e w a s h ig h e r th a n th e a mp h i t h e a t r w ea r - e
,

i n g a fl o wi n g tu n i c a n d c a r r yi n g a r o d like a M a st e r
,

”
o f gl a di a t o r s .

St C y p ri a n t h e m ar ty r bis h o p A D 2 5 7 8 a ls o
.
,
-
,
. .
-
,

r e c o r ds t h a t p r e vi o u s t o bei n
, g b r o u gh t be fo r e t h e Pr o

con su l ,t h e re a p pe a re d t o m e e re I fell a sl ee p a y o u ng , ,

m a n o f S upe rh uman st a t u r e w h o l e d m e t o t h e p r a e t o
”
ri u m . i
'

Th e y o u t h fu l n e ss C h ri st is t h e m o st st riki n g of

fe a t u re o f t h e m o st an ci e n t C h r isti a n m o n u m e n ts T h i s .

Et ern a l Y o u t h t h e S ame Y e ste rd a y T o d a y an d

, , , ,

”
F o re v er is by fa r t h e m o st c o m m o n r e pre se n t a ti o n o f
,

t h e C h r ist fo r m i n t h e R o m a n c a t a co m bs a n d d u ri n g t h e
-

fi r st e l e v e n ce n t u ri e s u n til t h e d a r k s h a d o w o f M e di ce
v a l i s m ec li p s e d it .

I t is a S h e ph e r d i n th e bl o o m o f Y o u t h wit h a ,

’
cr o o k or a S h e ph er d s p i p e i n o n e h a n d a n d o n His ,

s h o u ld e r a L a m b w h i ch H e c a re fu lly c ar ri e s a n d h o lds
,

Th i s , l
a s o, i s th e J e wi s h ph il o s op h e r M ai mo n ide s teach i ng’
, in h is
”
Gu zde f or tlze P erp l ex ed . 5 .
3 5, d 1 2 0 4
1 1 . .

l
””
ffi stor ie [ Martyr s f th e
o P n miti o e C/ mre/z C anon A
'

.
J.M aso n . 1 90 5
.
18 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

the h
i de al C ris t*
of

th e e ar li e st d a ys i n
h e r I m a ge s s o t h a t
,

it is o f u t m o st i m
o r t a n ce t h a t t h e y
p
s h o u ld be c a r e fu lly
c o m p a re d w it h t h e

t ea c h i n gs o f t h e
Gr e a t V e h i c l e — n o t
s o m u c h fro m b o o ks

a s fr o m t h e fr i e n d

l y li p s o f d e v ou t
J a p a n e se m o n ks ,

an d t h a t dili ge n t
se a r c h s h o u ld b e
m a d e fo r t h e c o m
m o n R o o t o f t h e D o c t r in e s o f Ea st a n d W e st i e t h e i r , . .

”
hear t , o r s e cre t d oc t r i n e .

“ ”
My C h ri st a n d God s aid S E p i p h a n i u s M o n a
, .

ch u s , ( d A D
. 4 0 2 ).w a s b e a u tifu l e x cee di n ly
g H e st o o d .

six p e r fect fee t i n h e i gh t H i s h a i r w a s gold e n c o l ou re d

.
,

s o m e w h a t c u rly His face i n di ca te d di gn ity wisd o m

.
, ,

a n d u n ru m e d ge n tle n e s s H e r e se m bl e d His fo refa t h e r

.

”
Da vi d wh o w a s ru ddy wit h be a u tifu l E ye s t
, , .

Bu t i n 1 0 54 C a r di n a l H u m be r t h a d t o a ccu s e t h e
, ,

Gree ks of p u tti n g a dy i ng C h rist o n t h e i r c r o sse s a n d ,

t h u s se tti n g u p a ki n d o f An ti c h rist -
.

B u dd h a sa id t h a t t h e tru e N y o ra i is n o t a b o dily

I n th e “ Marri age o f S . Cath er i ne ( ill ab ov e

.
) note th at Ch ri st,
th e Br idegroom of th e Soul ,
is dep i cte d as a M an ch i ld givi ng th e
-
,
nu
pt ial
i
r n .
g
1 H ue n Tsang d e s c ibe s th e Au bu rn col ou re d h ai r fro m th e to p k not
r -

of N yo at
pre serve d i n a Kap is a Co nvent and revu e nced by th e Ki ng
r , ,

and Gre at Mi n i sters o n th o s i h o ly d ay s

”
x .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 19

fo r m b u t fo r m le ss t h ere fo re w e c a n fi n d N y o r a i w h en
,

st u dyi n g t he sut ra s (j ap k yd ) a n d u n d e r sta n d i ts .

d ee pe st t ru t h s S h ak a s bo dy w h i ch a p pe a re d i n t h e
.
’

‘
w o r ld 3 0 00 y ea r s a go w a s n ot N y o ra i N y o rai is .

t h e O ne w hi c h i n cl u d e s Al m i gh ty P o w e r i n th e U n iv e r s e ,

”
like Go d i n C h ri sti a n ity ; t h u s t h e pr e se n t w ri te r is
t o ld by Abb o t S h aku K e i j u n o f M egu r o P u d o T o ky o -
, ,

t h e s u ce ss o r t o t h e r e n o w ne d s c h o l a r Abb o t S h ak u
c

Un s h o .

In AD . C h i n e s e E m p re ss ( w h o w a s a
51 8 , the ,

d e v o te d B u dd h ist ) s en t S u n g Y u n t o Ga n d ar a i n s e a r ch
,
-

o f r e li c s a n d bo o ks a n d h e r e t u r n e d t o L o y a n g w it h 1 7 0
,
-

s u t ra s o f t h e M ah ay an a o r Gre a t D e v e l o p m en t S c h o o l s} ,

T h is m o n k re l a t e s t h e e ffe c t p r o d u c e d by a p i c t u re
o f t h e s u ffe r i n gs o f B u dd h a u po n t h e wild r o u gh I n d o

Sc yth i a n s w h o i n v a d e d N I n di a a t t h e be gi n n i n g o f t h e .

C h ri sti a n er a .

T h e y c o u l d n o t re s t ra i n t h e i r te a r s w h e n t h e y s a w
'

”
h o w Ves s a n t a ra t h e givi n g Ki n g , ( w h o be c a m e a ,

Be gga r fo r l o v e o f m e n a n d t h ei r sa lv a ti o n ) h a d giv e n ,

a w a y Hi s a ll s o t h a t n o t r a ce o f se lfis h n e ss s h o u ld be

fo u n d i n H i m '
A w h o l e t ribe w a s c o n v e rt e d w h o u n d er t h e r u l e ,

o f K a n i s hk a a nd h i s s u cce ss o r s be ca m e m o st d e v o u t ,

So li m ite d are l te i s ou i ncap acity to i magi ne

po we rs , s o co mp e
ou r r

th e M easu e of th e t l f C h i s t th at man y o f th e
S atu re o f th e Fu nes s ’
r o r ,

ide al s of th e R e de mer h ave bee n e ith er wh olly and offens ive ly e rroneou s
e ,

o r at be s t s
,
o ne s ide d as to s h ow th e i nfl ue nce o f wid e s p r ead e l igi ous
,
o -
,
-
r

decadence Art h as bee n m i s le d by parti al o r pe rverte d re l igi ous

.

te ach i n g and on ly th e most di s to rte d fal se ide al o f Ch r i s t p od u ce d

”
, r .

J ame so n s L eg nd: qf tfie M nastic Order s See i nf a ch 1 1 Daibutsu

’
e
”
o
”
,
r . . .

Th e Me as u e o f th e So l e of My Foot e tc
r
”
,
.

1 Beal s Cat na of B dd/ is t Scr ptu res p 5 B dd/l ist R ecord: of

’ ’
e u z i , . . u

W ster n W l d p xv 81 fl
'

e or , . . . .
20 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

be li e v er s a n d fo u n d e d t h e m a gn ifice n t t o pe s ( P a go d a
,

t o w er s ) a n d t e m ple s w h o s e ru in s e xist t o t h i s da y , .

T h is st o ry is still o n e o f t h e m o st p o p u l ar a m o n gs t
t h e M o ngo li a n s Th e scen e is l a id i n Udyéi n a N I n di a
.
,
. .

Th e M a h ay an a sc h o o l be c a m e still fu r t h e r e n ri ch e d
“
t h r o u gh its se c o n d p a t ri a rc h N agarj u n a (j ap Rii m y o ) , , .
,

a n a tiv e o f W e st I n di a w h o w a s p r e se n t a t t h e K a n i s h k a

C o u n cil He i n cl u d e d t h e V e d an t a p h il o s o p h y a n d t h e
.

”
B ra h m a n i c d oc t ri ne o f Y é ga i e U n i o n w ith God i n , . .
,

its t ea ch i n gs a n d it w a s t h is S ch o o l w h i ch e a r ly i n t h e ,

’
9 t h c e n tu r y so p o w er fu lly , i n fl u e n c e d J a p a n s g re a t
—
M o n k a p o stl e K ti k a i ( K 6b 6 D a ish i ) w h e n h e st u di e d
-
, , ,

it a t Si a n fu u n d e r K ei k w a t h e C h i n e se Aj ari a s ,

"
M i k ky o t h e Sec r e t D oc t ri ne
,
.

U n like o t h er Bu dd h ist sec ts S h ingo n d oe s n o t receiv e ,

S aky a m u ni a s its o ri gin a t o r b u t ta ke s Dai ni ch i N y o r a i ,

a s e —
its F ou d r w h o is n o t a n hi st o ri ca l b u t a s pi rit u a l
n ,

B u dd h a t h e Re ali ty u n d e r lyi n g al l visibl e e xist en ce

,

p e r s o n ifi e d .

H e is b o rn fr o m t h e Logos n o t b orn o f h u ma n ’
,

H e i s o mn i p re se n t H e fills t h e U n iv e r se wit h
’
b o dy . .

His p re se n ce w h ic h h a s n o li m it His F o rm a n d c o m
, .

p l e xi o n a re e xt r e m e ly b e a u tif u l ; His a l l ill u m i n a ti ng -

li gh t b o u n dle ss a s w e ll a s His w a rm sy m pa t h y , At .

a ll ti m e s H e u tt e r s His m ys te r i o u s V o i c e a n d c o n st a n t

l y i n ce ss a n tly r e d ee m s h u m a n be in gs i n a l l p l a ce s
, , by ,

m e an s
"
al l . t
In th e Syri ac O des of S o l o m on i ( w h o s e d a t e

m a y be a n yti me be tw ee n 70 A D . . an d 1 50 A D . .
) the

N agarju na i s menti one d as p rese nt at th e fourth Bu ddh i s t Cou n c il ,

th at at Gan dara, call e d by Ki ng K an is h k a at th e e nd o f th e first cent u ry

AD. .
”
M uller—7L “ ! E ss ay s p 3 0 6
M ax . .

1
'
Rev Dr Sae ki L ectur e at K o ya s an 1 91 0
. .
,
.

Trans l ate d by Dr Re n de l H arri s E a ly C/zr zstzmz Ps al ter

' '

1 . . r . 1 91 0 .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL '
21

key -
t s Li gh t L o v e Li fe F a it h K n o wl e d ge Gra ce
no e , , , , , ,

T ru t h I m m o r t al ity a r e t h e s a m e a s th o se o f t h e F o u r t h
, ,

Go s pe l and ,
of H ok eky o T h e se p oe m s a r e fu ll o f .

S h i n go n t e a c h i n g i e t h e d o c tri n e o f t h e Word
, . . .

It is n o t ye t kn o wn w h e th e r t h e y a re t h e u tte r
a u ce s o f a J e wis h m ys ti c o r o f a C h risti a n s a c r a me n t,

a list ,
b u t t h e q u e sti on a r i se s h o w c a m e t h e S h i n go n
-
,

t e a ch i n g o f N agarj u n a t o be i d e n ti c a l wit h t h a t o f th e se
O d e s a n d t h e F o u rt h Go s pe l a n d a t t h e v e r y s a m e *
,

ri o d t o o i
’
p e

Th e worlds were mad e by H i s Word ,

9!
9g .

Th e s wi ftnes s of th e Word i s i nexpre s s ibl e .

I t i s L gh i t , an d th e dawni ng o f Th ough t .

9G
9t 96

Th e Word o f th e Lor d
th o t al l th i ngs se arch e u ,

Bo th th e i nvi s ibl e an d th at wh i ch reveal s H i s th ough tT ,

Th e M o th o f th e L ord i s th e True Word

u ,

A n d th e Doo o f H i s L i gh t r
”
.

Th e Dwel ling pl ace of th e Wo d i s Man

- r ,

An d i ts t uth i s L ove
r
”
.

An d, l a stly ,

A s th e s n i s jo y to th e m th at se e k for i ts Day break

u -
,

So m y joy i s th e L ord ;
Be cau s e He i s m y Sun an d H is ray s h ave li fte d me u p ;
,

An d H i s L i gh t h ath di s pe ll e d al l darkn e s s from my face .

T h is i s n o n e o t h e r t h a n Da i ni c h i N y o r a i ! fo r C l e me n t
o f Al e x a n d ri a s a ys t h a t t h e W o r d is th e T ru e S un o f
”
th e Sou l .

O rt h o d o x B u dd h ists s a y t h a t N agarj u n a b r o u gh t
b a ck t h e Ma h ay an a fr o m th e D ra go n P a l a ce bec a u se ,

Th e Logo s doctri ne i s foun d al s o i n th e A pocaly ps e th at is i n a ,

boo k as far as p oss ibl e from h av i ng an A l exan d i an tu rn

”
A b be r .

T Th i s i s K ongo k ai an d Tai
- z o- k ai {l g
/ m c/
z . xx i .
22 TH E LOTUS GOSPEL

at t h a t ti m e M a h ay an a w a s o v e r p o w e re d by H i n a
,

—s o t h e D ra go n c a m e an d t o o k it i n t o h i s P a l a ce be l o w
t h e s e a t o w o r s h i p it w h er e m a n y Dr a go n s w e re livi n g
, ,

a s i n P a r a dise S o N agarj u n a w e n t t o t h a t P a l a c e
.
*

a n d b r o u
gh t b a c k t h e M a h ay a n a — h e n c e h i s C h i n e s e

n a me L u ng S h u n o r D ra go n tre e
-
, C o n q u er or o f t h e -
,

om
Dr a gon .
( C f R 1 0 6
. 9 a ls o R ev 1. 2 1 3 1 7)
.
-
, .
,
-

Th e se Dr a go n l ege n ds c o m m o n t o E a st a n d W e s t
-
, ,

re p re s e n t t h e e v e n t u a l T r i u m p h o f Go o d o v e r Evil .

“ ”
S h i n bu kk y 6 i e
-
t ru e e s o t eri c B u dd h is m
. .
( t h e , ,

h i gh e r c ri ti c a l s c h o o l w h i c h ar o se d u ri ng M e iji t h e p r e ,
~

“
se n t E m per o r s rei gn ) s a ys t h a t
’
M a h ay an a w a s
,

o o —
w ritt e n by Ru m y a d M m y 6 i e by N agarj u n a a n d
n . .

A s v a gh o s a R u m yo t ra n sl a t e d M e m y o s A wa k en i ng
’ ’ '
.

”
o f F a i th i n a cc o r d a n c e wit h S h i n go n th e T r u e W o r d ,

t ea c h i n gs .

I t is c a ll e d
‘
th e Ex p l a n a ti o n o f M a h ay an a a n d w a s ,
’

fi r st p u blis h e d i n 1 0 v o l u m e s i n C h i na a n d t h e n i n ,

J a p a n t o w h ic h l a n d K 6b 6 D a is h i b ro u gh t i t i n A D
,
. .

S h i n go n lite ra lly m ea n s A t H i s Bi d di ng a n d ,

i t si gn ifi e s e xa c tl y th e s a m e a s o u r Logos W o r d o r , ,

Th e Gre e k t e rm Logos ha s t h e d o u bl e m ean i ng o f

Re a s o n T h o u gh t o r W o r d w h i c h i s T h o u gh t e x p r e s s e d
, , , .

It is m o re c l e a rly e x p l a i n e d by t h e t e r m s Word
i mm a ne n t ( L og os e n di a t be t o s ) a n d W o r d Utte re d , ,

( g p p
L o os r o b o r i k os ) T h e C h i n e se T 5
1 0 a ls o .si g n ifi e s
bo t h Voi ce a n d Way ( a s i n J o h n Th e J a p a n e s e
,

S h é m t ao S hi n t B
,
”
T r u e Wa y is d e riv e d fr o m Tao
,
.

Q u er y H ades
,
P e te r Co mp are 1
20 -
.

t C f P
.s al
'

m 3 3 9
“ He
s p ak e and i t was d o ne ; He co m man de d
, .

and i t stood fas t

”
Co ns e qu ently anoth er Profe s so r o f S h i ng n p h il o
. , o

s oph y told me th at h e fou n d mu ch o f S h i n go n i n th e fi s t c h apte r o f r

Ge ne s i s A nd Go d s a id an d th e re was
”
e tc , .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 23

Sh i nn y6 is a term p ecu lia r t o t he M a h ay an a a n d ,

“ ”
si gni fi e s Tru e u n ch ange abl e Rea s o n
, Its r a n ge is .

fr om P a st t o F u t u r e it i s e ve r y w h e re pr e se n t i n j ip p o
i e
. . t h e Ten Q u a rte r s of t he U n ive r s e ( S e e i n fra .

ch . 2 0)
Insh o rt S h i nn y 6 i s I n fi n ity i n b o t h ti m e a n d
,

s p a ce ; wit h o u t F o rm o r C o l o u r It ha s t w o fu n cti o n s .

—Gr ea t M e r cy a n d G re a t Wisd o m —t h e p o w e r o f w h i c h
i s be y on d o u r i m a gi n a ti o n o r c o n ce p ti o n .

Th e S h i nn y o st a t e m a y be a tta i n e d by liste n in g t o
t h e M a h ay an a Te a c h i n g a n d p r a c tisi n g it T h rou gh it .

c o m m o n p e o p l e a re u n ite d wit h B u dd h a The p o we rfu l .

a c tivity of the t w o vi r tu e s Gr ea t M e rc y a n d Gre a t

,

Wisd o m a t o n ce fo ll o w s
,
.

It m a y be ren de re d Et ern a l Life a s i n St J o h n s ,

’
.
'

Go s pe l ; fo r i n Da ij o K i s b i n r o n As v a gh o s h a sa ys
’
T hi s ,

w o r ld c o n sists o f t w o e l e m e n ts M u m yo fl ail w h i c h i s N o
, ,

Li gh t I gn o ra n ce a n d Da r k n es s a n d S h i n n y 6 t h e e x a c t
, , ,
’
,

”
o p p o site o f t h e s e .

I f S h in n y 6 a to p re d o m i n a te s t h e r i gh t e o u s o v er
c om e s — d
t h e wi c k e d ( i J h R
"
, a s n o n a n e v 3 .
,

S hi n n yo rs o n e o f t h e i m p o rt a n t disti n c tiv e m a r ks b e t
”
w ee n H i n a a n d M a h ay an a .

S h i n go n is t h e c o u n t erp a r t o f S hi n nyo t ru e Re as o n , ,

“
a n d m ea n s T r u e V o i ce o r W o r d ; liter a lly
, at H is ,

”
B i d di ng , ( a s i n G e ne s is 1 3 L u
. k e 5 . H e n ce .
,

m a y le gi ti m a t e ly r ea d St J o h n . as

Th e Word was m ade Man and d we lt am on g us ,

3) Way n
24 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

an d be h e ld His Gl o r y t h e I ncarnati on o r Embodiment

we , ,

o f Love a n d Tru th a n d by s o d o i n g m a ke o u r m e a n

i n g p l a i n a lik e t o t h e fo l l o we rs o f S h i n t 6 a n d o f Daij 6 ,

t h e M a h ay an ist N e w Te a c h i n g o f N o r t h ern B u dd h is m ,

w h i c h d a te s fr o m t h e s a m e Fi r st C e n t u r y a s o u r o wn
C h r isti an ity God h a t h gr a n t e d t h e Ge n til e s a ls o Re
.
, ,

p entance u nto Li te , *

It i s a r e m a rk a ble fa c t t h a t th e stu p a s ( P a go d a
t o w e r s ) o f N W I n di a a n d Afgh a n ista n l w e re ( a cco r di n g
. .
-

t o M E m il Sc h l a gi n t w e i t )
. e re c te d i n t h e p e r i o d w h i c h
,

c o m m e n ce d i n t h e fi r st y e a r s o f t h e C h risti a n E ra an d ,

”
fi ni s h e d i n t h e 6 t h C e n tu ry 2li a n d t h e re fo re a s t h e y , ,

sy m b o lize d t h e Gre a t Me rc y o f B u dd h a ,

TH E S TO R Y OF TH E I R O N TO W E R ,

( 1 60 ft h i g h )
. wit h i t s si gn ifi c a n t be a r i n g u
, p o n t h e

c o n t em p o r a r y t ea ch i n gs i n t h e We st m u st h ere be ,

bri e fly t o ld fo r i n i t t h e t w o s a cre d b o o ks of Ryob u

,

w h i c h o ri gi n a te d t h e d oc tr i n e o f M i kk y6 ( v i z .

K on go c h i k y 6 a n d D a i n ic h i k y B) w e r e w ritte n a n d ex
- -
,

p l a i n e d by t h e O m n i p r e s e n t D a i n i c h i t h e Gre a t S i m ,

Hi m se lf t o N agarj u n a
, .

P r i or t o h i s c o n v er si o n N agarj u n a w a s a v e ry ba d ,

m an . H ea ri ng o f t h is w o n d e r fu l T o w e r ( s t up a s ari t o ,
-
,

o r r e li c s h r i n e e lik e t h e C a v e o f th e H o ly S e p u l c h re
g
-
. .
,

a t J e ru sa l e m ) h e d e si re d t o e n t e r it
, A gu a rd i a n S p i ri t .

h e a r i n g hi s k n oc k o p e n e d t h e D o o r b u t se e i n g N agarj u n a ,

s hu t i t a ga i n s o t h a t h e c o u ld n o t e n t er
,
T hen .

N agarj u n a w e n t r o u n d t h e T o we r se v e n ti m e s a n d ,

h a vi ng c onfes se d h i s si n s t ri e d t o o p e n t h e D o o r b u t , ,

Ac ts 1 1 , 1 8.

T A nn u l ar da M u s i c Gmmet
’

. Vol .
3 , pp . 1 23 . no e t 2 ,
1 24
. See
i n dex Udyana, inf r a
, .

L arge nu mbe rs of m in u te vot ive Towers made by Sh o o t ku Tai sh i

1
A D 60 0 h a
. . ve been fou n d in J apan .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 25

i t did not move . H e t h en t o o k se v en gr a n i s of K a ra s b i ,

i e
. . m u st a r d s ee d (cf L u 1 3 2 5 2 8 ; 1 7 5 6 ; A c ts
-
, . . .
-
.
,

a n d t h re w t h em a t t h e D o o r It o pe n e d a n d h e .
,

m et K o n gB s a tt a fa ce t o fa ce a n d h e w as ba p tiz e d i n t o
-
.

D ai n i c h i N y o r a i .

N agarj u n a i m a gi ne d t h a t h e w a s i n t h a t T o w e r a
fe w m i n u te s b u t h e w a s r e a lly t h e r e a b o u t t h re e y ea r s
, ,

a n d o n l e a vi n g t o o k wit h h i m t h e a b o v e Ry 6b u s c ri p
t u re s a n d (a s s o m e s a y ) t h e gr e a t Ta i z o a n d K o n go
, ,

k ai m a n d a r a s .

N agarj u n a t a u gh t t h a t i n M a h ay an a t h e re a re Tw o
Ga t e s , o ne -
t h e Ga t e o f t h e H o ly P a t h
,
S h 6d 6 ; t h e ,

o t h e r t h a t o f t h e P u r e L a n d Jd d o fi i
, a n d t h a t F a it h
, ,

is t h e o n ly m ea n s o f e n tr a n ce .

T h i s P u re La n d o r P a ra dise is a n e n ti re ly n e w
, ,

i n B u dd h is m and w a s
'

c o n ce pt i o n su bstit u t e d by t h e
,

M a h ay an a i s ts fo r Ni r v a na i n t h e L o t u s G os p e l w h i ch -
"
,

s o m e B u dd h ists s a y N agarj u n a w r o t e a n d o t h e r s t h a t ,

A n an d a t h e B u dd ha s be l o v e d disc i p l e w r o te it wit h
,
’
,

h i s o wn bl o o d It ce r t a i n ly b re a t h e s t h e s pi ri t u a l a t
.

m o s p h e re o f t h e Go sp e l o f t h e Sp i ri t a s Cl e m e n t o f ,

Al e x an d ri a d e si gn a t e d t h e F o u r t h Go s pe l
Th e 1 1 t h c h a p te r o f t h e L o t u s K e n h 6t 6 b o n ,
- -
,

d e s cr ibe s a visi o n o f a S ev e n fo ld l i gh t e d T o w e r w h e nc e - -

“
a V o ice i s h e a r d s a yi n g T h is is m y B o dy a n d ,

w h e re v e r t h is Go s p e l is p r oc l a i m e d t h e re a m I ,
.
"

Th e n e w w o n d e r fu l Doc t ri ne l w h i ch ga v e t h e ’ '

i m pe t u s t o t h e t w o gre a t Tid a l Wa v e s i n E a s t a n d .

We st w a s t h a t Li fe s p ri ngs o u t o f a n d tr i u m p h s o v er ,

Dea t h It b r o u gh t
.
“
Immortal i ty to ligh t t h r o u gh its

Saddh arma pu ndarika, ( Jap H ok e k yo) trans l ate d by Ku maraj rva ;

-
.
-

g zer B u ddb i sm pu b 1 91 0 Dr T R i ch ard

an d N ew Tes tamen t o Hi /
f . . . .

T Infra p .
75 K u maraj i va ; see My ong to E mpero r K imme i .
26 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Go o d —gi v e n
“
Gl a d N e ws of God, th e I n fi n i te l y ,
long
a ge s a go fo rgo tte n C f 2 Ti m 1 9 1 0 m g R V
bu t . . . .
, , . . .

N o w t he w or d H 6t 6 m e an s N o fi re n o w a te r , ,

”
c a n d e st r o y it It b e i ng t h e Li fe w h ic h c a n ne it h e r
.

be d e st r o y e d by w a t e r n or by fi re I n B u dd h isti c , .

“ ”
l a n gu age t6 is s t ii p a P a go d a o r T o w er a n d h6 , , ,

si gn ifi e s P reci o u s Trea s u re Li fe a n d P l e a su re s e ve r , ,

l a sti ng ; so t h a t e v e n t h o u gh t h e H 6t 6 s h o u ld p a ss
t h r o u gh t h e d e p t h s o f t h e s e a it w o u ld n o t be d e str o y e d *
.

T h is is a ga i n a m a r v ell o u s p ar alle l t o t h e
, ,

Bh a ga v a d Gi t a t h e S e cre t D o c t ri n e p r ocl ai me d by
,

K ri sh n a t h e Bl e sse d O ne i n I n di a
, ,
.

We apo ns touc h n ot th e Life ,

Fi re cannot s co ch nor rough wi n ds with er r , ,

Ne ith er can floo ds o erwh el m T

” ’

a nd, ls o wit h th e Egy p ti an Funeral Rite w h e re t h e

a ,

Pil gr i m s o u l gr a s pi n g a L o tu s i a s h e e m b ar ks i n t h e
-

Boat of the S un e x c l a i m s : I s h a ll n o t d r o wn ! I a m
,

n o t e x h a u st e d Bl e s s e d a re t h o s e t h a t s ee t h e B ou rn e
( C f G e
.n e sis 7 : H e n ce a ls o i n t h e Pu rgatori o , ,

o f D a n te w e fi n d t h e C e l e sti a l Pi l o t m a ki n g t he Si gn
o f H o ly R o o d — i e t h e Si gn o f U te— u p o n t h e S o u ls j u st
. .

l a n d e d i n t h e Boat ere t he y begi n t o a s c e n d t h e Pu r ,

a t o i a l M o u n ta i n §
g r .

Th e Je ws yi ng th at wh e n Is rae l we nt o u t of
h ave a p re gn an t sa

E gy p t th rough th e R e d Sea and acros s J ordan i nto Canaan th e re were

”
, ,

two A rks (j p Mikos h i ) one contai n i ng th e mum my o f the i r de ad ch i e f

a .
-
,

tai n J o se ph and th e oth er th e A k of th e L ivin g God H ots m l it

, , r .
, .

S h i ne o f Bu dd h a s Law 1 4 1 9 2 6 ; Jo s h u a 3
”
r Se e Ge n 50 2 5 E x ’
.
, , .
,
.
,

I 3 ,
1 7 Ge n
. .
7
, 1 3 ;
-
and i nf ra ch . 22 .

T I sarah 54, 71 .

1 A L ot u s l pture d flo wer was

o n th e b row o f th e Gre at S h i nx,
p s cu

wh i ch is o lder th an th e Pyram ids See al s o my ”

M a ia / ( ch I V) . z, .
,

“ Th e L otus o f th e Pyram ids ” .

é C anto 1 1 4 3 49 R ead in
f ra ch 1 9 M ou n
-
t S um i . . . . .
 THE L O L US G OSPEL 27

N o w , in t he K o ngB—
ka i m a n d ara H ea v e n ly
of th e

Wo rld ,
”
Da i n i c h i N y or a i is re pr e se n t e d by t h is v e ry
T o we r o r T 6 ; fo r t he t w o a re a c tu al ly in se p a ra ble
, ,

t h e T6 be i n g t h e w h o l e B o dy o f Da i n ic h i s Vi r tu e s l
’

T h i s T o w e r o f N agarj u n a cu ri ou sly re sem bl e s

“ T he S he p herd
t h a t d e scr ibe d i n t h e Visi on o f th e
Pil gri m s
’
Progres s of t he C h u rch o f t h e Se con d
ce n tu r y ) wr itt e n by
,
H e rm a s br o t he r t o Pi u s bis h o p
, ,

“
of R om e i n o be di e n ce t o t h e c o mm a n d o f
, t h e A n ge l
”
o f R e pe n t a n ce be t w ee n A D 9 7 a n d 1 40 It di s tin c tly
,
. . .

“
cl a i m e d t o be i n s p i r e d a nd was
,
rea d a s Sc ri p tu re i n
”
t h e p ri m itiv e C h u rc h I t is still i n cl u d ed ( t o ge t h e r wit h
.

t h e Ap o s t o l i c C o n s ti tu t i o n s ) i n t h e N e w Te st a m e n t

c a n o n o f t h e A byssi n i a n C h u rc h .

De a n St a n l e y sa ys it w a s s p re a d fa r a n d wid e
fr o m It a ly e v en t o Greece Egy p t a n d Abyssi ni a a n d
, , ,

a lt h o u gh t h en c o n sid e re d c a n o n i ca l a n d i ns pi re d it i s ,

n o w fo r g o tt e n a n d dis p a r a ge d !

T h r o u gh o u t C h rist en d o m i n t h e 2 n d cen tu ry The

S b ep l re r w a s a cce p t e d a s o f h igh r eli gi o u s a u t h o ri ty ,

b u t gr a d u a lly i ts a u t h or ity di m i n is h e d : p r e c isi a n s lik e ,

T er tu lli a n fo u n d fa u lt wit h its sym pa t h y fo r s i n ner s ;

,

c u ltiv a t e d me n w e re st a rtl e d by i ts ec ce n t ri c style a n d

”
t h e str a n ge i n c id en ts i n t h e v i si o n s .

”
Th e S h ep h e rd wa s t h e M e sse nger o f Re pe n t an ce a n d ,

t h e c o n diti o n o f E n t ra n ce i n t o t h e m ysti c T o we r ( w h i c h
”
w a s b u ilt o v e r water ) w a s t h e N a m e o f t h e S o n of God .

Th e T o w e r itself ty p ifi e d t h e C h u rch o r N e w Je r u s a le m ,
.

A s i m i l ar c a ll t o R e pe n ta n ce w a s s o u n d e d o u t fr o m
Chi na i n A D 1 0 0 by o n e E l ke s a i ; ( i nfra ch
. .
,
.

Th e C h i n e s e p il gri m Fa Hi e n ( A D 40 0 ) r e l a te s a . .

st o r y o f K an i s h k a R aj a w h o c o n v en ed t h e fi r s t M a h a
,

y a n i s t C o u n ci l a t Ga l a n d ar a w h i c h
, I ca n n o t be li e v e is a

m er e c o i nc id e nce o f c o n t e m p o r a r y t h o u gh t .
28 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

K a ni s h k a h a d n o fa it h i n Ri gh t o r W r o n g a n d li gh tly ,

e st ee m e d t h e L a w o f B u dd h a O n e da y w h e n t r a v e rsi n g a
.

sw a m p h e s a w a W h it e H a re w h i ch h e fo ll o w e d a n d it ,

s u dd e n ly dis a p pe a re d S ak ra ki n g o f De v a s w ish i n g t o
.
, ,

a sce rt a i n hi s p u r p o s e t o o k t h e fo r m o f a littl e S h e p h e r d

b o y bu ildi n g a T o w e r by t h e r o a d sid e To t h e Ki n g s
-
.
’

“
e n qu i r y W h a t a r e y o u d o i n g ? t h e S h e p h e rd b o y r e -

“ ”
p li e d
,
M a ki n g a B u dd h a t o w e r K a-
n i s h k a s a.id V e ry ,

g o o d a n d b u ilt o v e r t h e lit t l e B o y s T o w e r a n o
’
t h e r ,

40 c h a ngs h i gh a d o r ne d wit h a l l p re ci o u s j e we ls i n
, ,

c o m p a r a bl e fo r be a u ty o f fo rm st re n gt h a n d h e i gh t
, , .

W h e n t h e Ki n g h a d c o m
p l e t e d h i s
gr ea t t o we r t h e ,

littl e T o w e r fo r t h wi t h
cam e o u t fr o m i ts S o u t h

sid e m o re t h a n 3 ft h i gh . .

Th e All ego r y o f St Ba r .

b a r a s T o w e r ( w h i ch w a s
’

u nk n own e ven to th e

Gree ks be fo re t h e 8 th ce n
t u r y ) , w a s i n tr o d u ce d i n t o
Eu r o p e by t h e C r u s a d e r s
i n t h e 1 l t h c e n t fr o m t h e
.
,

Ea st t o ge th e r wit h t h a t
,
"

o f St . C a t h eri n e a n d h er
S p i ritu a l be t r o t h a l t o t h e
S on of God.

B o t h a lleg o ri e s o ri gi
ma t e d with t h e Syri ac
m o n ks i n A r a bi a an d
"
,

as St C a t h er i ne s W h ee l
.
’
,

bia and th e pen ins u l a o f S i nai was th e th i d f th e p ovi nces

A ra ,
r o r

in cl ude d i n S yr ia and annexe d to th e R oma n E mp i re i n A D 1 0 5

”
, . . .

J u daic Ch ri sti an ity prevailed i n S A rabia at a ve ry e a ly d ate

-
. r .
 THE L OTUS GOSPEL 29

Sw o r d and
Eigh t p e t a lle d fl o w er a re fo u n d i n S hi n go n
* -
,

t h e Ri n K a ts u m a Fu do s sw o r d a n d Ei gh t p e ta ll e d
’
as -
, ,
-

”
Lo t u s I be li e v e a p a r a ll e l t o h er M a rri a ge s h ou ld be
,

a ls o fo u n d t h e r ei n Th e n u p ti a l Ri n g is d e sc ribe d i n t h e
.

P a r a bl e o f t h e P r o di ga l S o n i n L u ke 1 5 2 0 ; cf a ls o 7 . . .

St
’
B a r ba ra s T o wer i s cle arly sa cr am en t a l i n
.

c h a r a ct er It h a d t h ree wi n d o ws t h r o u gh w h i ch t h e
.
,

s o u l r e ce iv e d Li gh t St Ba r bar a ? e x p l a i n e d t h e se a s
. .

S o n a n d S p i ri t—th e T h ree a re
“
ty pifyi n g th e Fa th er , ,

”
0 ne t . Wit h i n w a s a B a th ch a m be r o f w o n d r o u s
,
-

s p len d o u r ; a n d th r o u gh its
wi n d o ws t h e C h al i ce a n d s a cre d
H o st w e re visibl e }:
I n B a r b a ra s h a n d a l a r ge
'

Pe acoc k fe athe r is si n gu l a rly p r o -

m i n e n t an d t h is i s t h e s p e ci a l ,

sy m b o l o f t h e gl o ri o u s Immortal
Li fe § .

A cu ri o u s li n k wit h J a p an
is th a t j u st a s St B a r b a ra is .

s o m e ti m e s p i c t u re d wit h t h is
t ri p le T o we r o n h er fo reh ea d ,

Ph ilo compared th e fl am ing Sword f th e Ch e ru bi m at th e Gate of o

P aradi se ( E den Ge n 3 2 4) to th e So l ar Wh ee l Th e Svastika s ymbo li e s

'

, .
,
. z

th i s Wh ee l To tu rn th e Wh ee l means th e I nau gurati on o f th e

”
.

U niversal Ki ngdom of Truth and R i gh teou s nes s .

T I n al l p rob abil ity th e name Barb ara is alle go i cal and conn ecte d
,
r

with th e Sume ri an b i m th e R eveal e r th e Vo i ce ; B ar aar tz L ord of

'
-
r , ,
-
,

V is i on .
( C f D an i e l . Th us th e S h e wb re ad i n th e J e wi s h as we ll ,

as A s s yr i an te m l e s was th e re ad of Vi s i on ee S ay ce H ibbert
“ ”
p , B S .
,

L ectu res pp 1 53 2 89 1 887 ; Gord on

”
. , Temp l es of th e Or ient p 1 1 2 1 90 2
, , . .

Q See Jameson s ’
S acr ed and Legenda ry A rt, SS
. . Bar b ara and

t
Ca h er i ne .
”
30 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

or i n h er h a n d , so K w a n z e o n Bo s a t s u ca r r e i s the P a go d a ,

or s ari t 6 1
-

It i s si gn ifi ca n t t h a t c i r A D 1 5 99 Me nexes t h e . .
, ,

R o m a n A r c h bi sh o p o f Go a c h a rge d t h e St T h o m a s .

C h ri sti a n s o f M a l a b a r i n S I n di a wit h c er t a i n e rr o r s .
,

a m o n gst w h i c h s ys )
( h e a

T he y c o n s e c ra t e littl e c a k e s m a d e wit h o i l
a n d s a lt w h i ch t h e i n fe ri o r c l e rgy b a k e i n a c o p pe r
,

ve ssel h a vi n g fo r t h a t p u r po s e a se pa r a te d p l a ce i n
,

t h e fo rm o f a l i t t l e Tower W h ilst t h e c a ke is b aki n g .

t h e y si n g p sa l m s a n d h y mn s a n d w h e n it is r ea dy t o , ,

be c o n se c ra t e d t h e y l e t t h e c a ke i n a littl e b a sk e t
,

m a d e o f l ea v e s s lid e d o w n t h r o u gh a h o l e i n t h e
fl o o r o f t h a t l i t t le Tower u p o n t h e
M o d e rn S h i nbukkyo s ch o l a r s gen e ra lly a s c ribe t h e
a u t h o r s h i p o f t h e L o t u s Gos e l a n d A m it ab h a s fit r a t o
p
N agarj u n a a lt h o u g h Dr Iy a n Ta k a ku s u t e lls m e t h a t t h is
. .

is n o t pr o v e d Th e K ey n o t e s o f t h e L o t u s L o v e Li gh t
.
“ -
, ,

a n d Li fe — a re id e n ti c a l wit h t h o s e o f t h e F o u r t h Go s p e l .

N agarj u n a t a u gh t o f A m it ab h a (Ja p A m id a ) t h e ,
.

I n fi n ite Li gh t t h e c o m p a ssi o n a t e i n fi n it ely l o vi ng F a t h e r

, ,

of a ll t h a t liv e s w h o d e st r o ys si n s c o u n tl e ss a s th e
,

s a n d a n d t h e M ea s u re l e ss Li fe w h o i s t h e M a n ife st a ti on ,

o f t h e Et e r n a l B u dd h a i n His T h r e e fo ld a s e c t
p
-
.

Th e i n fl u e n ce w h i ch t h e L o t u s r e a d a n d c o p i e d r
‘
.
’ ’

a s a s a c re d w o r k e x e r c ise d u p on t h e J a p a n e s e a n d its
,

c o n t r ib u ti o n t o t h e gr o wt h o f sy m a t h y n d r e fi ne m e n t
p a ,

”
o f sym p a t h y c a n n e v e r b e o v e r e s ti m a te d
, i .

[ naza n
’ '

Ch a r a/z H is twy p . 1 23 by Th omas Y e ates . L on do n 1 81 8

.

I nfra ch . t
1 4, no e fil mzs tran ce .

T I was l ate ly pr ivil ege d to se e an xqu i s ite cop y o f H eeey o made

e o

by th e gran fat h e r d ofH i s p res e nt I mpe r i al Majesty .

5 A
11 ddres s to Oxfo rd Co ngre s s o f Re li gi on s 1 90 8 by Dr Anesaki
, , .

of Toky o .
 C HAPTER III .

AN l MPERl AL VI S I O N .

“ Th e
peopl e wh i ch s at i n dark nes s saw a great Li ght .

Th e pe op l e we re i n Expectati on ”
.

By d re ams I call e d h im and oth erwis e , .

Wh ere fo re I was not di s ob e di e nt to th e H e ave nly

,

Th e D o ct ri n e s M a h ay an a o r ( wh a t is u s u a lly
of ,

kn o w n a s ) N o r t h e rn B u dd h is m re a ch ed C h i n a C h o se n
”
, , ,

a n d J a p an i n t h e fo ll o wi n g w a y .

After t h e C o u n cil h e ld a t t h e c a pit a l o f Ga n dar a fl '

( c. A D 5
. 0 ) a . s a n d a l w o od i m a g e o f M a it r ey a t h-
e ,

Ex pe ct e d M e ssi a h o f B u dd h is m w a s c a r v e d by o ne o f ,

An an d a s disci p le s M a dh ya n ti ka w h o is sa id t o h a ve
’
, ,

c o n v e r te d K a s m i r
h ( K a s i p a E i te l — p p 88
, . .
,

T h is i m age is d e sc ri be d by t h e C h i n e se p il gr i m Fa
”
h i en A D 4 00 a s o f
, . . da zz li ng br il li a n ce w o rki ng m a n y
, ,

”
m i r acl e s a n d c al l e d
, t h e M o u n ta i n o f Light .

'

Ki n gs o f s u rr o u n di n g c o u n tri e s c o n st a n tly se n t o fl e r
i n gs t o it ( cf P sa l m 7 2 1 0 1 7 ; M a tt 2
, .
,
-
. .

“ ”
Its n a m e M a it reya id en ti ca l wit h t h e Syri a c
, ,

”
M a lk a M e s h i h a ( g
E n Ki n g M e ssi
, a h a s L u k e .
,

2 3 3 ; a ls o M a tt
-
, 3 4) is r en d e re d i n C h i n e se Mil e
.
-
,

Fo 1lf a n d i n J a p a n e se Mi roku
, I n fa c t i n t h e Sy ri a c
,
.
,

I saiah 9 . 2 ; S t Lu ke 3
. . 1 5 ; D ante ; S t . Pau l .

T Th e mod ern Pes h awu r .

F h e C h i nese pro nu nci ati o n of Bu ddh a ; Mile from M el ee/z,

1 0 , t a

Ki ng, h ence M e l ch i Zedek , Ki ng o f R i gh teou s nes s

-
. He b 7 : . 1 -
3 .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 33

Go s pels a ndE pistle s Mes s i ah “

is e v e rywh ere u se d
w h ere t h e E nglis h v er si on t ran sl a te d fro m t h e Gree k , ,

”
g iv e s “ Chri
st .

It is si gn ifi ca n t t h a t Mi ry ok m i ri ug is t h e , ,

g e n e r a l t e r m i n C h as e n for t h e c a rv e d st o n e i ma g e s of

B u dd h a c l early s h o w i n g h o w st r o n gly t h e Me ssi a n ic ide a

,

h a s i m p re s s e d t h e m i n d o f Asi a !
I m age s o f M ait reya e xiste d a s e ar ly a s B C 3 50 .
.
,

t h u s be gi n ni n g s o o n afte r t h e M e ssi a n i c p r o ph e ts o f t h e
H e bre w Exil e with w h o m C o n fu c i u s a n d Go t a m a w e re
c o n te m p o r a r y C o n fu ci u s i n t h e 6t h cen t u ry B C s aid
.
, . .
,

“
t h a t a S a i n t s h o u ld be bo rn i n th e W e s t wh o w o u ld ,

r e s t o re t o C h i n a t h e l o st kn o wl e d ge o f t h e s a cre d

T ri p o d i e t h e S a n
, , .

“
P h il o i n t h e fi rst cen t u r y A D s p o ke o f t h e J u st
, . .
,

Kin g h o ldi n g a s elf a c qu i re d s elf ta u gh t P rie st h o od a n d

-
,
-
,

di re c tly c o m p a re s Hi m t o t h e Logos w h o is s h a d o we d ,

”
fo r th by M e l c h i ze de ck a pri e st o f God t h e Most Hi gh ( Cf . .

a ls o, Gen . 2 2 He b 7 1 -
, . .

I n t h e 7 t h c e n t u ry A D H ii e n Ts a n g a n o t h e r C h i n e se
. .
,

il i m t h s d s r ib e s t h e a ct u a l M a it rey a a t ld i
p g r , u e c s o n

visi o n t o As a n ga a m o n k fr o m Ga n d ara by a fri e n d

, ,

w h o h a d p a ss e d i n t o t h e Uns e en .

“
Ts é c h i ( M a it rey a ) h ad a Fa ce fu ll o f i ne fl a bl e
'

-
,

ch a r m . Th e e x cell e n t l a ws w h i c h He e x p l a i n e d d ifl ere d
n o t i n se n se fr o m t h o se h e re be l o w b u t t h e m a r v e ll o u s ,

Voi ce o f t h is B od h isa ttv a h a d a p u re a nd b rilli a n t

s o u n d ; a t i m b re i n it th a t w a s sw ee t a n d gra ci o u s .

T h o se w h o h ea r d it fo rgo t t h e i r e n n u i a n d fa ti gu e t h o s e
”
w h o rece ive d His W o rd c o u ld n o t be s a te d t h e re w i th li .

N i h o ngi Vol II p 1 2 7 no te 3 .
, . .

T Pythagoras wh o was livi ng in Gree ce

,
B C 568, . ca ell d Th ree ,
“ th e

b
nu m er of Co mpl e t i on , be gi n n i ng ,
m iddl e , and en d.
”

Vie de Ham T ng Vol I

1 sa , .
, p . 2 72 .
34 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Th e st a n d a r d J a p an e se a n c en i t h ist o r y , Sh u
”
lra i , c itin g
C h in es e a u th o r s a ys :
a Mi ng Ti a n -
,

e m p e r o r o f t h e l a tte r H a n dy n a s ty —64
( c A D 5 8 ) . . .

s a w i n a d re a m a M a n o f gi g a n t i c s t a t u re w it h a

n i m b u s r o u n d His H e a d O n e o f h i s Mi n iste r s e x .

p l a i n e d t h a t t h e r e w a s a G o d i n t h e w e st e rn q u a r t er

w h o s e n a m e w a s B u dd h a ( i e F0 i n m o d e rn C h i n e se ) . . , .

He w a s 1 6 ft h i gh a n d a go ld e n y e ll o w c o l o u r
.
, .
*

U p o n t h is t h e E m per o r s e n t t o I n di a t o m a k e
e n u i ri e s r e ec t i n t h B dd h i t d t i n w h i ch
q p g e u s o c r e ,

re s u lt e d i n p a i n ti n g s o f B u dd h a b e i n g m a d e i n C h i na .

Th e E m p e r o r c a u s e d t w o t o b e m a d e a n d w o r s h i p

p e d o n e b e i ng
, p a i n t e d o n h i s o wn

It w a s i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e s e I m pe ri a l e n q u i ri e s t h a t
Tw o r eli gi o u s a cc o m p a n i e d Ts ai Y i n t h e C h i n e s e E n v o y , ,

“ ”
b a ck fr o m K a n i s h k a s c o u rt i n t h e Ki n gd o m o f F0 ’
,

( a s Ga n d a ra w a s s tyl e d by t h e l a t e r M o n go l s
) by t h e ,

t ra d e r o u t e a c ro s s t h e K h ybe r p a s s t a ki n g a s an d a l
- -
,

w o o d i m a ge o f B u dd h a a n d fi v e s a c re d b o o k s w h i ch , ,

a s t h e y a p p r o a c h e d t h e c a p it a l t h e E n v o y c a u s e d t o b e ,

b o rn e u p o n a W h it e H o r se i n t o L ES ya n g (j ap R aku y 6 ) -
,
.
-
,

w h er e t h e Em p e r o r r e v e re n tly re c e iv e d a n d h a d a P ag o d a
b u ilt fo r th e m a tt a ch e d t o a m o n a s ter y i n w h i c h h e
,

o r d e re d t h e m o n ks s h o u ld be h o u se d Th e n a m e W h it e .
,

”
H o r s e m o n a st er y w a s d e riv e d fr o m t h i s i n c id e n t
,
It .

r e m a i n e d fa m o u s t h r ou gh o u t B u dd h ist h i s t o r y a s H a k u

b a j i a n d is still e x t a n t i li
-
,

O ne of th e 3 2 di ti n gu i h i n g m k s o f a B ddh a
s s ar u .

T N i h ongi Vo l . II p 59 n ot by W G A t n T an
.
, e . . s o . r i
s ac t o n s J ap an
So c i ety , L o ndon .

I “ Pe z ma
°

- -
M ll
ss i ,
er in C h i nes e . M ax u . Ch ip s vol . v .
p . 1 93 .

C i u ly a Wh i te H o s e fi gu es i n th e s t y f l
b a s d ath at um
’
ur o s ,
r r or o S . Co e

I na A D 597 ; and th s y mbo l of th i s ai nt

o . . e s s a e a Bo at an d Wh i t
r e
,

H s e Th e c acl e i n wh i ch h e c os s ed th e s t
or . or r my e a f om E i n t
or s s r r o
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 35

C h i n e se a nn als o f t h e H an Dy n a sty rel a t e t h e s e

e v e n ts s o m e w h a t m o re fu lly u n d e r t h e titl e M i ng Ti ,
~ ~

”
p e n n i a
-
c b o u en -
.

“
Mi n g Ti Yu ng pi ng
- -
, i n th e t h i r d y ear of hi s
re i gn , ( A D. . 60 )
visi o n O ne w h o a p
sa w in a

r o a ch e d h i t h r o n e fr o m H e a v e n ; o f g o ld e n c o m
p s

p l e xi o n b ri g h t,a s t h e S u n 1 6 ft h i gh h a v i n g a b o v e , .
,

Hi s H e a d t h e Gl o r y o f t h e S u n a n d M o o n Th e .

C o u r t ch r o n i cl er E u yi h s aid h e h a d h e a r d t h a t
,
-
,

a Divi n e S p i rit (S hi n ) h a d c o m e d o w n t o e ar t h in ,

a cc o r d a n ce w it h a n a n c i e n t p r o p h e c y a b o u t a gre a t

a n d n o bl e S a ge w h o s e a p pe a ra n c e re s em bl e d t h e
,

”
E m p er o r s d e s c ri p ti on
’
.

A cc o r di ngly a n E mb a ssy o f e n qu i ry w a s s e n t t o t h e
,

We st It is s a i d th a t it re a ch e d K h o t a n i e a city i n
.
,
*
. .

t h e p re s e n t C h i n e s e T u r k e st a n w h i c h w a s sit u a t e d o n ,

t h e gr e a t c a r a v a n r o a d l e a di n g fr o m A n ti o c h i n T a t si n
’
-
,

( i
. e F. o lin t h e -
R o m a n ,
e m p i re
) t h r o u gh B a c t r i a t o N ,
.

W I n di a a n d t h e Fa r E a st
. .

Th e E m b a s s y re t u rn e d wit h b o o ks t w o p i c t u re s ,

p a i n t e d o n l i n e n i a n d a n i m a g e o f B u
, dd'

h a 6 ft h i g h ,
.
,

w h i c h s t ri ki n gly re s em bl e d t h e O ne o f W h o m t h e E m p e r o r
d re a m e d .

Tw o m o nks a cc o m p an i e d t h e En v o y On e n a m e d .
,

K a s y a p a M a t an ga w a s gift e d i n e xtra c ti n g n e w a n d
’
,
t

h idd e n m e a n i n gs fr o m t h e S cri p t u r e s (sut r a s ) o f w h i c h ,

h e w a s a n a r d en t st u d en t W h en t h e o t h e r Ku tal a n .
,

th e H oly I l e of Hii i s twi ce e mb odi e d in th e coat o f a m s f th e Bi h op

s r o s

o f A gyll and th e I s l e s
r .

Th i s i s i nte e sti n g be ca se s ome s ay th at N a a juna s To we

r m u g r
’
r

S ou tfi I n dia ”
i n all e g i cal an d th at h e eally s tu di e d at th e g e at
or ,
r r

sem i n a y f K h otan
r o .

1 See ch 1 8 Voti ve: for Izeahhg

'
. . .
36 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Dh ar m an an d a p re a ch e d m u ltit u d e s w e re c o n v er te d ( S e e
-
, .

ch . B o th m o n ks we re gre a tly o c cu p i e d i n t r a n s l a ti on
w o rk ; b u t K u fa l an i n e s pe ci a l t r a n sl a t e d t h e F o p en -

K i ng fr o m t h e L a l i ta Vi s ta t a w h i c h c o n t a i n s s o m a n y -

striki ng r e se m bl a n ce s t o t h e C h ri s ti a n Go s pels .

H i m o f w h o m t hei r m e ss a ge t o ld ( a cc o r di n g t o t h e
C h i n e se c h a ra c te r s ) w a s F0 ( N ot M a
,
n 4 ) i e , .

H e w a s GOD fr o m o n Hi gh w h o h a d vi s ite d His p e o p le , .

B u t d e s p ite t h e fa c t t h a t t h e m o n ks h a d c o m e i n
,

re s p o n se t o t h e I m p e r i a l r e q u e s t t h e fo ll o w e r s o f C o n ,

fu ci u s a n d L a o t ze st r o n gly o p p o s e d t h e i n t r o d u c ti o n o f
-

B u dd h i s m a n d u s e d a l l t h e i r a rt s t o dis s u a de t h e C h i n e s e
E m pe r or fr o m a c ce p ti n g it .

S u cce ss w a s n o t a tt a i n e d u n til t h e a dv er s a ri e s h a d
e x h a u s te d t h e i r w e a p o n s o f p e r sec u ti o n A B u dd h ist .

Sut r a a n d a Ta o i s t Do k yo ( b o o k ) w e re p u t t o t h e -

O rd e al by Fi re Th e sut ra r e m a i n e d u n h a r m e d b u t t h e
.

ky o w a s b u r n t t o a s h e s M a n y o t h e r m a r v e ll o u s si gn s .

a n d w o n d e r s w e re w r o u gh t by t h e m o n ks
*
.

T h is o cc u rr e d o n J a n u a r y 1 5 A D 69 Th e d a t e ,
. . .

s y n c h r o n iz e s w it h t h e e r se c u ti o n u n d r N e r o a t R o m e
p e ,

w h e n t h e Ap o s tl e s P e te r a n d P au l s u ffe re d m a r ty r d o m .

B o th D h a r m a n an d a th e L o t u s t e a ch e r
-
and ,
-
,

A ny ver ant with th e live s f We te n S ai nt k n ws f th e

o ne co n s o s r s o o

wond e r w ki ng p we s as c ibe d t th m th a mat gi c and o th e gi fts

-
or o r r o e ,
u ur r

pr o d ce d u b y fa ti ng p ay r an d g e at vi t e i n th e
s , r ai n tly me n
e , r r u s .

It i s e ma k abl e th at th e cl ai m to magi cal p owe i s i n th e G e at

r r rs r

De l p ment ut as b t n t i n H i n ay an a w i ti ng
ve o s r , u o r s.

Th e s tu d nt f h i s t ry k nows t wh at x t a di na y l ngth th e s
e o o o e r or r e s e

p o w e d
rseve l p e d i n th e h i st ry o f th
o C h i t i an C h ch e i n So co t a
o e r s ur s r ,

A by i n i a and e l ewh e re even to s c y and bl ack m agi c

ss s , o r er .

Toal most al l th e Great Sai nt i n We st and E as t marve ll s po we rs

"
s ou

o f Cl ai a di n c
r- u an d d ai r v y ance a e as c ib e d
e e S t C o l u mb a it i s s aid
- o r r . .
, ,

s aw wi th th e y s f h i s sou l ”
e e o .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 37

K a sy ap a M a t an ga die d t h e fo l l o wi ng ye a r A D 70 , . .
,

t h e y e ar o f .

TH E F ALL O F JE RUSAL E M .

—
N o w E u se bi u s w h o i s u s u a lly a v e ry a ccu ra te h ist o ri an
—s a y s th a t Aft er th e F a ll o f J e ru s a l e m t h e h o ly ,

A p o stl e s a n d disc i pl e s o f o u r S a vi o u r be i n g s c a tte re d

o v er t h e w h o l e w o r ld T h o m a s ( a cc o r di n g t o t ra diti o n )
,

r e ce iv e d P a rt h i a a s h i s a ll o tt e d r e i o n ; A n d re w re ce iv e d
g
”
Sc yth i a a n d J o h n Asi a ; a n d t h e brevi a ry o f t h e
,

M al ab ar C h u rc h s a ys By St T h o m a s w a s th e Ki ngd om , .

“
o f H e a v e n e xt e n d e d e v e n t o Ch i n a .

Th e sh ort liv e d m issi o n o f Dh ar m a n and a a n d

- -

K a s ya p a i n C h i na ( like t h a t o f F ra n c e s co X a vi e r i n
’

J a pa n 1 5 0 0 ye a rs l a te r) w a s v e ry fru itfu l i n i t s re s u lts

, , .

N o l e ss t h a n 62 0 Ta o ists b ec a m e di s ci p l e s Th e .

Em pe r or s b r o t h er a n d 1 90 o f t h e ro y a l l a di e s c o nfe ss e d
’
,

t h e i r fa it h a n d s h a v e d t h ei r h e a ds Of t h e gre a t St a t e
,
.

Ofli cers c ivil a n d m ilit a r y 2 68 be c a m e di s ci pl e s a n d o v e r

, , ,

1 00 0 l a y m e n m o n ks Th e E m p er o r h i m s e lf t o o k t h e v o ws
.

of a l a y b r o t h er ; a n d e st a bli s h e d se v e n t e m p l e s fo r
-

m o n ks i n t h e gr e a t fo rt re ss o f L wy a n g a n d t h ree c o n ,

v e n t s fo r n u n s .

Th e M a h ay an a w a s in tr o d u ce d i n t o C h i n a i n t he
7 t h y e a r Y u n g p i n g o f t h e H a n dy n a s ty w h i c h c o r
,
-
, ,

r e s p o n ds t o A D GL— s a y s Pé re A m i o t i e th e y e a r o f
. .
A
, . .

t h e B u rn i n g o f R o m e B u dd h ist b o o ks b e ga n t o be
.

i m p o r te d d u ri ng t h e c l o sin g p e ri o d o f t h e fi r st ce nt u r y
o f o u r e ra t A ce n t u ry l a ter t h e Fa it h h a d by d egree s
.
, ,

s p re a d al l o v er C h i n a Dr Edki n s o n h i s t ri p to t h e . .

“
c e l e br a t e d M o u n t a i n t o t h e S W o f Ni n g p o w h e re . .
,

See A p p e ndix S t Th omas i n I ndi a . .

T S Beal s I n trodu cti on to B u ddfi zs t R ecords q, tfie Wa tern World

'
"
'
’
.

p. 10 .
38 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

C h i n e se B u dd h is m is t o b e s een i n a l l its gl o ry ,

n o ti ce d th a t t h e c h i e f h a ll i n a l l t h e m o n a st e ri e s h a d

i n it n ea rly t h e s a me i m a ge s viz ,

“
Th e go ld e n B u dd h a i n t h e c en tre e n t h ro ne d ,

u p o n t he Lotu s a n d o n His r i gh t u s u a lly A n a

, nd a ,

t h e w r it e r o f t h e s a cr e d b o oks o f t h e religi o n a n d ,

h i s l e ft K a s y a p a t h e k ee pe r o f i ts e s o te ri c
’
on ,

t ra diti o n s Bu t s om eti me s t h e p l a ce o f t h e s e t w o
.
, ,

I n di a n disci p le s is o ccu p i e d by t w o re p re s e n ta ti o n s
o f B u dd h a Vi z B u dd h a p a s t a n d B u dd h a
, .
,

T h e s e gro u p s a p pe a r t o m e t o be h i gh ly si gn ifi ca n t ,

a n d o f h ist o ri ca l v a l u e I n a n o t h e r v e ry o l d m o n a st ery .
,

l a te ly re b u ilt a t grea t e x pe n s e Dr Edki n s fo u n d 2 0 0 ,

m o n k s a n d a W o r s h i p h all d e di c a t e d t o
, t h e B u dd h a o f-

”
t h e W e ste rn H ea v e n .

AR T THO U H E TH AT S H O ULD C OM E ”
t
It is righ t t o p a u se h e re a n d rec all t h e Di a m o n d
r o h ec y o f Go t a m a Bu dd h a I rec o r d e d i n t h e Di a m o n d
p p ,

s u t ra , eh vi . .

Fiv e h u n d re d y ea r s a fter My d ea t h a P r o p h e t ,

will a rise w h o w ill fo u n d His Te a c h i ng u p o n t h e

Fo u n t ai n o f al l B u dd h a s W h e n t h a t One c o m e s . ,

be lie v e i n H i m a n d y o u s h a ll rece iv e i n c a l cu l a bl e
,

”
bl e ssi n gs .

T h is re fe r s t o M a itr eya (j ap M i ro ku ) t h e e x pec te d ,

.
,

Me ssi a h o f M a h ay an ists .

”
H o w s h all w e k n o w Hi m w h e n He c o m e s ? th e

disci p l e s a ske d Go t a ma “
His N a m e S h all b e c alle d .

” “
Mai treya h e re p li e d
, t h a t is t o s a y Lovi ng Ki ndne ss l
, ,

R el zgzon in Cfi zna , D r E
' ’

. dki ns p 3 8, p ub
. . 1 859 R T S
. . .

1
“
Matt 34, R V , C f a nte p 1 7, note
. 1 1 . . . . .

1 Born ab ou tB C 553 , e 477 . . di d .

Q I Cor nth ans i e s cr i

e s th s Love XIII d ib
i . I ncarnate . Se e i nf ra
ch . XI . no te 1 r, K aemp fer on Amaterasu dai S i ng u .
40 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

in the C h i n es e e m pe r o r s d re a m w h o s e a p pe ar a n ce
’
,

”
w a s t h a t o f r a di a n t g o ld lik e th e S u n i e th e S u n , ,
. .

Bu ddh a D a i n i c h i N yo ra i
, .

An d i n fu r t h er c o n fi rm a ti o n o f t h is fa c t o n e m a y
, ,

c it e the w o n d e r fu l A m be r c o l o u re d St a tu e o f t h e
'

”
Re d ee mer st a n di ng a t t h e s o u r c e s o f J o rd a n o f w h i ch
,
.

Gr eg o r y a rc h bis h o p
, o f T o u rs i n F r a n ce h e a r d fr o m ,

m a n y p il gri m s w h o h a d s ee n it p ri o r t o A D , . .

We m a y j u stly c a ll E zek i el s Vi s i on o f ’

TH E A M B E R C O L O UR E D MAN -

”
a Da i M a n d a ra If we t h u s s po ke o f it t o S h i n go n
.

m o n k s t h e y w o u ld u n d e rst a n d a n d be a bl e t o gi v e u s ,

v a l u a bl e li gh t o n t h is s o m yst e ri o u s a c o nce p t .

O ne s u ch m o n k a sk e d m e if t h e re a re a n y C h ri s ti a n
m a n d a ra s ? a n d a s I h e s it a te d t o r e p ly h e t u rn ed t o
, ,

t h e b o o k o f Re v el a ti o n c h s IV t o VII s a yi ng ,
Th a t . .
, ,

is a C h ri s ti an m a n d a ra
I n B u dd h i s m a n A r tist m o nk d o e s n o t sit d o w n
,
-

t o p a i n t a p i c t u re r i gh t a w a y t o o r d er b u t like Fr a , ,

A n ge li c o i n It a ly ( w h o w o u l d n e v er re t o u ch th e p ic t u re s
,

h e h a d p a i n te d o n h i s k n e e s by Divi n e i n s pi ra ti o n ) h e , ,

go e s ap a rt fro m hi s b re th re n t o fa st p ra y a n d m e dit a t e , ,

u po n a giv e n t h e me till a visi o n fo r m s itse lf o n t h e

,

se n s itize d fil m o f h i s s o u l H e t h e n t ri e s t o p a i n t it i n .

s u c h wi s e t h a t h i s o w n c o n ce p t o f t h e Te a ch i ng m a y
be c o n v e y e d t o o t h er m i n ds t h r o u gh t h e se n s e o r ga n o f -

t h e ir b o dily e y e s .

T h u s St P a u l p ra ye d t h a t t h e ey es o f th e h ea rts
, .

o f h i s E h e s i a n co n v e r ts m i h t be o e n e d t h a t t h ey
p g p s o ,

c o u ld u n d er st a n d t h e d e e p Mys te rie s o f w h i c h h e w a s
a bo u t t o t e ll t h e m i n a le tt er ( p
E h I 1 8 R V ; . . . . . .

ch s . III IV ) . .

1
‘
Be az le y s ’
Dawn o
f
'
Al oaern Geograp hy vo l . 1 .
p . 1 22 . Lon d on 1 89 7 .
 ‘
TH E LOTUS GOSPEL 41

If we d e a v o u re d t o re a lize o n c an v a s w h a t St
en .

J o hn ( i n th e fi rst fo u rth a n d n i n e tee n t h ch a p ter s o f

, ,

t h e A p ocaly p s e ) t e lls u s a b o u t t h e A p pe a r a n ce o f t h e

S o n o f God w h o is ,
like a J a s pe r a n d a S a r di u s st o ne ;
o r o f t h e C h e ru b c h a ri o t a s Eze ki e l d e s c ribe s
-
it l et u s
, ,

“
a s k o u r s e lv e s W h a t ki n d o f a p i c t u re i n o i l c ol o u r s
s h ou ld w e p ro d u ce ?

Ez eki e l m i nu t ely d e s cr ibe s t h is w o n d r o u s C h e ru b

C h ari o t o r Gre at Veh i cl e a s h a vi ng fo u r Whe els wh ic h
. , ,

w e n t be s id e t h e fo u r C h e ru bs i n t h ei r fo u r di re c ti o n s
an
“ ”
e a c h C h e ru b h a vi n g o n e W h ee l u po n t h e e a r t h ; d
“
w he n t h e C h e ru bs w e re lift e d u p fr o m t h e e art h t he ,

Whee l s wer e lift e d u p be s i de t he m fo r t h e S pi r it o f Life ,

”
wa s i n t he Wheel ( 1 1 5 1 9 .2 0 2 1 m g ; 10
.
, , , , . .

1 0 1 5 20
-
.
-
.

Alt h o u gh a t fi rst Ez e ki e l d e s c ribe s th e C h e ru bi m

, ,

“ ”
as fo u r livi n g cre a tu re s a t t h e c l o s e o f hi s Vi s i o n
,

”
h e s p e a ks o f t h e m a s o n e t h e Livi n g C re a t u re a n d , , ,

”
h e a dds I k n e w t h a t t h e y w ere C h e ru bi m
, .

H e re c ogn i ze d t h e m w h e n h e s a w t h e m a t t he
Te m p le o f Ni p p u r i n a s pi rit u al d re a m bec a u se a s a ,

Je wis h p ri e st h e wa s a l re a dy fa mili ar with t he i r i m a ge s

,

i n S o l o m o n s te m p le a t J eru s a l e m ( K
’
1 g s . .

1 C h ro n . c f t he N i o i n J a p a n ) .

Th e H e bre w w o r d C h eru b si gn ifie s “

F u l ne ss o f
”
K no w l ed ge .

Ezeki e l de s c ri be s t h e i r a ppe a ra n ce RV . .
,

a s i f a Wh ee l h a d be e n wi t h i n a Wh ee l ; tha t
“
is o f c o u r s e i n terl a ce d He h e a r s
, , t h e N o i s e o f th e
. .

” ”
Wheel s a s a gre a t ru s h i n g ; a n d t h e n ors e o f t h e
,

” “
C h eru b s wi ngs h e sa ys wa s n o rse o f t u m ult
’
, a , ,

”
like t h e n o ise o f a h o st Tha t is t o s a y
, ,

it w a s a n oise like t h e o n w a r d ru sh of a be si e gi ng ,

c o n qu e ri ng vi c to ri o u s Arm y ( cf 2 S a m
, , . .
42 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

He h ea r d a disti n ctiv e titl e be st o we d u p o n th e

Wh eels ( X , . 2 , 6,
HI RLI N G W H E E LS
“
TH E W .

“
W h e n a t l a s t t h e y stood it w a s
, , a t t h e d o or o f th e
,
‘

”
E a s t ga t e o f J e h o v a h s H o u s e ( 2 1
’
4 3 4 ; 4 4 . .
-
.

I n p a ssi n g we m a y n o te
, t h a t t h e B u dd h ist
S u k h a v ati E j i lfi fi ilt fi t h e P u re L a n d i n t h e W e st 333i ,

(J p
a .G 6k u r a k u ) is t h e E a st e r n p o r t a l o f t h e W e st e r n

P a ra di s e o f A m it abh a t h e All Gl ori o u s ,

t ern a l O ne o f -
,

I n fi n it e Li gh t a nd L o ve .

At t w o m o n a ster ie s i n t h e Gan d ara v a lle y ,

scu l p t u re s w e re re ce n tly di s c o v e re d o f m o nks i n a n

a ttit u d e o f w o r s h i b fo re W h e els T h ey a re cla d i n
p e .

k é s a s o ff t h e ri gh t S h o u ld er a s i n t h e i m a ge s o f B u dd h a , .

a n d i n t h e fre s c o e s an d s c u l p t u re s o f C h ri s t an d Hi s

a p o s tl e s i n th e C a t a c o m b s an d on t h e S a rc o p h a gi
, ,

be tw e en A D 5 0 a n d A D 4 50
. . . . .

I n o n e o f t h e Ga n d ara s cu l p t u re s t h e ri m s o f t h e
Wh eels a re i n te rl ace d w h ic h M r W Si m p s o n s a y s i s ,
. .
,

A v er y e x c ep ti o n a l a rra nge m e n t a n d I c a n ,

n ot re c a l l a ny t h i ng of th e sa m e ki n d as o ccu r

i ng i n th e B u dd h ist s c u l pt u re s As t o its s i gni fica .

ti o n I c a n m a ke n o s u gge s ti o n b u t l o o ki ng o n t h is ,

w o r k i n o n e li gh t — i e a s a c o ll ec ti o n o f m a te ri a l s
“
. .
,

—I giv e r o u gh o u tli ne s o f t h e se s c u l p tu re s s o t h a t ,

a tt e n ti o n m a b e c a ll e d t o t h e m a n d t h e i r m e a n i n g
y ,

p e rh a p s be w o r k e d o u t by o t h e r s T h e s
p o k e s i n .

t h e Ga n d ar a w h e els a re m u lti p l e s o f fo u r i e t h e ,
. .

”
c a r di na l p o i n ts .

B u ddh is t Pray i ng l Vh eel ” G W S mp s on , p u b

/
by M acm ill an
. . i .
,

1 895 i
S ee p p 2 66 2 67, 1 63 wh e re mo s t nte res t n g u strat o ns
. ill i a e give n i r

ofPl at es fro m th e C ll cti o n f Ph ot g p h p bli h d by M aj

o e o o ra s u s e or

H H C le
. . o , R E . . a Cu ator o f th e A n ci e nt M o nu me nts of I n di a
s r .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 43

If ( a s Si m p s o n be li e ve s ) t h e se W h eels do n o t
Mr .
,

o ccu r i n t h e B u dd h ist s c u l p tu re s t h e n t h e i r o ccu rre nce ,

i n t h e m o n a st e ri e s a t Ga n d ara p o i n ts t o t h e s o u rc e
fro m w h en ce t h e Gre a t D e vel o pm e n t S ch o o l o f t h e
M a h ay an a d e riv e d t h e m—Vi z ; Me s o p o t am i a w h ere t h e ,

Te m p l e o f Ni p p u r w a s sit u ate d i n t h e Ti gr o E u ph r a te s -

v a ll e y a n d t o H e bre w o r e l s e Ju da e o C h risti an
, , ,
-

i n s p i ra ti o n .

Wh o c a n s a y w h et h er s o m e ech o o f Ezeki e l s visi o n ’

did n o t r e a c h Go t a m a B u dd a a c en t u ry o l e ss l a t
h r ,
er ?

fo r i n o n e o f t h e e a rl i e r B u dd h i s t sc ri p tu re s ( t h a t is , ,

o ne be l o n gi ng t o t h e Hi na y éi n a Sc h o o l ) v i z M a h a ,

“
S u da s s a n a s h tra t h e re i s s a y s M r Si m p s o n
, , a v er y .
,

gl o rifi e d a cc o u n t o f a Wheel w h i c h m o v e d t o t h e fo u r
c a r di n a l p o i n ts .

M a h a S u da s s a n ri w a s a B u dd h a i n a pre vi ou s
’

bi r th He w a s a C h ak ra v a rti—i e a Ki n g o f kin gs
.
, ,

i n vi n cibl e a Ri gh t e o u s M a n w h o r u l e d i n Ri gh t e o u s
,

n e ss . H e is c a lle d t h e Gre a t Ki ng o f Gl o ry a n d ,

p o s s e ss e d a W o n d ro u s W h e e l — a h e a v e n ly T re a s u re,
.

An d t h is W h e e l r o ll e d o n a n d o n go i n g fo rt h t o ,

c o n qu e r a n d o v e rc o m e till it re a ch e d t h e u tm o st
,

Oce a n b o u n da ri c s o f E a st S o u t h We st a n d N o r t h ;
~
, , ,

an d ,
h a vi ng c o n qu ere d th e w h o l e e a r t h it re t u rn e d ,

b a ck t o t h e R o y a l City a n d re m a i n e d a s a gl o r i o u s
a d o rn m e n t o n t h e o pe n t err a ce o f t h e P a l a ce a t ,

th e e n tr a n ce t o t h e i nn e r a p a r tm e n t s o f t h e Gre a t

Ki ng o f
Th e C h akr a o r Wheel i n t h e O ri e n t i s t h e sy m b o l
, , ,

of s o v e rei gn ru l e a n d a u th o rity Th e u n o p p o se d .

'

zhi d p . 2 67
.
7 10 P sal m 2 4
.
- .

1
'
S a cred B oo/5s o
f t/re E arl vol
'
.
X pp
I . 2 51 —
4; Cf . P al m 1 9
s , 4 13
-
.
44 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

pr o gr e ss o f a Ki n g s ch ari o t s h o ws t h e wid
’
e e xt e n t o f
”
His p o w er sa ys Dr Bii h l e r
, . .

As su ch it w a s p l a ce d i n B abyl o n i a n te m pl e s b fo re e

Sa m a s t h e S u n god (a s i n t h e fa m o u s S i p p a ra c u ltu s
,
-
,

t a bl e t ) s h o w i n g t h e
,
u n r —
iv e sa l r éij o f Ri t a t h a t is t o
sa y ,
t h e R u le o f L a w .

An d t h is is t h e Ble ssi n g w h e re w it h M o se s t h e , ,

m a n o f God bl e ss e d t h e c h ild ren o f Is ra el b e fo re h i s

,

d ea t h
J e h vah came f om S inai } o r

A n d o from Se i u nt th e m ; r se r o

He h in d f th f om M u n t Pa an
s e or r o r ,

a
t

A t Hi s r i ght h and was a Fi ery Law .

( Deu t
. : -
3)
Th e se v e n ty s ec o n d l a st o f Da vid s p s al m s i s th e
’
-
, ,

M e s s ra m c a n d i n t h e Re vis e d V e r si o n is e n titl e d
, ,

“
TH E R ULE OF TH E R I G HTE O US K w o ”
.

E z e ki e l t h ri ce re p e a ts t h a t t h e S p i rit o f Life wa s
”
i n t h e W h ee ls .

We re a d i n t h e Ac ts o f t h e Ap o stle s ( wh i c h a s it , ,

h a s be e n t ru ly s a id s h o u ld ra t h e r be s tyl e d Th e Ac ts
, ,

o f th e S u dde n ly t h e r e ca m e fr o m H e a v e n
”
a s o u n d a s o f t h e ru s h i ng o f a m i gh ty Wi nd or st r o n g ,

Wi nd r u s h i ng “
a n d It fill e d a l l t h e h o u se w h e re

t h e y w er e and t h e y w ere a l l fille d

wit h t h e H o ly S p i rit .

Re fe r ri n g t o A c ts 2 5 1 1 4 1 4 2 49 Dr Ad o lf ,
-
, , , , .

“
H a rn a ck e x cl ai m s W or ds w h i c h s o u n d lik e a t ri u m
, ,

p h a n t C o n q u er o r s list o f N a ti’
o n s v an u i s h e d i n a
q g r ea t
'

ca m a
p g i n ii As fa r a s R o m a n I m p e r a to r r u l es a n d ,

Se e I n d ex , A ma te ras u D ai S i ngu S i nai , .

T Twa d iet/z Centu ry I V T , . . R V note . . .

1 Note th at Parth i a ,
th e n e ar ne i gh bou r of Gandara , h eads th e lis t .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 45

fa r t h er still be y o n d t h e b o u nds o f h i s E m pi re t h e
, ,

”
W orld n o w h e ar s t h e Ev angeli c M e s s a ge an d a cce p ts it .

“
An d t h e s e d e v o u t m en c h a r ge d with t he n e w ,
’

”
S p irit fil l e d li fe
-
W e n t e ve ry wh ere
, as A m b a ss a d o r s
r o cl a i m i n g t h e N e w Li fe te ach i n g a n d w e r e d e s c ribe d -

p ,

as a N e w pe p o l e a n d a N e w r a ce — m e n t h a t k n o w God
,
*
, ,

a n d re c e iv e fr o m H e a v e n w h a t t h e y a s k l— me n w h o
l a b o u r t o be c o m e ri gh t eo u s a s t h o se w h o e xp e c t t o s ee
t h e i r Me ss i ah a n d t o r ece iv e fr o m Hi m t h e p r o m i s e s
,

m a d e t o t h e m wit h Gre a t Gl o r y H e is a b ou t t o c o m e -

j
t o u ge d — T r u ly gr ea t a n d w on d e rfu l is t h ei r Tea ch i n g ,

t h ei r Te a ch i n g is
TH E G A T E WAY O F L I G HT t .

E re p r o c ee di n g fu r th er w e m u st c a re fu lly c o n sid er t w o ,

fa c ts ( )
1 t h a t a lt h o u gh u n d e r t h e a u s i ce s o f Au ti s t u s
p g ,

C a esa r t h e wh o l e R o ma n E m p ire i n t h e We s t i e
, ,
. .

E u r o pe w a s o p en e d u p j u st b e fo r e t h e Bi rt h o f Je s u s
,

C h rist by m aki n g r o a ds w h i ch c o n ce n t r e d a t R o m e—t h e

r e a t A s i a ti c h i gh r o a d s h a d e xist e d from i m m e m o ri a l
g ,

tiq ity — s o f t h e c h i e f fr o m t h e a ge o f Sa rg o n
an u
( om e

of Aga d e a n d h i s s o n Na a S
r m i n B C 3 8 00 — so
-

, .
,

t h a t t h e re w a s p ra c ti ca lly n o i mp e di m en t t o t h e c a rr y
i n g o f t h e Worl d wi de Mess age t o u t m o st E a st a s w e lls
,

a s t o u t m o s t W e st i n t h e Fi r st C e n t u r y o f o u r E ra
, .

“
An d ( 2 ) t h a t a lt h o u gh m o d ern t h e o s o p h ists s p e a k o f
a n I n di a n p ri n ce a s Th e B u dd h a i n o p p o siti o n t o t h e
cl a i m s o f H i m w h o be i n g ,

C f A cts
. 1 .
5; 2 Co r.

1 Ap ol ogy f
o A r i s tzd es to th e E mpe ro r Had i an r , A D . . 1 35 . On th e
Ne s tori an Sto ne ,
A D 78 1 , th e
. . Ch r i ti
s an e li gi n i s
r o yl d
st e “ th e L u m i
n ou s Gate i n f a ch 1 1 1 3
.
”
Cf . r s. ,
.

S arg n es t bli h d a R y al P t h rou gh u t th e E m i e—wh i h

1 o t a p cs e o os o r

was c ve d by a n etw k f p tal

o re t s—e x t n di n g th gh t Baby
or o os ro u e e ro u ou

l n i a A s y i a M sop tami a Pal e tin e Sy r ia and E gy p t Temp l es qf

o ,
s r , e
”
o ,
s , , .

th e Or ient .
p 40.6 .
46 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

F R OM ALL E TE RN ITY TAO ,

fi nally t o o k fl e s h a n d dwelt a m o n g m en as t h e Voi ce

a n d t h e Way t h o s e w h o d ra n k d ee p e r i n t o t h e m e a n i n g
,

o f High er Bu ddh is m fo u n d t h a t t h ei r W o rl d m e ss a ge did -

n ot be gi n wit h t h a t fam o u s p ri n ce S i ddart h a i e , ,

. .

Go t a m a B u dd h a .

Th e C h i ne s e l a n gu a ge a lt h o u gh e x tr e m ely r i ch i n ,

sy m b o l s t o c o n v ey al l s o r ts o f id e a s d i d n o t c o n t ai n a ,

c h a r ac te r or sy mb o l th a t w o u ld c o n v e y t h e i r h i gh e st
—
id ea l s o f t h e F o u n d e r o f Hi gh e r Bu dd h is m th e Mah ayana .

T h e y t h er efo re i n v e n t e d o n e c o m p o se d o f t w o
, ,

sy m b o l s 9T } not an d i
,
w h i ch m e a n s m a n T h e y w r o t e
,
.

t h e sy m b o l fo r t h e i r id e a l F o u n d e r t h u s EB p r o n o u nc e d ,

F0 m e a n i ng t h a t H e i s n o t h u m a n b u t Divi n e
, .

”
T h i s is t h e u n iv e rs a l c h a r a c t e r fo r t h e i r S avi our .

Aft er a n a lysi n g a w o r k o f F0 t ra n s l a t e d i nt o ,

C h i n e se De Gu i gn e s r ec o gn iz e d i n its d o c t ri n e s
, a

C h r i s ti an ity s u ch a s t h e C h ri s ti a n h ere ti cs o f t h e fi rs t
”
c e n t u ri e s t a u gh t an d s u gge ste d t h a t t h e b o o k m i gh t
,
‘

be o n e o f t h e n u m e r o u s a p o cr y p h al Go s p e ls c u r re n t a t
t h a t ti me ( Cf J ohn . .

F re qu en tly i n t h e o ffi ci a l b o o ks o f C h i n e se h ist o ry
it is a ffi r m ed F0 is t h e n a m e o f a n I n di a n s ec ta ry
, ,

w h o s e s ec t p a s s e d i n t o C h i n a s o o n a fter t he C h risti a n e ra ,

i e t h e bi r t h of Je su s
. .

Ab o u t A D 1 4 9 An s h i k ao fl t h e h e i r t o t h e l a r th ia n
. .
,
'

t h r o n e § l aid a si d e h i s r a n k a n d be c o m i n g a B u dd h ist
, , ,

t r a v ell e d a s a b e gga r t o L Oyan g w h ere h e t ra n s l a t e d

D r T R ch ar
. . i d .

1
'

L a s té l e C/i retienne de S i ngan f ou Pé re H . H avre t

p p 2 50 , . . n 2 . .

3 60 , no te 2 . S ee , a s o, l Al ex ia/z ch ap . I . A Te ach ng S tone

”
i .

1 S e e i nfra p 57, 60 ; nce n s e

j g
a ) A n
. s ok u k O A ns /
ti is I
e rs an , . . P i .

é C122} : vol V p 1 95, M ax u e r ; R el igi ous Sys tem: Of th e Worl d M ll .

. . .

pp . 1 78, 1 79 . S Be al
. .
 C HAPTER I V .

FERTl Ll Zl N G i N FLUEN CE OF THE N EW RACE .

Glo ri fy ye th e Name of Jeh ovah i n th e E as t ,

Th e God o f I s rae l i n th e I s l and s of th e Sea .

From th e tte rmost part o f th e

u e arth h ave we h eard

”
Mi n g ti t h e en ligh t en e d Em per or died i n A D 7 6
-
, ,
. . .

His fa t h er Kwa n g Wu ti h a d re i gn e d gl ori o u sly

,
- -
,

. .
—
fr o m A D 2 5 5 7 A m a n o f c h a rm i n g dis p o siti o n a n d
.

libe r a l t a st e s h e s ou gh t e v ery w h e re fo r i n str u ct e d m e n

,

w h o m h e c o u ld a tt r a ct t o h i s n e w c a p it a l o f L o y a n g -
,

a n d e n t r u st wit h h o n o u ra bl e o ffi c e s .

M i n g ti i n h e r it e d h i s fa t h e r s vi rt u es a n d w a s dis
’
-
,

ti n gu i s h e d fo r h i s wi s d o m c l e me n c y a n d dis ce r n m e n t , , .

Hi gh ly e d u ca t e d a n d w el l v er s e d i n t h e a n ci e n t C h i ne s e
,

p h il os o hy
p h i m s e lf h e d e s i re d t
,
o s p r e a d i n st ru c ti o n

a m o n gst s u ch o f h i s s u bj e c t s a s b e d e e m e d w o r th y t o
t a k e a n a c tiv e p a r t i n t h e Go ve rn m en t N o t l o n g a fte r .

Mi ng ti s d e a t h t h e a rm i e s o f h i s s o n a n d s u cce s o r
-
’
, ,

Tch an g ti re a ch e d K h o ta n u n d e r t h e C h i n e s e ge n e ral Pa n
-
, ,

t ch a o w h o i n A D 89 90 re t o o k t h e ki n g d o m o f Ka s h ga r
,
. .
-
,
-
,

p u s h e d h i s c o n q u e sts a s fa r a s t h e C a s ian
p S e a a n d ,

s u bj u ga ti n g o v er 5 0 ki n gd o m s s e n t t h e i r p re s u m p tiv e
h e i r s a s h o st a ge s t o t h e I m pe ri a l C o u r t o f C h i n a t h u s ,

be c o m i ng M a st er o f al l W e st er n Ta r t a ry .

T h r o u gh o u t th e H a n dy n a sty c o mme rc i a l rel a ti o n s ,

I s aiah 2 4, 1 5, 1 6, R V . .
 THE LOT US GOSPEL 49

e xist e d be t w e e n R o m e a n d C hi n a t h e t w o gr e a te s t a n d ,

m o s t p o w e r fu l E m p i re s o f a n tiq u ity ; a n d u p t o t h e ,

O pe n i n g o f t h e 3 r d c e n t u r y m a riti m e e x p e diti o n s l e ft ,

Egy p ti a n a n d P e r si a n p o r ts v i a t h e Re d S e a a n d I n di a n
O ce a n fo r C a n t o n a n d o t h er S o u t h C h i n a p o r ts It w a s .

fr o m t h e s e e x p e diti o n s t h a t Pt o l e m y ga th e re d s o m u ch
rec i o u s i n fo r m a ti o n a b o u t A s i a ti c c o un t r i e s
*
p .

I n A D 1 6 6 A m b a s s a d o r s fr o m t h e Ro m a n e m p i r e
. .
,

t r av e ll e d v i a t h e s o u t h er n r o u t e I n di a a n d T o n ki n g t o
’

, ,

C h ina .

Th e C h i n e se h ist o r y H o u h a n s h u cl e a rly d e s c ribe s - -

t h e t r a d e ca rri e d o n be t w ee n C h i n a a n d t h e silk fa c t o r i e s

a t Ty r e a n d Sid o n o n t h e P h o e n i ci a n C o a st i n t he l s t ,

c e n t u r y o f o u r e r a v i a A n ti oc h d ( Silk h a d b e n c a r ri e d
'

, e

fr o m C h i n a be y o n d t h e Ox u s riv er i n B C .

N o w A n ti o c h t h e t h i r d gre a t e st c a p it a l i n t h e R o m a n
,

E m p i re } h a d a n i n tern a ti o n a l p o p u l a ti o n o f
be i n g t h e gr a n d j u n c ti o n o f t h e C a ra v a n r o a ds fr o m -

Ar a bi a C e n tr a l Asi a a n d Egy p t a n d sit u a t e d n o t fa r

, , ,

fro m th e fo r ds o f K a rch e m i s h .

“ ”
It w a s at Anti och t h a t t h e dis ci p l e s o f J e s u s
C h rist w er e fi r s t c a ll e d C h risti an s t h e Pe o p l e o f t h e ,

It is ce r a n t i th a t i n th e Fi r st t
cen u r y th e Hi n d u s
Ch i n e p p 2 55, . 2 58 6 0 G Pau th ie r
. . .

TI n th e 5th ce n t ryu B C E ze . ki e l ( ch . 2 7) give s a wond e r fu l acco u n t

of th e C ar a van traffi c wi th Ty re i n h i s day, wh i ch was th at a sol of

Confu c i u s , L ao tz e , Gautam a Bu ddh a,

-
Py th ag as C n id th gh t an d or . o s er ou

fu lly J u d ge s 5 1 0 1 1 i n conn ecti o n with th e wid e s p e di n g i nfl e nce

, ,
-
,
r a u

o f Ca avan s
r a s i n gl e n e be i n g o fte n co mp os e d o f h n d e d s
o f Me ch an ts u r o r

be s ide s th e r attend ant s l ave

i s.

1 R m o A l e x
e, n d i a an d A n ti ch
a E arc h o f,
th e s e ca i tal s b e came
‘

p o .

th e s i te f a Patri a ch ate wh e n C h i st i an ity was e stabli s h e d

o r r .

é E rly f l t i y f th e Ch
a vo
h by A bb é Du ch e s ne 1 90 9
o A ve y
u rc , ,
. r

val abl e re fe e nce bo k

u r o .
50 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

w e re p e r fe c tly
qu a i n te d wit h C h i n a w h it h e r a l m o st
ac ,

a ll o f t h e m s e n t s o m e ki n d o f t r ib u t e w h i ch n e c e ssit a t e d ,

en or m o u s ca ra v an s Hi n d u Sl a v e s w e r e e v e n e a r li er
.
, ,

p r iz e d i n G re e ce .

At t h a t ti m e C h i n a w a s t h e fi n e s t p a r t o f Asia ,

a n d a s r e n o w n e d i n t h e E a st a s It a ly w a s i n Eu ro pe
w h e n t h e R o m a n E m p i re w a s i n i ts m er idi a n ; a n d t h e
m e r c h a n ts o f M e s o p o t a m i a a n d Pe rsi a m a d e t h ei r w a y
t h r o u gh t h e a n ci en t S u s i a n a i n t o Tibe t a n d o n t o t h e
v ery h e a r t o f C h i n a .

I n C e n t r a l C h i n a n e a r t h e a n ci e n t c a p it a l L o y a n g
, ,

is t h e c ity o f K a ifen g E u w h e re i n A D 1 600 w a s a

-
,
. .
,

J e wis h sy n a go gu e w h i ch w a s fu lly d e sc ribe d t o t h e

Je su it F a t h e r Ri cc i a t Pe ki n g *
Alt h o u gh s w e p t a w a y.

by t h e Ye ll o w Riv e r fl o o ds i n 1 642 a re li c o f t h i s ,

syn a go gu e s u r viv e s i n a St o n e i n s cr ib e d i n gilt l e tter s

E s z l o vi h -
l s rael i
i n s cr i p ti o n d e s cribe s t h e c om i ng o f
An t h e Is r a e l

Ta O t o t h a t c ity i n t h e 3 r d c e n t u r y BC A m o n gst .

“
o t h e r t h i n gs it m e n ti o n s t h a t
,
its fi r st a n ce st o r Ad a m ,

c a m e o ri gi n a lly fr o m I n di a a n d t h a t t h e s a c r e d w r iti n gs
”
em b o dyi n g Et e rn a l R e a s o n c o n si st o f 5 3 s e c ti o n s i .

Th e Eter n a l R e a s o n t h e rei n is v e r y m yste ri o u s ,

”
be i n g t re a t e d wit h t h e s a m e v e n e ra ti o n a s H e a v e n .

I n t h e be gi n n i n g o f t h e S u ng dy n a sty A D 9 6 , . .
,

a m issi o n a r y s u rn a m e d Li a cc o m p a n i e d by a c ro wd of
,

f ew: i n Ch i na , th eir Sy n agogu e e tc . by J ames Fin n . 1 843 , Lo n on d

N ationa l Geograp h ica l magazi ne vol . 1 8, N o. 10 Ar t : by li
O ver Ba n i
b id ge
r . i Was h ngto n, D C 1 90 7
. . .

TS e We ll at U u mas a i nf ra ch 9
e z ,
. .

1 N ote th at o n th e Ne stori an s te l e i n 781 th e n u m be r o f s acre d

, ,
-

bo ok s wh i ch Me s s i ah l e ft be h i n d wh e n He ascende d i nto h eaven i s s aid ,

to h ave be e n 51 E te rnal R e as o n accordi ng to P h il o i s th e Logos

“ ”
.
, , ,

an d accordi n g to L aotz e th e T
, ,ao .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 51

C en o b i t e s , iv e d i n C h i n a wit h a l o t o f W e stern c l o t h
arr ,

w h i c h t h e y p re s e n t e d t o t h e E m per o r a n d be c a m e
n a t u r al iz e d )
c itiz e n s o f t h e c o u n t r y
( i e , . . .

S u bs e qu en tly a gr an ds o n o f t h e s e p e o p l e ca ll e d
, ,

M u S y Ta Pa u w a s a p p o i n t e d t o d o t h e p re a chi ng
, ,

an d a n o t h er ca ll e d
“
J u n T u I a b e g a n t o -
b u ild -
a .

C e n o by *
Th e E m p e r o r Tai Ts u o f t h e Mi n g dyn a sty
.
-
,

( A . D .
g a v e t h e C e n o bit e s d e s c e n d e d fr o m Li a ,

p i e ce o f l a n d fo r b u ildi n g b e ca u s e h e c o u ld u n d er sta n d
,

t h e i r S c r i p t u r e s w h i c h p e r s u a d e d t h e p e o p l e t o d o go o d
,

”
i n st e a d o f e vil .

I n t h e m id s t o f t h e Fi r st C o u r t o f t h e be a u tifu l
Sy n ag o gu e w a s a n o bl e Arc h fi P a e fé ng d e di ca t e d i n -
,

g o ld e n C h i n e se c h a r a c t e r s “
t o t h e C r e a t o r P re serv er , ,

”
a n d F a t h er o f m e n a n d i n s c ribe d ,
with t h e H e br e w
S h e m a n g ( D eu t H e a r O Is ra e l t h e L or d o u r
.
, ,

”
God is One ( M a rk 1 2 :
, n e a r w h i c h t h e w o r sh i p

p e r s a l w a ys w a s h e d t h e i r h a n d s } ?

Th e Sec o n d C o u r t e n tere d by a l arge ga te wit h ,

t w o sid e d o o r s a n d t w o wi c ke ts h e ld t h e h o u se s o f ,

t h o se w h o ca re d fo r th e bu ildi n gs .

Th e T h i r d C o u r t h a d m an y t r ee s a n d a n A rc h ,

like t a t n t h e fi r st On its w a lls we re m ar bl e Ta bl e ts

h i .
— k

( C i e s e Pa e wan ; Gre e k dip ty ch s ) i n m e m o r y o f

h n ,
- — ,

C h ao a H eb re w m a n d ari n t h e j u d ge o f a c ity o f s e c o n d
, ,

d e gr ee w h o h a d r e b u ilt t h e syn a go gu e a ft e r a fi re ;
,

I nfra p 82 Note a by Dean Stan le y

. . . .

I Probably s y mbo li c o f th e R ai n bow a ch th e N ew Covenant S uch

“ “
-
r ,
.

an A rch may be th e ori gi n al o f th e tor i i i n J ap an .

1 A s i m il ar arrangeme nt i s menti one d by E u se bi u s bi s h op o f ,

C e s a e a an d Pau li nu s bi sh op of N ol a i n th e 4th Ce ntury

r , , S t Cyr il o f , . .

Jerusal em 3 47 said : Th e cl eans i ng f th e h an ds i s a s ym bo l th at we

, , o

mu s t be m ad e cl e an f om al l o ur s i n s and i n iq itie s
r
”
L i fti ng u p h oly u .

h ands ”
,s aid S t P au l 1 Ti m . . .
52 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

and t h e r h o ly m e n T h is C o u r t w a s fl a n k e d by c o m
o .

m e m o r a tiv e c h a pe l s a m id s t t h e t ree s .

Th e F o u r t h C o u r t c o n ta i n e d t h e
H ALL OF A NC E STO R S ,

i n w h i c h w er e t w o br o n ze fl o w er v a ses a n d m a n y -

c e n s er s i n h o n o u r o f Ab r a h a m a n d o th er s be sid e s t h e ,

n a m e t a bl e t s
-

( p
Ja i b a i ) o f t h e Ol
. d T e st a m e n t w o r th i e s ,

w h o a r e v e n e r a t e d a t t h e v e rn a l a n d a u t u m n a l e q u i n o x .

Th e H o ly Pl a ce it se lf w a s a s m a l l sq u a re r o o m o f
e x ce e di n g be a u ty o u tw a r dly sq u a re b u t r o u n d e d wit h i n
*
,

a n d fe n c e d o ff by a b a l u st r a d e fr o m t h e c o n gr e ga ti o n i n

t h e sy n a g o gu e .

Th e R o lls o f t h e L a w w ere k e p t w i t h i n silk e n

C u rt a i n s Th e Te n C o m m a n d m e n t s w ritt e n i n l a rge
.
,

g o ld en H e b re w l e tt e r s o n t w o t a bl e ts w e re o n t h e ,

w e st e rn w a ll .

Th e C h i e f R a bbi a l o n e m i gh t e n te r t h is Be th e] o r ,

Ti e n t a n g a n d t h a t b l i n dfo l d r It w a s kn o w n a s
-
, .
’

TH E H O USE OF H E AV E N .

Th e r e s e m bl a n ce b o r n e by t h is Sy n a go gu e a n d its
c o u r ts t o t h e gr e a t S h i n t o s h ri n e s o f I dz u m o i Ta ish a
a n d Y o s h i n o y a m a is -
v e r y a p p a r en t t o o n e w h o h a s
h a d t h e p r ivil e ge o f vi s iti n g Kiz u ki a n d Y a m a t o ; I
h a v e g o o d r e a s o n t o t h i n k t h a t t h e N a ik u a t I s e
r e s e m bl e s still m o r e c l o s e ly t h e H o u s e o f H e a v e n .

Dr J M . . N e a le w riti n g o n t h e E a s te rn C h u rc h
.
,

s a ys t h a t w it h t h e N e s t o r i a n s § t h e H o l v o f h o li e s i s ,

n o t t h e sa n c tu ar y b u t a s m a ll r e c e s s a t t h e E a s t e n d
,

C f A ltar o f
. He aven Pe ki n g I n dex , , .

1 S h i nto i t t th S t y t t th d ily ffe r i n gs

"

p r e s s e n e e an c u a r
o p e s e n e a o r r

with th e i r m o u th s cove e d Cf L ev 1 3 45 R V ; I ai 6 5
r . . .
, , . . s .
,
.

i s an ob s l e te wo d s ac e d
”
1 ig o r , r Cf . r . .

“ Terr ibl e , ”
M al . Ps 68, 3 5 R V ;
. . . Fe ar, ”
Ge n . R V
. .

é K n own n o w to be mo re co rre c t s ly tyl d e A ssy r ia n C h r s t i i an s .

 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 53

of it i n t o w h i ch n o t e v en t h e p r i e st en te r s a n d w h ere
, ,

”
i n t h e re is n o t h i ng b u t a C r o s s .

I n t h e J e w is h T e m p l e t h e re w a s a bs o l u te n o th i ng
n es s — a v a cu u m
*
J e wis h a s c e tic is m a n d its m o n a st e ri e s
.

a re m en ti o n e d by P h il o o f Al e x a n d ri a .

T h is i n cid e n t m a y be l o n g e ith e r t o th o se w h o m
“
Gr a e tz c a lls Je w i s h C h ri sti a n s o r e l se t o M a h ay an a ,
’

‘
B u dd h ists w h o a ck n o w l e d ge a B u dd h a o f 5 P a st ,

”
P re s e n t a n d To c o m e
,
a n d s ay of all
,
t h e v a r yi n g

Tri a ds i n t h e i r J a p a n e s e t e m p l e s ( e g A m id a K w a n ,
. .
,

z e o n a n d Se is h i o r D a i n i c h i K w a n ze on a n d M i r ok u )
, , , ,

t h e T h re e a r e One .

“ ” “
'

T hi s Tr i n ity i n Unity a nd Uni ty i n T ri n ity

, ,

u n kn o w n i n S ou t h e rn B u dd h is m i s v e r y c l e a rly a n d .

e m p h a ti c a lly t a u gh t b o t h i n t h e J a p a n e se i m a ge s a n d
,

by t h e m o n ks — h e nc e t h e At h a n a si a n C re e d is e a sily
g r a s p e d a n d a pp r e c i a t e d by t h e m .

Gr a e tz m a k e s t h is re m a r k a bl e st a tem e n t ( H i s t o ry
“
o f j e ws Vo l 2 p, .
-
J u d a is m c o u ld o n ly ga i n
.

“
a d m issi o n i n t o t h e h e a r ts o f t h e h e a t h e n by t a ki n g
on o th er n ame s and a s s u m in g n ew fo r m s Du e t o .

th e st r a n ge M o v e m e n t w h i c h a r o s e u n d e r t h e g o v e r n o r

s h i p o f P o n tiu s Pil a te t h e t e a ch i n g o f J u d a i s m w o n
,

t h e sy m p a t h y o f t h e h e a t h e n w o rl d r T h is n e w fo r m
’
.

o f J u d a is m t h i s p o w er t h is Old D o c tri n e i n a n e w
, ,

g a r b o r, r a t h e r t h is Es s e n is m i n t e r w o v e n w it h fo re ign
,

”
e l e m en ts i s Chris ti ani ty
, .

“
W e re t h e s e C e n o bite s t h e re fo r e s o m e o f t h e J e w s, , ,

d e v o u t m e n w h o w e re ga th e re d a t J e r u s a l e m fo r t h e
,
’7

“
Pe n te c o s t ? or w e re t h e y e v en s o m e o f t h a t Gr e a t

tanl e y s j ewis / Ch r h Vol 2 p p 2 1 5

S
’
i u c .
, .
, 2 2 2 , 2 23 , 22 5 .

TTh e devout E mp re s s Pop pea wi fe o f N ,

e ro , an d m an y o th er gr ea t
Ro man l adi e s we e J e wi s h p ro s e ly te s
r .
 54 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

c o m p an y o f t h e P ri e sts w h o bec a me o be di e n t t o t he
”
F a ith sh o rtly a fter t h a t F e a st ?
TH E N v o r r PE ARL -
.

To y o ra n ea r t h e m o d er n S h i m o n o se ki is a t t h e
, ,

e n t r a n ce t o t h e Gr e a t F e rr y w h i c h stre t ch e s s o m e ,

1 2 0 m il e s a cr o ss t he St ra its o f T s u s h i m a t o C h OS e n .

I n t h e a u tu mn o f A D 1 93 a c u ri o u s e n t ry i n . . .

N i h o ngi ( V ol 1 p 2 1 9 ) re l a t e s t h a t t h e E m p re ss
. . .

J gi n O ,a n c h o r i n g i n t h e h a r b o u r o f T o
y o r a i n N a g a t o ,

p r o v i n c e fo u n d
,
i n t h e s e a a N y o i i P e a rl -
.
*

T h is E m p re ss k n e w t h a t t h e re w a s vi r tu e i n t h e
,

T e a c h i n g o f t h e Go ds a n d m a d e s a cr ific e u n t o t h e Go ds ,

o f H ea v e n a n d S h e h a d a P a l a c e o f Wors h i p
w h ere i n a t tim e s s h e dis c h a rge d i n pe r s o n t h e O ffi ce
, .
,

o f P r i e st a n d o bt a i n e d Oracl e s
, .

S h e w a s h er s e lf a w o n d er fu l S a ge o f c l e a r i n te l l i ge n c e .

With o u t u n d u e s p ec u l a ti o n it is a t l ea st si gn ifi ca n t , ,

“ ”
that t h e Hy m n o f t h e S o u l i n t h e Sy ri a c Ac ts o f

J u d a s T h o m a s t h e A p os t l e ( s a
,
id t o be a Gn o sti c ,

“
w o rk ) d e scribe s t h e Q u e s t o f
,
t h e P e a r l u n iq u e t h a t

l ay i n t h e s ea g u a r d e d by a t e,
rr ibl e l o u d h i s si n
g
-

Se r pe n t w h ic h w a s o n ly o bt a i n a bl e t h r o u gh ch a r m i n g
,

t h a t Ser pe n t by t h e s o u n d o f t h e Tri pl e N ame .

It m a y n o t i m p o ssibly be s o m e fa i n t e c h o o f
, ,

”
t h e P e a r l o f Gre a t P r i c e ( M a tt 1 3 : w h i ch .

h a d fl o a t e d o v e r t o J a p a n i n t h at s a m e Se c o n d c e n t u r y ;1

Th i s Pe a l eve b i gh t
r ,
r r an d lu m i no us , is a s y mb ol of Bu dd h a and
Hi s doct in e s
r .

TC f . Ge n . 1 4 . 1 8, 1 9, 22.

1
'

Th ere i n di c are c e ar l
at i o n s th at th e C h i ne s l an gu age an d ch a acte rs e r

we re no t wh o lly u n k n wn i n J ap an f m a ti me wh i ch m ay b e o u gh ly ro ro

p u t as i n i di ng with th e Ch
co c ti n E p h
”
ays M WG A t n bu t r is a oc ,
s r. . . s o ,

“ th i s k n wl e d e wa li m ite d p bably to a few i nte p eters K o e a r

go s ro r . r
“ re ce d e d J a an i n th e e s tabli s h m e nt of c h o l s f C h i ne e l earn i ng ;
p p s o o s
“ Kau li e s tabli h e d a Hi h h l i A D n d Pek ch é h ad no
g S c oo s n 3 72 a . .
,

w i tten e cords
r r
”
.
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N y o i h Os h O s -
j e w e l—ta m a is h i gh e r a n d m o re
’
,

p r e ci o u s t h a n t h e P earl T h e re a l t a m a is t h e S.o u l ,

o r Holy S p i rit Th e P e a r l r e p re se n ts t h e H a r m o n y o f
.

t h e U n iv e r se a n d te a ch e s, t h a t o u r h e a r t m u st sh a re
”
t h a t h ar m o n y .

I n fa c t t h e u n d erlyi n g id e a is c l e a r ly t h a t o f
,

A t o n e m en t ( i n t h
,
e s en se u se d by S h a k e s e are
p and

Bu n ya n i e ,
. . t h e dis c o r ds o f o u r h e a r t

b ei n g a t t u n e d t o t h e Pe rfe c t a n d H o ly Will o f God .

Th e t am a d o e s n o t a p p e a r w it h i n u s u n l e ss o u r
h e a r t is w o r t h y ; w h e n it d o e s a p pe a r it: will be ge t
”
T re a su r e It i s h idd e n i n t h e Dr a go n s t h r o a t o r t ail
.
’
.

A m o n g st m a n y J a p a n e se t a l e s o f t h is P e a rl o ne i s ,

t old o f a P ri nc e w h o w is h fu l t o s a v e v er y p o o r p e o p l e , ,

w a s s o a n xi o u s a n d e a rn e st t o fi n d t h e l o st P e a r l "

t h a t h e t ri e d t o di p u p t h e s e a w a te r i n a s h e ll t o m ak e -

a Pa t h w a y t o t h e D r a go n P a l a c e s o t h a t h e m i gh t

se e t h e D ra go n i God i n His pi ty s en t A n ge l s t o h e l p
-
.

h i m b u t 1 0 ! e r e h e c o u ld t o u c h i t t h e D ra go n s b re a st
’
, ,

b u r s t o p e n dis c l o se d a n d yi e ld e d u p t h e w o n d r o u s Ge m
, ,

w h o se r a ys ill u m e t h e w o rld .

Eit e l c o n n e c t s t h is Pe a r l w it h t h e six syll a ble d -

ra ye r 0 m m ani a d m e b a n o f Tib e t a n B u dd h ists 0

p p
”
T h o u j e w e l i n t h e L o tu s ! It is a l s o c o n n ec t e d w it h
“ ”
t h e s a vi n g p e titi o n N a m u A m i d a B u ts u i n Ja pan ,

”
w h i ch is ca ll e d i n S hi n go n t h e tri p l e A u n ; A m id a
”
t h e Ame n
“ ”
: 1 4)
b ei n g t h e An n i e ,
.
( of R. ev 3 . .

Its c o n n ec ti o n w it h Ba r dai s a n s m a r v e ll o u s Hy m n ’ "

of th e is o bvi o u s fo r th e gl o ri o u s R o b e o f ,

“
w h i c h t h e p o e t s i n gs t h e B r i gh t S hi ni ng ,
F o rm , ,

. Pa abl e s i n S t L uke XV al s o 2 Ti m th y 1 1 0 1 1
C f th e
.
r . .
- o .
,
.

1 yB
“

th e an c i e n ts a W a te p o t was th o gh t t be a li v i n
g Dr s
-
agon u u o r ,

an d s we lli ng w ve e n c h an te d
a
”
s .

T ran l ate d E a rly E a t rn Ch sti n i ty p 2 1 5 F C B rki tt

j: s ,
s e ri a . . . . . u .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 57

“
p u t o f? an d p u t on by th e S o u l is t h e C e l e sti a l
,

”
B o dy (b o s s b i n n o b o t ok e
,
*
,
t h e b ody o f Tr u t h of ,

t h e L o t u s Sc r i p t u r e ) w h i c h n o fi re ca n d e st r o y n o r ,

w a t e r d r o w n n o r d e a t h kill , .

T h i s L o t u s Go s p e l o f t h e Go o d Law c a r ri e d i n t o ,

C h i n a fr o m N W I n di a w a s t r a n sl a t e d b y Fa h u a n
. . ,
-
,

I n di a n m o n k i n t o C h i n e s e a t Si a n fu i n t h e 3 r d ce n t u r y
, .

It i s c l e a r t h a t t h e Te a c h i n g o f t h e R o be a n d

th e Pe a r l —
w a s o e xiste n t w it h Ba r da i s a n o f Ed e ss a
e
~
,
.

w h o w a s b o rn A D 1 54 a n d di e d 2 2 2 . . . .

Th e H o ké k y o w a s tr a n sl a t e d i n t o C h i n e se i n 2 8 5 , ,

“ ”
by Fa h u r e t r a n sl a te d by C hi ku n g a H u m o n k c 2 9 1
-
,
-
, , .

”
to 3 06 a r e li gi o u s o f l a rge re a di n g a P a r t h i a n
, wh o , ,

w o r ke d a t its t r a n sl ati o n a t L o y a n g ; t h en Tao a n a - -

C h i n e se b u t t h e Hi n d u K u m araji v a a rri vi n g c 4 00
, .

m a d e t h e be st t ra n sl a ti on a n d it is fr o m t h i s t h a t t h e ,

E ss en c e o f t h e L o t u s h a s bee n s o e x ce ll e n tly r e n d e re d

i n t o E nglish by Dr T Ri c h a r d t h a t it b ri n gs ou t t h e
, . .
,

e s s e n c e o f t h e o ri gi n a l t h ou gh t s s a ys Dr I T a k aku s u . . .

k -—
T h is H o é gy o s a ys ( e h ; 1 2 ) ,

Th e re i s a p rec io us Pe a l r

W orth a m illi o n wor ld s

Wh i ch s u ddenl
y can ch ange ; j
E
’
en a woman to a ch ild of God ,

To i gn f r ve on
re o e r th e L o tu s th -
ro ne ,

P rfect i n k nowl ed ge
e .

In th e C h i n e s e j u n ks v o y a ge d fr o m
3 rd ce n t u ry ,

C a n t o n t o M a l a ba r t h e Re d S e a a n d Pe r s i a n Gu lf , , ,

a n d m a n y t r a di n g j u n ks w e re m o o re d a t t h e m o u t h o f

th e E u p h ra te s fr o m th e 5 t h c e n tu r y o n w a r ds .

We m u st n o t l o se s i gh t o f t h e fac t t h a t An s h i k ao ,

t h e P a r th i a n p r i n ce w h o b e c a m e a m e n di c a n t fr i a r ,

2 C or 5 . . L 4 .
T S up ra p p 44 47
. . .
58 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

th a t h e m i gh t p re a c h t h e L o t u s Go s pe l r e a ch i n g L o ya n g ,

abou t A D . . t ra n sl a t e d m an y s c ri p t u re s i n t o C h i n e s e ;
a n d t h a t Pa n t a e n u s a Si c ili a n t h e v en era bl e te a ch e r
, ,

a n d p r e d e c e ss o r o f Cl e m e n t i n t h e Sc h o o l a t Al e x a n d ri a ,

g o i n g o n a m issi o n t o Hi n d u st a n i n A D 1 8 9 fo u n d a . .
,

c o p y o f St M a tt h e w s Go s pe l i n H e b re w w h i c h h a d
.
’
,

be en l e ft t h e re by St B a r th o l o m e w a s w ell a s s o m e p e o p l e
.
,

t o w h o m t h e Ap o stl e h a d p r e a c h e d T h is b o o k w a s .

e x t a n t i n t h e ti m e o f J e r o m e s a ys E u s e bi u s ,
.

“
O ri ge n d e s cribe s Pa n t a e n u s a s t h e fi r st C h risti a n

w h o h a d fu lly a v a ile d h i m s e lf o f t h e st o re s o f h e a t h e n
l e a r n in g a n d
N e it h e r m u s t w e fo rge t t h a t t h e Abys s i n i a n C h u r ch
c h i s di s ti n c tiv e ly o f J u d ai c C h ri s ti a n ty pe ) b e c a m e
( w h i -

o p u l a r i n t h e fo u r t h c e n tu r y t h ro u gh t h e m issi o n a ri e s
p
”
se n t fr o m Al e x a n d r ia t o Eth i o pi a o r Hith e r I n di a ! ,

t h a t i n 3 5 6 t h e A ri a n E m pe r o r C o n st an ti u s s e n t a n , ,

”
I n di a n Bl a c k m o n k T h e o p h il u s o n a n h e re ti ca l A ri a n
, ,

m issi o n t o A byssi ni a w h o visit e d m o st o f t h e s o u t h ern

,

c o a st o f A s i a fr o m Ad e n ( w h e re h e b u ilt a c h u rc h ) t o
,

t h e I n d u s a n d b e y o n d b u ildi n g c h u r c h e s a ls o i n A r a bi a
, ,

an d w h e re t h e m a rt o f P er si a n c o m m e r ce st a n ds ,

”
h a r d by t h e m o u t h o f t h e R e d S e a i .

In A D 333 . t h e re w e r e Sy ri ac bis h o p ri c s a t M e r v
.
,

an d K h ora ss a n on t h e C e n t r a l Asi a n r o u t e
, I n th e .

l a st h a lf o f t h a t ce n t u r y St A m b r o se o f Mil an st a t e d .

o ffi c i a lly t h a t t h e Abyssi n i a n bi s h o p M u s eu s h a d , ,

t ra v ell e d a l m o st e v e ry w h er e i n th e C o u n t r y o f t h e Se r e s ;

L i v es qf tfie Fatfiefl p p . 2 65 2 67- 2 68 by De an Farrar .

1
’

O e of
n “
th e F e n iv I di as ,
”
S po ke n by B ddh ists to th i s
of u day.

“
I ndi a
Fu rth e r ”
i n clu des S i am wh e re , u ntil th e 1 sth C ntury e , th e
M ah ay ana p evail e d
r .

1: Be az l e y s Dawn vol 6, 7, 40 1 , 40 8
’
. 1 .
pp . 1 79, 20 20 .
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THE LOTUS GOSPEL 59

a n d, i n 41 1 A ch a e u s A rch bish o p of S el e u ci a c o n s e cr a t
, , ,

e d a M e t r o p ol it a n fo r C h i n a
*
.

C h r isti a n m on a ch is m fi r st e n te r e d M es o p o t a m i a ,

w e r e it b e c a m e d e p ly r o o t e d ) t h r o u gh M a r Aw gi n
( h e ,

a p e a r l fi s h e r n e a r S u ez w h o t h r o u gh h i s h o ly li fe h a d
,

o bta i n e d s u e r n o rm a l o w e r o v e r t h e l m e n ts g o i n g
p p e e
-
,

t h e n ce t o t h e Egy p ti a n m o n a st e r y o f P a ch o m i u s a n d ,

w a s s o o n se n t o n wit h 7 0 m o n ks t o Nisibis w h e r e h e ,

fo u n d e d a m o n a st er y i n th e m o u n t a i n s c all e d a ft e r h i m
”
A w gi n . H e di e d i n 3 6 2 .

M a n y o f t h e Gree k a n d L a ti n cl a s s i e s w ere t r an sl a t e d
i n t o Syr i a c a t Ede ssa be fo re t h e gr e a t C o ll ege w as
,

s u p p re sse d by t h e o r th o d o x E m pe r or Zen o i n A D 47 9 ,
. . .

It w a s t h e n re m o v e d to Nisibi s w h en ce m an y m i s s i o n a ri e s
,

w e n t for t h i n t o E aste r n Asi a by t h e m a i n P e r sia n

road w h i c h l e d u p t h e Ox u s r iv e r a n d t h r o u gh t he ,

I r o n Ga t e s t o be y o n d S am a rc a n d w h e re it fo rke d o n e
, ,

bra n c h g o i n g N E t o C h i n a t h e o t h er S S E t o I n di a
. .
, . . . .

A bb é H u e L e C/zr zictza m s me m C/i zne

.
' ' '

vol . 1 .
p . 2
4 . Pa is r 1 857
.

It i s not cre dibl e th at th e Ch i ne s e were l e ft totally ts id e th e C h i s ti an ou r

moveme nt th en o p e rati ng i n th e wo l d s i n ce th e y h ad f q e nt e l ati ons

r fi re u r

with th e neop h yte s f I ndi a Pe s i a an d A abi a and th e p op agators of

o ,
r r ,
r

th e Fai th cou ld e as ily p en etrate th e i r E m p i e wh i ch was at th at t i me r

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THE PlLGRl MAGE ERA .

A l l th e wor ld h as ru n af e r t H im l
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RN O BI US , w h o w r o te be fo re A D 3 0 0 re c k o n e d t h e . .
,

Se re s i e C h i n e se a m o n gs t t h e C h ri sti a n n a ti o n s ?
,
. .
,

C h i n e s e c h a r a c t e r s w e r e i n t r o d u ce d i n t o J a p a n i n
t h e r e i gn o f Oj i n s on o f E m r e ss
p Ji n
g 5,; a n d fr o m
t h a t ti m e ste a dy p r o gre ss w a s m a d e i n t h e st u dy o f
C h i n e se c u st o m s a n d lite ra tu re Th e ri se o f J a p a n e se .

liter a tu re is a ls o d a t e d t h en ce i e be fo re A D 2 85 w h e n , . . . .
,

W a n i a grea t C o n fu ci a n s c h o l a r a rr ive d fr o m Pé k c h é
, ,

t o i n st r u c t t h e C r o w n P ri n c e i n C h i n e s e w riti n g a n d t h e

C o n fu ci a n c l a ssi c s W a ni di e d i n 2 8 5 a n d h i s t o m b is
.
,

still visibl e n e a r Os a k a .

I n 2 89 P r i nce A c h i c a m e w it h h i s c l a n o f Silk
.

We a v e rs a n d se ri cu ltu ri s ts ; ( s e e i n fra c h .

I n t h e y e a r 3 69 ( t h re e h u n d re d y e a r s a ft e r t h e M a h a
,

y ana e n te re d C h i n a ) F u ki e n t h e M a st er ,
se nt ,

a m onk n a m e d Ju n d ? )
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, ,
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wi th B u dd h a s I m a ge s a n d sut r a s from Si a n fu t o K a u li
’
.

Th e Ki ng o f K au li (j ap K o m a N or th K o r e a ) r ec e iv e d .
,

i t an d bu i l t S t
'

o nj i t e m p l e o f t h e I m a ge s e c t ) in -

w h i c h h e i n st a lle d Ju n d 6 rare I n t h e s a m e y e a r a n o t h er
-
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t e m p l e w a s bu ilt c a lle d I p b ra i m ? E %
, .

Th e d a t e is si gn ifi c a n t It syn ch r o n iz e s with St . .

E p h ra i m Sy r u s t h e gr e a t a s ce ti c o f t h e Sy ri a c s pe a ki n g
,
-

ch u r ch w h o di e d a t Ed e s s a i n M e s o p o t a m i a A D 3 75
, ,
. .

an d i s r ec k o n e d a s o n e o f t h e F a th e r s of th e Gre e k
C h u r ch .

Ed e ss a t h e m e t r o p o lis o f t h e littl e ki n gd o m o f
,

O s r oe n e a n d o f t h e Sy ri a c C h u r c h e s o f t h e M e ssi a h ,

l a y o n o n e o f t h e c h i e f C a r a v a n r o u t e s e a st o f E u p h r a te s ,

a l o n g w h i c h t h e n a s n o w ( t h r o u gh t h e m o d e rn U r fa ) v a st
,

q u a n titi e s o f go o ds w e re c o n v e y e d be tw e e n I n di a Sy ri a ,

an d As ia Mi n o r by t h e Riv e r h i gh w a y l e a di n g t o t h e -

Per si a n Gu l f a n d th e n ce a l o n g t h e c o a st t o P a t a l a a t
.

t h e m o u th o f t h e I n d u s w h i c h w a s a n a n ci e n t T r a d e ,

ce n t re .

Ed e ss a be i n g n e a r t h e h e a d w a te rs o f t h e Ti gr o
,
-

E u p h r a te s w a s a n i m p o r t a n t c o m m e r c i a l c e n t re a n d
,

o ne of the Gate ways O f t h e E a st Sit u a te d o n t h e .

c o n fin e s o f t he t w o gr e a t Gr ee k a n d P a r thi a n c iviliz a

ti o n s it h a d wid e i n ter c o u r se wit h b o t h b u t re t a i n e d

,

its o wn Se m iti c cu lt u re u n t o u ch e d by H ell e n is m , .

A c o m m u n ity o f J e wis h m er c h a n t s d w e lt t h ere w h o

t ra d e d i n silk wit h t h e I n di a n s a n d S e re s a t a fa i r h el d a “

d a y s m a r ch fu rt h e r E a s t a A c c o r di n g t o M ar E u se bi u s
’ L

t h e y w e re c o n v e r te d t o C h ri s ti an ity by Add a i a P a le s ,

Tran s l ate d from th e Gener a l l f zs twy of B u dd/ri m: in I n d i a C/zzna

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s to r o ,
e r u re s of ye a s r ol d .

1 Th e
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Novg d Fai i n R us i i s a modern examp l e of
o ro r s a s u ch tra di ng .
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ti n i a n Je w w h o m T h o m a s , o ne of the Tw e lv e by a
, ,

Divi ne i m p u l se se n t a s a H e ra ld a n d Ev a n ge li s t in ,

fu lfil m e n t o f C h ri s t s p r o m i s e t o t h e L e pe r ki n g o f Ed e ss a
’
,
-
,

”
Ab ga r t h e Bl a c k t o gi v e h i m Li fe,
.

T h is Ki ng w a s s a id t o be te r ribly a ffl i c te d with
g o u t a n d l e p r o sy b u t w h e n Add a i,
b r o u gh t i n t h e

P or t ra it o f C h rist se n t by St T h o m a s it e m itt e d s o . ,

b rilli a n t a Ligh t t h a t Ab ga r fo rge tti n g h i s ill n e ss l e a pe d , ,

fr o m h i s b e d t o gr ee t it a n d t a ki n g t h e c l o t h o n ,

w h i ch t h e I m a ge w a s i m p re sse d p re ss e d it t o h i m a n d ,
.

w a s st r e n gt h e n e d As Add a i p re a ch e d t h e Tru t h h e
.

g r e w b e tt e r a n d fi n a lly h i s p
,
h ysi c a l a n d ,
s p i rit u a l c u r e

w e re e ffec te d w h en h e r ec e iv e d H o ly B a pt i sm .
*

De a n Sta n le y p o i n ts o u t t h a t t h is is t h e e a r li e st
,

”
o f a l l C h risti a n m issi o n s .

A ce ntre o f l ea r n i ng e a r ly i n t h e 2 md ce n tu r y Ed e ss a ,

w a s fa r fa m e d fo r its C h risti a n s ch o o l w h e re t h e Pes h i t o ,

o r Syr i a c v e r si o n o f t h e Bibl e w a s c o m pl e t e d .

It w a s t h e s a c re d c ity o f t h e C h ald e an C h risti an s

( c a ll e d by t h e i r o pp o n e n ts N e st o ri a n s — w h o i n ,

t h e i r e ar li er d a ys s e n t fo rt h m issi o n s o n a s ca l e ex cee d
.

i ng a n y W es te rn c h u rc h e x ce p t t h e S e e o f R o m e i n t h e ,

6th a n d l 6t h ce n t u ri e s t T h e i r c h i e f w a s P a tr i a r ch o f
.
-

B a byl on a n d t h ei r e n v o ys t r a v erse d a l l Asi a

,
’
a s fa r ,

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o f its Gre a t W a ll on t h e M o n go li a n sid e ) i an d S o u th ,

a s fa r a s C e yl o n .

“ ”
Add ai w a s p r o ba bly t h e A p o stl e T h a dd e u s
, ,

Eu se bi u s sa ys h e w a s o n e o f th e S e v e n ty ; ( s ee M a t .

1 0 : 3 4 L u ke 1 0 , . .

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l f zs tory of ou r L ord vol 1 p 3 9 F
'

f . . . .

1 E m C/ mre/z L ecture I See inf r a ch XI D awn vo l .

‘
ar/e . . . 1 .
pp .

3 1 , 21 1 ,
212 .

It Se e M ess i ah pp . 2 3 -2 5.
64 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

—t h e b o r d e r s o f wh i ch e m p i re ( u n til A D , . .

m a rc h e d wit h t h e ki ngd o m o f K a s h i m rr i n N W I n di a ; . .

a n d its s u bj e c ts a c t e d a s i n t e r m e di a r i e s i n t h e Silk t r a d e -

b e tw ee n R o m e a n d C h i n a .

Ba r da i s a n w ritin g i n A D 1 7 0 m e n ti o n s C h ri s ti
,
. .
,

a n i ty a s wid e ly di ffu s e d i n P a r t h i a B a c tri a M e di a a n d *

, ,

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,

ti a n h o li n e ss a m id t h e fi r e w o r s h i p p e r s o f th e Fa r Ea st -
.

Ter t u lli a n a ls o ( w riti n g i n A D 1 93 fro m Afri ca )

, , . .
,

“
a sks ,
I n w h o m e ls e h a v e a l l n a ti o n s b e li e v e d b u t i n
Chris t ? P a r t h i a n s M e d e s El a m it e s a l l t h e c o a sts o f
, , ,

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, ,

”
a c c e ssibl e t o t h e R o m a n s b u t n o w s u bj e c t t o Chris t , .

T H E H E BR E W I N F L U E N C E

wit h its M e ssi a n i c h o p e s is I be li e v e a m o st i m p o rt a n t , ,

l e a v e n i n g fa c t o r t o r eck o n with i n High Asi a e ve r si n ce

t h e 7 t h ce n t u r y B C . .

M a n y o f t h o s e Is ra e lit e s w h o m God dis p e r se d

am ong t h e n a ti o n s by m ea n s o f t h e Assy ri a n a n d
,

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w e re e m p l o y e d ( s a ys t h e cel e b ra t e d c h r o ni c l e r Pé re Ga u bi l ) ,

i n i m p o r t a n t Mi lit a r y p o sts s o m e b e c o m i n g P r o vi n c i a l ,

Go ve rn o r s Mi n i s t er s o f St a t e a n d l e a rn e d p r o fe ss o r s
, , .

We k n o w t h a t i n A D 3 1 1 He r m o n bis h o p o f . .
, ,

ru s a l e m s nt h m on k E h i m m is i
J e e t e , p r a o n a s o n t o

Sc yt h i a i e T a rt a r y a t t h a t d a te i n h a bite d by s h e p h er d
,
. .
,

M o n go ls ;i a n d a ls o t h a t St J er o m e i s s a id t o h a v e ,
.

a rr a n ge d a n a l p h a be t fo r t h e S c yt h i a n s § .

Cf A n s h ik é o i n fi zdex
. .

T J ame s an d Pete r add re s s e d Ep i stl e s to th e Tr ib e s of th e

D i s pe rs i o n .
”

1 Cf . a sol S upra p 50 , and i nf r a p 84, 85

. . . D awn v ol . I _
.
p . 20 6 .

Q Dr .
J . dki E ns s a s , “ y was th e S r It y i an m i io na i e th at fi s t
ss r s r

tau gh t Ch r i s ti an i ty to th e Mo ngol s ,
an d i ntro d ce d among th e m th e ar t
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Pr of P Y . S a e ki o f T o ky o h a s r e a d t h is n a m e
.
,

I p h ra i m a m o n gs t t h e e v a n ge li c b a n d of s e v en ty
c o m m e m o r a t e d o n t h e N e st o ri a n t a bl e t a t S i a nfu w h o m
‘

th e P a tri ar ch o f An ti oc h sen t t o C h i n a s w e st er n ’

ca i tal i n A D
p 6 3 6 wit .h Al o pe n
. w h o s e titl e
, (a c c o r d ,

“
i ng t o S i r H Y u le ) is p r o ba bly C h i ne s e fo r Ra bb an
.

”
m o nk ,( cf c h 1 1 i nf r.a ) A m o n g
. t h o s e e v a n ge lists
. w a s

m ore t h a n o n e n a m e fr o m Et h i o p i a .

M r Sa e ki h a s a ls o t r a c e d t h e w o r d Y s a ra i ( Is r a e l ) *
’
.

i n J a pa n o n a w e ll a t Uz u m a s a b e l o n gi ng t o t h e l a s t
ye a r s o f t h e 6 th c e n t u r y ?
It w a s c o n n e c te d wit h i m m i gr a n ts fr o m C h i na
”
be a ri n g t h e n a m e H a da I .

In A D 1 7 0 t h e N eh an
. . or Ni r v a n a s fit ra w a s ,
-

t r a n sl a t e d i n t o C h i n e s e by a B ra h m a n B u dd h ist a n d -
,

an e p o c h o f m o st vi gor o u s t ra n sl a ti o n w or k s et i n ; s o

e xt e n siv e ly i n d e e d t h a t t h e p e o p l e o f P echi li a n d S h a n si
, ,

a t t h e be gi n n in g o f t h e 4 th ce n t u r y l e a rn e d S a n sk rit

s u ch w a s t h ei r e a gern e ss t o st u dy th e M a h ay an a
l i te r a t u re i n t h e o r i gi n a l a n d a s a r e s u lt t h e di a l e c t o f , ,

N o r th C h i n a be c am e p a r ti a lly S a n s k ri ti ze d I n A D . . .

3 81 n i ne
, t en th s of t h e c o m m o n fo lk e m b ra c e d t h e

re li gi o n o f F0 a n d it w a s t h e r a p id,

C O NVE RSI O N OF TH E C HIN E S E

i n t o B u dd h i s m a n d t h e st u dy o f its s a cr e d bo o ks w h ich
,

c re a t e d t h e d e si r e fo r Pil gr i m a ge t o t h e H o ly Pl a c e s .

S o e a r ly a s A D 1 7 0 tw en ty C hi n a m e n fo u n d t h e i r w a y
. .
,

of wr iti ng . Th e p rese nt M ngo lian al ph abet wh i ch

o , is ha t t us e d by th e
M anch us i n Ch i na , is a m o difi cati on o f th e S y ri an
”
. R el igi on in Ch i na .

p . 1 9
. See l
a so I ndex K u marajiva .

1 Cf A . dd ai I ndex .
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t h r o u gh t h e p r o vi n c e
Szech u an b o r d e ri n g o n Tibe t t o o f
t h e M a h ab ddh i t r e e i n I n di a -
.

L e t u s n o t fo r ge t t h a t it w a s o f s o m e s u c h s a c re d
Fi g t re e J e s u s s p o ke w h e n H e s a id t o N a t h a n a e l
-
B e fo re
t h a t P h ili p c a lle d t h ee w h e n t h o u w a st u n d e r th e Fi g ,

”
t ree I s a w t h ee (J o h n ,

I n A D 2 90 C h u s i p i n g a n o th e r C h i ne se p i lgr i m
. .
,
- -
, ,

“
Th e K h o t a n M a h ay ri n i s ts w e r e v e r y
'

visit e d K h o t a n .

p r o gr e s s iv e a n d r ec e iv e d ,c o n sid er a bl e e xt e r n a l i n fl u e n ce

fr o m B ra h m a ni c lit e r a tu re s h o wi n g t h ei r c u st om ar y ,

”
fa cility fo r a s s i m il a ti o n ( a c c o r di n g t o D r K W a t
, a . .

n a b é o f T o ky o
) .

“
K h o t a n w a s p r o b a bly t h e L a n d o f t h e Li o n
”
p e o p l e S i m h a s,
s a ys D r B e a l , a v e ry p o li s h e d .
,

”
p e o p l e F a h i.e n ( w h o l e ft Si-
a n fu i n S h e,n si i n 3 99 t o , ,

s ea r c h fo r b o oks u n k n o w n i n C h i n a ) fo u n d t h e pe o p l e ,

o f th a t l a n d h a p p y a n d p r o s p e r o u s a l l w it h o u t e x ce p ,

ti o n h o n o u ri ng t h e L a w o f Bu dd h a u s i n g r e li gi o u s ,

m u s i c i n m u t u a l e n t e r ta i n m en t Th e b o dy o f p ri e sts .

n u m be re d t h o u s a n ds c h iefly be l o n gi n g t o t h e Gre a t ,

Ve h i cl e M a h ay an a , .

A c h a i n o f B u dd h ist ki n gd o m s stre t c h e d a c r o ss
C e n t r a l A s i a fl fr o m C h i n a t o Pe r s i a a n d i n t h e m
'

n u m e r o u s m o n a st e ri e s w e re e st a blis h e d w h e r e S an skrit

i mp li e s p trati n th e attit de o f p ayer—p s s ibl y

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“
s t n o t b e f o rg otte n th at nu mb e l e s s c it i s ce l e b rate d fo r th e ir r e

h i gh literary cu ltu e were ove rwh el me d by th e s an ds of th e Gobi de se rt

r

wh i ch acc u nts for ou r p re s e nt i gnorance of th e i r won drous Gl ori es

o .
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wa s stu di e d a n d h o s pi ta l i t v sh o w n t o Pil gr i m s j u st a s ,

i n th e We st a Gu e st h o u se o r h o s p i ce w a s a tt a c h e d t o
-
, ,

e a ch c on v en t .

Fa h i e n w h o w a s a c c o m p an i e d by se v e r a l m o n ks
-
,

fr o m C h i n a s a ys o f s u ch Pil gr i m s : t he y a l l h a v e fo o d
,

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p r o vid e d f o r t h e
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, ,

ri e s ts h s s o r t h e e n t er t a i n m e n t fo r e i gn r ie sts
’
p ou e f o f p ,

a n d fo r p r o vidi n g t h e m wit h w h a t t h e y n e e d .

Th e R u l e r o f t h e c o u n t r y l o d ge d Fa h ie n i n a S ang -

h a ra m a c a ll e d Go m ati T h is w a s a M a h éi y an a t em p l e
.

wit h 3 0 00 m o n ks w h o a sse m bl e d t o e a t a t t h e s o u n d
,
*

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o f a go n g , O n e n t e ri n g t h e di n i ng h all ,

“
t h ei r ca rr i a ge is gr a v e a n d d em u re a n d t h e y ta ke ,

t h ei r s ea ts i n r egu l a r or d e r All o f t h em kee p sil ence ; .

t h e re is n o n o ise w it h t h ei r e a ti n g b o wls w h en t h e
a tt e n d a n ts ( p u r e m e n ) giv e m o r e fo o d t h e y are n o t ,

a ll o w e d t o s pe a k t o e a c h o th e r b u t o n ly t o m a k e ,

sign s wit h t h e h a n d As t h e y be l o n g t o t h e M ah éi yan a

.
,

t h e Go m ati p r ie sts a r e s pe ci a lly h o n o u re d by t h e Ki n g ,

a n d a r e t h e fi r st o f a l l t o l e a d wit h t h ei r i m a ge s i n
”
t h e p r o ce ssi o n .

Th e C h i n e s e Pil gri m s a l l w r o t e e n ti r ely fr o m t h e M a h a

y éi n i st st a n d p oin t F a h.i en f o u n d e n t
-
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at K h o t a n a n d else w h ere m o n ks i n m y ri a ds ; a t
,

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-

m o u n t a i n s a n d i n Afgh a n ist a n
, e a r n e st fo ll o w e r s o f t h e
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-
,

Em b a ssy h a d r e t u r n e d [ Dr St e in . w h e n r e ce n tly e x
.
,

No te th at th e gre at monaster i e s o f Bango r and Cl onard i n I rel an d

an d al s o th at o f Cl o nm acn o i s o n th e S h ann on a ce ntu ry l ate r h ad e ach , ,

3 0 0 0 m o n k s wh o ch ante d th e p rai s e s o f Go d day an d n i g t

h .

1 A son orou s p l aqu e us ed i nstead o f a be ll mad e of wood (man)

’

, ,

p orce l ai n b ras s
, or i ron .
68 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

p l o ri n g i n C h i n e se T u rk e s t a n fo u n d p l a ste r fi gu re s w h i ch,

c a n c l e a r ly b e a fli l i a t e d t o t h e Ar t o f

I tsi n g m e n ti o n s n o l e ss t h a n 5 6 t r a v e ll e rs e m i nen t
-
,

“
m e n o f r e li gi o n m o stly C h i n e s e w h o fo l l o we d i n t h e
, ,

st e p s o f Fa h i e n a n d H ii e n T s a n
-
t o se e k fo r t h e Law i n
-

t h e W e s te rn r e gi o n s and t h e n p a s s e d o n t h e T o r ch
,

fr o m h a n d t o h a n d I n t h e ce n tu ri e s t h a t p re ce d e d a n d
.

fo ll o w e d I t s i n g t h e re w e re h u n d re d s o f p il gri m s o f
-
,

w h om n o r ec o r d h a s —
bee n k e p t a n e n dl e ss st rea m o f ,

de v o u t s o u l s t o a n d fr o m t h e H o ly Pl a c e s o f I n d i a
be tw ee n A D 3 0 0 a n d 9 00
. . .

C h i n e s e h i s t o r y r ec o r d s ( s o Dr T Ri ch a r d i n fo r m s, . .

m e ) t h a t wh e n t h e n e w s o f Mi n g Ti s d re a m s p re a d i n
,
-
’

n or t hern Asi a m a ss e s o f p e o p l e fl o c ke d W e st w a r d
, ,

l e a vi n g t h e fi elds i n M a n c h u ri a u n h a r v e st e d i n t h ei r ,

e a ge r n es s t o w o r sh i p a t t h e c r a dl e o f t h e Divi n e S o n

w h o h a d be e n b o r n t o t h e Q u e e n o f t h e W e st e r n
e —
H e a v n t h e fu lfil m ent o f Go t a m a s p r o p h ec y 50 0 ye a r s ’

be fo r e i n t h e Di am o n d cl a s s i c a n d o f t h e still m o r e
-
,

a n c i e n t p re di c ti o n by t h e M o a bit e s e e r o f t h e S tar w hi c h

s h ou l d c om e ou t o f Jac o b i n w h o m t h e Ge n til e s w o u ld
,

t ru st ( N u m be r s 2 4 1 7 ; M a tt 2 2 t h e S avi our . .
a

Ki ng w h o m a ll t h e w o r ld a w a it e d .

N o w it s ee m s c l e a r t h a t w e c a n wit h a bs o l u t e
fa i rn e s s c o m p a r e t h e I m p e ri a l Vi s i o n s o f Mi n g Ti i n t h e -

Ea st i n t h e Fi r st a n d o f C o n s t a n ti n e t h e Gre a t i n t h e
, ,

F ou r th c e n t u r y i n t h e We st with t h e i r r e s u lt a n t s p i rit u a l
,

a t m o s p h e re .

T u rn i n g o u r e ye s W e stw a r d a n d n o t li n ge ri n g o v e r ,

Gr eek infl u en ce on I ndi an A rt p 83 . . . P . Gar dn e r

.

1
“
L es R el zgi e u x eminent:
'

co m pos e p ar I -
ts i n g d e d
l a gran e D yn as tic
7 2mg , tra
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d it
u par Ed . Ch avan ne s , Pa i r s. 1 894 . l y
Be az e s D awn v ol 1
’
. .

13 9 - 486, 489 .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 69

th e tr a diti o n o f t h e a rr iv a l of J o se p h of A r i m a th e a i n
C o r n w a ll i n t h e Fi r st C e n t u r y } wit h Twe lv e d i s c ip l e s
o f t h e C a t h o li c L a w w h o b u ilt a n O ra t o r y or ce l l
, ,

of m u d an d o si e r s i n a s p ot p r e p a re d by Go d H i m
,

”
s elf o n t h e Isl e o f Av a l o n ( t h e R o ya l Isl e gr a n t e d ,
‘

t h em by Ki n g Ar v i r a gu s i be ca u se o f t h ei r gr e a t z e a l a n d '

'

u n d a u n te d c o u r a ge i n p r e a ch i n g t h e t ru e a n d liv e ly
fa i t h o f C h ri s t ) —w e fin d t h a t by t h e e n d o f t h e 2 n d
, ,

ce n t u r y t h e B ritis h s a v a ge s a re sa id t o ha v e be en t a m e d
, ,

a n d s u bd u e d t o Ch ris t
'

I n 3 06 ,
G RE A T
c on s m rrr mE
'
THE

w a s p r oc l a i m e d E m p e r o r a t Y o r k by t h e R o m a n t r 0 0 p s
'

an d i n 3 1 2 o n th e e v e o f b a ttl e
, wa s c on ver te d by a ,

w o n d e r fu l Visi o n Be sid e s t h is ( sa ys Eu se bi u s ) h e
.
,

enj o y e d i n n u m e r a bl e m a n i fe st a ti o n s o f h i s Sa vi o u r d u ri n g

sl ee p .

Th e n e xt yea r h e iss u e d t h e Edi ct o f Mil a n w hi ch ,

u t a n e n d t o t h e P e r se cu ti o n s
p .

By fo u n di n g h i s c a p it a l a t Byza n ti u m i n 3 2 4 , ,

C o n st a n ti ne li n ke d t h e F u r t h e st W e s t with t h e N ea re r

i mp obabl Th e C u ch
’

Th i s i s by no m e an s exce t th e
p r e. h r ,

A po tl e s
s
”
was , scatte e d ab o ad e y wh e p ro crl ai m i n
g t h Goo d
r , ev r er , e

New afte r th e ma ty dom f Ste p h e n ( Acts 8 1 4 ;

s,
”
r r mg R V )
o . .
-
. . .

Th e e was at th i s t i me g e at ma i t im e and c mm c i al i n te cou rse

r r r o er r ,

v i a th e M dite an ean be twee n S y i a M a se ill e s

e rr , an d S p a i n an d f w: r , r , , e

we i n every p rt
re Be id e s th i s man y t adi n g h i p s p a s e d t an d f o
o . s ,
r s s o r

betwee n B i tai n and Gau l f th e s ak e f th e tin ab n di ng on th e Corni s h

r or o ou

coas ts for wh i ch ev n i n th e day of So l o mo n B C 1 0 0 0 e P h oe n i c i ans

, ( e
) th s , . .

h ad p as s e d th e Pill a s o f H e cu l e and adve n t re d th e te r o o f Bis cay

r r s, u r rs .

1 F th i s e as o n th A mb as ad s of th e Ki ngs of E n gl an d l med
’
’
or r ,
e s or e az

p r eced n o f th e ki ngs
e ce f F an ce S p ai n and S cotl an d i n s eve al E u ro pean
o r , ,
r

co n c il s i n th e 1 5th ce n tu y
u urgi n g th at France e ce ive d no t th e
r ,
r

Ch ri sti an e li gi o n till th e t i m e o f S De ny s —S ee i n d etail Us h r c ite d

r . e ,

i n J ame s n s L gend o
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f
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E a st—m aki n g h i s ca p it a l t h e c e n t re o f a n E m pi re w h i ch
st re t ch e d fr o m t h e h o t M e s o p o t a m i an p l a i n s t o t h e
m isty sh o r e s o f t h e N o r th e r n Se a s .

T h is E m pe r o r s visi o n o f ’
t h e L i te g i vi ng S ig n -
,

i e
. . t h e C ro ss ( t h e , e q u iv a l e n t o f t h e Sv a stik a J ap ,
.

m a nji ) h a d a ttr a c te d wid e a tt e n ti o n a n d i n 3 2 1 w as ,

”
still t a lke d o f th r ou gh o u t Ga u l .

Th e gr e a t er a o f C h risti a n Pil gri m a ge t r a v e l s e t i n -

with t h e E m pe r or s C o n v er si o n a n d t h e Fi n di n g o f t h e
’

T r u e C r o ss by h i s m o t h er St H e l e n a ( a p ri n ce ss o f , .
,

B riti s h bi r th ) i n 3 2 6 Th e c o n se qu en t b u il di n g o f t h e
,
.

C h u rch e s o f t h e N a tivity a t Be t h l e h e m a n d o f t h e ,

R e s u rr e c ti o n a t J e ru s a l em a b o v e t h e H o ly Se p u l ch re
, ,

c r e a t e d wid e s p r e a d e n t h u si a s m
-
w h i c h w a s still fu r th e r ,

fa n n e d by P o p e Silv e ste r s d e c ree A D 3 3 5 a n n o u n c in g’

. .
,

i n d u l ge n ce s t o a l l Pil gr i m s visiti n g t h e S a n c t u a ri e s o f
P a l e sti n e .

Be fo re 3 8 6 th e E m pe r o r s fi r st c o u sin Silvi a o f
,
’
,

Aq u ita i n e a n d P a u l a a n o bl e R o m a n l a dy ( d e s ce n d e d
, , ,

fr o m th e S ci pi o s a n d Gra c ch i ) vi sit e d t h e gr e a t b a silic a ,

”
a t Ed e ss a ,t o p r a y a t t h e t o m b o f St T h o m a s ( w h o s e .
,

b o dy h a d be en r e cen tl y t r a n sfe r re d t h e r e fr o m S I n di a ) .
,

a n d a d o re d t h e m i r a c u l o u s n a p ki n w it h t h e h o ly p i c t u re
*
,

v er a ik on ( T ru
,
e Lik en e s s ) s en t t o Ki n g A ,b g a r by
A n an t h e E n v o y s h a n ds
,
’
.

Th e v en e r abl e Pa u l a i m e n ti o n s t h a t '

n o C h r isti a n

c o u l d b e r e c k o n e d a M a st e r i n r e li gi o n with o u t a visit

t o t h e H o ly L a n d ; an d s a ys t h a t t h e l e a di n
g m e n
“
i n Ga u l h a st e n t o P a l e sti n e and e ven t h e B rit o n
, ,

s ep a ra t e d a s h e is fr o m o u r w o rld .

Su p ra p 3 5, n . .

1
'

A ch u rch i n R o me till exi sts wh i ch was bu ilt o n th e s ite

s of th e

h ouse wh e re Paul a r e ce ive d S t J e o m e i n 3 3 3

. r
( j ames on
) . .
 C HAPTER vi .

THE LA N D O F MO R N IN G RADIA N CE .

Th e I s l es sh a ll wait for H i s Law *”

Alt h o u gh L o ya n g t h e a n c i en t C h in e se c a p it a l i n
,

H o n an is 4 0 0 0 l i i fr o m Li a o tu n g ye t e a rly i n B C
‘

,
‘

, . .

1 0 7 a l a n d a rm y o f 7 000 m e n m a r c h e d t h e n ce t h r o u gh
,

t h e Ga t e o f C hi n a m o d e rn S h a n h ai gw a n ) w h er e
( t h e , ,

t h e Gr e a t W a ll t o u c h e s t h e Y e ll o w S e a p a st Li a o t u n g ,

c ity
( M u kd e n
) a n d o n 1 0 0 0 li t h r o u h Ga o l i i ki n d o m
, g g ,

p a st F u n gh w a n g S h a n v i a Wij u a n d a c r o ss t h e Y a l u r iv er

t o j o i n t h e n a v a l fo r ce s s e n t fr o m N W S h a n t u n g t o th e . .

sh o re s o f C h b s e n .

A s a si m il a r e v e n t o c cu r r e d i n A D 3 3 8 w h e n Ja o . .
,

W a n g t h e St o n e Ti ge r s e n t a n a rm y o f
, ,
C h i ne se
s o ldi e r s t o C h ds e n an d a n a vy , of j u n ks
'

c r o ss e d t h e gu lf o f P e c h ili fr o m S h a n t u n g with 1 1 m il l i o n

h o o o f gr a i n fo r t h e t r o o p s ( a s m u c h m o re gr a i n go i n g ,

by l a n d ) I m e n ti o n t h e se h ist o ri c fa ct s t o s h e d ligh t
,

u p on the l a n d a n d s e a r o u te s § by w h i c h M ah éi y fina
“
B u dd h is m c o u ld e a sily r e a c h C h ase n t h e L an d o f ,

”
M o rn i n g Ra di a n ce .

I sa i ah

1 Te n
’
li eq ual s th ee and h l f E n gli s h m ile s
r a .

1: K au l i p o nou n c d by th e K o e an s Go i K
” “
r e r
“
r ,
o re a . S ee D r .

Ros s
’
s Cor ea pp 1 3 3 1 , 63 , 67, 70 , 1 2 4, and map s ,
. I II .

aA t th e p re s e nt t i m e , th ree a n d
f ou r h u n dr ed th ou s a nd C h i nese

l ab o u re rs c ro s s and re c ro s s an nu a lly f ro m Sh antu ng to M an ch u i a r .

 TH E L OTUS GOS PE L 73
”

An e vent m u ch
si gn ifi c an ce oc c u rre d i n N C h i n a
of .
,

A D 3 48 9 i n t h e t err it o r y r u l e d by Ja o W a n g ( e xt en d
. .
-
, ,

i ng fr o m S h a n t u n g t o t h e ce n tr e o f S h e n si a nd S h a n si ,

a n d i n c l u di n g t h e s o u t h o f C hi h li ) To p re v en t t h ei r .

t u rni n g t ra i to r s i n t h e h o u r o f d a n ge r o v e r ,

Hu fa m ili e s w e re p u t t o t h e sw o r d .

Th e t e r m Hu em b ra ce d a l l str a n ger s r e sid en t

a m o n g t h e C h i n e s e fr o m w h a t e v e r t r ibe o f n o m a ds bu t ,

( a s t h e y a ll s p o k e C h i n e se lik e t h e n a tiv e s ) c e r tain ,

m a r ks w e r e giv en by w h i c h 3 Eu c o u ld be d e t e c t e d
.
,

viz ; M u ch h ai r o n t h e fa ce an d a h igh n o s e ,
Ev e r y .
’

m an p o ss e s si n g th e se u n l u c ky m a rks w a s sl a u gh te re d *
.

-
I t i s p r o b a bl e t h a t s o m e o f t h e se u n fo r t u n a t e s ,

e sc a pi ng fr o m C h i n a t o C h 6s e n r ea ch e d J a p a n a n d , ,

a r e c o nn e c t e d wit h t h e H a d a a n d A y a c l a n s m e n ti o n e d

i n t h e A n n a ls ? o f t h e 5 th a n d 6t h c e n t u ri e s .

It is i m p o s s ibl e t o give h er e e v e n a sli gh t ske t ch

o f t h e th i c k g r o ss d a r k n e ss
,
w h i c h c o v er e d t h e e ar th
,

”
a n d e n sh r o u de d t he p e o p l e s i n U pp e r,
Asi a w h e n t h e

M ah ay an a c a m e t o K o rea i n t h e 4 t h c e n t u r y (c f Isa i a h .

t h is t h e st u d e n t m u st t u r n t o
Fo r C o re a w it h ,

its w ell i n fo r m e d p a ge s d e s cr ibi n g t h o s e d a r k c en t u ri e s

w h e n C h i n a p r o pe r with its 62 di ffe re n t t ribe s wa s
, ,

br o u gh t u n d e r t h e sw a y o f Fu khi e n t h e M a st e r o f ,

”
T si n a n e a rn e st B u dd hi st U n d e r th e T si n dyn a sty
’
, .
’

n i n e o u t o f t e n fa m ili e s s e r v e d Bu d dh a i a n d 80 0 0 I n di a n

m o n ks a n d t w o m illi o n C h i ne se m o n ks a n d n u n s w e re
,

i n C h in a .

B e y o n d t h e Gre a t W all t h e re w a s u t te r b ar b a ri s m .

I nf ra ch .IX H ada s g an ds on Ge n e al T ;
.
’
r , r ( m fg p 57 . .

T [ Vih ong z
'

vo l I p p 2 69 71 3 47 note 3 3 50
. .
-
. . n . 6 .

1 (I mmers i on by th e M il l ion —pp 2 67, 2 8 x . D r T R ch ar

. . i d .
74 THE L OTUS GOSPEL

Th e wild t ribe s p a i n te d t h e i r b o di e s x a c tly like t h e e

Pi c ts a n d Sc o ts t o w h o m t h e Ev a n ge l w a s b r o u gh t a t
t h e s a m e p e ri o d by d e v o te d C e lti c m o n ks ; a n d t h e s a m e

c ivilizi n g e ffe c ts a c c o m p a n i e d t h e e ffo rt s o f t h e B u dd h ist

m o n ks i n Fa r C a t h a y .

“
I n 3 7 0 b o t h C h i n a a n d K a u li
, a tt en d e d t h e C o u r t
” “ ”
o f J a p a n wit h t ri b u te lit e ra lly e x ch a n ge d gifts
, ,
.

I n A D 3 69 t h e kin g s o f S h i r a gi a n d K a u li h a d
. .

a c k n o wl e d ge d C h i n a s s u p r e m a c y by s e n di n g r e se n ts
’
p ,

c e p ti n g S h a n t u n g ) t h e m
i e t ribu te s o t h a t
. .
, ( e x ,
E p i re ,

o f w h i ch ,
in 3 1 7 N a n ki n g w a s t h e ca p it a l e m br a ce d
, ,

a l l C h i n a n o r t h o f t h e Y e ll o w Riv er a u d e xt e n d e d fr o m ,

t h e W e st o f T u rk e st a n o v er t h e Li a o t u n g p e n i n s u l a t o
*

t h e t h re e H a n ( K o re a n ) ki n gd o m s .

It i s e x cee di n gly i n tere sti n g t o n o t e be c a u se it ,

i n v e s ts t h e se e v e n ts wit h still gr e a t e r i m p o rt an ce th a t ,

it w a s i n c o n se q u e n ce o f t h is t h a t t h e s a m e ye a r 3 69 , ,

”
t h e C h i n e s e e m pe r o r Fu h k i e n M a ste r o f Ts i n r s en t ’ ’
, ,

t h e m o n k Ju n d ii fr o m S S h e n s i w ith B u dd h ist i m a ge s
-
.

a n d s ii t r a s t o S h a o z a n Ki n g o f K a u li a n d t h a t with i n
, ,

t h re e y e a r s o f h i s a rr iv a l s ch o o ls w e re e st a bli s h e d a nd ,

t h e t w o fi r st m o n a s t e r y t e m p l e s b u ilt S
( p u ra
-
p . .

D u ri n g t h e fi r st h a lf o f t h e 4 t h c e n t u r y a n e n t h u s i ,

'

a s t i c m o n k fr o m C h e ki a n g w a s w a rm ly w e l c o m e d a t a

Hu n c o u r t i n N C h i n a ; a n d did hi s be s t t o e x p l ai n
.

t h e Lotu s a n d Vi m a l a sut r a s w h i ch a s y e t w e re o n ly , ,

i m pe rfec tly t ra n sl a t e d .

T h is m o n k Wei Tao an wid ely p r e a ch e d t h e Lotu s

,
- -
,

Gos p el s en di n g h i s disc i p l e s i n t o fa r o fl Sz e ch u a n In
'

-
, .

c o n se q u e n ce o f p o liti c a l t r o u bl e s h e re ti re d t o Si a n fu
wh e re h a vi n g c o r re s p o n d e d wit h t h e I n di a n m o n k
,

S up r a p 44 . .

T Th e Ts n i dynas ty en de d A D . .
42 0 .
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K u m ar aj i v a , ( w
vise d h i s t r a n s l a
h o had ap pro ved an d re

ti o n o f t h e L o t u s sut ra ) Tao a n p e r s u a d e d Fu k h i e n ,
-

t o i n vi te K u m ar aj i v a t o h i s c a p it a l b u t w h en a ft er ,

l o n g d el a ys K u m araj i v a a rriv e d a s a h o st a ge a t Si a n fu ,

Tao a n h a d be en d e a d 2 0 y e a r s
-
.
*

Th e n e x t e m pe r o r Y ao sh u n g h a vi n g s e n t a ga i n ,
-
,

t o i n vit e K u m éi r aj i v a g a v e h i m a be a u tifu l g a rd en ,

w h er e a id e d by 8 0 0 m o n ks h e t r a n sl a te d t h e L o t u s
, ,

a n d A m i tab h a sut r a s i n p e r fe c t e a se— t h e E m p er o r h i m

-

se lf s u p e r v 1 s m g a n d c o m p a ri n g t h e r e visi o n s ?
It w a s o n re a di n g t h e d e s cr i p ti o n o f S u kh fiv a t i ,

“ ”
th e I n fin i t el y h a p p y C o u n t r y t ha t K u m araj i v a e x ,

cl ai me d S u ch a h a p p y P a r a dis e ! b u t t h e C o u n t r y is
,

s p i ri tu al a n d it is a c ce ssibl e o n ly t o t h o s e t h a t a re
,

”
s p i rit u a l B o u n dl e ss Li gh t a n d i n e x h a u s tibl e Li fe ! I
.
,

a n d w e m a y h e re n o t e t h a t t h e fi rs t m e n ti o n o f P e a c o c ks

a n d W h ite C r a n e s (h e r o n s ) i s i n t h is M a h ay an a sut r a § .

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( N o te t h a t t h i s i n d e fa ti g a bl e T r a n sl a t o r w a s t h e

c o n te m p o ra ry o f t h e e qu a lly ti re l e ss m o n k St J er o m e i n
.

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K u m ar ap v a a r riv e d i n C h i n a w h e n h e w a s 8 0 y e a r s
o f a ge O n e o f h i s n a m e s si gn ifi e s Y o u th fu l a n d A ge d "
. .

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,

I n di a a n d l e a rn e d H i n a a n d s o m e B ra h m a n d o c t ri n e s ;
b u t l a t e r h e m et a v e n e ra bl e p r i e s t n a m e d S u ri Y as o m a - -

s anj 6 w h o w a s e a ge rly p re a c hi n g t h e M a h ay an a e s
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,

n o t h e a r d t h is W o n d e rfu l D o c t ri n e o f t h e L o t u s b e fo re
is j u st like a m a n wh o be i n g i gn o ra n t o f ge n u i n e go ld
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be side s h i s v a l u a bl e t r a n sl a ti o n s H e di e d A D 4 1 5
. . . .

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t h e fa c t t h a t w h e re a s t h e disc o v e r y o f t h e O de s of

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o f th e 2 0 t h c e n t u r y — i t is fa r m o re m a r v e ll o u s t h a t
t h e L o t u s S c rip t u re ( w h i ch b r e a th e s t h e s a m e a t m o s p h er e
,

a s t h e F o u r t h Go s p e l ) ,h a s be e n t h e s p i rit u a l li fe bl o o d -
,

e ve r s i n ce t h a t sa m e 2 md c e n t u r y u n ti l t h i s p re sen t
h o u r o f c o u n tl e ss Milli o n s i n C a t h a y a n d o f t h e J a p a n e s e
, ,

a ls o fo r 1 3 0 0 y e a r s !

H o w is i t t h a t s o fe w fo re i gn e r s ca r e t o i n v e s ti g a t e
t hi s vi ta l fa c t a n d a s ce r ta i n t h e S ec re t o f i ts I nfl u e n ce
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m onk J u n d 5 t o K a u li Tao a n t h e u n w e a r i e d t e a ch er
,
-
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an d t r a n sl a t o r o f t h e Lotu s an d c o rre s p o n d en t of ,

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,
. .

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, ,

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, ,

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ki n gd o m .

Th e ki n g r ec e iv e d M a r an a da r e v e r e n tly i n hi s p a l ace ,

bu ilt a t e m p l e a n d 1 0 m o n ks w e re o r d ai n e d —i s b a p
,
. .

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t ze d ; O r di n a ti o n a n d B a p tis m b e i n g syn o n y m o u s ,

a s i n t h e o l d Syr i a c c h u rch e s o f t h e Ti gr o E u p h r a t e s -

Va ll e y . I w o u ld i n cid e n t a lly s u gge s t t h a t t h is m o n k s '

n a m e be s pe lt M a r An a n da a n d t h a t h e w a s p o s s ibly ,

c o n n e c te d wit h t h e Sy r i a c m iss i o n s Th e w or d M a ra .

na da in 1 Cor 1 5 2 2 R V m g i s a n A r a m ai c i e
. . . . . .
, . .

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N o w a t t h e s am e da t e viz t h e s ec o n d h a lf o f t h e , ,

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, , , ,

e v a n ge li ze d S o u th e rn I n di a i n c o m p a n y w i th t h e fa m o u s
,

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, .

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b u t t h e Bi s h o p p e r sist e d i n h i s m i s s i o n a n d p u sh e d o n i n t o
Ch i na itse lf— ( a s m en ti o n e d by St A m b ro se o f Mil a n .
,

th e f r i e n d a n d c o n t e m po r a r y o f A u gu sti ne o f Hi p p o ) ?

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w h e re i n 3 70 t h e W h it e L o t u s se c t w a s fo u n d e d
,
.

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n i a n t ra d e fa it h a n d go v e rn m en t
. ,
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-
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t o P e r si a a n d F u r th er I n di a .

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THE LOTUS GOSPEL

C o s m a s i n t h e 6 th c en t u r y t r a v elle d i n o n e s u ch
, ,

c ara v a n be y o n d G u a r d a fu i ; a n d it is p r o b a bl e t h a t
Bish o p M u seu s a v a il e d h i m se lf o f a si m il a r ch a n ce fr o m
”
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t o r e a c h t h e O ri e n t *
.

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m o n ks by s e a fr o m K i pi n i n C e n tr a l Asi a K a p is a , ,

n,
—
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t h is ti m e be fo re Isl a m o v e rfl o w e d it s a ys Dr B ea z
, , .

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LAND O F TH E F USAN G TH E ,

o r P a p e r m u lbe rr y t r ee -
i n A D 4 5 9 is w e ll w o r t h i n , ,

v e s t i ga ti o n for by t h e m t h e ,
H o ly I m a ge s w e r e dis
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p
th e p il gri m H o e i Si n g ( w h o h a d l o n g dw e lt t h e re ) m a d e
, ,

F u s a n g k n o w n t o t h e C h i n e se i n A D , . .

S hi r a gi th e L a n d o f t h e C o v erl e ts o f P a pe r
,

m u lbe rr y i e w h it e t e xtil e s m a d e fr o m p a p e r m u lbe r r y

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.

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K au li ( i e c A D . .a B u dd h ist m o n k
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I tze ge n i n S h i r a gi w h o m a n a tiv e ca ll e d M a o Li h i d ,
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pp . 1 94, 20 9 ; inf r a p p 82 , 91 . .

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pp 494, 499 . .

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m o n ks , i n w h om Pa u l a dis ce rn e d t h e v er y Chri s t
s h e an d ,

t h u s d e s cribe s t h e P a l m S u n da y w o r sh i p a t J e ru s a l em .

i n t h e C h u r c h o f t h e Re s u rr e c ti o n .

W h e n t h e Bish o p t o o k t h e Go s pe l c e n s e r s fu ll o f ,

i n ce n s e w e r e b r o u gh t i n t o t h e C a v e of t h e H o ly S e p u l
c h r e ; th e Go s p e l be i n t h e t o ke n o f t h e H e a v e n ly Pre
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C o p ti c li t u rgy ) t h e E m b o di m e n t o f C h r ist t h e Divi n e
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fra gr a n ce a n d b ri gh t wit h c o u n tles s li gh ts n o t i n t r o d u ce d ,

fr o m with o u t b u t b r o u gh t fr o m with in t h e S a n c t u a r y ,

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Th is l a m p b u rn s a like i n S h i n t o a n d i n B u dd h ist
t e m p l e s a n d is c a lle d
TH E MI LLIO N DAY LA MP -
.

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,

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S A ra bi a a n d ga t h e re d w i th r e ligi o u s p r e c a u ti o n s It
.
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w a s c o n v e y e d by A r a b c a r a v a n s t o Anti och w h e r e t h e y ,

m e t t h o s e st a r ti n g fo r I n di a a n d C h i n a .

S o m e twe n ty ye a r s l a te r a n o t h er m o n k n a m e d O t a
, io ,
-
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c a m e t o M a o Li s h o u s e w it h t h re e dis c i p l e s
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i n t h e r e i gn o f Ki n g C h a o tze .

I n t h e 1 5 t h y e a r o f Ki n g Fa s h e n g 1 3 8 4 y e a r s a go , ,

S h i r a gi a c c e p te d B u dd h is m Th e ki n g s n a m e Fa sh en g
.
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si gn ifi e s ,
Ki n gd o m o f Fo r o u se r ( c t h -
e n a m e of

K a sh m i r s u p ra p
, He t o o k w a r m i n te re st i n t h e
.

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t o C o u r t t o c o n s u lt a b o u t a c ce p ti n g t h e n e w R e li gi o n .

To h i s gr e a t re gre t h o w e v e r t h e y a l l n ega tiv e d t h e

, ,

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p e,x ce p t o n e w h o m t h e Ki n g a ll o w e d t o be
a t ri a l b e l i e ve r H e w a s c o n s e qu e n tly h a te d by t h e
.

o t h e r Ofii c i al s w h o d ec id e d t o p u n is h h i m by d e a t h
,
.

Fa r fr o m fe a ri n g d e a t h Ji t s u te n b o ldly d e cl a re d ,

t h a t if t h e y kill e d h i m s o m e w o n d r o u s p h e n o m e n o n
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.
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,

wh i t e— bl o o d gu s h e d fr o m o u t h i s b o dy H e a ri n g o f .

t h i s m a r ve l t h e Ki n g s d e t e r m i n a ti o n t o b e lie v e B u dd
,
’

hi s m be c a m e fi x e d D e s p it e al l h i s Mi n ist er s o bj e c ti o n s
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he l e a v e n e d h i s C o u r t wi th it u n til a ft e r a w h ile , ,

t h r o u gh hi s p i e ty t h e t a bl e s w ere t u r n e d .

Fiv e ye a r s l a t er t h e C h i n e se E m pe r o r s e n t Bu dd ha s ’

“ Th e bl ood of th e Ma ty r rs i s th e s ee d o f th e C h u rch .
”
82 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

re li c b o n e s by
-
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be en st u dyi n g i n C h i n a .

H e w a s w e l c o m e d b y t h e ki n g o f S h i r a gi w i th a l l h i s
'

c ou r t Afte r t h i s a m o n k n a m e d K ei r y 6 ( Gr a ce M er c y )
.
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a rr iv e d fr o m K a u li and be c a m e Da i d o o r P ri m a t e , ,

ru l e r o f a ll t h e m o n ks .

M a n y t e m p l e s w er e b u ilt t h e l a rge s t a n d m o s t ,

b e a u tifu l K 6ri nj i t o o k o v er 2 0 y e a r s t o c o m p l e te ; fo r
, ,

t h e c o n c e p ts o f M a h ay an a B u dd h i s m n e e d e d m a gn ifi ce n t

t e m p l e s fo r t h e i r e x p r e s s i o n j u st a s t h e M o n k s o f t h e ,

W e st r e qu i re d t o e x p re ss t h ei r D o c t ri n e s i n v a st C a t h e d
r a ls a n d s p l e n did A bb e ys .

Th e Ki n g i n h i s o l d a ge be c a m e a m o n k a n d t h e
Qu e e n a n u n a n d m a n y o t h e r s did t h e s a m e i n d e v o

ti o n t o God ; t h e n o ble s h ere a n d i n J a p a n l a t er , ,

filli n g t h e m o n a ste ri e s e x a c tly a s t h e y did i n t h e W es t .

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y th e C p ti c h e m i t A D 3 0 1 f om h i s re t eat by th e R e d
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,
r r

S e a i s th e S p i i tual fath
,
f th at va t co mm n i ty wh i ch h as n w ove
r er o n s u o r ru

th e wo ld r H i s di c i p l
. A th anas i wa i t fi t S po n
s e, i n th W e s t us, s s rs s or e ,

an d n t o n ly was M n as t i c i m b rn i n th e E as te n C h
o o ch i t h as th ive n
s o r ur , r

th e e wi th n ivall e d i n t n s i ty
”
r n a u r e .

S t P a l i s aid to h ave b n th e fi t h e m it an d M a th a th e fi s t n n
. u s ee rs r r r u .

C e n bi te s w e h e m i ts livi ng i nc m m n i ti e s Th e fi s t Cl o i t was e e ct
o o er r o u . r s er r

ed o an i l an d i n th e N il e
u s Th e fi t m on as te y i n S y i a wa f n d e d by
. rs r r s ou

Hil a i n wh s e di s ci p l e f nd e d th fi st i n A s i a Mi no
r o ,
o S t J o me
ou e r r. . er

b o gh t M on as ti c i m t I taly an d Ga l ; and M a A wgi n to Mes opotam i a

r u s o u r .

A h h e N il e th e e we e
( S r d
ac e nd L g n d y
a t ) e e t O y i n c
ar s o n t ar . x r u r r

m onk s and n n s i n 3 56 S t C h y o sto m s aid th at

u . . r s

M on as ti c i s m was th e t e p h i10 0 p y ; an d al l th e Leade s f th at age

ru 5 r o

ag e d th at i t was a v ital ne ce s s i ty f
re th e C h ch or ur .
84 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

but t h ey k n o w n t o be w e ll o v er 1 00 0 y e a r s o l d
are ,

an d a re p r o b a bly c o n n e c t e d w it h t h e m o n k K e i r 6
y :

T h e y w er e a l l b r o u gh t t o T o ky o a n d t h e R a m s a n d ,

Pill a r p h o t o gr a p h e d Sin c e t h e n A m e n Ra s gr e a t t e m
.
* ’

l
p e a t M e r de h a s be e n e x c a v a t e d w it h its w o n d e rfu l
a venu e o f Ra m h e a d e d -
s ph in x e s e m bl e m s o f t h e G o d ,

A m o n ( I s a i 6 5 1 6 R V m g ) w h i ch a s P r o f S a y c e
. . . .
, .

w rit e s t o m e c a rr y c o n vi c ti o n t o t h e
, m i n d o f t h o se
w h o h a v e s ee n t h e m a s t o t h e c o n n e c ti o n s u gge st e d i n
y o u r b o o k ( M e s s i a h p 1 5 3 ) b e tw e e n t h e m a n d t h e t e xt
.

fr o m w h i ch P h ili p t h e d e a c o n p re a ch e d J e s u s t o t h e
Tr e a su r e r o f Q u e e n C a n d a ce Y o u r K o re a n r a m s h a v e
.

a r e m a r k a bl e r e s e m bl a n ce t o t h e Et h i o p i a n o n e s t h e ,

”
w o o l is t r e a t e d i n t h e s a m e w a y .

“
S u c h R am s a re s a id t o b e fre qu en t i n C h o s en b u t ,

”
a l way s i n c o n n e c ti o n wit h R o y a l t o m bs .

M a r c o P o l o m e n ti o n s t h e P r o vi n c e o f T a n gu t ( w h i ch
“
e m b r a ce d Si an fu ) w h ere , t h e pe o ple w e re m o stly
I d o l a t o r s T w h o h a d m a n y A bb e ys a n d Mi n st e r s a n d ,

a t t h e N e w Y e a r s a c r ifi ce d a s h ee p Aft er w h i ch t h e y .
,

an d th e i r ki n d re d a t e it i n gr e a t fe s tivity— t h e p ri e sts
re c e ivi n g fo r t h e i r o r ti o n t h e h e a d f t e n t r a il s a n d
p ee , , ,

”
ski n wit h s o m e fl e sh
, ( Cf L ev 7 . 8 3 1 . . .
,

S i r H Y u l e c o mm e n ts o n a si m il a r p r a c ti c e c u r re n t
.

a m o n gs t t h e B u dd h ist K a l m u c T a r t a r s t h e d e di c a t e d ,

”
R a m be i n g c a ll e d Te ng u i To c h o Hea ven s Ra m It ’
.
,

m u st b e w h ite wit h a g o ld e n h e a d a n d w h e n it gr e w ,

b ade h e gi veri t to h e r h us b an d Ki n g C l ov i s t re p l ac e th
, e th e f o gs , o re r ,

cr p a d al eady o n h i s b anne by P of Gode f oi

“ ”
a u ,
r S a i nt Cl til da r . o , r . r

K th 1 898 M s J ames on s L gend f M n ti d s

ur . . r .
’
e s o o as c or er .

A s w k s o f a t th e R am s a e ve ry re m a k abl e an d a e We ste rn
or r , r r ,
r

rath e th an E as ter n i n ch a acte s ay s R ev A H Say ce

”
r r E po t y
r, . . . . x s i or

Ti mes p 490,
.O ctobe r 1 91 0
. .

T Th i s term M a co Po l o al way s ap p li e s to Bu ddh i s ts

r
 A Kore an Pill ar,
W ith L i d
z ar , an d Th e Ramwith Fleu rs de -l ys
-
.
86 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

St M a l o is s a id t o h a v e v o y a ge d t o t h e Fa r We st
.

w it h St .B re n d a n t h e fo u n d e r o f C l o n fe r t Abb e y i n
,
*

I re l a n d c i r 5 65 7 8
,
.
-
.

T h e i r v o y a ge w h i ch l a st e d s e v e n ye a r s is c l e a rly
, ,

a ll e g o ri c a l a n d m u st b e u n d e r st o o d w i t h t h e h e a r t a n d
,

n o t t a k e n li te r a lly : fo r it is s a id t h a t t h e y a l w a ys r e

t u rn e d t o s p e n d H o ly We e k i n t h e I s l e o f S h ee p ( w h o se ,

r iv e r s w e r e fu ll o f Fi s h e s a n d t h e fi e lds o f c o u n tl e ss
s h e e p ) t a ki n g th e n ce a L a m b w ith o u t ble m i s h w h er e
,

w it h t o c e l e b r a te t h e i r E a ste r fe stiv a l o n W h a l e isl a n d -

,

w h i c h w a s r e a lly t h e b a ck o f a Gr e a t —
Fis t h e Fi s h e s
h
“ ”
be i n g o f t h e Divi n e r a ce o f the H e a v e n ly I c h t h u s ,

w h i c h fr o m t h e l s t c e n t u r y w a s t h e r e c o gn iz e d sy m b o l
, ,

o f C h rist i n t h e E u c h a r ist a s t h e Li fe o f H i s p e o l e
p .

A L a m b w a s o ffe re d a t E a s t e r i n S t J o h n s L a t e r a n .
’

a t R om e ; i n o t h e r c h u rc h e s c a k e s i n t h e F o r m o f a ,

L a m b w e r e s u bstit u t e d ! “

A s a m a tt e r o f fa c t t h e b r a v e I ri s h m o n ks i n t h e i r
,

o s i e r c o r a c l e s c o v e re d w it h b u ffa l o h id e s did r e a c h Sky e ,

t h e H e b rid e s O r k ne ys a n d e v e n I c el a n d w h e r e t ra c e s o f
, , ,

t h e i r m issi o n still e xist i n t h e a n ci e n t F o n ts o n w h i ch

T h re e Fis h e s a re c a r v e d a n d sva stik a s i n c is e d by t h e m
, .

Th e m a p giv e n i n M a rc o P o l o s Tr a ve l s ( I p 4 2 ) ’
. .

“
c l e a r ly s h o w s K a u li a di s t r i c t o n t h e L o w e r M a n

ch u r i a n fr o n ti e r w h e r e i n 1 9 0 8 n e a r Wij u o n t h e
, , , ,

m a gn ifi c e n t c r yst a l c l e a r Y a l u Riv e r m o r e st o n e R a m s
-
,

w e re fo u n d a lt h o u gh n o t i n s cr ib e d
,
.

W a n d o o t h e c a p ita l o f K a u li ( Ga o li ) w a s e vid en t ,

l y t h e M a h a y an a h e a d ce n t r e w h e n ce its m issi o n a ri e s -

e v a n ge liz e d a l l C h d s e n a n d e v e n t u a lly Ja pan , , .

Se e Ind x e . S t Bre n
. dan was an u nwe ar e i d tran s cr ib e r of th e

i
Sc r ptu re s an d m s s a s i l .

T D e an H
atch H i hhert L ectu res
'
. 1 888 .
pp . 2 99 .
3 00 .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 87

Th e t rib u t e -
rou te to C hin a was by th e Y al u ( M a ds u )
r iv e r .

T h e re a r e n o s h e e p i n K o r e a s a ys Dr R o s s t h e , .
,

“
ve t e r a n m i s s i o n a r y t h o s e s a c r ifi ce d a re p u r c h a s e d a t
,

t h e K o re a n ga t e fr o m t h e C h i n e s e ; a n d t h e m a gi str a t e s

s a c r ifi ce s h ee p i n t h e st o n e b u ilt t e m p l e o f e a ch K o re a n -

c i ty t w i ce a y e a r t o C o n fu c i u s Th e K o r e a n o r B o r d e r .
,

g a t e ,
is ’
a l o n g st r a ggli n g st r e e t u n d e r t h e s h a d o w o f
t h e s o u th p e a ks o f Fu n gh w a n gs h a n H ere C h i n e se a n d .

K o re a n m e r ch a n t s e x ch a n ge d t h e i r m u tu a l p r o d u c ts
”
t h ri ce o r fo u r ti m e s a ye a r .

I n 5 99 t r ibu t e w a s s e n t fr o m C h 6 s e n t o J a p a n o f
,

”
a cam el t w o s h e e p a n d a w h it e p h e a s a n t
, , a l l r a re ,

an d p r e c i o us c r e a t u re s b ut t h e p r a c ti ce
, o f s a c ri fi ci ng

R a m s w it h lib a ti o n s o f m ilk c o u ld n o t be e xte n d e d t o ,

J a p a n o wi ng t o t h e a bs e n ce t h e r e o f s h ee p a n d m ilk .

H e n ce i n a l l p r o b a bility t h e r e a s o n o f Ga z ell e s be i n g
, ,

de di c a te d i n st e a d a s a t N a r a Miy aj i m a e tc
, , , .
*

Bu t v e r y a n c i e n t J a p a n e s e h i s t o r y r e c o r ds t h e S h i n t o
,

“
s a cr ifi c e s o f h or s es an d o xe n to the Gre a t M a ste r ,

P o ss e ss o r Ok o n o n u s h i ( Cf Ge n 1 4
,
- -
. . . .

See M es s i a h ch . 1 Th e Gaze ll e id u of Er .

A bb é d e s c ibe s
Hu c r a magn ifi ce nt Wh ite Cam l f ext a o di n a y e o r r r

be au ty l e d by a s ilk e n t
, s r i n g wh i ch th m t i n th e c avan of one o f
”
,
e e ar

th e 2 0 0 t ib ta y Ta ta Ki ngs b e i ng tak en as an ff in g t th
“ ”
r u r r r o er o e

E m pe o o f Ch i n a at th e N
r r e w Y e ar . Trave /s i n Ta rtary v ol . 1 .
p . 2 23, 55 .
 C HAPTER VII .

THE CO MIN G OF THE MAHAY AN A

TO JAPA N .

To u tmo s t E ast— t o ut mos t “fe st

,

By th e m o u th of m an y Me s s e n ge rs ,

Go e s fo rth th e Vo ic
e of Go d !

AN Y Ko r e a n s w e n t C h i n a t o s t u dy B u dd h is m
to ,

an d j u st a s t h e B u dd hi st R e v el a ti o n r e c e iv e d
t h r ou gh t h e C hi n e s e m e di u m c ivil iz e d t h e b a r b a ri a n s o f
C h os e n s o o n c e m o re p a s s i n g t h r o u gh a K o r e a n m e
, ,

di u m it t ra n sfo r m e d J a p a n .

Th e N i h o ng i s a ys ( v o l 2 p 5 9 ) . A D 54 5 au t u m n
. . .
,

9 th m o n th . Pé k ch é s e n t P o k e h é — H o t dk ( i e B od h i . .

Wisd o m ) t o I m n a w it h a p r e s e n t t rib u t e o f v a l u a bl e
, ,

r o d u c ts o f Wu
p ( i e C
. hi.na
) fo r t h e O m i Mi n ist er o f t h e

J a p a n e s e Go v e rn m e n t t h e r e , ( I m n a
. w a s t h e J a p a n e s e

d o m ai n i n S K o re a ). .

“
T h i s m o n t h P é k ch é m a d e a n I m a ge o f B u dd h a ,

1 6ft . h i gh , an d d re w u p a w ritt e n p r a ye r s a yi n g ,

I u n d e rst a n d th a t it i s e xt r e m e ly m erit o ri o u s t o m a ke
a n I m a ge o f B u dd h a 1 6ft h i gh
. . By t h e m erit w h i c h I
.

h a v e n o w a c q u i r e d i n r e v e re n ti a lly c o n str u c ti n g o n e I ,

ra y t h a t t h e E m ro r m a o bt a i n e x c e e di n vi t
p p e y g r u e ,

a n d th a t a l l t h e l a n d b el o n gi n g t o t h e E m p e r o r ( i e . .

'

Can on A znger .
90 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Is ai a h t h e H e b r e w s e e r h a d p r o p h e s i e d l o n g y e a r s
, ,

be fo re Go t a m a B u dd h a s bi r th Att e n d u n t o M e 0
’
, ,

My p e o pl e ; a n d giv e e a r u n t o M e 0 My n a ti o n ; fo r ,

a Law s h a ll go fo r t h fr o m M e a n d I will e st a bli s h My

j u s ti c e fo r a Li gh t o f t h e p e o pl e s Th e Isl e s s h a ll w a i t .

”
fo r M e a n d o n Mi n e Ar m s h a ll t h e y t r u s t
, ( 4 1 4 , .
,

I n t h e y e a r A D 4 0 0 Pa h i e n t h e C h i n e s e B u dd h ist
‘
-
. .
, ,

p il gr i m d e sc r ib e s t h e g o ld e n i m a ge o f M a it r ey a o n t h e
,

b or d e r s o f N W I n di a w hi ch p o sse s s e d a se cret s pi rit u a l

. .

p o w er ( p , H e s a ys
.
,

“
Th e m e n o f t h a t l a n d a l l s a id t h e r e w a s
AN O LD TR A D I TI O N
t h a t fr o m t h e ti m e o f s e tti n g u p th a t I m a ge an d a fte r , ,

t h ere w er e S r am a n a s ( r e li gi o u s ) fr o m I n di a w h o de s
p a t c h e d t h e Dh a r m a v i n aya b e y o n d t hi s r iv e r ( T s u n g
’
,

li n g ) Ac c o r di n g t o t h i s w e m a y s a y t h a t t h e e xt e n si o n
.

o f th e Gre a t D o c t ri n e ( M a h ay an a ) b eg a n fr o m t h i s

If t h e n Mai treya M ah as attva b e n o t t h e S u cc e s s o r

, ,

of Sh a k a w h o is t h ere c o u ld c a u s e t h e t h re e J e w e ls t o
,

s p re a d e v e r y w h e r e a n d fr o n ti er m e n t o u n d er st a n d t h e
,

Law
As wei ly kn o w t h a t t h e o ri gi n o f t h e
c e r ta n

o p e n i n g o f t h e m y s t e ri o u s r e v o l u ti o n is n o t m a n s w o rk
’
,

s o t h e Dr e a m o f Mi n g t i w a s fr o m t hi s
-

Th e s ai n t w h o c a r v e d t h e I m a ge a s cen d e d t h ri c e
i n t o t h e Tu s h i ta h ea v e n t o s ee fo r hi m se lf t h e m a r k s
-
“

an d Si gn s o n M a it r ey a s p er s o n ’
.

Fr o m t h e c o m p l e ti o n o f t h e I m a ge o n e b r a n c h o f
”
t h e st re a m o f t he L a w w a s di r e c t e d t o w a r d s t h e E a st ,

“
s a ys H ue n Ts a n g c A D 6 3 0 w h o c a ll s it , . . T s ec h i
.
,

r ey a B o d h is a ttv a e is h i
p o u sa , i e M a it
. .
( i n J a p an e s e S , ,

Se e B u ddh ist r ecor ds o

f l Ves l er /z Cozmzr zks
‘
.
”
vo l . I .
p 30. .
 TH E LOTUS GOSPEL ,
91

“
B o s a ts u an d u s e s t h is n am e T s ec h i fr e q u e n tly fo r
M i roku .
*

H e re w e will a ga i n p a u s e a m o m e n t t o c o n sid e r
t h e d e s c r i p ti o n gi v e n by C o s m a s t h e N e s t o r i a n ge o ,

ra h er
g p o f ,
t h e v a st e xt e n t o f

AN O R I E N TAL C H R I STIAN IT Y
a t t h e v er y d a te A D 5 3 5 o f t h e a rr iv a l o f t h e M a h a
,
. .
,

y an a i n J a p a n .

H e d e c l a r e s t h a t c h u r ch e s w ith a c o m p l e t e lit u rgy

.

a n d p ri e st s w e r e t h e n t o b e fo u n d i n C e yl o n M al a b ar , ,

S o c o t r a a n d N W I n di a ;T ( a P e r s i a n c o l o n y i n C e yl o n
. .

be i ng m i ni s t ere d t o by a bi s h o p a n d p ri e sts s e n t fr o m
‘

P e r s i a ;) a ls o i n B a c t r i a an d a m o n gst t h e H u n s ; i n
M e s o p o t a m i a Sc yt h i a e t c a n d l a n ds e a s t o f t h e Bl a c k
, , .

Se a . H e r e vi e w s i n d e e d a l l C hr i st e n d o m fr o m C a diz i n ,

S p a i n t o C e n t r a l A si a a n d fr o m t h e I n di a n O ce a n t o ,

t h e C a s p i a n S e a i n p r o o f o f t h e Fu lfil m e n t o f t h e Pr o
,

p h c t h a t t h e G os el s h o u ld be l i m d i v y
e y p p ro c a e n e e r

n ati o n u n d e r h e a v e n .

H e a l s o m e n ti o n s h a vi n g se e n w h e n i n C e yl o n t r a di n g
j u n ks fr o m C hi n a a n d o th e r c o u n tri e s t o t h e E a st a nd ,

m a n y v e ss el s fr o m I n di a a n d E t hi O p i a i .

Th e C h risti an ity w h i ch fi r st rea c hed F r a n ce a n d

E n gl a n d ( i e Ga u l a n d B rit ai n ) w a s o f
. .
, th e S ch o o l o f

t h e A p o stl e J o h n w h o r u l e d t h e C h u rc h e s
, i n A s i a M in or ,

a n d t h e r e fo re o f a Gr e e k n o t L a ti n ty p e , .

St . J uli en s ’
Vze de
’
H izen Tsang; p p . 1 49 50 .

TB eazl ey
’
s D awn Vo l . I .
p . 223 . 1 899 .

1 Le Pa i s Th e Ch ch wi th
v ol . I .
p 43 ;
. 1 857 . r . es ur es

C h i st i an p i e s t an d c m p l te L i t gy i n N I n di a i n th s e e m te t i me s
r r s o e ur . e r o

a e ve y
r r e m ark abl e fac t ; f
r i t i th e e an d i n Tibe t t day th at
s or s r ,
o- ,

on efi n d s al l th e pom p f th e B ddh i s t h i e a ch y and li t gy wh i ch did

o u r r ur ,

n o t e i t i n an c i n t t i m e s
x s e .
92 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

I n 3 03 4 St Alb a n a n d
-
. B ritish C h risti a n s
e ri s h e d i n t h e s ti d e r Di o cl e s i a n t h e R o m a n
p p e r ec u o n u n ,

E m p er or I n 3 1 4 t h re e B riti s h bi sh o p s a tt e nd e d t h e
.
,

C o u n c i l o f Ari e s i n Ga u l .

B o rn i n Str a t h clyd e i n 3 60 Ni n i a n th e s o n o f a , ,

B riti s h c hi e f m a d e a p il gri m a ge t o R o m e w h e r e h e
,

s t u di e d i n t h e S ch o o l o f Je r o m e O rd a in e d a n d c o m .

m i s s i o n e d by P o p e C e l e sti n e a s a S pe c i a l Ev a n ge list bi s h o p -

t o hi s o w n l an d Ni n i a n o n t h e w a y h o m e t h r o u gh
, ,

F r a n ce v isit e d St M a r ti n a t T o u r s o n t h e riv e r L o i re
,
.
, ,

w h o fo u n d e d t h e fi r st M o n a st e r y i n t h e W e st i n 3 6 1 ,

an d w it h ti r e l e ss z e a l p l a n t e d c h u r c h e s a n d o v e r 1 0 0
m o n a s ti c c o l l e ge s a l l o v e r N \V Ga u l . . .

M a r ti n a n d hi s m o n ks liv e d o n t h e m o s t m e a gre
fa r e v e ge t a bl e s a n d o liv e s a n d lik e t h e B u dd h i s t s
, , ,
*

a bj u re d w i n e e x c e p t i n ill n e ss
, Th r o u gh h i s a bsti ne n c e .

a n d d e n i a l o f s e lf h e b e c a m e a Divi n e m e di u m t h r o u gh
wh o m Mi r a cl e s o f H e a li n g w e r e w r o u gh t t -

R e t u rn i n g t o Gal v i di a t h r o u gh t h e w ilds o f B r it a i n ,

Ni n i a n a id e d by F re n ch m a s o n s h b u ilt a s t a t e ly c h u r ch
,

o f w h it e st o n e i n n am in it a ft e r St M a ti n w h o
g r .
,

di e d i n 3 9 7 2 0 0 0 m o n ks b e i n g p r e s e n t a t h i s b u ri a l
,
.

O n t h e lit t l e i s l e o f Whi t h e rn i e t h e W h it e H e r o n , . .
,

y b l R s u r r e c ti o n n d R e n e w a l o f Life ) Ni nian
( s m o o f e a ,

a ls o fo u n d e d a m o n a st e r y w hi c h b e c a m e a s em in ar y of
”
a p o s t o li c me n a n d m an y , g l o ri o u s s a i n ts a n d s en t ,

fo r t h m o n ks t o p l a n t s p i rit u a l c o l o n i e s a t M o vill e a n d
e l s e w h e re i n E r i n i n w h i c h c o u n t r y Ni n i a n h i m s elf w a s
, ,

b a bly t h e fi r st t o p r o c l a i m t h e G o s p e l
p r o ,
.

To t h e fo n t o f s a vi n g Gr a ce r a n r i c h a n d p o u r ,

A ccor di ng to Cl e me n t of A l exan dri a , St . M atth e w ate s e e ds ,

nu ts ,

an d ve getabl es ,
flbu t no esh .

1
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Cf . a Bo dh i s attva , p . I3 .
94 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Tw o h u n d r e d ye a r s l a t er ,
N e st o ri a n s i n C h i n a
the

u se d w o o d en ra ttl e s b ei n g, fo r bidd e n by t h e C h i n e se t o
r ngi b ells .

W h e t h er t h i s be s o o r n ot , th e fa m o u s b a ttl e h y m n ,

“ ”
L or i c a , B r e a s tp l a te of Pa t ri c k e m b o di e s al l
96
or St .
,

the S h i n go n t e a ch i n g o f t h e Ev e r y w h ere p r e se n t S un
- -
,

D ai ni ch i N y o r a i .

F r o m C r o a gh P a t ri ck a m o u n t a i n o n t h e C o n n e ,

m a ra s t r a n d o f t h e N o rt h Atl a n ti c P a tri c k e x o rc ise d a l l ,

v e n o m o u s s n a k e s fr o m E ri n H e b a p tiz e d m a n y ki n g s .

a n d C h i e ft a i n s a n d fill e d t h e l a n d wit h M o n a sti c S c h o o ls

,

w h i ch b e c a m e fa m o u s i n E u r o p e fo r r e li gi o u s s ch o l a r s h i p .

Th e L o r d giv e t h t h e W o r d : t h e w o m en t h a t
”
p u blis h t h e Tidi n gs a re a gr e a t h o st so r e a ds t h e ,

P e n t e c o s t a l P s a l m ( 68 1 1 Ki n gs o f a r m i e s
, . .

”
fl ee t h e y fl e e !
,

A l a r ge n u m b e r o f w o m e n w e re c o n s e cr a t e d a s
r e li gi o u s by St P a tri ck a n d a m o n gs t t h e m St B r id ge t
.
, .
,

“
Abbe ss o f Kild a re ( t h e C e ll o f t h e t o w h om

t h e C o n v e r s i o n o f I re l a n d w a s l a r ge ly d u e a s u n d e r ,

P a t ri c k s gu id a n ce s h e t a u gh t p r e a ch e d h e a l e d t h e
’
, , ,

s i ck a n d r e st o r e d si gh t t o t h e bli n d
, ti re l e s s ly l a b o u ri n g ,

till s h e w a s s e v e n ty y e a r s o l d .

F r o m t h e 5 t h t o t h e 8 t h c e n t u r y I r el a n d w a s r e ,

a r ded by l l C h isti n E t h h i f t f
g a r a u r o p e a s e c e c e n r e o

k n o w l e d ge a n d p i e ty .

fl o d o f li gh t i ts e ff l g n ce lik e th S n p en et ati ng at nce th ou gh th e

o , u e e u r o r

i fi it wo lds afte wh i c H dd s e d A an d and aid F y o

n n e r h ,
a e n r a “ e r s ,
s or ur

s ak e I s n d th e Gl S e e Be al
”
ou m a f th e G e at L aw za
‘
C t aa f
o r .
’
s ae o

B ud dh ist S cr ip tu res , p 3 0 5 . .

E ngl is /z fl y/ ”m a ! p 2 1( l A tt il nd / nq . 2 a so a a
'

1 2s co u er or s .
”

I t i s s aid th I i h p a ant y h av e stee m d th i s h y m n eve s i n ce h avi n g

e r s e s r e e r ,

by l ong exp e ri e nce p ve d i ts po we to p e s e ve f m i m mi ne n t d an ge s

, ro r r r ro r

o f b o dy an d s o l th os e wh o d evo tly ec i te i t
u , u r .
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Th e K o r e a o f t h e W e st i n n u m er a ble Te a c h e rs
,

w e re t r a i n e d i n h e r m o n ast e ri e s fo r t h e se r vi ce o f t h e
C h u r ch i n a l l l a n d s . Th e a rts o f A r ch it e ct u r e c a r vi n g , ,

m e t a ll u r gy a s a p p li e d t o t h e d e c o r a ti o n o f C h u r c h e s
,

w e r e s u cce ssfu lly c u ltiv a t e d w it h o u t s pe a ki n g o f m u si c

, ,

a n d t h e c l a ssi c L a ti n a n d Gree k F r o m t he se s ch o o ls
.

t h e re d aily issu e d n e w c o p i e s o f t h e H oly Sc ri p t u r e a n d ,

t h e F a t h e r s o f t h e p r i m itiv e C h u r ch w h i ch w ere dis

,

”—
er s e d t h rou h o u t E u r o e s a ys C o u n t M o n t a l e m be r t ;
p g p ,

“
an d ,
fo r fi v e c e n t u r i e s ,
ke p t t h e w o r ld fr o m gr o w i n g
”
d a r ker .

A cr o ss t h e St ra its o f D o v e r w e fi n d t h a t t h e gl o r y
,

o f t h e C o n v e r si o n o f t h e F r a n ks w a s s h a r e d by Ré m i ,

t h e g o o d bis h o p o f R h e i m s wit h Q u ee n Cl o tild a w h o

,

h e a ds t h e p ro ce ssi o n o f
CR O W N E D E VAN G E LI STS
i n t h e W e st .

A N e w W o rld h a d t o b e b u ilt u p o u t o f t h e e l e m e n t s
o f t h e fi e r ce b a r b a ri a n r a c e s w h o o v er r a n n o rt h e rn a n d -

—
ce n t r a l E u r o p e ( R o m e its e lf h a vi n g be e n s a ck e d by
Al a ri c Ki n g o f t h e H u n s i n A D
, , .
—a n d Wo m e n
.
”

w e re c h o s en o f God t o be t h e l ea d er s a n d t e a c h e r s o f
N a ti o n s t h e A p o stl e s wh o m H e u se d t o t h e C o n v er si o n
,

o f t h e c h i e f P a ga n M o n a r c h s .

S e a t e d u p o n B a r b a ri a n t h r o n e s t h e s e C h risti a n ,

p r i n ce ss e s
p p
r e a r e d t h e w a y fo r t h e e v a n ge listi c l a b o u r s
o f m on k s a n d n u n s .

At t h e b a ttl e o f To l bi a c i n A D 4 7 4 t h e F r a n k . .
,

a rm y w a s o v e r b o rn e by t h e fu r i o u s o u r ush o f t h e -

Al em a nn i c H u n i n v a d e r s
-

Th e s o ldi e r s c o u r a ge fa ili n g a l l s eem e d l o st u n til

’
, ,

t h e h e a t h e n ki n g ( r e c a l l i n g t h e w o r ds o f hi s q u ee n a b o u t
”
Ch rist t h e
, P ri n ce o f Pe a ce a n d V a n qu is h e r o f De a t h ,

“
cri e d al ou d i n h i s a n gu is h a n d dist r e ss O God o f ,
96 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Cl o tild e S o n o f t h e Livi n g God h e l p m e n o w ; a n d i f

, ,

T h o u giv e st m e t h e vi c t o r y I will be li e v e o n T h e e a n d ,

be b a p tiz e d i n Th y N a m e ”
.

Sc a rce ly h a d Cl o v is p r on o u n c e d t h e w o r d s w h e n t h e
tid e o f b a t tl e s u dd enl y t u rn e d Th e e n e m y r o ll e d b a ck
.
,

t h e ki n g o f t h e H u n s w a s kill e d i n t h e ge n e ra l r o u t ,

t h e r e st fl u n g a w a y t h e i r a r m s c r yi n g fo r m e r c y ,
Th u s .

w a s t h e w a v e o f B a r b a rism c h e c k e d a n d t h e c e n t re o f ,

r a vity o f E u r o e a n h ist o r y c h a n ge d fo r F r a n c e a s a
g p ,

N a ti o n e m b r a c e d t h e C a t h o li c F a it h .

W h en St Ré m i p r e a c h e d t o t h e Ki n g u p o n t h e
.

s u ffe ri n gs w h i ch C h rist b o r e b eca u s e H e l o v e s t h e Fr a n ks ,

Cl o vis s p r a n g fr o m h i s t h r on e a n d gr a s p i n g h i s s pe a r
,

“
cr i e d , H a d I be en t h e re w it h m y b r a v e F r a n ks I ,

”
w o u ld h a v e a v e n ge d His w r o n gs !
On C h ri st m a s Da y 4 9 6 Cl o vi s s e al e d h i s c o n v e r
, ,

”
si o n a n d w a s
,
c l e a n s e d fr o m t h e l e p r o s y o f S i n by ,

r ec e ivi n g t h e t r i p l e i m m e r si o n i n t h e N a m e o f t h e H o ly ,

Thre e— F a t h e r S o n a n d S pi r it
, ,
.

Th e m e m be r s o f t h e R o y a l F a m ily a n d 3 0 0 0 F ra n k s
fo ll o we d t h e i r S o v e rei g n s e x a mp l e Th e b a p ti s t e r y w a s
’
.

a d o r n e d wit h a l m o st i n c o n ce iv a bl e ran deu r a n d c ou nt

g ,

l e s s c a n dl e s s h o n e t h r o u gh c l o u d s o f a s ce n di n g i n ce n s e
T h e re w a s s o m e th i n g c el e s ti a l i n t h e s w ee t o d o u r ,

w r ite s t h e o l d c h r o n i c l er a n d t h o s e w h o by t h e gr a c e
, ,

o f God wi t n e s s e d t h e ce re m o n y m i gh t h a v e i m a gi n e d
,

t h e m s e lv e s tr a n s p l an te d i n t o t h e m idst o f t h e j o ys o f
P a r a dis e !
Th e 3 00 0 F r a n ks w e re b a p t iz e d by a sp er s i o n a s .

t h e y ga t h e re d r o u n d t h e C a th e d ra l a t R h ei m s a n d we r e ,

a fte r w a r ds c l a d i n t h e W h it e R o b e s o f B a p tis m .

T h is b a p tis m c l ea rly re s e m bl e s th e B u dd h ist k é c h i en

k w a nj 6 w h er e b v r e l a ti o n s h i p is e st a bli s h e d be tw e e n t h e
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S e e i nf ra . ch 22 .
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Q U E S T O F T H E SAN GRA E L ,

lit e ra lly S a n g r ea l t h e H o ly C u p u se d a t t h e La s t
-
,

S u p p e r b r o u gh t by St J o s e p h o f A ri m a t h e a fr o m P a l e s
, .

ti n e t o B rit a i n ( p ,
.

N o w t h e m o s t v a l u e d l e ga c y o f B u dd h a is Hi s p at r a ,

o r a lm s bowl -
It i s t h e H o ly Gr a é l o f B u dd h is m d e s ti n e d
.
,

t o s e r v e t h e fu tu re M a it r ey a ( Cf M a rk 1 4 2 3 . . .

My s ti c a l p o w e r s o f Nouris hme nt a re a s c rib e d t o it ,

a s t o t h e Gr a c l i n E u r o p e a n l a n ds .

Fa Hi e n t h e C h i n e s e m o n k s a w i t a t Ga n d ar a
-
, ,

i n A D 400 . . It i s still p r e s e r v e d a t K a n d a h a r a n d
.
,

r e ga r d e d by t h e M o s l e m s w it h gre a t s a n c tity .

Th e p o o r s a ys Fa Hie n c o u ld fill it w it h a fe w
,
-
,

fl o we r s b u t t h e ri c h n o t wit h
,
b u s h els o f ri ce .

It w a n d e r s m yst e ri o u sly o v e r A s i a u n til a t l a st it , ,

i s t a ke n u p i n t o M ai tre ya s h e a v e n t h e n t h e Good ’
an d ,

Law ”
g r a d u a lly p e r i s h e s a n d vi o l e n c e a n d w i c k e d n e ss
,

re v a il m o r e a n d m o re
*
p .

I n 5 2 1 a c h ild w a s b o r n i n E r i n
who a lli e d in bl o o d w it h t h e r o y a l
‘

h o u s e s o f I re l a n d a n d S c o tl a n d w as ,

d e sti n e d t o l e a v e h i s m a r k fo r 5 0 0
y e a r s o n t h e r e li gi o u s li fe o f E u r o p e .

Wit h tw e lve fr i e n ds C o l u m b a s a ile d

i n a fr a il o s i e r c o r a c l e t o t h e di s t a n t
i sl a n d o f I o n a xi H e o bt a i n e d l e a v e fr o m
‘

a Pi c tish Ki n g t o fo u n d h i s b r o t h e r
h o o d t h e r e w h e r e p re vi o u sly S t B re n d a n
, .

h a d b u ilt a s m a ll c h u r c h .

Al a mo P ol o v ol . 2 .
p p 3 1 0 3 , Y u e s n o te s , 6, 7
.
-
l ’
. S i n ce writi n g
b v I f n d th e w d
a o e ou l se or s o f Dr S Be a — “ Th e s to r
. . y of th e Pat a o f
r

B dd h a f n d i n Fab Hi e n p il g i mag
u ,
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s r e, s more ”ran a p ro babl ei gi n
or

of th m yth f th e H ly G ac l
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o A Cat na o r . e f
o B u dd/6M S er zptu res p 7 . .

pub . 1 871 .

T Prope ly I o r u a. S ee p 34 . . n .
3 .
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s p o t o n e a r th s o i n s u l a t e d a n d s e q u e s t e re d
N o

e v er s e n t fo r th s u c h St r e a m s o f Li gh t a s did t h a t
l o n e ly i s l e o f Hii It b e c a me a Li gh t h o u s e fo r t h e
.
-

w h o l e W e st e r n w o rld ; i t s si s ter i s l e E i l e a c h a n N a o m i h
be c o m i n g t h e Tr a i n i n g p l a ce o f t h e S a i n ts It is s a id .

“
of C ol u m b a th a t h e a l w a ys t o o k (l e d w it h h i m ; i e . .

h e d w e lt i n t h e Re al Pre s e nce o f t h e Ev e r yw h e r e p r e s e n t -
.

S un O n e o f h i s t e sts fo r t h e n o viti a t e w a s t h e c h a
.

r a c te r o f t h e c a n did a t e s m o t h er A m a r v e ll o u s lib r a r y
’
.

w a s fo u n d e d i n I o n a w h e r e t h e u s u a l c o p yi n g t r a n s, ,

l a ti o n a n d ill u m i n a ti o n o f th e Sc ri p tu re s w a s d o n e ;
C o l u m b a h i m s elf t r a n s c ribi n g 3 0 0 v o l u m e s wit h h i s
“
o wn h a n d t o p re v e n t t h e L ig h t fr o m d i
y g out
n .

On e m o n k a ge d 7 5 l e ft I o n a t o e v a n ge liz e i n
, ,

It aly A n o t h er i n h i s 8 oth y e a r w e n t t o S a x o n E n gl a n d
.
, , ,

w h e re h e di d a n o bl e w o rk Bu t o f a l l th is m o re a n o n . .

I n 5 5 0 P e t r o c a n Abb o t fr o m C o r n w a ll
, ,
set out ,

on a l on
g p r o m i s e d il
p g ri m a g e t o R o m e a n d Je r u s a l e m ,

r o c e e di n t h n t o w a ds I n di a a n d i n t h is v e r y y e a r
p g e c e r ;
E l e s b a a n ki n g o f Eth i op i a s e n t E n v o y s fr o m t h e o t h e r
, ,

“
e xt r e m ity o f C h ri st e n d o m t o l ay h i s cr o w n a t t h e ,

”
Fe e t o f Chris t .

Y e t a littl e l a t e r T h e o d o r e a C h ri s ti a n m o n k
, , ,

t r a v elle d fr o m t h e De cc a n t o F ra n c e t o vi s it A r c h bi s h o p
Gr e go r y ( w h o di e d 5 9 0 ) a n d d e s c ribe d t h e w o n d er s o f t h e
,

fa r fa m e d t o m b o f St T h o m a s a t M é l i a p o r i n S o u t h I n di a
.
,
*

l y s D wn v l I p p 1 0 6 n o te 5 ; 1 1 3 ; 2 0 8 2 1 0 A g eat
96 Be az e
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a o . .
,
-
. r

S u th e n o E th i p i c Ch u ch was c n te mp l ate d at th i ti m e wh i ch m i gh t
o r r o r o s

e xte n d ve Y eme n i n th e A abi an p e n i n s l a bu t th i s d am was fru t at d

o r r u ,
re s r e

by th e S a cen (M s l e m ) wh wi th fi e an d s wo d avag d th e Ch u ch e s
ra s o s o r r r e r

eve y wh e e ; and f 80 0 y e a th A by s i n i an Ch ch emai ne d c t ff

r r or rs e s ur r u o

f m an d al m t wh olly fo go tten by th e e t o f C h i t n d om
ro os r r s r s e .

It m t be note d th at G go y of Tou s like E s ebi u s 2 0 0 y ars

us re r r , u e

ea li e
r was th e h i s to i an O f h is ti me s
r, r .
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GLAD Tl Dl N GS O F GR EAT JOY .

A Li gh fo r R et ve l ati on to th e N ati ons ,

A nd to b e th e Gl ory o f Th y p e op l e I s rae l .

S ymeon .

AYIN G di gr e ss e d s o fa r i n t h e h o p e o f m a ki n g c l e a r
t h e h i s t o r i c a l a s p e c t o f t h e s p r e a d o f Da ij O k fi , ,

t h e M a h ay an a i n t h e E a s t a n d o f its c o n te m p o r a r y
, ,

C h risti a n ity i n t h e W e st we will r e t u r n t o J a p a n a n d

, ,

re s u m e o u r n a rr a tiv e t a ki n g u p t h e t h re a d i n t h e y e a r
,

5 52 ,
fi r st h o w e ve r p re m isi n g t h a t J oy a n d Gl adne ss
, ,

a r e t h e K e y n o t e s o f t h e A c ts o f t h e A p o stl e s
-
.

T h i s da y t h e E m p e r o r h a vi n g h e a r d t o t h e e n d
, _
,

l e ap e d fo r j oy a n d ga v e c o m m a n d t o t h e E n v o y s sa
y ,

i ng : N e v e r fr o m fo rm er d a ys u n til n o w h a v e w e h a d
, ,

t h e o p p o rt u n ity o f li s t e n i n g t o s o W o n d e rfu l a D o e t

rin e
’
.

K i mm e i Te n n O s a c ti o n r e m i n ds o n e o f C h ri s ti a n
’
,

“
th e Pilgri m w h o o n r ec e ivi n g a S e a l e d R o ll w h i c h ,

h e w a s bidd e n t o giv e i n a t t h e C el e sti a l Ga t e g a v e ,

t h ree l e a p s fo r j o y a n d w en t o n h i s w a y si n gi n g .

H o w e v e r K i m mei w a s o n ly
,
a l m o st p e r s u a d e d
“
fo r t h e r e c o r d c o n ti n u e s
,
Bu t w e a re u n a bl e t o d e cid e
,

”
o f o u r s e lv e s .

S o h e a sk e d h i s Mi n i s t e r s o n e a ft e r a n o t h e r s a y
, ,

i ng :
“
Th e C o u n t e n a n ce o f t h i s B u dd h a is o f a s e v e r e
1 02 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

B u dd h a . T h e se a re the ra di a n t c a m p h o r- w o o d i m a ge s
now in t h e tem p le of Y o sh in o ,
e ac h 2 2 ft h i gh of
.
,

K w a n n on and M i r ok u .

I n 5 5 4 h o st a ge s cam e fr o m Pek c h é a m o n gst t h e m ,

W a n g y u M a n g a p h y s i ci a n
-
, wit h a st r o n o me r s h er b a l i s t s ,
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, ,
.

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r e li gi o n p h,il o s o p h y li t e r a t u re l a ws ,e t h i c s m e di c i n e , , , ,

s ci e n ce a r t e x a c tly a s t h e C a t h o li c m is si o n a ri e s did i n
, ,

E u r o pe w h e re s o e v er t h e y w en t i m p re ssi n g P a i n ti n g
, , ,

Sc u l p t u re m u si c lite r a t u re a r c h it e c t u re i n t o t h e C h u rc h s
, , ,
’

se r vi ce .

“
A ft e r t h i s p e stil e n c e b r o k e o u t t h e p e o p l e di e d ,

p re m a t u r e ly a n d a s ti m e w e n t o,
n it b e c a m e w o r s e a n d ,

w o r s e a n d t h er e w a s n o r e m e dy ; so t he a dv e r s e

Mi n i s t e r s d ec l a r e d t h a t t h i s w a s b e c a u s e t h e i r a dvi ce
h a d b e e n dis r e ga r d e d a n d p er s u a d e d t h e E m p e r o r t o ,

fli n g t h e I m a ge p r o m p tly a w a y It w a s t h r o w n i n t o a .

p o n d n e a r T a c h ib a n a
p a l a c e a n d t h e T e m p l e b u r n e d t o ,

a sh es . W h e r e u p o n t h er e b e i n g i n t h e h e a v e n s n e it h e r
,

c l o u ds n o r w i n d a s u dd e n c o n fl a gr a t i o n
,
c on su m e d t h e

Gre a t H a ll o f t h e P a l a c e .

Bu t a lt h o u gh b u rn e d w it h fi r e t h r o w n i n t o r iv e r s , ,

h a c ke d t o p i e ce s t h e w o n d e r fu l T r i p l e I m a ge o f t h e
,

T h r ee P re c i o u s O n e s Am id a K w a n n o n a n d Da i S e i s h i j , , ,
-
‘

t h e B u dd h a s O f P a r a di s e s u r viv e d a ll vi c issitu d e s a n d , ,

w a s a t l a s t s a fe ly e n s h ri n e d i n A D 64 2 by Z e n k O i n . .
,

Th e S an s k it
r as tro n o m y gk n own by th e n am o f A b s l te e o u

Tru th was b r ou
gh t to Ba
gd ad by a n I n di an
p h il o s o p h ab u t A D 70 0 er o . . .

D awn vol . I .
p 40 9
. .

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l e K wann on fe mal e ; b th e m anate f om A m id a and
s is ma , o r

m an i fe t H i s w n d
s s h ear t o f M e c y o S e i s h i m st b e Mi roka f r H ii e n
rou r . u , o

T an g f qu e n tly po ke of H i m as
s re Ts é ch i ( M ai t ey a ) Se e i nf ra ch
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r .

1 6 n te 3 0
. o .
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the g re a t te m p le of N y o r ai dd , -
“
th e Comi ng One , ”
at

N a ga n o w h e re i t still re m a i n s a p r i c el e ss r e li c i n ch a rge , ,

o f a n I m e ri a l Abbe s s a n d h e r sist e r ru n s
p
-
.

T h i s t e m p l e i s se c o n d t o n o ne i n J a p a n fo r t h e
m a r v e ll o u s a n swe r s t o p r a y e r gr a n t e d t h e r e t o a l l w h o
i n fa it h u s e t h e N e m B a t s u c a lli n g o n t h e Tri pl e N ame
-

, .

J a p a n e s e p il gri m s v a l u e t h e s h r o u d s i n s c ribe d wit h t h i s

i n v o c a ti o n a s h i gh ly a s t h o s e di p p e d i n J o r d a n w a t e r
a r e e st e e m e d by C h r isti a n R u s s i a n p il gr i m s t o t h e H o ly

La n d .

Th e T ri p l e i m a ge is s a id t o h a v e be e n fo rm e d by
*

S h ak a Hi m s e lf o u t o f go l d w h i c h H e fo u n d o n M o u n t
'

Su m i t h e ce n t ra l a xis o f t h e u n i v er s e t
,

Wit h i n t h r ee y e a r s o f s e n di n g t h e M a h ay an a t o t h e
C o u r t o f J a p a n t h e go o d ki n g M y On g o f Pek c h é w a s
,

a ss a s s i n a t e d .

N o twit h s t a n di ng t h e s t a m p i n g o u t o f t h e F a it h ,

“
p e stil e n c e p r e v a il e d i n J a p a n fo r o v e r 3 0 y e a r s till t h e ,

”
n a ti o n w a s i n d a n ge r o f e xti n c ti o n o w i n g a bs o l u t e ly , ,

“
a dv e r s e Mi n ist er s d e cl a re d ) o t h e e st a bli s h
( so t h e t ,

m e n t o f t h e B u dd hi st r e li gi o n by S o ga n o O m i Um a k o , ,

s o n o f t h e a fo r e s a id I n a m e w h o o n h i s fa t h e r s d e a t h
’
, ,

i n 5 7 0 h a d s u cc ee d e d t o t h e h ere dit a r y o ffi ce o f t h e i r
,

a n c e st o r w h o w a s P r i m e Mi n ist e r t o Ji n go Te n s h i A D ,
. .

1 93 .

Th e l a p se t h i r ty y e a r s p ro v e d t h a t t h e D o c t ri n e
of

itse lf h a d be e n fi re p r o o f a n d in v u l n e r a ble
-
.

I n 5 84 t w o m o re i m a ge s a rr iv e d fr o m Pé k c h e — one ,

o f B u dd h a i n w o o d t h e o t h e r i n st o n e o f Mi roka ( M a it
,

r ey a ) and (,lik e h i s f a t h e r — I n a m e ) S o ga n o Um ak o ,

Se e illus t ati ons

r i n Go r d on s
’
M ess ia h p p . 1 25 1 77 pu b Toky o ,
. . an d

1
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Inf a Mo nt Su mi
r . u , ch . XIX .
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a ske d fo r t h e m a n d s e n t S h ib a T a tt 6 a n d t w o o th er
,
*

r e li a bl e fri en d s i n a l l di r e c ti o n s t o s e a rc h o u t p e r s o n s
w h o p r e a c h e d t h e F a it h ( c f 2 C h r o n 1 5 3 R V ) . . . . .

On l v o n e w a s fo u n d a m a n fr o m K a u li n a m e d ,

H yé p h On a n e x m o n k w h o o w i n g t o t h e p e r s e c u ti o n
,
-
, ,

h a d b ec o m e a l a y m a n .

Th e S o ga m a d e fi g H y é p h On (Ja p Eb e n wise .
,

m a n ) a Te a c h e r a n d c a u s e d h i m t o re c e iv e S h i m a m e
,

E i r S h iba Ta t t O s y o u n g d a u gh t e r a n d h e r t w o p u p ils
,
’
,

i n t o re li gi o n w h o m t h e S o ga r e v e re n ce d i n a cc o r d a n ce
,

w ith B u dd h a s L a w a n d ga v e t o h i s t w o d e v o te d
’
,
v

B u dd h i s t fri e n d s t o p r o vid e w it h fo o d a n d el o t h e s H e .

e rec t e d a t e m l e
p o n th e Eas t sid e o f h i s dw e lli n g i n

w h i c h h e e n s h ri n e d t h e s t o n e i m ag e o f M i roku a n d b u ilt ,

a n o t h e r t e m p l e fo r B u dd h a —i e S h ak a N y o r a i S a m a . . .

Will th e st u d e n t ki n dly o bse r v e t h a t t h e i m a ge s o f

”
Mi rok u a r e s pe ci a lly m e n ti o n e d a s be i n g c a r v e d i n s t o n e
“

u n lik e o t h e r B u dd h a i m a e s w h i c h w e r e o f c l a y b r o n ze
g , , ,

o r go ld ; fo r I b e li e v e t h i s is be c a u s e o f t h e M e ssi a n i c

r o h ec y I i B ld I Zi
p p o f s a a h ( 2 8 e h o l a y i n .o n ,

fo r a F o u n d a ti o n S tone a p r ec i o u s Corne r s mne ”

-
w h ich
,
s
,

”
St P e te r a p p li e s t o t h e Christ a s
. a Livi ng S tone ( I .

Ep . 2 . 4
Fr o m t h i s a r os e t h e b eg i n n ing of B u d dh i s m , sa ys
N ih o ng i t h a t t h is y e a r 5 84 i s a n o ta bl e o n e i n th e
so , ,

a n n a ls o f M a h ay an a a n d b e it s pe c i a lly n o t e d ,
it is t h e , ,

FI R ST ARR I VAL O F M E S S I A H s I M A GE ’

i n J a p a n u n l e ss Da i S e i s h i a n d M i r o k u a r e id e n ti c a l a s
, ,

I be lie v e t h e m t o b e b e ca u s e t h e i r i m a ge s a re u se d i n t e r
,

c h a n ge a bly i n t h e T r i a d s (p . .

Se e ch . 10 . iba TattO 6] ag e wh o i n t odu ce d

inf r a . Sh r Bu ddh i s m
i nto J ap an i n 552 was a Ch i n am an f N an R i y i fiflm
, m o o, . I n J ap an
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Th e
fli c t e d p e o p l e s a id
af O u r b o di e s a r e a s if t h e y
we r e b u rn t a s if t h e y w e r e be a te n a s if t h e y w e r e
, ,

br o ke n a n d s o l a m e n ti n g t h e y di e d
,
’
Old a n d y o u n g .

‘
s a id p riv a te ly t o o n e a n o t h e r Is t h is a p u n is h m e n t ,

fo r t h e bu rn i n g o f t h e I m a ge o f B u dd h a
Um a k o n o S u k u n e a dd r e sse d t h e E m p e r o r s a yi n g ,

Th y s er v a n t s dis e a s e h a s n o t y e t b e e n h e a l e d n o r i s
’
,

it p o ssibl e fo r s u cc o u r t o b e a ffo r d e d m e u n l e s s by t h e
”
P o w e r o f t h e T h r e e P re c i o u s O n e s .

“
S o t h e E m p e r o r c o m m a n d e d Um a k o s a yi n g : Th o u ,

m a ye s t p r a c ti s e t h e B u dd h i s t r e li gi o n a l o n e b u t dis ,

”
c o n ti n u e i t s o fa r a s o t h e rs a r e c o n c e r n e d .

T h en t h e t h re e N u n s w e re gi ve n b a ck t o Um a k o
w h o r e c e iv e d t h e m w it h r ej o i ci n g l a m e n ti n g t h e i r u m ,

e xa m pled m isfo r t u n e s a n d b o w i n g d o w n h i s h e a d i n
,

t h e ir h o n ou r H e b u ilt t h e m a n e w Te m p l e i n t o w h i c h
.
*

h e w e l c o m e d t h e m a n d p r o vid e d t h e m w it h s u s t e n a n c e .

O n e b o o k s a ys : M o n o n o be n o y o n o M o riy a n o -

0 U r aji O Mi w a n o S a k a h o n o M i ki a n d N a k a t o m i
, ,

no Ur a3 1 c o n s p i r e d t o ge t h e r t o d e s tr oy t h e B u ddh i s t
re l ig i o n T h e y w a n t e d t o b u r n t h e T e m p l e a n d P a go d a
.
,

a n d a ls o t o t h r o w a w a y t h e B u dd h i s t i m a ge Um a k o .

n o S u k u n e o p p o s e d t h is p r oj e c t a n d w o u ld n o t a r e e
g
”
t o it .

Th e E m pe r o r s di s e a s e b e c o m i n g m o re a n d m o re
’

i n v e t e r a t e h e di e d i n Au gu s t 5 8 5 a n d w a s s u c ce e d e d
, ,

—
by h i s s o n Y om e i Te n n 6 w h o s e m o t h e r s n a m e w a s ,
’

“
K i ta s h i h i m é-
T hi s E m p er o r
. be li e v e d i n t h e L a w o f

Cf w h th
. it
i s th e n ativ f S t S ilvi a f A q itai n e wh at th e
arr e o . o u o,

e nd f th 4th ce ntu ry ( 3 79
o e t a ll e d f m S p ai n t N M eS p ta
c . r ve ro o . O o

m i a t E d sa th
, o c i ty
es f A b ga th e co e p n d e n t
e f J e s s C h i st
o
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r, rr s o o u r ,

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r e am e d at th e bl am l e s
er az lives nh e a d i p i e ty and n e s , u r -
o , u

exam p l d co n de sce n i n f th e M o n k t war d s h e i n s i gn ifi c nt lf ”

e s o o s o r a se .

D awn vo l I ch 2 ; al s s p r p 9 n o te T
. . o u a . . .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 07

B u dd h a a n d r e v e re n ce d t h e Way o f t h e Go ds ( e
i . .

Sh i n t o K a m i n o m i ch i )
,
.

I h a v e c ite d t h e a b o v e fr o m N i h o ng i ( v o l 2 p p ,
. . .

1 0 1 , 1 02 ,
b e ca u s e o f its r e s e m bl a n ce t o t h e e v e n t s
rec o r de d i n I S am V ; VI 6 7 ; 2 S a m 6 : 1 0 1 2 ;
.
, ,
.
,

abou t t h e Ar k o f t h e C o v e n a n t o f God (J ap .

m i k o s h i ) a n d t o t h e l a n gu a ge u s e d i n t h e C h r o ni cl e s o f
t h e Ki n gs o f I s r a e l ( II 2 2 8 4 ; 2 4 : I 2 e t c )
, . .
, ,
.

I n t h e s p ri n g o f 5 8 7 Y om e i Te n n o h a vi n g p e rfo r m e d ,

t h e C e re m o n y o f t h e Fi r st fr u its O ffe r i n g ( c f Ex 2 8 -
. .

16 ,
1 9) i e . t a st e d t h e N e w
. t o o k ill o n t h e
r iv e r b a n k a n d r e t u rn e d t o t h e P a l a c e
-
All t h e Mi n i s te r s .

w e r e i n a tt e n d a n ce .

Th e E m p e r o r a dd re s s e d t h e m s a yi n g : It i s o u r,

d e s i r e t o gi v e a d h e re n ce t o t h e T h r e e P r e c i ou s T h i n g s .

”
Do y e o u r Mi n i s t e r s a dvis e o n t h i s
, , Al l t h e Mi n ist e r s .

e n t e r e d t h e C o u r t a n d c o n s u lte d t o ge t h e r T h o se w h o .

h a d o p p o s e d B u dd h is m i n t h e p re vi o u s r e i gn s a id
W h y s h o u ld w e r e v e re n ce st r a n ge d e iti e s a n d t u r n o u r ,

”
b a c k u p o n t h e Go d s o f o u r c o u n tr y ?
( C f A c t s 1 7 .

18 , a s e tt e r fo r t h o f st r a n ge Go ds

Aga i n S o ga n o Um a k o w a s l o y a l t o t h e M a h ay an a ,

a n d s a id : L e t u s r e n d er a ssi s t a n c e i n c o m p li a n c e wit h
”
th e I m p e ri a l c o m m a n d W h e re u p o n th e E m p e r o r s
.
’

y o u n ge r b r o t h e r i n t r o d u c e d a p r i e s t fr o m t h e L a n d o f
T o y o i n t o t h e i n t er i o r o f t h e P a l a c e .

Th e Mi n ist e r o f t h e I n t e r i o r “
g l a re d a t th em i n

”
g r e a t w r a t h B .e li e vi n g t h a t a l l t h e Mi n i s t ers w er e

l o tti n i n st h i m t w yl y h i m h e ti re d t o h i s
p g ga a o a a e r ,

No te th at i n th e R o m an use
(wh i ch c o r r e s po n de d to th e Gree k
i i i we re ; th e N w
'

an d E as te rn L tu rg e s ) , th e Fru ts of th e E arth o fl e re d e

Be ans b ing
e bl es s de on A s ce n s i on D ay, an d th e N e w Grape s on A u gu s t
6th . Ch r is ti an Wars /zip p . 1 83 . M gr D u ch e s n e
. .
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c ou n r t y h o u se an d p e
r
p a re d fi gu r e s of the C r o w n P ri n c e
“ ”
and b r o th e r s a n d
his l o a th e d t h e m , i e p ra c tis e d
. .

wit ch c ra ft o n t h e m .

Th e E m pe r o r s s o r e s be ca m e w o r se a n d w o r se a n d
’
,

a s t h e e n d a p p r o a ch e d Ta s u n a o f t h e S a ddl e m ak e r s
,
-

g u ild (
,
s o n o f t h e C h i n e s e m i s si o n a r y S h ib a T a tt o) c a m e , ,

fo r w a r d a n d a dd re s s e d h i m s a yi n g : Th y se r v a n t o n , ,

be h a lf o f t h e E m pe ro r w ill r e n o u n ce t h e w o r ld a n d ,

r a c ti s e re li i o n M o v e h e w ill m k a n I m f
p g r e o r
. a e a g e o ,

B u dd h a 1 6 ft h i gh a n d i ts t e m p l e
,
. An d t h e E m p e r o r
, .

w a s d ee ply m o v e d .
*

H o w e v e r Y 6m ei Te n n o di e d a n d w a s s u cc e e d e d by ,

h i s b r o t h e r S uj u n Te n n o w h o se m o t h e r w a s I n a m e s
’
,

d a u gh t e r a n d sist e r o f Um a k o
,
B u t Ta s u n a fo r t h e .
,

E m pe r o r s s a k e t o o k p r i e s tly o r d e rs (l i t l e ft h i s h o m e )
’
, .

a n d r e v e re n ce d t h e B u dd h i s t L a w His sist e r Sh im a .
, ,

w h e n t h e re w e r e n o m o n k s o r n u n s i n t h e l a n d w a s ,

” “
t he fi r t s so , t h e P r i n c e I m p e ri a l S h 6t o k u s a id to ,

l e a v e h e r h o m e be c o m i n g ,

T H E F OR E RUNN E R OF ALL NUNS

”
t o p r a c tis e t h e R e li gi o n o f S h éi k a .

“
T h i s e x p re ssi o n l e a vi n g t h e h o m e , i s c o n s o n an t
wit h t h e st o r y o f t h e Gre a t R e fu s a l i n t h e Go s p e l .

F o ll o w i n g t h e y o u n g R u l e r s q u e sti o n Go o d Te a ch e r
’

, ,

o u r Lord
7 ’
w h a t s h a ll I d o t o i n h e ri t Ete rn a l Li fe
r e li e d I f t h o u w o u ld s t e n t e r i n t o Li fe t h o u k n o w e st
p , ,

“
t h e P re c e p ts e Te n C o mm a n d m e n t s ) if
(i e t h,
. . a nd , ,

d by th A by s i n i an E nv y as a V tive
Th e fl o ri ate d C ro s s o ffere e s o o

o ff i n g f
er th e cove y
or f Ki n g E d w d V I I wh e n m i tt n d wn n th e
e r r o ar s e o o

e ve of h i s C on ati n J u n 1 90 2 wa b ne at th h ad f th e pr ce s i on
or o ,
e ,
s or e e o o s

f cl e gy i n t th e A bb y f W e tm i n te t Hi M aj ty ac t al co ’
o r o e o s s r a s es s u ro

n at i n an d i n w p n th e A l ta f H e nry V I l th s C h ape l ( Gu a rdia n

’
o ,
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,

N ov .
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1 10 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

fi ca t i o n of the H e a li n g B u dd h a Ya k u s h i , N y o r ai , th e

M e di c a l T t h e Gre a t P h y s i c i a n
w h o s e S h ri n e ,

a n d H e a li n g I m a ge a p p e a r a t t h e c l o s e o f t h e 6 th c e n t u r y

at Ku m e i n J a p an 1 t h a t I v e n t u re t o d r a w a tt e n ti o n
,
'

t o i t n o w a s w e a r e a b o u t t o e n t e r a m o st i n t e r e sti n g

e r i o d i n t h e h i s t o r y o f J a p a ne s e B u dd h is m ; i A D
p V z . . .

5 8 7 — t h i r te e n y e a r s a fte r t h e gr e a t A bb o t C o l u m b a ( o u r ,

o w n I ris h s a i n t w h o fo u n d e d t h e r e n o w n e d Mis s i o n a r y

C o lle ge o n Hii t h e Dru ids I s l e o f Fi reig ) h a d i n v e st e d

,
’
,

Aid a n C h i e f o f t h e Dal ri a di c S c o ts with t h e ki n gly

, ,

di gn ity i n o b e di e nce t o a Vi s i o n h e h a d w h en fa lle n ,

i n t o t ra n ce o f a B ri gh t M e s s e n ge r
, w h o ba d e h i m ,

s o t o d o by di r e c ti o n s gi v e n i n a w o n d e r fu l Gl a s s b o o k ,

”
c a ll e d t h e C r y s t a l b o o k o f t h e O rdi n a ti o n o f Ki n gs ,

w h i c h t h e A n ge l br o u gh t .

Aid a n s e a t e d u p o n t h e L i a Fa i l r e ce iv e d t h e h o ly
, ,

A n o i n ti n g O i l o n b r o w a n d b re a st fr o m C o l u m ba s h a n d s ; ’

a n d o n t h a t m ysti c St o n e o f D e sti n y ( n o w p r e s e r v e d ,

i n W e st m i n st e r Abb e y be n e a th t h e C o r o n a ti o n C h a i r) ,

t h e S o v e r ei gn s o f t h e gr e a t B r itis h E m p i re a re al l
c ro wne d .

T h is is t h e e a r li e st re c o r d e d i n st a n ce i n We ste rn
Eu r o p e o f t h e S a c r i n g o f a Ki n g t h e C o n s e c ra ti o n o f ,

S o v e re i gn ty .

F o ll o w i n g th is e x a m p l e t h e F ra n k ki ngs a n d t h e ,

I n r a ch s
f . 1 7, 1 8
.

T I f
n ra ch . 1 1 .

I In e ar ly y ou th Co l u m ba h ad b een un d er th e tu it i on of Ge mmen
th e Dru id h a d an d l n e d o f th e O n e s p e m with Name i n e ffabl e and
r ,
e ar u r e ,

t h e T i ad wh o s s y mb o l was th e C yf i n s i gn f th e Th ee S t k e s
r e r o r ro .

Th e e th ee R ay s f L i gh t a e s e d i n th e n i mb s ab ve ou Lo rd s
s r o r u u o r
’

h e ad i n acr d p i ct e and a e th e s i gn f D e i ty a at I e
s e u r s, r o ,
s s .

Th e Co n ati o n L i t gy ch ante d by th C h i e f P ri s t o f S h i n to i s
ro ur e e

c all e d A mats u Y o o t H ve n ly bl e s s i n g w j p ol 2 p 2 8 e tc
( ea -
)zN aon . e a v . . .
, .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 111

E m pe r o r C h a r l e m a gn e i n t h e l a te r c e n t u r i e s w e r e h a ll o w e d ,

a n o i n t e d a n d c r o w n e d fo r t h e i r h i gh
,
o ffi c e w it h i m ,

m e n s e gl o r y .

I n t h e y e a r s t h a t fo ll o w e d I o n a s i s l e be c a m e t h e ’
,

b u r i a l S a n c t u a r y n o t o n ly o f m o n k s b u t o f Ch i e fta i n s ,

fr o m t h e m a i n l a n d a n d e v e n o f Ki n gs fr o m di s t a n t
,

s h o re s w h o w er e b r o u gh t t o r e st b e sid e C o l u m b a
,
.

F o r ty e i gh t Sc o tti s h ki n gs fo u r fr o m I re l a n d e i gh t fro m
-
, ,

N o r w a y o n e fr o m F ra n ce w e re
, ,

C a i d t I C l m e Kill
rr e o -
o -
,

Th e s ac d s t h ou s e f th i p d c s s rs
re o re o e r re e e o ,

A n d gu a di an f th i b o n
”
r o e r es .

T h u s did t h e littl e isl e o f Hii i n t h e gre y Atl a n ti c

c a st its s p e ll fa r a n d wid e p r e c e d i ng by t w o ce n tu ri e s , ,

a s a fa r fa m e d b u ri a l S a n c t u a r y
-
t h a t i n Kii t h e s acre d , ,

M o u n t o f K oy a s a n w h i c h lifts i ts Pi n e c r o w n e d br o w
,
-

s o h i gh a b o v e t h e S a p h i r e w a v e s o f t h e P a c ifi c O ce a n
p
a n d J a p a n e s e I n l a n d Se a l An d w h e n o n e re a d s o f t h e
s e v e r e s e lf dis ci p li n e o f C o l u m b a s m o n a sti c R u l e t h e go in g
-
’
,

o u t a t n i h t t o s t a n d i m m e r se d i n t h a t w i n t r y N o r th e rn
g
S e a r e c iti n g a l l t h e P s a l m s i n r o t a ti o n fr o m t h e Ps a lte r
,

w h i c h e v e r y m o n k k n e w by h e a r t — o n e c a n n o t b u t ,

r e c a ll si m il a r
p e n a n c e s i n J a p a n e
g a s a t t h e P u d o ,
. .
,

t e m p l e i n T o ky o w h e r e i n t h e d e p t h o f wi n te r q u ite
y ou n g b o ys fr o m 5 y e a r s o l d a s w e ll a s o l d m e n o f ,

s e v e n ty o bt a i n t h e a n s w e r s t o t h e i r p r a y er s fo r s o m e
,

be l o v e d o n e by r a c i n g t h it h er n a k e d t h r o u gh t h e stree ts
,

at n i gh t fo r m a n y m il e s a n d e nd u r i n g i ce c o ld
,
w a te r -

t h r o w n o v e r t h e i r s h o u ld e r s ; o r a t t h e gr e a t S h ri n e o f
Fu d 6 a t N a r it a f ou n d e d by De n gy o Da i s h i s di s c i p le ’
,

Ji k a k u w h e re m e n a n d w o m e n e n d u r e t h i s c o ld b a t h
,

t re a t m e n t fo r a w e e k a t a ti m e—( fo r m e rly 3 we ek s ) ,

w a te r be i n g t h e o n ly re fre s h m e n t a ll o we d t o t h e m .

Th e i m m e n s e n u m b e r o f V o tiv e s o ffe r e d a t t h e s e
112 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

S h r in e s t e stifi e s t o t h e e ffi c a c y o f s u ch di s ci p li n e a n d
c ru cifixi o n o f t h e fl e s h w h i c h l o n g p r ec e d e d t h e m o d e r n
,

h u n ge r c u re

On e m a y m e n ti o n t h a t like B u dd h ist s t h e C o l u m b a n , ,

m o n k s w o re S a n d als a n d t h e P a lli u m .

C o l u m ba h i m s e lf w a s a n a l l r o u n d m a n a go o d
'

-
,

sa il o r c a r pe n t er fa r m e r m ille r a r tist t e a ch e r p ri e st
, , , , , , ,

a n d ru l er .

F r o m t h e n e st o f C o l u m b a t h e s a cr e d D o v e s t o o k
t h e i r fli gh t t o a l l r e gi o n s c a rr yi n g t h e M e s s a ge o f P ea c e
,

a n d Go o d will e v e r v w h e r e
- — “
N o t t o c o n de mn b u t to °

”
s a v e t h e w o r ld a m I c o me ! ,

D u ri n g t h e ce n tu r y 5 50 660 t h e K e lti c m o n ks did -

,

t h e i r m o s t b rilli a n t w o r k o f Ci viliz ati o n a n d Ed u c a ti o n ,

a n d d e v e l o p e d a n Art Lite r a t u re a n d C u ltu r e o f e x

, ,

t r a o r di n a r y be a u ty a n d m e rit C a r r yi n g t h e Bible t h r o u gh .

Sc o tl a n d t h e y e v a n geliz e d E a st A n gli a go i n g t h e n ce ,

t h r o u gh N o r t h e rn F r a n ce u p t h e R h i n e t o Ge r m a n y a n d
, ,

e n e tr a t e d i n t o S w itz e r l a n d B u r gu n dy B a v a r i a N It a ly
p , , , .
,

a n d e v e n R u s s i a t o fo u n d H o u s e s o f R e li gi o n a n d L e a r n i n g
,

”
t o p e rp e t u a t e th e Li gh t e ach be i n g a S c h o o l o f ,

L a b o u r w h o s e C o m m u n ity e m b r a c e d w e a v e r s c a r p e n t e rs , ,

fo re s te r s r o a d m a ke r s fa r m e r s a s w e ll a s s c h o l a r s
,
-
, ,
*
.

— —
T h e se R e li gi o u s m e n a n d w o m e n o f b u r ni n g z ea l ,

d a u n tl e ss e n e r gy h e r o i c h e a r t—liv e d a cc o r di n g t o t h e
,

Ea st e rn r u l e a s di d t h e E s s en e s i n Pa l e s t i n e r an d C e n o
,
’

bite s i n E gy p t .

C O NV E R S I O N OF TH E A N GL o S A X O NS -
.

A gr a n d d a u gh t er o f t h e F r a n k Ki n g C l o vis I
-
, ,

O ne s u ch mo n k i n th e Co l u mb an b an d , was Bai th e n , s on o f St .

Bre n dan abb ot f C l

, o o nfe r t (s e e
, i nf r a ch . 14
) wh o s u cce e de d Col u mb a
as A bbot o f I o n a .

1 Th e E s s enes , or Heal e rs live d near th e De ad

, Se a and , accor di ng to
J ose ph u s , n u m e re b d 40 0 0 .
1 14 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

i m p or t I c an n o t a p p ro v e t h e m s o fa r a s t o for s a ke
,

t h a t w h i c h I h a v e s o l o n g fo ll o w e d w it h t h e w h o l e
”
E ngli s h n a ti o n .

Aft e r m u ch c on s u lt a ti o n w it h t h e N o bl e s t h e a u di ,

e n c e t o o k p l a c e i n t h e o pe n a i r fo r fe a r o f th e M o nks ’
,

m a gi c s p e lls B u t a s Be d e t h e An gl o S a x o n C h r o n i cl er
.
, ,
-

s ays : T h e y c a m e fu r n ish e d w it h Divi n e n o t m a gi c

s p e ll s be a ri n g a silv e r C r o ss fo r t h e i r
, ba n n er a n d t h e ,

I m a ge o f o u r L o r d a n d S a vi o u r p a i n t e d o n a b o ar d ,
*

”
a n d p re a c h e d t o t h e Ki n g t h e Word o f Li fe .

A u gu sti n e p re se n t e d a c o p y o f t h e Go s p e ls s e n t by
St Grego r y t o t h e Ki n g w h o t h e n a ll o we d t h e Missi o n
.
,

t o s e ttl e a t C a n t e r bu r y i n t h e p l a ce still k n o w n a s

S tabl e Gate-
.

O n W h itsu n da y 5 9 7 t h e v e r y da y w h e n C o l u m b a
-
,

“
i n di s t a n t I o n a p a s s e d o v e r t o th e L o r Et h e lbe r t
”
r e c e iv e d t h e W a s h i n g o f S a lv a ti o n Rege ne r a ti o n o r , ,

Ab s o l u ti o n ( a s Be d e v a ri o u sly styl e s H o ly B a p ti s m )
, .

Mi r a c u l o u s m a n i fe st a ti o n s o f t h e Divin e P o wer ce r t a i n ly
a cc o m p a n i e d the w o r k o f C o n v e r s i o n a n d a r e w ell
a tt e s t e d P erh a p s t h e gre a te s t m i r a cl e o f a l l w a s t h a t
.

o n C h rist m a s Da y w h e n S a x o n s fo ll o w i ng t h e i r ,

Ki n g s e x a m p l e w e re ba p tiz e d i n t h e i ce c o ld w a t er
’
,
-

a t t h e m o u t h o f t h e r iv er T h a m e s l

Th e Ki n g a n d Q u e e n r e ti re d t o R e c u lv er l e a vi ng ,

t h e i r p a l a ce t o t h e Mi s s i o n a ri e s a n d o n its site n o w ,

st a n ds t h e M o th e r c h u r c h o f t h e An gli c a n c o mm u ni o n
-
,

C a n t e rb u r y C a t h e d r a l Th e gr e a t M o n a st e ry o f w h i ch
.

“
Au gu s ti n e w a s P ri o r still e xists a s St Au gu sti n e s ’
.

”
C olle ge .

C f pa n e p
. i t d i ctu re brou gh t to A b gar, p . 10 1 ; to Mi ng ti -
, p 3 5;
.

Jap an , p p 88, 1 0 0
. .

T P al grave s ’
f l i rtory f
o th e A ngl o S a x on s p 49
. .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 15

St P a u l s C a t h e d ra l a n d W e st m i n ste r Abbe y w e r e
.
’

fou n d e d by Eth e lbe r t s ne p h e w Se be r t w h o w a s Ki n g

’
,

o f th e E a s t S a x o n s .

S u ch w a s t h e be gi nn i n g o f Lati n Christi ani ty i n E n g

la n d w ith C a n te r bu r y a s its c en tre a n d t h e R u l e o f
,

t h e It a li a n m o n k St B e n e di c t a d o p t e d fo r t h e M o n a s
, .
,

t e ri e s , A u gu s ti ne be c o m i n g t h e fi r s t A r c h bis h o p (j ap , .

Da i
In J u ly 6 2 5 Et h elbu rga d a u gh te r o f Ki n g Et h e lbe r t
, , ,

a n d gr e a t gr a n d c h ild o f C l o vis I
-
m a rr i e d Ed w i n Ki n g , ,

o f N o r th u m b i a A C h ri s ti a n s u ite a c c o m p a n i e d h e r a n d
.

a m a n be l o v e d o f God a s c h a p l a i n — t h e Missi o n a r y

bish o p P a u li n u s a ls o a n It a li a n
,
.

Ed w i n w a s a n e xt r a o r di n arily s a ga ci o u s m a n s o , ,

( lik e t h e J a p a n e se E m p e ror K i m m e i ) h e s it a ti n g t o ,

e m b r a ce a n e w F a it h wit h o ut d u e i n v e sti ga ti o n h e s u m ,

m o u e d h i s wis e l a w giv er s n o bl e s and

-
h o ly m e n t o
, ,

e x a m i n e t h e N e w R e li gi o n a n d c o n sid e r w h e t h e r it w e re
,

m o r e h o ly m o r e w o r th y o f God a n d m o r e be n e fi c i a l t o
, ,

ma n t h a n t h e o l d ?

Aft e r t h i s P a u li n u s w a s d e s i re d t o p r e a c h t o t h e m ,

JE S U S AND TH E R E S URR E C T I O N
”
.

A t t h e c l o s e C o i fi t h e h i gh p r i e s t o f W o d e n s a id
, , ,

Th e m o re I s o u gh t fo r Tr u th i n o u r r e li gi o n t h e l e ss ,

I fo u n d it Bu t h e re is t h e T r u t h t h a t w ill giv e u s
.

Li fe a n d S a l vati on W h e re fo re I a dvise 0 Ki n g t h a t we
.
, ,

”
s e t fi re t o o u r t e m p l e s .

Wh o w ill be fi r s t c ri e d Ed w i n
”
I ; r e s p o nd e d .
,

t h e D ru id p ri e st I w h o w o r s h i p pe d m o s t t h e id o l s
, , ,

s h o u ld b e t h e fi r st t o

It i s we ll to note th e diffe re nce be twe en th i s as h i mpul s iv act of r , e

th e u nt to e d h e ath e n p i t an d th e di e cti n giv n by th wi s e h e arte d

u r r es r o s e e -

s ai ntly bi s h p G e g oy t A gu sti ne Th e P pe n m at d lib ati n

r or o u . o , o u re e er o ,

d c id d th at th e te mp l es mus t n t be de t y ed b t nly th e idol

e e o Le t s ro , u o s .
116 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

A w o o d e n ch u rc h w a s b u ilt a n d o n E a st e r
r o u gh

Ev en 5 2 7 C oi fi Ki ng Ed w i n a n d m a n y N o ble s w e re
, , , ,

b a p tise d a s w e ll a s t h e Ki n g s ki n sw o m a n w h o be c am e
,
’

“
t h e r e n o w n e d Abbe ss Hild a a w o man d e v o te d t o ,

” “
God , s a ys B e d e wh o m al l t h a t k n e w h er c all e d Mother
,

O n t h a t s p o t n o w s t a n d t h e gl o r i o u s w alls o f
Y o r k Mi n st e r Fo r t h i r ty six s u cce ssiv e d a ys i n t h e
.
-

fo ll o wi n g y e a r 62 8 P a u lin u s w a s e ngage d fr o m m o rn
, ,

till e v e i mm e r si ng t h e e a ger m u ltit u de s .

“
M a y w e n o t t r u ly ca ll t h is t h e C o mi n g o f D a i j o ,

t h e L i fe
g ivi n g G o
-
s pe l t o N o r t h u m b i a ?
,

t h e D o c t r i n e o f I mmortal Li fe
“
A cc or di ng t o B e de ,

”
m a d e p r o gr e ss fo r a c o n sid e r a bl e ti m e .

It w a s a t t h is ti m e t h a t t h e Tw o St re a m s o f
n — n re e —
C risti a ity L a tin a d G k m e t i n th e n o r th o f
h
B rit a i n a n d fr o m A D 660 t o 7 0 0 w a s t h e c yc le i n
, . .

w h i c h E n gl a n d j o i n e d t h e C h u r c h o f R o m e a nd a lli e d ,

h e r se l f w it h t h e F r an k ki ngs a n d R o m a n p o pe s i n t h e
“
C h risti a ni z a ti o n of C e n t r a l E u r o pe .

I n 6 3 6 Ki n g Ed w i n s s u cc e ss o r Osw a ld s a w i n ’
, ,

“
v isi o n C o l u m b a h i s p a tr o n s a i n t a s a S h i n i ng fi gu re
, ,

r e a c h i ng t o t h e s ky w h o st o o d i n t h e m idst o f th e ,

”
c am p a n d gu id e d h i m t o vi ct o r y M aki n g a w o o d e n .

C r o ss a n d p l an ti ng it i n t h e gr ou n d wit h h i s o wn h an d s
, ,

th e temp l es h e s aid be s pr inkle d with h oly water ; th e n l e t altars be

,
”
,

p l ace d i n th e m and re li es .

Th at th e n ati on se e i ng th at th e i r tem p l e s are no t d e st oye d and

, r ,

k nowi ng and ado i ng th e Tru e God may th e more famili a ly e t to th

r , r r s or e

l ace ts w h i c
oh th e y h ave bee n accu sto me d —ce l e b rate th e o l d s l e mn it i e s o
p
by li gi o feas ti ng i n b th s made f b o gh s of t ees a oun d th e ne w
re us oo o u r r

ch ur ch to th e h on our of th e bl e s se d martyr s
es , .

Th i s wa i n acco dance with th e M as te r s own word s i n th e Se rm n

s r
’
o

n th e Mou nt I came not to d t y bu t to f hi l l i e t complete

” ‘
o es r o , u ,
. . o .

D a wn vo l . 1 .
pp . 1 2 9, 1 41 ,
1 42 .
118 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

m a r ki ng its b ou ndari e s wit h i n w h i ch e v e n t h e h o m i cid e

,

wa s s a fe , ) a n d a ls o t h e r i gh t o f u s i n g t h e
, ,
Ordeal b y
Fi re .

E n p a s s an t , n o t e t h a t t h e Orde al by Boili ng Water,

c a l l i n g t h e Go ds t o witn e ss w a s kn o w n i n J a p an i n t h e ,

E m per o r I n gi 6 s r e ign a n d th a t
’
u n d er K 6b 6 D a is h i , ,

t h e m o n a st e r y o f K 6y a b e c a m e a gr e a t S a n c t u a r y o f

Re fu ge i n t h e 9 t h ce n t u r y T h e re m a r v e ll o u s m a n u s cri p ts
.

of t h e s c ri p t u re s a re still p re s e rv e d i n t h e L o r d Hi gh
o r —
Abb t s e sid e n ce 8 0 0 0 sc r o lls o f s il t r a s i n go ld l e tt e r s
’

o r n a m e n te d w it h silv e r d e si gn s a n d v a l u e d a t o v e r h a lf ,

a m illi o n ye n H
'

I n 680 C a e d m o n t h e Fa t h e r o f E nglish s a cre d

, ,

“
s on g w h o , l e a r ne d t h e a rt o f p oe tr y n o t fr o m m e n
”
b u t fr o m God fe ll a sl e e p a t t h e Abbe y o v e r w h i ch St
, .

Hild a ru l e d .

Alth o u gh b a p tize d by P a u lin u s th e It a li a n m o n k , ,

Hild a h a d i n l a te r year s bee n c o n se cra t e d by Aid a n a s

Abbe ss a n d t h r o wn i n h er l o t a n d i nfl u en ce with t h e
,

g r e a t Missi o n a r y C h u r c h o f I o n a u n til o v er b o r n e by t h e ,

m aj o rity a t t h e C o u n c i l h eld a t W h itby i n 6 64 s h e ,

w a iv e d h e r o w n O p i n i o n s a n d yi elde d t o its d e c isi o n s a s ,

t o a d o p ti n g t h e R o m a n r u l e s fo r kee p i n g E a ste r a n d t h e

T o n s u re .

N i h ongi vol 1 .
pp 3. . 1 6, 7 A D 41 5
1 . . . .

l
‘'
An te i o
r r to th e sth ce ntu ry ,
tran s l ated b y th e Gos p e ls were

th e Way Bre ak e Th i s ve rs i on call e d th e C dex

”
Ul fil as “
, 3 40 8 1 -
r, -
. o

A q m tm t us i s n o w p e se rve d i n th e U n ive s ity lib ary at Up s al a

e ,
r r r ,

S we d en I ts s ilv r l ette s a e fixe d by bl o ck t ype u pon purp l e ve llu m

. e r r .

Bl ock p i nti n g was i n active u s e i n Ch i n a at th at p e i o d alth ough

r r

s o rare i n E ro pe I n th e 8th ce nt i t was o ne s u ch Gold illu m i n ate d

u . .
-

b ook wh i ch excite d th e i nte e t f th e y u ng E ngli s h Prince A l fred r s o o ,

and s ti mu l ate d h i s d e s i re to re ad See P al grave s [fi t ry of A ngl S ax ns

’
. s o o o

PP I 3 5, I 39
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 19

Th e Abbe ss t a u gh t t h e fa m o u s c o lle ge o f
ru e l d and

l
c er g y b e sid e
,
s h er o w n n u nn e r y a t W h itby — a m o n a s te ry , ,

w h ich ga v e En gl a n d s o m e o f its be s t bish o p s .

AN E AST E RN MO NK .

Bu t p e r h a p s t h e fa c t ch i e fly i n t er e sti n g t o Ja p a n
, , the

E n gl a n d o f t h e P a cifi c i n t h e Twe n ti e th C e n tu ry is -

t h a t t h e E n gli s h C h u r ch a s w e n o w kn o w it is m a i n ly , ,

t h e w o r k o f a n E a s t e rn m o n k T h e o d o re o f T a r s u s w h o , , ,

a t t h e a ge o f 6 7 r e a c h e d E n gl a n d i n 6 69
, a c c o m p a n ie d ,

by a n Afri ca n eccl e s i a sti c a s c o a dj u t o r a n d fo r 2 2 -

,

y e a r s a s A rc h bis h o p o f C a n t er b u r y ru l e d w it h a
, ,

fre sh ne ss stre n gth wi sd o m a n d c o u ra ge s u ch a s fe w

, , ,

m en h a v e e v e r s h o w n .

U n d er h i m t h e C h u rch be c o m e t h e m a t rix o f a
u n it e d E n gli s h N a ti o n H a vi n g br o u gh t wit h h i m t h e
.

be st l e a r n i ng o f t h e da y Arch bis h o p T h e o d ore e st a blis h e d ,

a u n iv e r sity a t C a n t e r b u r y and d e s p it e h i s a dv an ce d ,

a ge and m a n ifo ld l a b o u r s fou n d ti m e t o t e ac h i n it ,

h i m se lf .

I n 7 8 7 t h e s a v a ge Viki n gs a rr iv e d i n bl a ck s h i p s w it h
,

Dragons c a r v e d o n t h ei r p r o w s a n d fo r a b o u t 2 00 ye a r s ,

E ngl a n d w a s n e v e r free fr o m t h e i n v a s i o n s o f t h o s e
m u r d e r o u s D a n e s u n til D e n m ar k its e lf be c a m e c o n v e r t e d
,

“
t o t h e F a it h .

S ix s m all ,
i nexpens ive bu t comp reh ens ive book s , on th i s Pe i o d r

are re comm e n d e d to m y J a ane s e s tu de nts v i z

p , .

I l l us trated N otes on Ch u r ch ffis to) y .

”
R ev C A L ane . . . . S . P . C . K .

1 90 0 .
33
St Col u mba , th e s tony f
o h i s l if e .
”
S amu e l K eyw th Hodg or . e. 1 895 .

A goodly fl er i tagc, ”
by G M . . Fo r de . S k effi n gton . 1 90 5 .

E w ry/man ’
s Hi s tory qf th e E ngl i sh Ch u r ch .
”
R ev . Pe cy r Dearmer .

M owb ray .

E by th e Ve ne rabl e Be de wh o die d A D
ccl es i as ti cal h is tofy , ”
, . .
73 5;
( b / i n E ve y m n L ib a y J De nt L ond n ) 1 9 1 0
’
u at 2 o
p . r a s r r . . . . .

Al i n f Y h
cu
”
o by Bi h p o f B i t l ; S P C K 1 90 8
or ,
s o r s o . . . . .
1 20 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

M e a n w h il e t h e M o n a s tic sc h o o ls h a vi n g bee n de
,
-

st r o ye d Le a r n i n g a l m o st di e d o u t Li n di s fa r n e W h itby
, .
,

Y o r k I o n a St D a vid s i n W a l e s a n d t h e fai r Ab be ys
, , .
’
,

of I re l a n d w e re w re cke d a n d b u r n e d by t h o s e fi e r ce
m a r a u d e r s a n d C h r i s ti a n ity it s e lf a l l b u t e xti n gu is h e d
, .

I n 7 9 0 Al c u i n o f Y o r k t h e b e l o v e d a dvi s er o f t h e
, ,

Em pe r o r C h a r l e m a gn e w r o t e : Al m o s t a l l E u r o pe is
,

d e st r o ye d by t h e fi re a n d sw o r d o f t h e Go t h s o r H u n s , ,

a n d th e a c c u r s e d S a r a c e n s a r e d o m i n a n t o v er t h e w h o l e
”
o f Afri c a a n d t h e g re a t e s t p a r t o f A si a
, .

Al cu i n di e d i n 8 0 4 t h e y e a r t h a t K Ob O D a i s h i we n t
,

t o C h i n a fr o m J a p a n ; ( s e e c h .

Fou n dati o ns of S hip fo rm e d Ch u rch ,

-
b ilt
u at S il ch es ter i n i in
Br ta ,

dur i ng th e R o man Occu p at i on ,

b efore A D 41 0 se e p p 7
i . e . . . . .
, 1 1 3 .

Co mpare with th i s Fronti p i ece an d p l ate 2 o f De G root s

’
th e s

“ S e cta r ia n i sm a nd R el ig ious P ers ecu ti on i n Ch in a , ”

( pu b . Amste d am r

wh i ch ly s h e w l
c e ar
“ th e Wond erfu l S h i p of th e ”
Mah ay ana
Ch urch as a Ch i ne se J u nk i n f s a il for th e Wes te rn H e ave n ! s ee ch
ull
( .
1 22 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

H ow j u stly h e m erite d t h e title o f t h e Ja p ane se

C o n st a n ti n e is be st p r o v e d by c o m p a ri n g hi s li fe wit h
t h a t o f C o n st a n ti ne th e Gre a t i n E u r o p e ( a s rec o r d e d , ,

i n Bis h o p We s tc o t t s Two E mp i re s '

s ay , and

as t h e Gr ee k C h u r ch c o u n ts C o n st a n ti ne a m o n gst t h e

A p o stl e s s o s u r e ly m a y S h 6t 6k u T ai shi be cl a i m e d a s
t h e I m pe ri a l A p o stl e o f t h e M a h ay an a i n t h e F u r t h e st

E a st
A p r o fou n d st u d e n t o f B u dd h is m a n d t h e C h i n e se
c l a ssi c s ,
h e is s ai d t o h a v e c o m p o se d t h e e a r li er p a r t o f
t h e o l d h ist o r i c C h r o n i c l e N i b o ng i i ,

H e w a s t h e s ec o n d s o n o f E m p er o r Y om ei w h o ,

be li e ve d i n t h e L a w o f B u dd h a a n d re v e re n ce d t h e
Way o f t h e Go d s a n d gr a n d s o n , o f K i mm ei Te n n o .

“
O n e o f h i s n a m e s M i m i t o S h ot o k u , s i gn ifi e s Q u ick ,

“ ”
ea r ,
h o ly g o o d n e ss ; t h e o th e r Um a ya do m e an s ,

”
St a bl e d o o r
-
a n d h a s a c u ri o u s
, o ri gi n H i s m o th er .

w a s w a lki n g i n t h e c o u r ty a r d o f Ta ch ib a n a p a l a ce i n
Y a m a t o a n d h a d j u s t r e a ch e d t h e d o o r o f t h e st a bl e s
,

w h e n s h e w a s s u dd e n ly d e liv e re d o f t h e b a by p ri n ce ,

w h o w a s b o r n wit h t h e p re c i o u s re li c o f B u dd h a s Eye
’

i n h i s h a n d a n d t h e fi rs t w o r d h e s p o k e w a s A s a b i
, ,

£8 E S u nris e ! ( Cf p . .

J a p a n e s e h a v e p o i n t e d t h is o u t t o m e a s si m il a r
t o o u r S a vi o u r s Bi r th st o r y ; b u t I t h i n k a m o re si m p l e
’
-

a n d s a tisfa c t o r y r e a s o n c a n b e fo u n d by c o m p a r i n g t h e

n a m e wit h t h a t o f St H e l e n a
( by t r a diti o n
)
. t h e d a u g h t er ,

o f C o il a s a m i gh ty
,
B riti s h p ri n ce S h e be c a m e t h e .

m o t h e r o f C o n s ta n ti n e t h e fi r s t C h risti a n E m p e r o r a n d
, ,

disc o v ere d t h e T ru e C r o ss a t J e r u s al e m A D 3 2 6 ,
. . .

Macm ill an C o .
,
1 91 0 .

f T an l at d by W
r s e . G As to n, C. . M . G
. Tr ans actions of j ap an S oci ety,
L on d o n, 1 896 .
 THE LOTUS
. GOSPE L 1 23

On e of her na me s S t a b u l a ri a
Ostl e r We n ch ; , , lit .
-

is s aid by s o m e t o be d er iv e d fr o m h e r be i n g t h e d a u gh t e r
o f a n i n n ke e p e r a t A n ti o c h
-
b u t by o t h er s be c a u se s h e ,

e rec t e d a Pil gr i m a ge ch u r c h o v e r t h e St a bl e i n w h i c h o u r
-

Sa vi o u r w a s b orn a t Be t h l eh e m .
"r

O at y s e as n wh en th e Chris t was b orn

th e h ap p o ,

Th e h umbl e m i n de d s h e ph erd folk th e y h as tene d at th e mom

- -
,

Unta gh t and ve y poo r u r

Th e y h as te ne d to th e doo r,

Th e d oo way of th e stabl e wh e re th e Chri s t was b orn

r

O at th e h app y se a s on wh en H e cam e to e ar th ,

Th e wealth y an d th e wi s e me n h ad m e s s age of th e B i th ;
r

id d by th e S tar A n d, gu e ,

Th e y t ave ll e d very fa r r

Th e y t ave ll e d far to wors h i p wh en He cam e

r to ear th !1
‘

I be li e v e t h a t fu r t h e r r e se a rc h m i gh t fi n d a s p irit u a l
li n k be twee n P ri n ce Um a ya do ( w h o w h e n S h ot oku ,

T a ish i e a rn e stly p re a ch e d t h e L o t u s Go s pe l ) a n d t h e
, ,

st o r y o f t h e Wis e M e n o f t h e E a st visiti ng t h e cr a dle o f

h h —
t h e B a be o f Be t l e e m o n e o f w h o m is s a id t o h a v e
bee n As v a gh o s a t h e a u t h o r o f D a ij o K i s b i n r o n w h o s e
’ ’
, ,

s u cce ss o r,N agarj u n a w r o t e t h e L o t u s a n d Da i n i ch i s fitr a s

,
-

i n t h e 2 n d ce n t u r y .

I n t h e y e a r 5 8 7 t h e re wa s c ivil w ar fo r S o ga n o , ,

Umak o h a d i n c ite d t h e I m pe r i a l P ri n c e s a n d Mi n ist e r s

t o c o m p a ss t h e d e st r u c ti o n o f t h e a dve r s a r y O U raji ,

w h o h a d p l o tt e d a ga i n st t h e H e i r t o t h e T h r o n e Th e .

e ne m y s tr o o p s
’

( a sl a v e a r m y ) — w e re fu ll o f m i gh t b u t ,

t h o se o f th e P ri nce s a n d Mi n iste r s were ti m id an d a fraid ,

”
a n d fe ll b a c k t h ri c e .

T h e n t h e P rin ce Um a ya do ( a l a d o f fiftee n a n d a ,

J ame so n s ’
L egen ds o
f Me M onasti c Orders p 4 2 . . C f Lu
. ke 2 4 4 8
Matt . 2 .

1
'
A nth on y De ane .
1 24 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

y o u n g dis ci p l e o f B u dd h a ) p o n d ere d i n h i s o wn m i n d , ,

“
s a yi n g ; Ar e w e n o t go i n g t o be b e a te n ? Wit h ou t
p r a y e r w e c a n n o t s u ccee d S o h e c u t d o wn a t re e a n d

s w i ftly fa s h i o n e d i m a ge s o f t h e F o u r H e a v e n ly Ki n gs
(J p
a S h .i te n n o ) v o w i n g t h a t if vi
,
c t o r y w e r e g r a n t e d
h e w o u ld e rec t t o t h e m a Te m p l e w i th a P a g o d a .

“
I n l i ke m a n n e r S o ga a l s o v o we d : 0 al l, y e ,

H e a v e n ly Ki n gs a n d gr e a t S p i rit Ki n g a i d a n d p r o te c t
,
-
,

us ! If t h i s p r a y er b e gr a n t e d I w ill e rec t a Te m p l e a n d
P a go d a a n d will p r o p a ga te e ve ry w h er e t h e T h re e
,

”
P re ci o u s T h i n gs i e B u dd h a His L a w a n d t h e C h u rc h t
, . .
, ,

H a vin g t h u s v o w e d t h e y u r ge d t h e i r t r 0 0 p s o f a ll ,

arms s t e r n ly fo r w a r d Th e disl o ya l M i n i s t e r 0 U r a gi .

w a s kill e d a n d h i s t r o o p s
, s u dd e n ly ga v e w a y .

W h en t h e civil t r o u bl e s w er e q u e ll e d b o t h t h e s e
v o ws w e re fu lfill e d Th e t e m p l e b u ilt by Um a y a d o i n
.

593 at
, N a n iwa ( O s a ka ) is s till k n o w n a s Te n n Bji -
,

fa m o u s fo r its w o n d e r fu l be ll ( t h e l a r ge st i n t h e w o rld ) ,

c a st i n 1 9 02 and d e di c a te d t o t h e be l o v e d P ri n ce
, ,

S h ot ok u T a ish i w h o gu id e s t h e s o u l s o f t h e d e p a r te d
,

”
t o P a ra dise I n i t s s h ri ne w a s p l a ce d t h e c o p pe r gilt
.
-

O ne fre q
tly h ears it s aid th at Bu ddh i st d o n t p ay Th e e
uen s o r .
”
r

co ld b e n
u
grave m i s tate me nt
o I h ave al o ead i n a m i s s i on a y
r -
s . s r r

m aga i ne call d
z Op n D r e
( p b L o n d n th at
e
) Bu dd h i s ts p ray to a
oo s u . o

G d wh n ever h e a d and th e e fo e cou ld neve an s we a s i ngl e p rayer

o o r , r r r r

wh i ch was o ff re d to h i m e
”
and e ce ive d l ette s to a s i m il ar e ffe ct from
, r r

m i s i o n ari e s i n Ch i na
s .

1 B'
e ca use th e P a
go d a tow e r s y m b o li e d “ th e G e at M e cy o f -
z r r

B dd h a
u
”
it was c ns ide re d ve y me ito i s t m ake n — wh e ever th e
o r r r ou o o e r

M ah ay an a came ( S p a p 2 8) . u r .

I be lieve th at it s ets f rth “ th e Tender Mercy of our God wh e eby o .

r

th e S un ri se f o m n h i h h ad vi s ite d
- r o th is po o da k s in st i ck en e arth
g r, r r
-
,

Se e L u k e I 78
( p a pp 43
. . su r . .

Th e e i a clo e c onn ct i n betw n th i s T wer an d th e Tab ernacl e

r s s e o ee o

n C ath li c altar R ad I V T f M g/ ar B u dd/ 3 m pp 1 89 fi

'

o o s . e . . o r
t 12 . . .
1 26 THE LO TUS GOSPEL

m a ny v e n t s ; a n d t h e gre a t Abbe s s H i ld a w h o m
c on ,

“
Ki n gs a n d Bi s h o p s c o n s u lt e d i n E n gl an d 0 664 , . .

I n 5 9 3 t h e r en o w n e d E m p r e ss S u ik o a sce n d e d t h e
t h r o n e o f J a p a n a n d h e r n e p h ew P r i n ce Um a y a d o di s
c h a r ge d t h e d u ti e s o f E m p e r o r be i n g a p p o i n t e d P r i n c e,

R e ge n t a n d giv e n ge n e ra l c o n tr o l o f t h e Go v e r n m e n t
,

a n d a l l d e t a il s o f a d m i n istr a ti o n T h is E m p re s s r e i gn e d .

fr o m 5 93 t o 62 8 .

It is s a id o f Um a y a d o t h a t t h e E m p e r o r hi s ,

”
fa th er l o v e d h i m a n d i n d ee d h e m u st h a v e be en v e r y
, , ,

l o v e a bl e fo r t h e K a u li p r ie s t H yec h a w h o t a u gh t h i m
'

, ,

t h e I nn er D o c tri n e o f t h e Gr e a t Way
“ ”
i n h i s e a r ly
y o u th a n d s pe n t m a n y y e a r s w it h
, h i m i n Ja p an on ,

h ea r i n g o f t h e P ri n ce s d e a t h ( i n 62 1 ) gr i e v e d gre a tly
’
,

a n d s a id B orn i n t h e L an d o f Ni p p on h e t h o r o u gh ly ,

p o s s e s s e d t h e t h re e f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e s ( i e H e a v e n . .
,

E a r th a n d M a n ) H e c o n ti n u e d t h e gr e a t p l a n s o f
, .

fo r m e r S a ge s He r e v ere n ee d t h e t h r ee P r e ci o u s T h i n gs
.
,
*

a n d a s s ist e d t h e e o l i n t h e i r di s t r e ss I a l t h o u g h a
p p e .
,

fo re ig n er w a s i n h e a r t c l o s e ly u n it e d t o h i m
, N ow .

w h a t a v a ils it t h a t I a l o n e sh o u ld s u r viv e ? I h a ve
d e t e r m i n e d t o di e o n t h e 5 t h d a y o f t h e 2 n d m o n t h o f
n e xt y e a r n S o s h a ll I m e e t t h e P r i nc e I m p er i a l i n t h e
L

”
P u re L a n d 1
An d w h e n t h e a p p o i n te d d ay c a m e H y ec h a di e d
'

H
'

a n d a l l th e p e o le o f t h a t da s a id ch a a ls o is
p y : y e

a s a ge It is n o t e w or t h y th a t t h is P ri n c e w a s t h e
.

S up r a p 9 . no e 2 t .

1 St
"

l mb a h ad be e n as king th e L ord to e l e as e h i m to h is
. Co u r

H aven ly Fath e l an d and s aw th e ange l s comi ng t f tch h i m b e i ng

e r ,
o e

re s t ai n d by th e
r e ay e rs o f th e ch chr S h e c o n c l d e d i t wa n d ful ee
p u r . o u s

to th e m th at h e s h ou ld re mai n ; b t h e s aid Fou y a f l abo r await

u ,
r e rs o u

me an d th n I s h all s u dde n ly pas s away ” Wh i ch th i n g came to pas s

, e .
,

eve n a h h ad s aid
s e .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 27

on e wh o il e d th e t h r ee p ri n ci pl e s o f S h i n t 6 C o n
r e co n c ,

fu c i a n i s m a n d B u dd h is m
, .

M I R O K U s I M A G E W E LC OM E D
’
.

I n t h e s u m m e r o f 60 3 a Pé k c h é b o n z e a rriv e d a t ,

t h e J a p a n e s e C o u r t a n d p r e s e n te d by wa y o f t rib u t e , ,

b o o ks o n C a le n d a r m a ki n g A str o n om y Ge o gra p h y
-
, , ,

( M a t h e m a ti c s ) G e o
, m a n c y ; a n d t h a t w i n t er t h e P r i n ce

“
I m pe ri a l a dd re ss e d a l l t h e h igh o ffi ci als s a yi n g : I ,

h a v e a n i m a ge o f t h e Ve n e r a bl e B u dd ha wh i c h o f y o u ,

w ill r e ce iv e t h is i m a ge a n d w o r s h i p it r e v er e n tly
T h e n K a h a h a t s u H a d a n o M i y akk o (i e p r o vi n ci al . .

g o v e r n o r ) c a m e f o r w a r d a n d s a id : T h y se r v a n t will
”
w o r s h i p it .S o h e r e ce i ve d t h e i m a ge o f B u dd h a a n d
b u ilt fo r it a t e m p le c a lle d K B r y u gi i n K a d o n o
,
-
,
.

Th e T e m p l e t r a diti o n s a ys t h a t th i s i m a ge w a s o f
Mi roka . Bu t t h e c o m m o n p e o p l e s a id t h a t Uz u m a s a
w o r sh i p pe d a
Th e n a m e K a h a h a t s u s ig Vi ct o ry o v er th e Riv e r . .

Le gen d s a ys it w a s giv en t o t h is m an s a n ce st or be c a u se ’

a s a b a be h e w a s fo u n d fl o a ti n g i n a n e a r th e n j a r
n ear t o Sako s h i by a n o l d d a m e w h o p i ck e d it u p a n d
,

s a ve d t h e c h ild an d ,
h e be c a m e a m i gh ty m a n i n
J a p a n e s e h ist or y .

S a k o s h i se v e r a l m ile s fr o m N a r a a n d n o t fa r fr o m
,

Hi m eji w a s e vid e n tly t h e l a n di n g p l a ce o f t h is H a d a

,

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, ,

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T h ree m il e s fr o m Ky o t o t h e re is a v ill a ge c a ll e d
Se n s h o j i mu ra e m ple )
- - -

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,
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,

t h ei r a n ce st o r s Vi c t o r y o v e r t h e Riv e r
’
.

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p
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.

e q u iv a l e n t o f t h e J wis e h —
m o t z a b s P a ss o v e r c a ke s .

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’
-
.

Th e C h i n e se c h a r a c te r s fo r Uz u m a s a i t ? a re t h e s a m e
a s t h o se o n t h e Sy ri a c t a bl e t a t Si an fu fo r T a ts i n -
.

Th is vill a ge b e l o n ge d t o t h e H a d a fa m ily a n d c o n ,

t a i n s t h e W e ll i n s c r ibe d i n C h i n e se c h a r a c te r s Y s arai ’

fi fi a n d i t w a s t h i s fa m ily w h o w el c o m e d M e ssi ah s
’
,

i m a ge fo r Mi rok a i s th e e x p e c t e d Me ssi ah o f M a h ay an a
,

s —
B u dd h i s t ( Eit e l p .

Th e t e m p l e n o w b e l o n gs t o S h i n g o n th e “
Tru e ,

”
W o r d s ec t ; b u t t h e v en e r a bl e s h ri n e w h ere t h e H a d a
a n ce s t o r s w o r sh i p pe d w i t h t h e w e a vi n g w o m e n K ure -
,
‘

h a d o ri a n d Aya h a d o ri w h o b r o u gh t t h e i r l o o m s fr o m
,

C h i n a i i n A D 3 1 0 a n d t a u gh t em b r o id e ry a n d fi gu re d
'

. .

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-
,

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-
,

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u n iq ue ly c u ri o u s Thre e foote d St o n e T o rii o f u n k n o wn -
,

o ri gi n ; p o ssibly c o n n e c t e d w i th t h e s a cre d Tri p od i .

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As t h e y c alle d th emse lv e s
.

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t h ey were s aid t o be d e s ce n d e d fr o m H w a n g Ti S h e t h e - -
,

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T h is P ri n ce A c h i o r A c h i s hi 351 i t! if h a d fl e d t o ,
-
,

C h o s e n i n 2 2 1 o n t h e fa ll o f t h e L a t e r H a n dy n a sty i n
,

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.

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1 68 1 9 0
p r g r e -
. .
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.
,

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,

ki n g ) t o p r o c u re w e a v e r s
, C r o s s ing to t h e Lan d o f .

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t h e r o a d a t a l l a n d be gge d t o be giv e n p e r s o n s w h o

k n e w t h e r o a d s o t h e ki n g o f K a u li ga v e t h e m t w o
,

g u id e s T
. h u s t h e y w e re e n a bl e d t o r e a c h W u — w h e re

t h e ki n g d o n a t e d t h e m fo u r w o m e n a s w e a v e r s Wh en .

t h e y re t u rne d i n 3 1 0 t h e Gre a t Go d h a vi n g a s ke d fo r
,

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. m a n w
. a s .

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g e o o g a ,

a n d M oji Th e r e st re a c h e d Uzu m a s a a s w e h a v e j u st
.

s ee n .

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, ,

i e P o tt e r s s a ddl e r s p a i n t e r s ( t h e fi r st m e n ti o n o f t h e
. .
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a r t o f p a i n ti n g
) B r o c a d e w e a v er s
, a l l b e l o n gi n g t o t h e
-
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. . .

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,
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l o om or
“
cl o t h ge n e ,

”
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,
fi gu re d stu ffs ,
A m o n gst t h e se e m i g .

r a n ts w e re n u m e r o u s w e a v e r s fr o m C h i n a a n d C h 6s e n .

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“
Ay a w er e al l skill e d m e n ( cf E x 3 5 3 1 3 5 ; 3 6 . .
-
.

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t h e E m p e r o r K 6t o k u t o c a r v e 1 0 0 0 i m a ge s o f B u dd h a .

“
I n A D 4 7 1 t h e N i h o ng i c h r o n i c l e s t h a t
. . t h e Ha da

w a s dis pe r s e d Th e O m i a n d U r aji e a c h e n fo r ce d t h e i r
.

s e r vi ce s a t p l e a s u re a n d w o u ld n o t l e t t h e H a d a n o
,

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,

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,
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o ffi c e w it h E m pe r o rthe Th e E m p er o r l o v e d a n d .
-

”
fa v o u re d h i m ( j u st a s
,
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E gy p t a n d N e b u ch a d n e zz a r fa v ou re d Dan i e l i n B a byl o n
, ,

b o t h be i n g m a d e P r i m e a n d c o mm a n d e d

t h a t t h e H a d a H o u s e ( cl a n ) s h o u ld be a s s e m bl e d a n d
g iv e n t o t h e L o r d S a ké o f H a d a .

“
S o t h is L o r d a tt e n d e d by e x c e lle n t Be ( gu ild )
,

w o r k me n o f 1 8 0 ki n ds p r e s e n t e d a s i n d u stri a l t a x e s , , ,

fi n e silks fr o m h i s l o o m s w h i c h w e r e p il e d u p s o a s t o
fill t h e c o u r t T h e re fo re h e w a s gr a n te d a titl e
. Uzu ,

‘
m a sa i e il d
’ ’
, .
p . e u p .

Th e n e xt y e a r t h e E m pe r o r o r d e re d s u ch p r o vi n c e s
an d distri c ts a s w e re s u it a bl e fo r m u lb er r y t re e s t o
p l a n t t h em H e a g
. a i n dis p e r s e d t h e H a d a t o o t h e r

”
p l a ce s a
,
n d m a d e t h e m b ri n g t r ib u t e o f i n d u st r i a l t a x e s ,

W h e n t h e E m p e r o r K i m m ei w a s y o u n g a m a n
a p p e a r e d t o h i m s a yi n g : If t h o u m a k e st a fa v o u rit e
,

of a m a n c a ll e d H a d a n o Ots u ch i t h o u wilt s u re ly ,

p o s s es s t h e E m p i re w h e n t h o u d o st a tt a i n t o m a n

h o o dfi
’

On a wa s e n t m e sse n ge r s t o s e a r c h e v e r y
ki n g ,
he
w h e re . A m a n w a s fo u n d w h o se n a m e a n d s u r n a m e
w e r e a c tu a lly a s i n t h e d re a m .

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’
.

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d re a m wit h o u t p rece d e n t ! h e c ri e d a n d m a d e H a d a ,
-

t o s e r v e n e a r h i s o w n p er s o n t r e a ti n g h i m w it h d a ily ,

r en ew e d fa v o u r s o t h a t h e r ea c h e d t h e p i nn a cl e o f
,

w e a lt h W h en t h e E m p e r o r c a m e t o t h e t h r o n e h e a p
.

i n t e d t h is H a d a w h o h a d be e n rec o m m en de d t o h i m
p o ,

i n a d r e a m t o be Di re c t o r o f t h e Tre a s u r y i e Mi n iste r
, , . .

o f Fi n a n ce .

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, . .
,

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3 8— 44 ; D an i el . 2 .
46— 48 .
1 32 HTE LOTUS GOSPEL

of T si n m be r e d i n all h o u se s T si n is ll e d
’ ’
,
nu . ca

Ha da J ap an e s e in .
*

Th e fo ll o w i n g st o r y c o n fi r m s t h e id e a t h a t t h is
fa m ily w a s o f H e b re w o r i gi n :i ‘

O h f Be n O a m an n ear th e R ive Fuj u ge d h i s fe ll o w v ill agers

o u o , r i, r

té wo s h i p an i n s e ct s ayi n g ‘Th i s i s th e Go d of th e E ve l as ti n g wo ld
r , r -
r .

Th o s e wh w h i p th i G d will h av l on g li fe an d r i ch e s
o o rs s an d th e o e ,
’

W i a d s an d W i tch e s adde d th at I f p o o th e y will b e co me i ch an d i f

z r r, r ,

o l d y u n g agai n ; an d m ade th e
, o p p l e cas t ou t th e i r val u abl e s an d c y eo r

al ou d Th e n e w i ch e s h ave c om
, r e

Bo th i n th e cou n try an d i n th e cap i tal pe o p l e took th e I ns e ct o f th e ,

E ve l as ti n g Wo ld an d p l ac i n g i t i n a Pu e Pl ace with s on g an d dan ce

r r , r ,

i nvok e d h ap p i n es s Th e y th e w away th i t e as u e s b u t t n p p o s e
. r e r r r ,
o o ur

wh atev th e l s an d was te was

e r, xt e me
os e r .

H e e pon K ah ah ats u K ad n n Had a n M iyakk o was w o th th at

r u o o o o ,
r

th e p e p l s h o ld b e s o mu ch d e l d e d
o e u an d d e s t y e d al l th e s h in e s to u ,
ro r

th i s I n s e ct O h ofu Be n o O th e W i a d s an d W itch e s we e i nti m id ate d

.
,
z r ,
r ,

an d th e pe op l excl a i m e d Th e U m as a a e s u pe i o to al l g d s st on ge
e zu r r r o ,
r r

th an any b eca e th e y d e s t ye d al l th e g d i n th i s l ocali ty 1

,
us ro o s .
’

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Uz u m a
s H ad a) h as exe cute d
’

. e .

Th e God o f th E ve l as ti n g W ld e r or

W h o we a e told ,
r ,

I s th e very Go d o f go d s

T h is i n s e c t w a s gr a ss gr ee n i n c o l o u r wit h bl a ck -

s p o ts a n d e n ti r e ly re se m bl e d a Sil k worm ; t o w h i c h t h e =

i gn o r a n t p e o p l e d o u btl e s s a tt ribu te d t h e w e alt h w h i ch

, ,

M lzongr
' ’

v ol . 1 . 2 42 , 2 6 5
, no e 1 t ,
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z za v ol . 2
'
’
.

di n g P P ki 70 53 fam ili e s
”
3 7 3 9, 1 89, 2 55
-
. A ccor to ro f . . Y . Sae ,

am ou n ts at l eas t to p e rs o n s .

T Th e J o e ph R abb an
s to r y of s in I ndi a i n 490 A D t ld by th e . . o

J e wi s h h i to i an G a t ( ol 2 p p
s r r e z v . . . 63 3 7) -
m ay we ll b e co m p are d wi th
th f ll wi n g f cts about Had a o f U
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A ddai ”
a p r a
, pp 6 1 62 s su .
, .

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— m o stly
( i n fra ch . 17 li fe siz e ; t h e l o v e lie s t b e i n g a
g ild e d , w o o d e n 3
,
ft h i.
gh st
, a t u e o f N y o i ri n K w a n n o n
-

”
t h e s p i r it u a liz e d h u m a n F or m o f t h e Pe arl Th e r i gh t
.

fo o t l a id o n t h e l e ft k n ee e x p re s s e s s t a bi l i ty o f m i n d ,

w h il s t t h e M a id e n s h e a d r e sti n g o n o ne h a n d i n d e e p
’

t h o u gh t a n d m e dita ti o n d e n o t e s h e r p ity a n d s y m p at h y .

H e r fa ce w e a r s a v er y p e n siv e e x p r e ssi o n a n d t h e gr a c e fu l
,

fo lds o f h e r r o be a re d e c id e dly Gre e k .

T h e re a r s t w o c u ri o u s i m a ge s o f t h e e m b r o i der e s s es ,

K u r e h a d o r i a n d Aya h a d o ri a n d o n e o f P ri n ce S h 6t 6k u
, ,

( c l a d i n t h e bl a c k c o u rt h a t a n d si m p l e y e ll o w r o b e s
p r e s e n t e d by t h e p re s e n t Mik a d o o n h i s a c c e s si o n a c c
, o r d
i n g t o a n c i e n t c u st o m ) h o ld s a w a n d a n d c e n s c r
, .

Th e c o m bi n a ti o n o f i m a ge s a nd t h e i r titl e s i n t h is
m o st a n ci e n t Te m p l e ( w h i c h a l s o c o n t a i n s t h e O c t a g o n
”
s h a p e d O ra t or y ,
H a k a ku d 6 w h e re t h e P ri n ce st u di e d
-
,

t h e L o t u s S c ri p t u re with t h e K a u li p ri e st H y é c h a ) is ,

e xt re m e ly si gn ifi c a n t Its c h i e f b o n z o n is Ami da N yorai

.

s an c a r v e d by t h e P r i n c e h i m s e lf 1 2 6 0 y e a r s a g o
, .

S h 6t 6k u T a i s h i c h o s e o u t t h re e M a h ay an a sut r a s ,

a n d h a d t h e m p r e a c h e d e v e r y w h e re be sid e s ca u s i n g o n e
,

Te m p l e i n e a c h p r o vi n ce t h r o u gh o u t J a p a n t o b e r e ga r d e d
a s Gu a r di a n o f e a c h di s t r i c t a n d a n im a ge p l a c e d i n i t
,

“ ” —
of Y ak u s h i a cc o m p a n i e d by
, t h e T w e lv e a p r a c ti ce

w h i c h w a s c o n ti n u e d by Te m m u t e n n 6 a n d t h e E m p re ss
-

Jit 6 T h i s i m a ge a l w a y s fa c e s S o u t h w h i ch i s t h e q u a r t e r
.
,

of Hos sh 6 N orai t h e P r e c i o u s Bi r t h
y ,
.
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”
Th ree i n One , and O ne i n Th ree
.
1 36 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

A r c h i tec t u r e w ll c o m m en ts n ce t a i n f
p . e o r o

t h e s e p i c t u re s a n d s c u l p t u r e s n o w p r e s e r v e d a t N a r a
,

W h a t m u st h a v e be en t h e Ar t o f C h i n a d u ri n g t h e ,

fi r st c en tu ri e s o f t h e C h ri sti a n e r a if t h i n gs like th e s e ,

c a m e t o a m issi o n s t a ti o n i n a c o m a r a tiv e ly b a r b a r o u s
p
l a n d fr o m a c o u n t r y ( C h ase n ) t h a t w a s n o t th e s o u r ce
o f c ivi l i s a ti o n b u t o nl y a r ecen t t ri u m p h o f m is s i o n a r y
,

e n t e r p ris e o n t h e p a r t o f C hi n a h er s elf t h e Gre a t M o t h e r ,

o f Civiliz a ti o n

A fe w m o n t h s l a t er t h e E m p re ss c o m m a n d e d t h e
,

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, ,

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c o p p e r gi lt
-
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, a n d ap p li q u e i m a ge s o f B u dd h a
, ,

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. h e a ri n g t h a t H e r ,

M aj e sty w a s m a ki n g i m a ge s o f B u dd h a s e n t t ribu te o f ,

3 0 0 r i o o f t h e y e ll o w m e ta l B e fo r e t h is t h e re w e re n o
.

B u dd h ist i m a ge s m a d e i n J a p a n .

It is s i gn ifi c a n t t h a t i n t h e 4 th a n d 5 th c en t u ri e s
b o t h ap p l i q u e a n d e m b r o id e re d p i c t u re s o f C h rist His ,

dis ci p l e s a n d o f Bibli c a l s ce n e s w e re gre a tly i n v o gu e

, ,

i n C h rist e n d o m a n d t h a t silk e m b r o id e r y b e c a m e c o m m o n
,

i n C h i nes e fl a t s tit c h or
-
w h a t th e R o m a n s c a ll e d
,

fe a t h e r stit c h-
.

T o e m b r o id e r i m a ge s is still c o u n t e d a vi r t u o u s a c t
by t h e J a p a n e s e o wi n g t o th e a m o u n t o f ti m e n e e d e d
t o p u t i n t h e s tit c h e s d u ri n g w h i ch p i o u s m e dit a ti o n
,

a n d p u r ity o f h e ar t m a y be c u ltiv a t e d a n d t h e n e rve s ,

c al m e d .

W h e n fi n ish e d t h e 1 6 ft h i gh b r o n ze i m a ge o f
,
.

B u dd h a an d His 1 6 ft t a pe st ri e d p o r tr a it w e re e n s h ri n e d
.

i n t h e Go ld e n H a ll o f H 6r y u j i t h e i m m e n s e m o n a st e r y ,

”
of th e Risi n g o f th e Law w h i ch w a s b u ilt by K o re a n
,

a r ch ite c ts i n a m o difi e d a n d s o ft e n e d C h i n e se styl e an d ,

c o m p l e t e d i n 60 7 B u t t h e fre sc o e s y e t visibl e o n t h e
.
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 137

w a lls bea r a st ri ki n g re s e m bl a n ce t o th os e fo u n d i n t h e
r o c k— c a v e s o f Aj a n t a i n I n di a T h e y w e re d o n e by t h e .

C o u r t p a i n t e r s a fter A D 7 0 2 a n d e x h ibit t h e m a rke d . .

,

I n di a n i n flu e n ce o f t h e 8 th ce n t u ry .

F a c ts w o r t h r e m e m b e ri n g a re th a t t h e s e Go ld e n
”
H a lls (j ap K o n d 6 ) r e p re s en ti n g t h e r e s p l en d e n t
.
,

GLOR IE S O F TH E I NV I S I B LE W O RLD
a r e a n i n t e gr a l p a r t o f t h e o ri gi n a l M a h ay an a t e a c h i ng

w h i c h r e a c h e d J a p a n i n t h e 6t h c e n t u r y a n d h a v e n o ,

“ ”
c o u n t er p a r t i n t h e Hin a o r S m a ll Ridi n g Sc h o o l ;
, ,

a nd t h a t i n v a ri a bly Yaku s h i N yorai i s t h e p re s idi n g

, ,
*

De ity i n t h e m d o w n t o t h e p re s e n t da y a s a t K By a , ,

T6 da ij i Hi ei z a n a n d i n e v e r y i m p o r t a n t t e m p le i n
, ,

J a p a n be l o n gi n g t o t h e p re— S hi n s h u s ec ts .

An e m bl e m n o ti c e a bl e a t H 6ry u j i a n d o t h e r s h r i n e s
o f t h is e a r ly p e ri o d i n Y a m a t o is t h e D ol ph i n w h i ch ,

e m be lli s h e s t h e c o r n e r s o f t e m p l e r o o fs a n d p o rt a ls .

“
With t h e Gree ks t h e Do l p h i n f w a s ,
t h e s p e ci a l
’

”
F r i en d o f m a n th e S a vi o u r o f t h e S h i p wre c k e d
, wh o ,

c o n d u c t e d s o u ls t o t h e s u n n y Isl e s o f t h e Bl e s s e d i n t h e

We s t .H e n c e it be ca m e a fa v ou rit e C h risti a n e m bl em
i n E u r o pe a s e g o n t h e fo u r c o r n e r s o f t h e F o u n t a i n
,
. .

r o o f w h i c h st o o d i n t h e a t r i u m o f St P e te r s a t R o m e .
’
.

Th e Pi n e c o n e w h i c h fo r m e d t h e F o u n t a i n a n d t w o
-

o f t h e fo u r b r o n z e P e a c o c ks lik e m bl e m s of I m
( a l l a e

m o r t a lity a n d o f t h e p o w e r o f t h e W a ter o f Li fe t o
,

c o n fe r i t
) a r e p r e s er v e d a t t h e V a ti c a n ;
(p .

Th e E m p e r o r C o n st a n ti n e p re s e n t e d t o t h e L a te r

See t
ch ap ers 1 7, 1 8 i n
.
f ra .

Or po rp o i se . S ail o rs al way s we l co me a s ch oo l of o
p p i
r o s es as a.

s i gn of fai r we ath e r .

I ili ca Pal ace f th e Ki ng h a th s ame m e an i n g as th e Sh i nt6

Bas ,
”
o , s e

M iy ”
Hi gh Pal ce Th e Ed i c t of Con tan ti n e i n A D 3 1 4 ch ange d
a a . s . .

th e U n d erg o n d w h i p t th at f th Bas ili ca

r u -
ors o o e .
138 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

an b a sili c a a c h a n d e li e r o f p u re st go ld fo r m e d a s a
g re a t C r o w n fr o m , w h i c h 5 0 g o ld e n D o l p h i n s h u n g
u n der t h e c ib o ri u m —( t h e cu p o l a r o o f a b o v e t h e a lt a r
,
-

w h i c h is s o lik e t h o s e o n e s ee s t o da y i n B u dd h ist -

te m p l e s ) On e w it h 80 D o l p h i n s h u n g b e fo r e t h e Alt ar
.
,

be sid e s fo u r go ld en C r o w n s w ith 2 0 D o l p h i n s a n d ,

a n o th e r o f silv e r w it h 2 0 D o l p hi n s I n t h e b a s ili c a o f .

St La u re n ce h e p l a c e d a silv er C r o w n wit h 5 0 D o l p h i n
.

lam ps .

Ligh t su gge ste d t h e Gl ori e s o f Paradis e a n d i n t hi s ,

B a sili c a t h e re w e re n o fe we r t h a n se p ar a t e l a m p s
w h i ch t u r n e d n i gh t i n t o t h e m o st gl o ri o u s S u n s h i n e !
Ex a c tly t h e s a m e m e a n i n g is a tt a ch e d by M a h ay an a
“
Bu dd h i sts t o t h e u s e o f Li gh t It sy m b o liz e s t h e Li gh t
.

”
w h i c h c o m e s fr o m N y o r a i t o ill u m i n a t e t h e s o u l ( Cf . .

2 Cor . 4 .

is i m p o r t an t t o n o t e i n t h i s c o n n ec ti o n t h a t ( a s
It
M r L o w ri e s a ys )
. t h e gr e a t B a sili c a s w hi c h C o n s t a n
,

ti ne b u ilt a b o v e t h e t o m bs o f t h e A p o s tl e s a n d M a r ty r s
i n t h e 4 t h c e n t u r y w e r e i n t h o r o u gh k e e pi n g wit h e a r ly
t r a diti o n s a n d w e re rep e a te d ev erywh ere t h r o ug h o u t th e
,

C h ri s ti a n
In a s h o u s e a t H 6ry u j i w e s a w a n a n ci e n t
m o nk
’
,

w o n de rq y c a r v e d w o o d e n st a t u e o f K w a n ze o n h o ldi n g
,

a B a be i n h e r a r m s t o w h o m a n o ld e r c h ild ( like a
littl e St J o h n B a p ti s t ) w a s
. o f
f e i g
r n a h —
Fis t h e w e ll
k no w n P a s ch a l e m bl e m a m o n gst t h e J e w s a s w ell a s ,

t h e sec r e t E u c h a ri s t i c si g n u s e d by p ri m itiv e C h r is t i a n s ,

fr o m P h r ygi a t o R o m e .

Th e gr a ce fu l fi v e st o ri e d T o w er a n d t h e o ri gi n a l
-

O c ta go n s h r i n e o f Y a k u s h i N y o ra i a re s till e xt a n t ; a n d
t h e p u l p it fr o m w h i c h P r i n c e S h 6t 6k u by t h e E m p re ss ,

Ch r is ti a n A rch eol ogy an d A rt . L on d on 1 90 6 .

1 40 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

n ame o f ff] 5 g ,
th e fi r st Ch i ne s e m issi o n a r y , S u m a ta h ,
wh o re a c h e d Yam a to i n 5 52 , and trie d to p ro a
p g a e t
Dai io . His s on Ta s u n a
d a u gh t e r Ze n sh i n w e r e t h e
and -

fi r st to e m b r a c e t h e m o n a sti c life .

N o w o n d e r t h a t t h e E m pe r o r Y Om e i w a s t o u ch e d
by th e s elf s a c ri fi c e O f t h e C h i n a m a n Ta s u n a o n h i s
-

be h a lf ,
i n 5 87 ! (p .

At Ta e m a in Ya m a t o I vi s ite d t h e t h re e st o ri e d
,
-

P a go d a and two o th e r b u ildi n gs e rec t e d by P ri n ce

S h Ot Ok u .

Th e ch e i f H a ll is a cl a y i m a ge
h o n zo n i n t h e Go ld e n
O f Mi rok u 1 6 ft h i gh o v e r l a id w it h g o ld
, .
, Its v a st .

“ ” “ ”
h al o ,
r i n g O f go ld e n li gh t or lu m in o u s cl o u d re, ,

s e n ts a P e a c o c k s t a il d s t h e n ce c a ll e d K O Ok u ;
’
p r e a n i , y
j u s t a s th e v es i c a p i s ci s w h i c h e n ci rc l e s t h e Chris t i n t h e
“ ”
We st r e p re se n t s t h e Mysti c Fis h .

Six s m a ll i m a ge s t h e re o n a r e c a ll e d P ea c o ck
b u ts u s ( K uj a k u h o t o k es
) t h e s e v en th o n t h e t o p is ,

A m i da t h e F a t h e r o f Li gh t s
,
An h o t o k e is o ne O f th e .

fa m ily O f
Hidd e n wit h i n M iroku s b r e a st is a go ld e n 1 6 i n c h ’

, ,

i m a ge o f t h e P e a c o c k ki n g ( Cf 1 T i m -
1 1 7 ; 6 .1 4 . . . .

“
1 6 , t h e K i n g I m m o rt a l I n vi s ibl e w h o o n ly h a t h I m , ,

m o r t a lity d w e lli ng i n Ligh t

,

N ow i n e a r ly C h r i s ti a n sy m b o lis m
,
t h e P e a c o ck ,

i n v a ri a bly re p re se n t s t h e gl o rifi e d s o u l a rr a ye d i n I m
m o r t a l b e a u ty ; t h e y e a r ly r e n e w a l o f it s b rilli a n t
l u m a ge e x p re ssi n g t h e e te r n a l R e j u v e n e sc e n c e O f t h e
p
-

S ai n ts o f God ( cf Is a i a h 4 0 2 8 , . I n a m e di ae v a l .

V e n e ti a n p ic t u re o f t h e A n n u n ci a ti o n a s u p er b P e a c o c k
i s a p r o m i n e n t fe a tu re a u d e s p e c i a lly t h e W h i te D o v e
,

o n a ra
y O f Li g h t w h i c h is s e e n e n t e r i n g t h e r i gh t sid e

Cf . J ame s 1 . 1 7
. 1 8; J oh n 3 .
5 ; Lu k e 8, 1 6, 1 7
.
 THE LOTUS G OSPEL 1 41

of the Vi rgi n M a r y j u st a s B u dd h a i s s a i d t o h a v e ,

e n t e re d t h e r i gh t s id e O f H i s m o t h e r M a a i n t h e fo rm
‘

y ,

O f a W h it e Ele p h a n t *
.

Th e C h i n e s e p il gr i m H u e n Ts a n g q u o t e s a N o r t h er n , ,

“
B u dd h ist t r a diti o n t h a t i n O ld ti m e T a t h aga ta ( i e ,
. .

N y o ra i or M e ssi a h ) w a s t h e Ki n g o f P e a c o c ks w h o
, ,

br o u gh t w a te r fo r h i s t h i rst t o r m e n te d fo ll o w e r s o u t O f -

a R o c k by st riki n g i t wit h hi s be a k All a ffli c t e d o n e s .

w h o t a st e o r w a s h i n t h e a b u n d an t st r e a m s w h i c h
, ,

fl o w t h e r e fr o m a r e h e a l e d O n t h e R o c k t r a ce s o f t h e .

P e a c o ck s fe e t a re v i s i b l e i
’
.
‘

It i s r e m a r ka bl e t h a t o n t h e C h a s u bl e ( t h e M a ss ,

v e st m e n t ) O f th e S a x o n bi s h o p St Ald h e l m A D 7 0 0 , .
,
. .
,

P e a c o c ks w e re e m b r o id ere d ; a n d o n t h e S h r o u d o f E m
e r o r C h ar l em a n e A D 8 1 4 W h it El h n t
p g a e e p a . .
,
.

Farrar ’
s A rt p . . 2 2 6, I ll u s tra ti on .

1
‘
I nfra dd h a s Fo ot
.
p i n t — ill
Bu p 2 4 5 U d y
’
an a i s t h e -
r ,
”
. . .

c oun t y lyi n g b e twee n C h it al an d th e I n d

r n o th f Gan d a a r us, r o r .

I n e adi n g H ii e n T n g r cord s I am stru ck by a g o p

r sa f f c ts ’
s e r u O a

conn c t d wi th th i s e gi on
e e i ; th e ab ove S to y f th e Peacock ; th at O f
r , v a r o

S ak a taki n g th e fo m f a S h eph erd b o y an d b ildi n g a li ttl e Tower wh i ch

r r O -
u

ou t s t i p p e d i n h igh t K n i s h a s g e at S tu a ; at h e e
( h ’
-
r
p
e s p a p a t r u r . r

we e v i ibl th e F t p i n ts f Bud dh a wh n H e c on qu e e d th Dragon

r s e oo -
r o e r e ,

I ch t at wh e n f m i n e an d di e ase v il d v y w
( f n ra h p e a e e h e e a s r er r ,

Bu dd h a fill e d with p ity ch an g d H i Fo m f om th at o f “ L o d S ak a

, ,
e s r r r r

i nto a g eat S erpent and call e d to th os e n eve y s id e t l h an d th e

r , o r o oo ,

mo e th e S p e nt s b dy wa c t th e m
r er th e y evive d an d we d e live e d
’
o s u ore r re r

f om both fam i n e an d di s a
r
( c f S OtOb a ch 2 0
) and l as tly th e
e se, ff ct .
, .
, ,
e e

o f th p i ct e O f B dd h a s s ffe i n gs o n th I n d S cyth i c t ib e s O f th i
’
e ur u u r e o- r s

re gi on
( p a p 1 9 B ddh i t R
su r d ol
. I 1
. 1 9 if S Be alu
) Al l s th es e e cor s . v . . . . . .

a e M ah a
r y an i t i n c iden t an d fin d th e i c u n te p a t i n th e Ch i ti an
s s, r o r r r s

Go pe l s
s A n th . li nk wi th Udyana i s w th no ti c i ng v i th at We i
o er or , z .
,

TAO an th e C h i n e s e mon k m t at Ch angteh E

-
, th e H u n cap ital ,
th e e -
u, ,

Indi an T i e n Ch uh Bu ddh a Ch i nga wh o be came a monk i n Udyana an d

’
-
,

reach i ng L o yang i n 3 1 0 we nt to th e H n C ou rt 3 1 8 3 3 6 wh e re h e b e cam e

,
u - - -

th e revere d State coun cill or o f two s u cce s s ive Ki n gs .

1 42 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

M i roku
’
At s fee t in Ta e m a t e m p l e i s a 6 ft
the .

i m a ge o f Fu do M y o o - -
, t h e U n c h a n ge a bl e J u d ge wh o se ,

h a l o o f fier y fl a m es fo r m s a sc ree n w h i ch p a r tly v eils

t h e i m a ge o f M i r o k u . T h is i s a ct u a lly t h e fi e r y Bi r d
of H e a v e n Ga r u d a , . I n fr o n t o f Fu d 5 is a l a r ge
Mi rr o r .
*

Wa s it p o ssibl e o n h e a r i n g a n d se e i n g t h e se t h i n gs
, ,

n o t t o e x cl ai m i n t h e s o l e m n l an gu a ge o f t h e Ni ce ne
C r ee d A n d H e s h a ll c o m e a ga i n wit h gl o r y t o j u dge
”
b o t h t h e livi n g a n d d e a d ?
i
’

Th e o u t e r w a lls o f t h is s h ri n e a r e h u n g wit h i n a n d ,

wit h o u t wit h m o d e ls o f t h e Sa m u r a i s i sh o r t s w o r ds i n
,
’
-

i ro n c
, l y
a a n d w ,o o —
d v o tiv e o ffe r i n gs t o Fu d 6 ( cf Re v ,
. .

2 : 12 , P u d o it m u st n o t be fo r go tt e n i s o n e
, ,

F o r m o f D a i n i ch i N y o r a i .

Th e i m a ge s o f Fu do M y o o K fil flfiffi B ri gh t Ki n g c a n - -
, ,

b e r ec o gn iz e d by t h e l o n g l oc k o f h a i r h a n gi n g d o w n
o n e c h e e k } w h i c h is t h e m a r k o f

A SLAV E .

I n I n di a His i m a ge s a r e t h o s e o f t h e l o w o u t c a st e -

p a r i a h w h o s u bsists o n t h e fo o d l e ft by o t h e r s
, My .

o od B u dd h ist f i n ds w m h i n t st d i n h i n
g r e e r e u c e r e e e a r g
t h a t i n E u r o p e St Vi n c e n t s Littl e Sist e r s o f t h e P o or
.
’

d o t h e s a m e c o ll ec ti n g s c r a p s fr o m r i c h e r fo lk s t a bl e s ’
,

fo r t h e p o o r a n d liv e o n t h e r e m a i n s t h e m s e lv e s
, .

A c a re fu l c o m p a r i s o n s h o u ld b e m a d e b e t w e en t h e
a b o v e fa c ts a b o u t Bu d d a n d C h ris ( P il 2 6 1 1 J o h n
t h — , .
,

Cf . J ame s I . 23- 25 2 Cor 3 . 1 8 .

1 S e e 2 Th e s s I 7
“

. . .

1: Th i s s ide l o ck o f h ai r di s ti n ctive m ark of th e B ne i Is l in

’
-
is a rae

I n di a and of J e ws i n M os c w P agu tc
, o ,
r e, e .

It i al s o s ign ifi cant th at P do h as o ne e ye o p e n and th e th er h al f

s u o

s h t wh i ch is al o ch aracte i s t i c o f a S l ave wid e awake to do th e M as

u , s r ,
-

te s biddi n g of wh om h e al s o s tan d i n eve e nti al aw

r
’
, s r r e.
1 44 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

T h is l a be l is e s p e ci a lly i n t e r e stin g be c a u se a t t h e ,

en d ,
it c o n ta i n s t h e N a m e a n d Sy m b o l o f C h rist i m m e
di a tel y a ft e r t h e Sl a v e o w n e r s n a m e Al p h a C h rist o s ’
-
, ,

O me ga .
"

A cc o r di ng t o t h e L a w o f P e r s o n s m a n ki n d w a s ,

divid e d i n t o t w o gr e a t c l a s s e s —t h e F re e a n d t h e E n sl a v e d , .

“
Sl a v e bu ye r s b o t h i n B a byl o n a n d R o m e w ere
-
, ,

s pe ci a lly w a rn e d a ga i n st p u rc h a si ng t h o se s u ffe ri n g fr o m
n er v o u s dise a se ; fo r e pil e p sy a n d m e l a n ch o li a ( i e i n . .

sa n ity a n d b a d t e m pe r ) a n d a p e cu li a r p a r a lysi s o f ,

m o u t h a n d h a n ds w e re s o c o m m o n — t h e r e s u lt o f m en ta l
,

a ng u i s h a s w e ll a s o f p h y si c a l ill
,

I n t o s u c h a w o rld i n th e d ay s o f t h e R o m a n C ae s a rs
, ,

t h e Ch rist d e sc e n d e d a n d t o o k u p o n H i m t h e F o rm o f
,

a S l av e a n d still fu r t h e r,
h u m bl e d Hi m s elf by b e c o m i n g , ,

o be di e n t e v e n u n t o t h e D e a t h u p o n t h e C r o ss ;
( P h il .

2 6
. . and i n t o s u c h a n a wfu l w o rld o f h o pe l e ss ,

d a r k d e s p a i r H o k é k y o t h e L o t u s Go s p e l c a m e w it h its, ,

Gl a d M e ss age o f Immortali ty i n t h e Si n l e s s L a n d It
Th e sl a v e a m e m be r o f t h e e n o r m o u s s a d e y e d
,
-

c a st e as h —
a C h ri sti a n be c a m e a t o n c e t e fr e e d m a n o f
,

t h e All m igh ty Chris t

-
D e a th t o h i m si gn ifi e d i m m e di a t e
.

free d o m ; a n d a life o f J oy a n d Pe ace t o o be a u tifu l fo r

h u m a n p e n t o d e sc r ib e w o u ld a t o n ce fo ll o w diss o l u ti o n
—a bl issfu l re st fu l e n dl e ss I m m o r ta l i ty iC
, ,
”
.

H e r m a s t h e w rit e r o f t h e S h ep h er d w a s o f t h e sl a v e
, ,

cl a s s . P o pe C a l l i s t u s w a s o n c e a sl a v e a n d s o w ere S S ,
. .

B rid ge t a n d P a t ri c k .

O n e it h e r sid e o f M i r o k u i n t h e T a e m a s h ri n e a r e

Th e N e mes is o
f N ati ons , by W . R . Pate rs o n ; Lon d on , I . M . De nt .

A mo s t illum i n ati ng b oo k .

1 Th e P n m zt we L zzu rg zes me nti on Ve s tme nt o f I mmortali ty

”
th e
'
‘
’ ’ '
’
.

1 D e an S p e n ce E a r ly X/y p 5 . .
 Tamon-tenno ,

Holding th e Tower of th e Lotus Gos pel .

1 46 TH E LOTUS GOSPEL

2 ep . 6 : 1 7, 18 ; an d to rea liz e th a t ne it h er Ea st n or

We st h a s p o ss e sse d a m on op o ly o f t h e th e T r u t h d u ri n g
C h ri s ti an e ra l
As t h e F o u r C h e r u bi m a re id e n tifi e d i n t h e We s t
h h r n —
wit t e F o u Ev a ge lists ( c Ez ki l I ; Rev IV ) i t
f e e .
— , . .

is fa r fr o m i m p ro b a ble t h a t t h is id e a h a d rea c h e d J a p a n
i n t h e Sixt h C e n t u r y .

It will b e r ec a ll e d t h a t Te n n o Ji t h e e x v o tiv e -
,
-

t e m p l e b u ilt by P ri n ce Um a ya d o w h en a l a d wa s ,

d e di c a t e d t o t h e s e fo u r m ysti c a l Ki n gs (j ap S h i t e nn o) ,
.
-

w h o a re a lwa ys p l a ce d a s Gu a r di a n s a t t h e I n n er d o o r s
o f te mp le s w h e r e a s t h e t w o gi ga n ti c Ni ?) st a n d a t t h e
,

O u t er ga te s ( C f Ki n gs 6 2 8 2 C h r 3 1 0 1 4 )
. . .
°

. .
-

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,

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fo u n d a m o n g t h e t r ea s u re s o f H 6r y u j i .

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E m p r e ss Ji n g6 b r o u gh t it fro m C h 6s en A D 1 9 3 . . .

Ot h er s s a y i t c a m e fro m Sy ri a a n d s o me t h a t its ,

c o u n t er p a r t is i n t h e B r i tis h M u se u m ; b u t I a m t o ld
fo r s u re t h a t t h e re is o n e like it i n t h e M u sée Gu i m é t
a t P a r is :

Th e d e si gn c o n sists o f 1 5 l a rge m e d a lli o n s e a c h o n e ,

s e t i n a squ a r e I n th e ce n t r e o f e a ch c i r c l e st a n ds a
.

T ree be a ri n g s e v e n fr u its a r o u n d w h i ch fo u r Assy ri a n

,

fa c e d c r o w n e d w a r ri o r s o n h o r s e b a ck a r m e d with
, ,

b o ws a re fi gh ti n g d e s pe ra t ely wit h fo u r li o n s o r le o p a r ds
,

—e vi d en tly gu ar di ng t h e Tree itself fr o m t h ei r a tt ack .

—
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t e i r fe tl o cks S p ri n g l o tu s s h a p e d e m bl e m s w h i c h m a y
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 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 47

T h is p i ct u re d C u r t a in l e ft n o d ou bt o n m y m i n d
t h a t i t w a s a sym b o li c a l r e p re s en t a ti o n o f t h e Tre e o f
Life gu a r d e d by t h e C h er u bi m ( Ge n e sis 3 ,
i n t o w h ich .

l a te r t ea ch i n gs a b ou t t h e Se v e n Gifts o f t h e S p irit a n d ,

t h e L o t u s o f I m m o r t a lity h a d be e n i n t er w o v e n .

Si n ce t h e n m y id e a i s a bu n d a n tly c o n fi rm e d by t h e
r o be i n w h i c h t h e E m e r o r
p C h a r l e m a g n e w a s s h r ou ded

”
i n h i s t o m b h a vi n g m e d a lli o n s o f El e p h a n ts t h e m o st ,

”
h o ly b e a st o f B u dd h is m w h i ch a r e t h ree t oe d ( a
,
-
,

m ysti c a ll u si o n t o t h e H o ly Tr i n ity ) a n d be h i n d e a ch ,

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A gai n i n a n o t h e r t a pe str y o f t h e 7 t h o r 8 t h C e n
,

t u ry a re m e d alli o n s o f t h ree t o e d El e ph an ts a n d t h e
,
-

Tree a lte r na ti n g wi th m e d a lli o n s o f H o r se m e n o n Wi n ged

,

h o r s e s t h e c o u n t e r p a r t o f P ri n ce S h 6t o k u s C u r t a i n ! ’
,

N o t o n ly d o t h e J a p an e s e S h i te nn 5 d efe n d t h e E a st ,

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, ,

t h e a t ta cks o f d e m o n s a n d ( a s a t K 6fu k i t e m p l e a t
,
-

N a ra ) t ra m p l e li o n s u n d e r fo o t b u t t h e y s o m e ti me s ,

r e p re s en t t h e F o u r Se a s o n s .

T h is m a y w e ll be s o fo r Al c u i n t h e m a ste r o f t h e ,

C a t h e d ra l S ch o o l o f Y o rk (w h o be ca m e t h e d ea r frie n d
,

a n d c o u n c ill o r o f C h a r l e m a gn e i n 7 8 2 i n t e a c h i ng
t h e I m p e r i a l C o u r t a t Aix w h e n l e a r n i n g i n E u r o pe
,

w a s a l m o st e xti n c t w a s o bli ge d t o u s e l a n gu a ge s u ite d

,

t o littl e c h ild r e n a n d d e sc ribe t h e y e a r a s a W a ggo n

w it h fo u r H o rse s —Ni gh t a n d Da y H e a t a n d C o ld , ,

d ri ve n by t w o c o ac h m e n S u n a n d M o o n t h r o u gh t h e
, ,

1 2 st a ti o n s o f th e M o n t h s a n d e s c o r te d by t h e Tw elv e
,

Wa t c h m e n o f t h e Si gn s o f t h e Z o di a c .

T h e se Sign s o f t h e Z o di a c a re vi s ibl e t o d a y o n th e
g r e a t W e st fr o n t o f St M a r k s
. C a t h e d r a l V e
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n i c e wit h , ,

A l cu i n f
o Y ork, by i
th e B s h op of Br i stol . S . P . C . K . Lond on 1 90 8
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1 48 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

th e sy m b o li ca l fi gu re s o f t h e F o u r S e a s o n s a n d i n t h e i r ,

m idst h a ll o w i n g a l l is a gr a n d fi gu r e o f t h e Ch ris t
, ,

e n t h r on e d i n a fi r m a n e n t o f st a r s .

I n St C a l l i s t u s C a t a c o m b a t R o m e is a fr e s c o o f
’
.

t h e F o u r S e a s o n s w h o s u r r o u n d a c o l o ss a l Fi gu r e o f
”
t h e Fa i r S h e p h e r d A P a ga n sy m b o l s ays De a n ,

“
F a rr a r i n t o w h i c h t h e C h risti a n s i n fu s e d t h e th o ug h t
,

of t h e Re s u rre c t i o n !

T h is S h e p h e r d c a r i ng fo r His s h ee p a l l t h e
Go o d
y e a r r o u n d is c o n st a n tly r e p re se n te d i n t h e m id s t o f t h e
Fo u r S e a s o n s i n t h e Ar t o f t h e C a t a c o m bs w h i c h w e re
,

t h e bi r t h p l a c e a n d h o m e o f C h ri s ti a n sy m b o li s m ; a n d

m a y w e n o t c o n ce d e t o o u r b r o t h er s o f t h e M a h ay an a
t h a t t h e y p o sse s s i n t h e s e lf s a m e Sy m b ols t ru e a n d -

a u t h e n ti c r e c o r d s o f t h e p o p u l a r o r e x o t e r i c d o c t r i n e s o f

B u dd h ism t a u gh t i n t h o s e cen t u ri e s ?
I n t h e O r a t o r y w h e re P ri n ce S h 6t o k u Ta i s h i s b o n e s
’

a re p r e s e r v e d a t T a c h ib a n a h i s bi r t h p l a c e i n Y a m a t o
, ,

I fo u n d W h it e H e ro n s p a in t e d o n o n e d o o r o f t h e
t a be rn a cl e e n s h ri n i n g h i s i m a ge a n d o n t h e o t h er p an e l ,

D o v e s ; w h ilst t h e L o t u s st a n d s o n t h e t a ble o f o ffe ri n gs

i n fr o n t a n d ( a s i n t h e Go ld e n H a lls a t H i é z a n an d
,

K 6ya ) —t h e c e ili n g o f t h e O r a t o r y is c o v e re d wit h a

,

l a t ti ce w o r k o f fl o wer s i n n u m e r a bl e
-
‘

O n t h e p e d e st a l o f t h e s ar i t d c o n t a i n i n g h i s b o n e s
-

t h e fo r m o f a S h i p a n d t h e c h a r a c t e r i t Da i — gr e a t a re ,

d eli c a t e ly o u tli n e d i n go ld ; ( c f p . .

A re pli c a o f t h e p re ci o u s T r i a d s e n t fr o m K o re a i n
5 5 2 — A mid a Kw a n n o n a n d S e is h i —is p r e se r v e d o n t h e
, ,

k was th e b est ch ool in W s te n Ch i s te nd m Henc Ch a l es

Y or s e r r o . e r

th G e at i nvit d A l c i n to c m e an d e tabli h l e a n i n g i n h i s Ki ngd om

e r e u o s s r

of Fr n kl an d an d a s ch o l f
a , th e p i n c s and p i n ce s s e s was fo nd e d
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r
p re s id e d toge th er
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 C HAPTER XI .

T WO WO N D ER F U L CEN TU R I ES .

I doubt no t th ro u
gh th e Age s an i n c e as i ng Pu
r r
po se ru n s .

Te nny s on .

N 53 0, t h e re w ere m o n a st eri e s a n d
m o n ks a n d n u n s i n C h i n a M o nks i n t h o se d a ys .

w e re t h e Am b a ss a d o r s a n d t h e o bj e c t o f t h e i r e mb a ssi e s ,

t h o u gh l a rgely s p i r itu a l w a s a ls o t o o bt a i n s ecu l ar p r i

,

v i l e ge s a n d l e a r n i n g fo r t h e i r r o y a l
p a t ro n s T h e s ec o n d .

E m pe r o r o f th e S u n g dy n a sty A D 5 0 0 5 2 7 w a s re sidi n g ,
. .
-

i n a c i t y i n S h a n s i w h e n re be l s be si e ge d it H e a dvis e d .

h i s s u bj e c ts t o r ec it e t h e B u dd h ist s h t ra s a n d w h ilst ,

s o d o in g , t h e e n e m y l o o ki n g t o w a r ds t h e r a m p a r ts
, ,

t h o u gh t t h e y s a w a b a n d o f S p i r i t S o ldi ers a rr a y e d -

a ga i n s t t h e m a n d c o n s e q u e n tly r e ti re d
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.
,

I n 5 2 5 t h is E m pe r o r be c a m e a m o n k ; b u t d u ri n g
,

h i s r e i gn A m b a s s a d o r s c a m e t o t h e C o u r t a t N a n ki n g
t o i n vite I n di a n p a n dit s t o K a u li a n d wit h t h e i r h el p ,

t h e K o r e a n c h a r a c t e r s w e r e fo r m e d .

I n 5 4 1 Pe kche w h i c h h a d s e n t fr e qu en t E n v o ys t o
, ,

C h i n a wit h t ribu te o fferi n gs a sk e d fo r a t r ea tis e o n t he

-
,

I n th e l ate S iege of Pe ki n g th e Bo e s fe are d t d e str y th e P i

, x r o o
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tan g Cath e d al f r th e y aw a Lady s urr u n de d by S o ldi e s wi th wi ng

r o s o
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r s,

be twe en i ts Tower an d a de e p wide R ive fl wi n g be tw e n th e m and th e

s, ,
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o rp h an age w h e h u nd d o f c i pp l s ch ild r n n d age d f lk we re

( e r re s r e ,
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t o e c s a c ld no t c os s r ,
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th at s t
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 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 51

Nir v an a s fi t ra d oc t o r s o f C h i ne s e p oe t r y a rt i za n s a n d
, , ,

p a i n t er s . T h e s e w e re g r a n t e d by I m pe ri a l c o m m an d ,

a n d t h e n ce fo r t h a c o n st a n t st r e a m o f c ivilizi n g i n fl u e n ce s

fl o w e d fr o m C h i na t o K o re a a nd t h e nce t o J a p an ,

t h r o u gh C h i n e s e i m mi gra n ts a n d n a tiv e st u d e n ts K i o n .

ch i ,
t h e c a p it a l o f S h i r a gi be c a m e a r a di a n t n u cl e u s o f ,

Re li gi o u s Le a rn i n g Ar t a n d S ci e nce ,
B o t h Ast r o n o m y
, .

an d H o r o sc o p y w ere cu ltiv a te d a n d m a n y o f t h e ,

n o bility w e n t o v e r t o C h i n a t o st u dy i n N a n ki n g i e , . .

i n Wu ; ( p p 7 4 .
,

I n 6 0 7 t h e fi r st I m pe ri a l E n v o y fr o m t h e L a n d o f
,

t h e Risi ng S u n w a s s e n t t o C h i n a by t h e J a p a n e s e E m

p r e ss S u ik o a n d , t h e n c e fo r th a n i n ti m a t e a ss o c i a ti o n

w a s m a i n t a i n e d u n til 89 4 w h e n t h e g re a t c ivil w a r s i n ,

C hi n a o bli ge d it t o st o p a n d C h i n a be i n g o v e r r u n by , ,

M o n go li a n a n d M o s l e m i n v a d e r s fo r 4 00 ye a r s a l l i n t e r ,

c o u r s e n e c e s s a rily c e a s e d b e t w e en t h e t w o E m p i re s C hina
h e r s e lf be c o m i n g e n s h r o u d e d i n d a r k n e ss fo r ce n t u ri e s .

I n 6 0 8 e i gh t st u d en t m o n k s a c c o m p a n i e d by s e v e r a l
,
-

o t h e r J a p a n e se st u d e n ts we n t t o C h i n a ; a n d i n 62 2
t w o B u dd h ist m o n ks E s a i a n d E— k o with t h e ph ys i ci ans j
,
-
,

E jits u a n d Fu k u i n
-
st u d e n ts o f t h e l e a rn i n g o f Gre a t
,

“
T a n g a rriv e d i n J a p a n a n d re c o m m en d e d t h a t
’
, All
t h e se st u d en ts h a vi n g c o m pl e te d t h e i r st u di e s s h o u ld
, ,

be s e n t fo r fr o m t h a t a d m i r a bl e L a n d w h o s e l a ws a r e ,

c o m p l e t e a n d fix e d ; a n d t h a t c o n st a n t c o m m u n i ca ti o n

s h o u ld be ke p t u p w it h it E j i ts u w a s h i m s e lf s e n t o n .
-

a n e m b a ssy t o C h i n a i n 63 0 .

I n 6 1 0 t w o B u dd h ist m o n ks w e r e s e nt t o J a p a n
,

by t h e Ki n g o f K a u li o n e o f w h o m ( skill e d a ls o i n ,

i k d ist s c o l o u rs
) m d h
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p p e a r n g p p a er i n a n ,a r t ,
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fi rs t m ill .

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, f
f W . E G r i f
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r Dr Tak ak u s u s ay s
J
. Ph y s i ci ans were u s ually Nestori ans .
 1 52 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

I n 61 2, i m m i gr a n t fr o m Pekch é t a u gh t t h e Wu
an

( H o n a n
) s tyl e o f m u si c a n d d a n ci n g t o th e y o u n g p e o p le
a t t he nu n s c o n v e n t o f S a k u r a i d er a
’
-
.

I n 6 2 1 t h e C r o w n P ri n c e S h 6 t o k u di e d
, Al l t h e .

p ri n c e s a n d t h e w h o l e J a p a n e s e p e o
p l e m o u r n e d fo r to ,

“ ”
t he m t h e S u n h a d l o s t its bri gh t n e s s w h e n t h is
b el o v e d P a r e n t di e d H e b u il t e l e v e n t e m p l e s i n t h e
.

l a n d a n d t h e fi rs t c o n v e n t fo r n u n s B efo r e h i s d e a t h .

s ec t a ri a n i s m w a s u n k n o w n .

I n 62 2 a g o ld e n i m a ge o f B u dd h a
,
br o u gh t a s ,

tr ibu t e by a n A m b a s s a d o r fr o m S h i r a gi w a s p l a ce d , ,

( a s i n i n t h e H a d a t e m p l e a t U z u m as a T h e .

o t h e r a r ti c l e s v iz , t h e r e l i c s g o ld e n p a go d a
. and , bap ,

t i s m a l fl a gs w e re a l l d e p o s it e d i n t h e T e m pl e o f t h e
it

S h i te n n 6 o r C h e r u bi m a t Os a k a
, , .

I n 62 3 t h e r e w e re 4 6 t e m p l e s 8 1 6 p ri e st s a n d
, , ,

5 1 9 n u n s i n Ja p a n .

I n 6 2 4 t h e Ki n g o f K a u li
, s ent t r ib u t e o f a
B u dd h ist p r i e s t n a m e d E K w a n , H e w a s a p p o i n te d
-
.

d 6 o f G a ng 6 1
j a n d fo u ,n d e d t h e J 6 j i t s u an d S a nro u

s e c ts a t N a r a .

It w a s i n t h is y e a r 6 2 4 t h a t Ta i ts u n g t h e g re a t , ,
-
,

“ ”
T a n g E m p e r o r se n t a Gra n d Se c re t a r y a s M e s s e n ge r
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,

t o K a u li Pek c h é a n d S h i r a gi
, , a n d re st o r e d t h e K o r e a n ,

p ris o n e r s t h e n i n C h i n a t o t h e i r h o m e s th u s w i n ni ng ,

t h e gr a ti tu d e o f t h e s e n a ti o n s w h o t h e n ce fo r th p a id , ,

t rib u t e t o C h i n a .

Up t o 6 1 8 Y a n g Ti t h e l a st o f t h e S u i dy n a sty
,
-
, ,

and a g r e a t c o n qu er o r o c cu p i e d t h e D ,
ra go n T h rone .

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91 “

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1 54 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

t he E m pe ror Ta i ts u ng ; a fte r w h i c h e ve n t Ki n g S r o ngt

-

s an Ga m p o s e n t t h e s o n s o f t h e c h i e f m e n o f Tibe t
T
( o u p o ) t o a tte n d th e s c h o o ls o f C h in a a n d st u dy
’
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t h e C o n fu c i a n c l a ssi c s .

Th e e a r n e st e ffo r ts o f t h e P ri n ce ss e s t o c o n v e r t t h ei r
y o u ng h u s b a n d w er e c r o w ne d wit h s u cc e ss H e gra .

d u a lly a d o p te d C h i ne s e c u st o m s a nd re p l a ce d h i s s h ee p ,

ski n s by r o be s o f C h i ne s e s ilk a n d b r o c a d e .

M a n y v a l u a bl e i n v e n ti o n s w e re i n t r o d u ce d fr o m
C h i n a e g m ills w a te r l o o m s p o tt e ry wi n e p re sse s
,
. .
, , , ,

silkw o r m c u ltu re p a pe r a n d i n k b e sid e s r i ce a n d b a rl e y

, ,

wi n e s b u tte r a n d c h e e s e
, .

Te m p l e s a n d M o n a sti c S ch o o ls w e re e st a blish e d a n d ,

t h e B u dd h ist s c r i p tu r e s t r a n s l a t e d ; a n d i n 644 t h e Ki n g

c o n st r u c t e d t h e ce l e b r a t e d t e m l e R a s a a t L h a s a l a te r ’
p ,

k n o w n a s L h a s ei t s é k h a n g - -
.

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, ,

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g a n d li v e d fr o m 6 1 7 98
, He is n o w -
.

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, ,

n a ti o n o f c h a r ity a n d n e i h bo u r ly l o v e w h o a ft e r h i s o w n
g , ,

c o n v e r si o n did h i s u t m o st t o t ra n sfo rm a n d c ivilize hi s

,

re a l m , ba si n g h i s L a ws o n t h e B u dd h ist Te n C o m m a n d
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, ,

i n ca rn a ti o n s o f t h e S a vi o u r g o dd e ss a n d w o r s h i p pe d a s -
,

”
Do lj a n g a nd Do l ka r .

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t o da y , is s a id
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, ra n ,
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t o be a n i n car n a ti o n o f T ch a n ré s i ’
.

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h e a t h e n a n d p i ra t e s fr o m De n m a r k i n 1 0 8 0 wa s ca n o , ,

n i ze d fo r t h a t a n d hi s m a n y be ne v o l en t d e e ds N u me .

Th e five ch l e f co mman d s i t mu de r th eft i mp ity lyi ng

are aga n s r , , ur , ,

an d i nt m pe an c ; an d i n th i s fact li e s a gre at C mm n G
e r e nd b e twe en o o ro u

B dd h i ts and C h i s ti ans tou ch i ng th e S i n s o f Th o gh t Wo d and De e d

u s r u ,
r , .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 55

ro u s c h u r c h e s d e di c a te d t o St K n u d still e xist a n d .
,

p i c t u re s s h o wi n g h i m a n d h i s Q u e e n i n t h e a ct o f ra isi n g
a lt a r s t o God .

Th e t w o Tibe t a n q u e e ns a r e re pr e se n t e d w it h t h e
Ut p al a—Bl u e L o t u s— i n t h e i r h a n ds T h e y b ro u gh t wi th .

t h e m i n t o Tibe t p re ci o u s s fi t r a s re li c s o f S h aka a n d , ,

w o n d er w o rki ng i m age s
-
.

Th e Pil gri m s Fa Hi e n a n d H u e n T s a n g b o t h m e n
-
’

”
ti o n t h e N u n Ut p a l a Bl u e L o t u s Fl o w e r w h o w h e n
, , ,

e i gh t g re a t Ki n s wit h t h e i r Mi n ist er s a n d l w
g p e o p e e r e

t h i r stily l o o ki n g u p h 0 p i n g t o s e e Buddh a t h o u gh t i n
, ,

h er h e a r t I a m b u t a w o m a n h o w s h a ll I a m o n g a l l
, ,

t h e se Ki n gs a n d St a te s m e n s u ccee d i n be i n g fi r st t o
re e t a n d d o H i m r e v e r e n c e ?
g
I n sta n tly B u dd h a by His S p i ri t p o we r a p pe a re d t o
,
-
,

Ut p al a a s a h o ly C h ak r a v a r ti n Ki n g a n d s h e w a s t h e ,

v e r y fi r st t o w o r s h i p H i m ( Se e c h : 1 5 ; cf M a rk 1 6 . . .
,

T o u m i S a m b o t a t h e p ri m e m i n ist e r o f Ti be t wa s
’ ’
, ,

a ls o a fe r v e n t dis c i p l e a n d a r d e n tly p r o p a ga t e d M ah a
y an a B u dd h is m go i n g h i m s e lf t o I n di a i n 6 3 2 i n se a rch
, , ,

o f s fi t r a s a n d d e v o u t t e a c h e r s t o e x p l a i n a n d p re a c h t h e

Go o d L a w H e visit e d t h e H o ly Pl a ce s stu di e d a t t h e
.
,

r e n o w n e d N a l a n d a m o n a st e r y a m o n g m o n ks a ll ,

st u dyi n g B ra h m a n Véd a s a n d B u dd h ist s c ri p t u re s t ,

H e re T o u m i l e a rn e d re a di n g w riti n g v ers i fic a ti o n a n d
’
, , ,

”
o ther a r t s o f a w o n d e r fu l n a t u re a n d h e re a ls o h e , , .

m e t wi th H u e n Ts a n g o f C h i n a t o w h o m P ri n ce ss We n

“Nal and a students be i ng me n of th e h i gh est abili ty an d tal ent

,
”
,

we re ve ry di st i ngu i s h e d Th e co nve nt ru le s were ve r y s e ve re Fa Hi en

. .
-

fo u nd th e di gn ifi e d carri age f th e monk s and th e p i s i ng i nflu ence o f

o ,
sur r

th R e l i gi o n co ld n e ith e be s
e u a s e drn ad eq ate ly d es cr ib e d—wo d s
ur s or u r
p
s t ang ly
r e e m i n i s ce nt
r f S t S ilvi a and P au la at th e s am e pe i o d ! (p p
o . r .

79 , H ue n T ang was s i m il a ly i mp es e d after th e me agre ch aracte r

s r r s

o f th e Teach i n s th e n k nown i n Ch i n a
g .
1 56 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

t ch i n g t h e ge n ero u s fri en d o f a l l Pil gri m s s h e w e d m u c h

, ,

ki n d ne ss o n h i s w a y t o a n d fr o m I n di a .

R e t u r n i n g t o Tibe t i n 6 5 0 T o u m i b r o u gh t ba c k ,
’

B u dd hi st lit e ra t u re a n d a n Al p h a be t s u it e d t o t r an sl a t e
t h e S a n sc r it t e x ts i n t o Tibe t a n .

His o wn i n t e lle c t h a vi n g t h u s b e en gre a tly e n l a rge d ,

T o u m i e n c o u ra ge d by h i s s o v e re i gn c o n se cr a te d t h e
’

, ,

re s t o f h i s li fe t o t ra n sl a ti n g t h e s c r i p t u r e s w it h o u t ,

h o we v e r bec o m i n g a m o n k , At h i s d e a t h h e w a s c a n o .

n i ze d by t h e gr a t e fu l c l e r g y .

M E S c h l a gi n tw ei t giv e s i n
. . L e B o u dh is m e e n
”
Ti be t a c u ri o u s i n c id e n t
, an ech o s i m il a r t o t h a t i n ,

J a p a n e s e h ist o r y o f t h e M an i P e ar l a n d th e E m pr e ss -

Ji n g6 ( p ,
.

I n 3 3 1 f ou r E ra f u o bj cts o f an
o h n wn w e fe ll f m h e ave n
o r e u /z o ro

oo f o f th e Ki n g s p al ace in Tib t Th e y w re two h an ds j i ne d

’
u po n th e r e . e o

i n p raye a s m all tch orte n p ago d a o r re liqu ary a p ec i u s t ne o n wh i ch

r, -
, , r o s o

th e my s ti c p ray e r 0 m Al h m p aa me h u m was e ngrave d * an d a cano n i cal

'
’
, , , ,

Bu dd h i s t bo k o .

“ A d e am c nfi rme d fo ty y e a s l ate
r A D 3 71 by five C e l e ti al
o r r r, . s
, .
,

M es s e nge s wa ne d th e Ki n g to p e s e rve th se objec ts p i ou ly as eames ts

r ,
r r e s

o f th e fut e
p o s pe i ty o f Tibet f wh ich th s i gn ifi can ce and val u e wou ld
ur r r o e

be ev al e d i n du e ti me to o ne o f h i s s u cce s s 1
r e
”
s or .
'

I n 3 84 , Tibe t was i n t o u ch w ith C h i na , and the

re n o w n e d e m pe r o r Fu h k i e n , w h o ru e l d A D . . 3 51 85 , wa s
-

of Tibe ta n o ri gi n .

ve r of th i s b ok ; a cop y
Se e co o of a Tib e tan amu e l t give n me by
th e A b b ot o f F do s te mp l e at N ar i ta
’
u .

T A nte . H ence th i s i nc id ent po i nts to th e

pp 83 ,.n 6 , 93 , 1 0 0. .

s am e E van ge li ti t l ia s c Fo rce s i n C e n ra A s .

It i s u gges tive th at A s e a ly as 3 72 A D an A po tle f No th ern

s ,
r . . s o r

B dd h i m h ad pe ne t ate d i n to L i ao Tu ng an d p e h ap s acro
u s r th e Y al u ; ,
r ss

th at th e m i s i n a y M a an anda i n 3 84 was a Tibetan and al s o th at i n

s o r r , ,

th e co nve nts wh i ch h e tabli s h e d i n Pek ch é wo me n as we ll as me n es , ,

be came s ch o l asti cs ( G i fi‘
i s C o rea p 3 5 Se .A nte p 7 7 in
f
r a , ,
. . e .
,
r

ch .
1 58 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

a s a n dy d e s e rt by m a ki n g a d ee p can a l a n d o p en e d a ,

ss t h h h e m o u n t a i n s fo r its w a t e r s
*
p a a g e r o u g t .

It m u st h e re be n o te d t h a t Abbé Hu c re c o r ds t h a t
h e fo u n d t h e c o l o ss a l i m a ge s o f B u dd h a i n Tibe t w e re
o f t h e Caucasi an ty e
p .

Ev e n i n t h e e xt ra o r di n a r y b u tt e r fi gu re s a t t h e
Fe a st o f Fl o w e r s ,

I n e ach h as e li f y u at o nce re cogn i e Bu dd h a H i s Face f ll o r

-
r e o z , , u

n bil ty an d ma s ty ap p e rtai n i n g to th e Cau cas i an ty e ; th e art is ts

o i
j e , p
c o n fo m i ng th e e i n to th e Buddhi s t tradi ti ons wh i c h re l ate th at Bu dd h a
r r , ,

a n ative o f th e We ste n H e av n h ad a fai r co mp l ex i o n s li gh tly ti n ge d

r e ,

wi th re d fu ll e y e s a l a ge n o s e an d l on g cur li n g s ft h ai
, , (p
r , , , o r, .

A l l th e oth e r p e rs o nage s h ad th e M on go l ty p e wi th Tib etan C h i ne s e , , :

an d Ta tar s h adi n s ; an d th e e we e a fe w h ad
r
g f Hi n d and N gr e s r r e s o us e o

ex ce ll e ntly re re s e nte d h l t r cau s i n g mu ch i ity m

p t e at e cu os a, o n g th e r

”
Pil gri ms .
T
Hu e fu r th er m e nti on s t h e a fli n i t y o f th e L a m ae s q u e
w o r sh i p t o C a t h oli cis m
Th e s e rvi ce wi th d bl ch o i rs th e p s al mo dy th e exo c i s ms th e ou e , ,
r ,

ce n s e r s u pe nd e d f
s m 5 ch ai ns th e b e n e di cti n s give n by e xten di ng th e
ro ,
o

r i gh t h an d ove th e fai th f l th e r sa y s p i i tu al retre ats p r i e s tly ce lib acy

r u ,
o r ,
r , ,

pr o ce s
s i n sofast i n g li ta
,
n i e s an d h o ly water ”
, , .

dditi o n te lls u s o f t h e bl o o dle ss

S c h l a gi n t we i t , i n a ,

sa c rifi ce s o f te a b a rl e y b u tte r p e r fu m e s a n d fl o w e r s ;
, , , ,

o f t h e v a s e o f Pe acock s fe a t h e r s o n t h e a lt a r an d t h e
’
,

c o n e s o f p e r fu m e d p a s te i n t h e fo r m o f a S t ii p a ( e x ,

v o t o s y m b o ls s u bstit u te d fo r a T o m b w it h s a cre d r eli c s )

— w h i c h r e re se n ts “ th e S u p re m e M e r c o f B u dd h a
”
p y ,

(p . 2 4) i .

I n dian Pu n dits i n th e L and o

f S n ow , pp .
47, ff . by Sri S
’
ara t
C h an d ra 893 Cal cu tta
D as . CI E . L e B ou dh zs me en Ti bet, E d e
. . 1 .
'

S ch l agti nwe i t, Pari s 1 88 1 B od y oi i l ou Tzhet, L d e M i l l ou é , P ari s 1 90 6

'

-
. . .

E th n ol ogy (f Tzhet, W W R o ck h ill , W as h i ngto n 1 895

'
. . .

1 Tr ave ls i n Ta rta ry , vo l i p 88 ii 42 50 S up ra p p 1 3 1 8 9 1 n 3
'
- . . .
. . . . . . .
, ,

B m T I r a ch 1 7, Pill s o f I m
I ou dh i s e en i bet, pp 1 2 4 ,
1 47 n
f . . .

mo rt ali ty See al s o i n B u ddh is t R ecor ds , p erfu me d stup as

. .
 THE LOTUS “

GOSPEL 1 59

Th e Pe acock s fe a t h er s
’
te a p o t s h a p e d v a se o f *
i n th e -

H o ly Wa te r are u s e d a s a n a s pe rgil fo r t h e W a sh i n g
“
a w a y o f S i n i n t h e s o ca ll e d E u ch arist o f t h e La m a s
,
-

”
for t h e Obt a i n i n g o f L o n g L i fe t T h e se fe at h er s are .

a ls o u s e d a s a p re se r v a tiv e a ga i n st m o t h i

Th e V a gr a or t h u n d er b o lt is a p e c u li a rly p o wer fu l
, ,

i n st r u m en t u se d i n p ra y e r § .

M r R o ck h ill fo u n d Sv a stik a s u p o n se a ls a n d a ls o
.
,

ta tt o o e d o n t h e t h u m bs o f s o m e m en a n d sa ys t h a t ,

t h e F o u r a r me d C r o ss is q u it e a fe a t u r e u p o n t h e m a t e
-

r i a ls w o v en i n Tibe t .

Th e J e w s H a r p m a d e by t h e t ribe s i n S E Tibe t
’
, . .
.

is w o rn by n e a rly al l w o m e n i n E a ste rn Tib e t .

Th e C h i n e se p i p e is s m o k e d o r e l s e t h e h u bbl e ,

”
b u bbl e u se d i n K a s h m i r ; a n d (s h e w in g t h e cl o s e c o n
n ec ti o n w it h Kas h mi r ) t h e Tibe t a n s b u n dl e t h e i r h a i n
y
t h e s a m e w a y t h a t gr a ss i n K a s h m i r is still twi s t e d i n

h e a v y c a bl e s t o d ry a n d pr e s e r v e ”, .

J A P AN .

I n 6 3 0 Bi n a st u d e n t m o n k r e t u r n e d fr o m C h i n a i n a n
, ,
-
,

A m b a s s a d or s t ra i n a n d be ca m e v e r y ce l e br a t e d ( S ee
’
.

ch .

I n 64 8 , a m o del of th e w o n d r o u s V u lt u re P ea k ,

Gri dh ra K ri t a , w a s se t u p at Te n n 6j i , (p .

It w a s Bi n w h o e x p l a i n e d t h e a ppe a r a n c e o f W h ite
P h e a s a n ts i n Mi n g Ti s r ei gn H e di e d i n 6 5 3 d ee ply ’
-
.
,

m o u r n e d by t h e E m pe r o r K 6 t o k u ; ( c h s : 1 2 .
,

Se e ill : p 2 8 S t Ba b a a s fe ath e r .
, . r r
’
.

T Ch s . 1 6, 22 .

1 C f Lu
. ke 1 2 .
33 .

Q Se e p i ct u re o f K ob e D ai s h i , ch
3 wh o h o lds th i s Vagra or . : 1 , ,

S ank o i n o ne h an d an d i n th e o th e r th e R s a y wh i ch ex p e s s s
, ,
o r , r e

B dd h a G eat Love an d M e c y d op p i ng d wn u po n me n
u
’
s r r r o .

R ock h il l s N t s on E th n l gy g Tihet
’
Was h i ngt n 1 895 B d
o e o o
“
. o , . o

Y ou l 014 Tth t p p 1 3 9 1 64 5 L de M i l l ou é Par i s 1 90 6

'

e , .
,
-
, .
, .
1 60 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

I n 63 2 , 6 3 8 40 , -
St u d en tN i h o ng i ch r o n c ei l s m o re
m o n ks r e t u r n i n g t o J a p a n fr o m C h i n a a n d i n 65 1 s o m e ,

m o nk s a n d n u n s w e r e i n vit e d t o t h e P a l a ce t o
r e a d s u tr a s .

Th e a b o v e d a t e s a r e i m p o r t a n t a s s h o wi n g t h e
c l o s e I n t e rc ou r s e e xi s ti n g be t w e e n C h i n a a n d J a a n in
p
t h e 7th cen tu r y a p e ri o d fo r e v e r m e m o r a bl e a s
,

“
t h e Go ld e n A ge o f t h e gr e a t T a n g dy n a sty
’
and a n ,

e r a o f gr e a t liti c a l a c tivity
p o .

D u ri n g t h is e p o c h —62 0 6 50 —E n v o ys w ere c o m i n g t o -

Si a n fu fr o m m a n y a Ki n gd o m t r e m bli n g be for e t h e S a r a ce n
Adv a n c e fr o m t h e E m pe r o r H e ra c li u s a t C o n st a n ti nO p l e
, ,

a n d fr o m N e p a u l a n d M a gh a da i n I n di a w h e re t h e ,
*

a p p a lli n g C a t a c ly s m fe ll w h i c h d e st r o y e d B u dd h is m .

It w a s a pe ri o d o f t h e d ee p e s t d e p re ssi o n a l s o fo r
t h e C h r isti a n C h u r c h J e ru s a le m h a vi n g b e e n c o n qu e r e d
.

by t h e P er si a n s i n 6 1 4 a n d r e c o v e re d by H e ra cli u s i n ,

62 8 fell u n d e r t h e M o sl e m y o k e i n 64 7
,

Ta i ts u n g t h e s e c o n d T a n g e m p e r o r 62 7 4 9 w a s a
’
- -
, ,

m o de l o f fili a l d e v o ti o n B o t h h e a n d h i s e m p r e ss .

C h a n g S u n w er e t h e m o st e n li gh t e ne d r u l e r s C h i n a o r
’
, ,

t h e w o rld e v e r h a d , .

It w a s t h e y w h o i n 6 3 5 s e n t o n e o f t h e i r C h i e f , ,

Mi n iste r s wi t h a b ri lli a n t st a ff t o t h e W e st er n Ga t e o f
Si a n fu t o we l c o m e
AN A PO STO L I C C OMP ANY ,

s e n t by t h e C a t h o li c L o r d o f A n ti och fr o m T a t s i n ’
,

o én
( t h e R o m a n O ri e n t P e r s i a Sy r i a a n d Et h i o p i a )
,
A l p , , ,

w it h hi s st a ge b a d o
r n n f 7 0 r n —
N e st o i a n m o ks s o m e ,

”
g r e e n e y e d-
r e d h a i,
re d a n d h i-
g h n o s e d t h e o t h e rs ,
-
,

i n k y bl a ck T — p l a ci n g t h e m u n d e r t h e c a re o f t h e e m i n e n t

D awn . Vo l . 1 .
p 473
. .

TA h gh i no se is , to th s d ay, i a m ark of e mac i ati o n an d di s eas e . Se e

l
a so s u p r a p p 73 78 .
, . n. 3, 1 33 .
1 62 TH E LOTUS GOSPEL

A D . . By t h is ti me Zen d d
63 6 .
-
,

TH E A PO ST LE OF P ARAD I S E ,

t h e H a p p y L a n d o f Go k u ra k u h a d r e a c h e d Si a n fu fr o m ,

S o u t h C h i n a w h ere h e l e a rn e d t h e d o c t ri n e s o f t h e W h it e
L o t u s Gu ild ( i n fra ch ,
.

It is s a id t h a t Light w a s e m itte d fr o m t h e s a cre d

“
b o o ks h e l e ft be h i n d i n t h e W h ite H orse tem p le ,
*

w h ere h e st u die d u n d er a v e n e ra bl e p r i e st w h o a p p ea r ,

i n g e v e r y n i gh t i n v isi o n i n st r u c t e d h i m a s h e w r o t e ,

h i s c o m me n t a r y o n t h e Go s p e l o f t h e Immortal Li fe ,

c h i e fly fo u n d e d o n t h e Am i t ay u s o r S u k h av i ti t e a ch i n g s .

S o e l o q u e n t w a s Ze n d 6 t h a t w h e n h e p r e a c h e d -

t h e T h r ee B u dd h a s a p pe a r d i n h i s b r e a t h
e — a v er y
.

p r o b a bl e a ll u si o n t o t h e d o c t r i n e of the m yste r i o u s
S an LT w h i c h w a s t h e n be i n g p r o cl a i m e d i n Si a n fu by
-

t h e Sy ri a c e v a n ge lists fr o m t h e W e st a s p r o v e d by t h e ,

i n sc ri p ti on o n t h e fa m o u s M o n u m en t r a ise d i n t h e n e x t ,

ce ntu r y t o c o mm e m o r a t e th is w o n d er fu l e v en t
, a r e p li c a

o f w h i c h is e r e c t e d i n t h e O k u n o i n o n M o u n t K 6 a i n
y
- -

Ja pan .

It i s c u ri o u s t h a t t h e Te m p l e bu ilt i n Zen d d s -
’

”
h o n o u r b o re t h e n a m e Lu min ou s j u st like t h e N e s ,

t o ri a n ch u rc h e s a n d t e ach i ngs H e i s r e ga r d e d a s t h e .

P a t ri a rch o f th e J a p a n e s e J6d o a n d S h i n s h ii s ec ts -
.

I n 64 5 n i n e y e a r s a ft e r t h e a rriv a l o f t h e N e st o ri a n s
,

i n Si a n fu Ta i Ts u n g a n d h i s E m p r e s s r e ce iv e d b a c k
,

TH E C HI N E S E PI L G RI M SA I N T -

H u e n Ts an g wit h u n e x a m p l e d h o n o u r s a ft e r h i s 1 8
, ,

y e a r s pil gri m a ge i n s ea rch o f p re c i o u s S a n s c rit Mss

’
,
.
,

Fro m th e b ook s b rou gh t f om th e We st to th e E m

v
co e rs o f th e r

pe ot Mi ng Ti i n A D 68 a m i acu l ou s S h i n i n g L i gh t o fte n p ocee d e d

r -
, . .
,
r r .

Ta l q
r ve s dd/ i t Pil g i ms
u
”
S Be al A nt pp 3 4 3 6 ; ch 1 5
zs r . . . e .
,
. .

TIllus trate d ch : 1 5 inf ra . . .

 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 63

”
an d t h e Go o d L a w
wit h o u t pee r He t ra v e ll e d t o .

I n di a a s fa r s o u t h a s M al a b a r a n d e v e r ywh e re fo u n d
, ,

a m o n gst t h e t ri be s o f C e n t r a l Asi a t h e h i gh e st d e gre e o f

c ivilis a ti o n .

Of ch a r m i n g d e m e an o u r n o bl e pe r s o n ality a n d , ,

be a m i n g c o u n ten a n ce e v e r yw h e re o n h i s j o u rn e y H ue n,

h a d w o n t h e l o v e a n d e st e e m o f t h e R u l e r s w h o m h e
m e t a n d t h e y willi ngly o ffe re d th e m s el v e s a s h i s d e v o t e d
,

dis ci p l e s .

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m e t r e n o w n e d fo r t h e i r s a n c tity a n d l e a r n i n g b u t n o n e
, ,

of th e m o ss e ss e d t h e e n tl e l vi n n a t u re o f H ii e n
p g o g
”
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'

.
,

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w a s a s hi s m ou th t o u s e a p it h y J a p a n e s e e x p r e ssi o n
, .

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”
r e s e m bl e d a p u r e l a k e w h o s e w a t e r s n o n e c o u ld t r o u bl e .

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,

h e w r o te a l e tt e r o f t h a n ks t o Kiku b u n t a i t h e Ki n g -
,

o f K a o tch an g
( T u
-
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) for h i s g r a c i ou s h o s
p it
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c o u c h e d i n t h e s e m o st si gn ifi c a n t t e r m s :

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, de i s res to cros s a grea t r ive r,

or a deep b l t ly nee d f a Boat an d O a s

s e a, h as a so u e o r .

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r u e e rr r ,

a i gh t o ne m
r , t i mp l ant i n th e m th e w ds o f th Ho ly 0 11 6 It i s fo
us or e . r

th i s th at Jii l ai (j p N yo ai) th e Tath agata di s p l ayi n g t wards th e m a

, a . r ,
o

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’
r er ,
r r s r

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e r .

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e . u

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n

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or s r r ,
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l d
Th e b v lc ou v d Mou nt Sum i and th e De w
s of H is e ne o e nce co e re
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an d e s me d H i s p u e e s s e nce
r u H e b e q e ath e d to me n H i s H ly
r u o

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a s . o r ,

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( th e o r -
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,

L i a tu ng p e n i n u l a)
-
s .

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s r o r , r

flu e nc al l th e wo ld giv s i ts e l f p to p acti ce vi t e
e, r Bu t as th e m e n f e u r r u .
,
o

di tant l ands came to trans l ate th em th e s u n d s ( th e f e i gn Names) and

s ,
o or

th e i nte rp re tat i o ns o f th e text p e n te d gre at di ffi cu lti e s r se s .

Th e e po ch of th e H ly O ne b e i ng fa di tant f o m ou s o ne ob s e rve s o r s r r
’
,

i n th e m e an i n g of th e b ook s va i us co n t adi cti ns an d s m e e Th e r o r o o rro rs .

n i ty o f th e D o c t i n e i ch an ge d ;
u
p i n i ns div id e d and gave bi th t Tw
r s o o r o o

S ch o l s wh i ch divid d Sou th an d N th b e twee n th e m * E ve y wh e re

o , e or . r

th e e a e p as s i o n ate di s cu i o n s an d o p i n i on ate d tu bb
r r n e n c u n te s ss s or o r .

W a i e d by p ai n fu l u n c tai n ti e s H ii en w u ld ft n d e s i e to fly to
e r er , o o e r

th e ga d e n K i yo ii e n o to th e V l ture Pe a r H e wou ld fai n v i s it th e m

‘
r -
,
r u k .

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.
p p 4, 6. . Th e o r

C h an g Y u eh th e Ch i ne s e Mi n i ste r o f S tate ( 71 3 56) wh o w ote th e i n

,
5. -
r .

t du cti o n to H ii e n Ts ang s e Th e conf s e d an d con t adi cto y te ach

'
ro s u r r

i ngs f N rth and S o th f r B ddh a h avi n g b ee n b o n i n th e We ste n

o o u o u r r

r e gi on an d H i s li gi n h avi n g s pre ad E a twa d s th e s ou nd s f th e wo ds

re o s r ,
o r

t an s l ate d h ave b ee n ften m i tak e n th e p h as es f th di ff ent re gi o ns

r o s ,
r o e er

h ave be e n m i s u nde s t d o n acco nt o f th e wro n g tone s and th u s th e

r oo u ,

s e ns e h a b e e n l s t s Th e word s be i ng w on g th e id e a h as b ee n p erve t d
o . r , r e .

Th e refo e a i t i s aid r It i s i n di s pe ns abl e to h ave th e i gh t name s i n

,
s s ,
r ,

o d e th at th e e b e n
r r m i tak e r o s

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r r r r e o r

wi th th e ab s ol ute n e ces s ity o f s t dyi n g an d u n de s tandi ng M e P i / u r c u re

l ngu g o f Sy mb l i m as th e o n ly tru e m ean s o f c m i n g to an ad e q uate

a a e o s o

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u r o r s r

an d i n M ah a y an a B dd h is m an d to s ome extent al s o i n J ap ane e S hinto

u , , ,
s

—be caus e i t i s a C mm n L angu age u n ive r ally n de rstood th e s ame o o ,

s u ,

S y mb ol s be a i n g al way th e s am e M e an i n gs i n th e E ast and We s t

r s .

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an d th e S ce n e f th e as s au lt n A n and a by M a a th e Ev il O ne ; wh ere
o o r ,

al o Fa Hi e n s p e nt a n i gh t i n wo s h i p
s -
i n g e at pe il from ti ge rs —f r ,
r r o r,
 1 66 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

E n te ri n g I n di a by t h e K h ybe r P a s s h e r e ac h e d ,

Ga n d ar a w h e re h e fo u n d d e se r te d a n d r u i n e d
m o n a ste ri e s a n d c ro ssi n g t h e I n d u s n e a r its j u n c ti o n
, ,

wit h t h e K ab u l riv e r b eh e ld i n a Gr o tt o a m o n g t h e ,

m ou n t a i n s 5 0 0 1i N E o f Ga n d ar a
, ( K i e n t o d
. o ) t he
.
,
-

“
S h a d o w o f t h e Ve n e ra bl e On e o f t h e A ge s Ju l ai , ,

( N y o r a i ) t h e T a t
, h a g a t a t h e m a r v e ll o u s i m a ge o f Th e ,

”
Mou ntai n o f Ligh t w h i c h o n ly t h o s e c o u ld s ee w h o w e re
,

si n ce re i n fa it h a n d e n e rge ti c i n t h ei r v o w s .

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D a n i e l t h e H e b re w p ro p h e t a n d P r i m e Min ist e r o f
,

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T H E ANC I E N T OF DAY S ,

“
the St o n e cu t o u t w it h o u t h an d s w h i c h be c a m e a ,

g r ea t M o u n ta i n a n d fille d t h e w h o l e e a r th ( 2 3 4 , , ,

35 R V 5 7 9
. . .
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, t h i nk t h er e c a n b e littl e
, ,

d o u bt t h a t it w a s t h i s P ro p h ec y w h i c h i n fl u en c e d t h e
m a k e r s o f t h e S tone I m a ge s w h i ch r e p r e s e n t e d Mil e F0 ,

i n c o n t r a st t o t h e b r o n z e o r s a n d a l w o o d s t a t u e s u s e d -

fo r o t h e r a s pe c ts o f t h e B u dd h a *
M il e i s d e riv e d fr o m .

t h Sy i a Me e b a
l k — Ki n — t h t M i l é F o is i n d d
e r c g s o a e e

“ ”
Ki ng Me ssi ah ( S e e a l s o Re v 1 .: 1 4 .

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~ -

( K a s h mi r ) s a id H ii e n s ee m s t o b e a cc o m a ni e d
p a nd
”
fo ll o w e d by a m u l tit u d e o f bl e s s e d s pi rits l t

d octri ne s o n th e I nd an d b y n d l ng be f re th e i r i n trod cti n i n I ndi a

us e o , o o u o .

I am s tr n gly i mp e d with th id a —f om th e evid nce as it at p e nt

o r s se e e r e r se

s tand — th at th e b lk
s f th e G n d ara t p s we e e re cte d b e twee n th e A ge
u o a o e r

o f C n s tanti n e an d th at o f J t i n i an Stup a
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o A nt p 2 4 us . e . . ,

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r al fi g e s c arv d u t of ock bo u ld ers i n
o os s ur ,
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p l ace
j e
,é S
i to/n e m e n
,
o r m i i l f o m th e C h i n s e M,146 o B dd h a I
r o a, n r e ,
r u .

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, u C p 3
o 9 n I s ro u su . orea . . . .

W . E Gri ffi s
. . 1 90 5 . A n l e p p 3 3 , 90 ,
. 1 04 ; p ass : ch . 1 3 .

T H eb . 12 : I , 2 2, 23 .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 67

An d ,
i n d ee d w h en a r o bb e r a s k e d w h e t h e r h e did n o t
,

k n o w t h a t t h e r o a ds we re fu ll o f b a n dits h e e x cl a i me d
R o bbe r s a r e m e n ! a n d n o w w h e n I a m go i n g t o a d o r e
t h e S h a d o w o f B u dd h a e ve n t h o u gh t h e r o a ds w e re ,

fu ll o f wild b ea sts I s h o u ld w alk o n fe ar l e ssly Su rely ,

.
,

t h e n I s h o u ld n o t fe a r y o u a s y o u a re m e n w h o se
, ,

h e a r t i s fu ll o f p ity Fiv e r o bbe r s m o v e d by t h o s e ,

w o r ds o p e n e d t h ei r h e a r ts t o t h e T r u e F a it h
, .
*

O nce w h e n s u ffe ri n g fr o m t e r r ibly a cu te rh e u m a tis m

, ,

H u e n Tsa n g wa s st re n gt h en e d by a visi o n o f T h ree

Gl o ri o u s B ei n gs One c o l o u re d bl u e w a s Av a l o k i te s
.
, ,

v a r a ;t t h e s ec o n d silv er M a it rey a ( l ap M i r o k u ) ; , , ,
.

a nd t h e t h i r d go ld M a nj u s ri (j ap M o nj u ) a fo r m o f
, ,
.

Dai n i c h i ) i — w h o b a d e h i m b ri n g t o li gh t t h e T r u e L a w
a n d i n st ru c t t h e i gn o r a n t a s s u ri n g h i m t h a t by d e gree s ,

h i s b o dy w o u ld ga i n c al m a n d re p o s e— a n d t h e r h e u m a
t i s m n o l o n ge r dist re ss h i m F ro m t h a t ti m e t h e .

M a st er s s u ffe ri ngs w h i ch h a d be en c h r o n ic a n d e x
’
,

c r u ci a ti n g l e ft h i m , .

It is t o H ii en Ts an g w e a re i n d e bt e d fo r t h e St o ri e s
h e b r o u gh t fr o m Udyan a o f B u dd h a a s t h e Gre at S e rpe nt ,

h e a li n g t h e a ffl i c t e d by a l ook ; a n d a s t h e Pe acock w h o
b r o u gh t Livi n g Wa te r o u t o f t h e R o c k § .

H e a ls o re fe r s t o t h e Pa t ra B u dd h a s be ggi n g b o wl ,
’
,

s ee n by Fa Hi e n a t Ga n d ara w h i ch a Ki ng ( pr o b a bly
-
,

I n pe r s fro m ro il bbers ,
”
e tc . I . Cor : 4 . I I , 12 ; II . 23 , 2 7; 2 Co r.

6 4 B u ddh ist r ecords , v ol

. . I ch
. . Udyan a ,

T In J ap ane s e ,
K wan ze o n ; I s ee ch . 1 6
. and n . .

i Th e I n di an s call M anju s ri “ th e S i n gi n g Bu dd h a
”
,Mr W E . . . .

Grifli s co nne c ts th e n ame s M anch u Manch u ri a wi th th i s God M anju s ri

”
, , .

( Corea , p .

é J oh n 3 : I 4, 1 5; 4 : I 4 ; N u m : 21 : 8 ff ; E x
. .

1 7 . 2. ff . Note th at th e E ar ly C h r i s ti an s s po ke of Ch r i s t as Th e
Peacock . Cf pp
. . 28 . 1 41 . n . 2.
1 68 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

K a ni s h k a , ) w h o ca m e
wit h a n a r m y to t a k e i t by fo rce ,

fo u n d t h a t e v e n e i gh t e l e p h a n ts c o u ld n o t d r a g fr o m its
p l a c e be ca u s e o f t h e Ki n g s o w n i n s u ffi c i e n t’
vi r t u e — a

c o m m e n t a r y o n t h e T e a c h i n g o f t h e H o ly Gr a e l Th o u ,

h as t not l o s t t hy s e l f t o s a ve

T h ere is a n o t h e r re m a rk a bl e li n k b e tw e e n t h e e a rly
Sy ri a n C h u rc h t e a c h i n gs an d t h o se m e t wit h i n Udyana
-
,

w h e re H ii e n Ts a n g c a m e a c r o ss w h a t is u n d o u bt e dly
”
t h e S o u r ce o f t h e Hy m n o f th e R o b e o f Gl o ry ? He
s a w t h e Pl a ce w h e r e t h e L o r d o f H e a v e n w h e n B u dd h a ,

w a s b o rn w r a p pe d H i m i n a n e x q u isite Divi n e R o b e ;
,

a n d t h e Fo u r H e a v e n ly Ki n gs (J ap S h i— t e nn a) w h o re .
,

cei v e d Hi m a rr a y e d H i m i n a go ld e n v e st m e n t
,
.

At t h e a ge o f ni n e te e n o r a s s o m e s a y tw e n ty , , ,

n i ne w h e n ridi n g o u t o f t h e city o n His p r a n ci n g Wh i te

,

Hors e (
“
, n o t i n dis o b e di e n c e t o His R o y a l F a t h er s
’

Will bu t d e s i ri n g t o giv e r e st t o t h e w re t ch e d a n d t o
, ,
'

save th e t h e P r i n ce t o o k o ff h i s j e w e ll e d n e ckl e t

a n d go ld e n R o b e a n d t h e M an i ge m
,
fr o m His C r o w n -
.

Th e Divi n e R o be H e be s t o w e d o n a d ev a w h o a p pe a re d
a s a h u n te r a n d fl e w a wa y w it h t h is R o b e i n t o t h e
sky Th e P ri n ce t h e n s h a v e d His h e a d a n d be c a m e a
.

h o m e l e ss m o n k i
H ii e n Ts a n g w a s t h e o n ly C h i n e s e Pil gr i m t o w i n t h e
v e ne ra ti o n o f I n di a n Ki n gs a n d t h e e x a lte d titl e o f ,

”
Pa n dita H e w a s a l s o c a lle d
. Mahayana Dev a bu t ,

o f a l l t h e se h o n o u r s h e l e ft n o r ec o r d fo r h e w a s a h ,

s o l u tel y si m p l e h e a r t e d a n d h a d n o t r a ce o f S el fi s h n e s s
i n h i s n a t u re .

Th e H o ly Gracl .
(p 98
. an d n .

bl k
T Cf th e p ara e s i n S t L u e I 5, o f th e L o s S h e e p , o s t C o n ,
. . t l i an d

l st
o S on ; and h a o f th et t
e rc h an t m an se e M
n g Go o -
e ar s , at ki dly P l M t I3 .

45 46 ;
. l
a s o a nte , pp 54 57,
.
-
M att . 8 . 1 —
9 22 .
1 Gh . z 1 6
.
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I m pe ri a l p a l a ce a n d c a r ri e d i n p r oc e ssi o n t o ge t h e r with ,

t h e a fo r e s a id s ta t u e s r e li c s a n d s u tr a s a n d a n i m a ge o f
, , ,

TH E D I V I N E K I N G o r L IO NS
”
.

( Q u ery : t h e Vi c t o r i o u s Li o n o f J u d a h ? Re v 5 : 1 5 .
-
.

S e e i n fr a ch .

All th e c ivil a n d m ilit a r y m a gist r a te s n i ne I m pe r i a l ,

b a n ds o f m u s i c a n d a t h ou s a n d P a l a ce gu a r ds a e c o m
,
-

p a n ied t h is p r o c e ssi o n I n fifty m a gn ifi c e n t

. c h a r i o ts
t h e r e r o d e 5 0 p e rs o n a ge s p re e m i n e n t fo r t h e i r V i r tu e s ,

a n d a l l t h e p ri e sts a n d m o n ks i n t h e C a pita l fo ll o we d ,

c a rr yi n g fl o w e r s a n d c h a n ti n g h y m n s
,

As t h e N e s t o ri a n p a t ri a r c h A10 p é n h a d p r e vi o u sly
‘

“
be e n c re a t e d Gre a t L o rd o f th e L a w a n d P r o te c t o r ,

o f t h e St a t e by th e s a m e m o n a rch ( w h o c o n fe rr e d u p o n ,

h i m a p u r pl e r o be lik e t h a t gi v e n l a te r t o H ue n T s a n g
a n d Ki n g t s i n g ) i t is t o le r a bly c e rt a i n t h a t h e a n d h i s
-
,

c o m p a n y o f Sy ri a c a n d E th i o p i a n m onks t o ok p art i n
t h e se u niv e rs a l rej oi c i n gs —u n l e s s i n d e e d Al o pé n w ere , , ,

a l re a dy h i m s e lf a bs e n t e v a n ge lizi n g i n I n di a .

Th e E m p e ror and I mpe ri al family

th i s p roce s i n f m a watch e d s o ro

p a v ili o n vo e l oorki n g A n fo m o n th e G a te
-
o f pe
-
ace ful Ha
pp
, i ne ss .

Th e nce f rth th e M aste l abou re d u nce as i n gly till l i f cl s e d i n th i s

o , r e o

C onvent o f G e at Be nevo l e n ce
r R e ligi ou s cam e f o m man y c ou nt i e s to
. r r

li ste n to h i s te ach ing and h ave th e i r d ou bts remove d Over 1 0 0 di ci p l e s

, . s

d we lt with h i m i n th e Convent .

Th e Vi ce roy s o f f u r Provi nce s fi ndi ng th e ms e lves at th e Cap i tal

o , ,

us e d th e i rl i u re t vi s it th e Maste r and p ay h i m to te ach th e m th e R le

e s o r u s

o f Co n d u ct f th e Bo d h i s attvas
or He ta gh t th em th e s e duti e exh orti n g
. u s,

th e m to s e ve th e i r E mp e or l oy ally and to t e at th e pe p l e u nder th e m

r r r o

w th te n d er affe cti on
i Th e s e ill u t i ou s pe rs o nage s we e tran s po rte d wi th
. s r r

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.
( C f S.S P et er an d P au l s te ach i ngs 2 Pe t 2
.
’
I 3 I 4 ; R o m I 3 :, . : , .

L a te r H u e n Ts a n g re ce iv e d l e tter s a n d a gift o f
on,

I n di a n c o tt o n fr o m s o m e o f t h e T e a c h e r s o f t h e 1 8
s ch o o l s o f B u dd h is m with w h o m h e h a d st u di e d i n
“
I n di a b u t w h o m
, s ee i n g t h a t t h e y w e re o bsti n a t ely
,
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

a tt a ch e d t o n a rr o w a n d e r r o ne o u s p ri n c i p l e s c on ,

t e n di n g like t h e a ngr y w a v e s o f t h e S e a a lt h o u gh ,

”
a i m i n g a t o ne G o al h e h a d s e v e re ly c riti c iz e d a n d r e
, ,

fu ti n g t h e m vi go r ou s ly c o v e r e d w it h s h a m e N e v e rt h e
,
.

le s s a s th e y a ss u re d h i m t h e y h a d c o n s e r v e d fo r h i m
, ,

a h i g h e st e e m a n d h a d n e v e r fo r go tt e n h i m !
-

Fo r 1 9 y e a r s t h e M a s te r d e v o te d h i m se lf t o h i s
w o r k a n d w h en i n 666 m o r t a l ill n e ss s e iz e d h i m h e
, ,

d e cl a re d t h a t i n h i s e x pe ri e n ce
,
It i s n o t i n v a i n t h a t
,

”
o n e p r a c ti c e s t h e D o c t ri n e o f B u dd h a !

H e o r d e re d s o m e m illi o n s o f st a t u e tt e s o f B u dd h a
t o b e m o u ld e d a n d a t h o u s a n d i m a ge s o f Mil e Fo of -
,

wh o m ( w h e n i n t h e m idst o f p i ra t e s i n I n di a ) h e h a d ,

d re a me d s e a t e d o n a s pl e n did T h ro n e fa r a b o v e M o u n t ,

Su m i ; ( c h : .

D u ri n g h i s li fe H u e n h a d fe d a n d s h o w n c o m p a ssi o n
,

to p e r s o n s o r p h a n s a n d i n di ge n t fo lk
, , a m o ng ,

”
t h e fa it h fu l a n d h e re ti c s a like .

Wi th h i s dyi ng b re a th h e d e si re d t o be a d mitte d

t o t h e F a m ily o f Mil e F0 a n d t o s e r v e t h is B u dd h a s o
-
, ,

fu ll o f t e n d e r n e ss a n d a ffe c ti o n ; a n d p ra y e d t h a t a t
e a c h fre s h bi r t h h e m i gh t b e fill e d w ith b o u n dl e ss z e a l
”
t o fu lfil h i s d u ti e s t o w a r ds B u dd h a At t h e l a st h e .

r o n o u n c e d t h e se t w o g a tb as
p
A d o ati o n t Maitreya Tath agata (j p M i ku N yorai ) gi ft d
r o , ,
a . ro , , e

wi th subli me i n te lli ge nce ! I d i e wi th al l me n t s ee T y l ovi ng Face

es r , , o h .

A d at i o n to M ai trey a Tath agata ! I d e i e afte r qu i tti ng th i s li fe

or s r

to be re-aar i n th e m id t o f th e mu l ti t d e wh o s u rro n d Th e !
u s u u e

At m id n i gh tdis ci pl e a s ke d h i m
, a M a st e r h a v e , ,

y o u a t l a s t a tt a i ne d t o be b o r n i n t h e m idst o f t h e
“
a ss e m bly o f M a i tr ey a h e fa i n tly w h is p e re d
9,
Y es , ,

“
a n d i n a fe w m o m e n ts h i s s o u l h a d p a ss e d t o a w a ke n
” ”
s a ti s fi e d be h o ldi n g fa c e t o fa c e
, t h e T ru e F o rm of

Ki n g M e ssi ah Mil e -F0 ! ,

1 72 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Th e sig n ifi ca n ce a n d i n s p i ra ti o n o f s u c h a li fe a s
H u e n Ts a n g s u p o n h i s dis ci p le s m a n y o f w h o m w e re
’
,

J a p a n e s e c a n n o t be o v er e sti m a t e d ! He i s kn o w n i n
,
[

“
J a p a n a s S an z d Gr e a t t r a n sl a t o r o f th e T h r e e
,

”
B a s k e ts i e Tr i p it a k a
, S o m e u n k n o w n J a p a n e se dis
. . .

c i pl e s b r o u gh t b a ck a c o p y o f h i s Li fe a n d Le tt e r s t o
N a ra w h e n ce t h e y w e re r e m o v e d t o C h i o n i n Ky o t o a t
, , ,

t h e c h a n ge o f c a p it a l T h e y a r e n o w be i n g tr a n sl a t e d .

fr o m t h e C h i n e s e o ri gi n a l by J a p a n e s e s c h o l a r s a t t h e
I m p e r i a l U n iv e r si ty .

Th e E m pe r o r m o u rn e d t h e l o ss o f t h is Gr e a t M a s
te r of the L a w a s
“
R
TH E T R E ASUR E on TH E E M PI E .

Ov er a m illi o n p e o p l e fo rm e d h i s fu ne ra l c o r t ege a n d ,

m o n ks n u n s a n d s e c u l a r s w a t c h e d t h e bi e r o f
, ,

h i m wh o o n a cc o u n t o f t h e s h e e r g o o d n e ss o f h i s h e a rt
, ,

and t h e u n d a u n t e d p e r s e v e r a n c e o f h i s li fe i n s e r vi n g

Maitreya h a d be c o m e t h e id o l o f h i s a ge
, We m a y w ell .

a d d t o t h a t T r ib u t e t h e n o bl e w o r d s o f M a x M ii l l e r

“ Th ere we b avi n g th e d ange s f th e d es e t s c ambli ng

s ee h im r r o r ,
r

al n g gl ac i e
o c oss i n g ve to e nts an d qu i etly s b m i tt i n g to th e v i l e n c e
rs , r o r rr u o

Th e e we ee h i mreje cti n g th t mpti n g i nv itati ns

,

of I n di an Th gs u . r s e e o

o f K h an s Ki n gs an d E m pe rors an d q i tly p
, ,
i n g among stran ge , u e u rs u rs
,

wi th i n th e bl e ak wall s f a B ddh i s t c o ll ege th e tu dy o f a f re i gn o u , s o

l ang age th e K e y t th e sacre d L i terat e o f h is Fai th

u o th e ur

o bje ct of th e l abo r f h i s wh ole li fe be i ng no t s mu ch to pe fe ct h im

u o o r

s l f as t
e be ne fit oth e s
o r .

Stran ge s ti ff an d utl an di s h as h i s ap pe a ance m ay s e e m th e e i s

, ,
o r ,
r

s m e th i n g i n th e face o f th at po o
o Ch i ne s e monk wi th h i y e ll o w s ki n r ,
s

a nd h i s mall o bliq e e ye s th at ap peal s t ou s y m p ath y ; so meth i ng i n

s u ,
o r

h i s li fe th at p l ace s h i m by i gh t am o ng th e H e e s o f Gre ce th e M a ty r
,
r ro e ,
r s

o f R o me th e K n igh ts f th e C ru s ade s th e E xp l o
,
s f th e A ct i c e gi o ns
o ,
re r o r r ,

— e so lvi n g n eve to tak e a s t p b ck wa d u ntil h e r ach d I n di a ! Th re

r r e a r e e e

i s a h i gh r C n s ang i n i ty th an th at o f th e bl d wh i ch ru ns th o ugh u
e o u oo r o r

v i ns th at of th e bl oo d wh i ch make o r h ea ts b at wi th th e s am e
e - s u r e

i n di gn ati n and th e s am jo y A nd th ere i a h i gh e Nati o nali ty th an

o e . s r
 C HAPTE R XII .

T WO WO N DER F U L CEN TU R I ES ,

( C o n ti n u e d .

HIS w h o l e p e ri o d m u st n e ce ss a rily h a v e e x erc i s e d a

, ,

t r e me n d o u s i n fl u en ce u p o n J a p an e s e t h o u gh t a n d
c iviliz a ti o n .

e m pe ro r
I n 64 5 , t h e K 6t o k u (Fi l i a I Pi e ty) w a s an

e a rn e st B u dd h ist a n d d e s p i s e d S h i n t6 Ge n tl e a n d .
,

l o vi n g l e a rn e d m e n h e m a d e n o di s ti n c ti o n o f n o bl e
,

an d mean ,
a n d c o n st a n tly m a d e b e n e fi ce n t Edi c ts .

Te n m o n ks fr o m K a u li w e r e a p p o i n t e d t o i n st ru c t
t h e p ri e sts ge n e r a lly i n t h e p r a c ti ce o f S h ak a s t e a c h i n g
’
.

To s e ttl e T e m p l e r e p a i r s e tc C o m m issi o n e r s w e re a p
,
.

p o i nte d ,
a n d C h i e f P r i e s ts t o i n v e s ti ga t e a n d r e o r t o n
p
fa c ts c o n ce r n i n g m o n ks n u n s t h e i r m a l e a n d fe m a l e
, ,

sl a v e s a n d a c re a ge o f t h e ir c u ltiv a te d l a n ds a n d fo u r
, ,

w e r e c h o s e n a s H 6t 6 i e H e a ds o f t h e L a w o f B u dd h a
, . . .

N o te t h a t i n t h e n e xt ce n t u r y Al c u i n a s Abb o t o f ,

T o u rs w a s M a s t e r o f
, s e r fs .

Th e I m pe r i a l P ri n c e F u r u b i t o w e n t t o As u k a dé r a ,

a n d b e t w ee n t h e H a ll o f B u dd h a a n d t h e P a go d a s h a v e d

h i s be a r d a n d h a i r d o n n e d t h e K es a
, a n d w en t t o ,

Y o s h i n o t o p ra c ti ce B u dd h a s L a w N ote t h a t t h e K es a
’
.

“
i s c a ll e d Go s pe l r o be .

I n 64 9 t h e B u dd h ist b o n ze Bi n w h o h a d s pe n t 2 5
, ,

ye a r s i n C h i n a w a s o r d e r e d t o e st a bli s h e i gh t St a t e
,
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 75

De p a rt m e nts i n i mit a ti o n o f t h e Six B o a rds o f t h e T a n g

,

dyn a st y i n C hi n a a n d 1 0 0 Bu re a u s ,
.

N o te t h a t a t t h is e p o ch t h e L a ws o f C h i n a w e re
o be y e d i n a l l t h e v a st c o u n t ri e s be tw ee n it a n d P e r si a .

O n t h e l a s t d a y o f 6 5 1 t h e E m p e r o r o f J a pa n i n
,

v i te d 2 1 0 0 m o n ks a n d n u n s t o h i s P a l ac e t o r e a d t h e
I s s a i It y o
-
, an d 2 7 0 0 li gh ts w e re lit a t n i gh t i n t h e
c o u r ty a r d a n d lit a n i e s r e a d .

I n 6 52 t h e m o n k E n u w a s i n vite d t o t h e I n t e ri o r
,
-

o f t h e P a l a ce t o t h e I mm e di a t e P r e s e n ce t o e x p l a in t h e
, ,

M a ry o j i u (i e S u k h a v a t i s u tra o f Immortal Li fe ) be fo re
-
,
. .
,

a n a u di e n ce o f 1 0 00 m o n ks .

I n 6 54 t h e E n v o ys s e n t t o t h e W e ste rn Se a r e
,

t u rn e d h a vi n g h a d a u di e n ce o f t h e n e w C h i n e se E m
,

— m
p e r o r K a o ts u n
-

g ( 65 0 68 3 ) , a n d o bt a i n e d
-
n u e rou s

b o o ks a n d p re ci o u s o bj ec ts T h i s e m p e r o r w a s e ve n
.

m o r e fr i e n dly t o t h e N e s t o ri a n s t h e n Ta i ts u n g :
“
He -

fe rtiliz e d t h e T ru t h a n d r a is e d Lu m i n o u s Te m p l e s i n al l
,

t h e 1 0 p r o vi n c e s till t h e y fill e d a h u n d r e d c iti e s an d ,

”
t h e h o u s e h o ld s w e re e nr i c h e d w it h m a r v e ll o u s j o y .

I n 65 8 t w o b o n ze s
,
w e r e s e n t by t h e E m p re ss
S ai m e i o n b o a r d a S h i r a gi s h i p t o s e ek i n st r u c ti o n i n ,

“
t h e M a h ay an a fr o m H ii e n T s a n g ; a n d i n 6 5 9 am ong , ,

t h e v a ri o u s fr o n ti e r St a t e s w h o a tte n d e d t h e C h i n e s e

C o u r t t h e Y a m a t o (J a p a n e s e ) vi s it o r s w e re t h e m o s t
,

di s ti n gu i s h e d b u t al a s Sl a n d e r s t o n gu e b e i n g b u sy
’
,

t h e y w e re d e t a i n e d i n Si a n fu I n cl o s e s o lit a r y c o n fi ne
m e n t a n d s pe n t a y e a r o f m u c h m is e r y
, .

I n 6 6 5 t h e y e a r a fte r H ii e n Ts a n g s d e a t h
’
, a stu ,

d en t m o n k re t u rn e d t o J a p a n a fte r tw elv e y e a r s st u dy ,
’

i n C h i n a w h o s e s to r y I S I n t ere sti n g be c a u s e h e w a s t h e
,

e ld e s t s on o f K a m a t a ri t h e fa m o u s Mi n ist e r o f t h e
,

N a ij i n , ( i e I
. n teri or
. D e p a rt m e nt w h i c h r e g u l a t e s r e li
gi o u s o bse r v a nc e s ) w h o fo u n d e d t h e fa r fa m e d F u jiw a r a
-
,
1 76 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

H o u se w h ich h a s e x ercis e d s o p o w erfu l a n i n fl u en ce u p o n

,

J a p a n e s e h ist o r y a n d gi v e n m a n y E m p r e sse s t o J a p a n .

W h en J6e s ail e d t o C h in a i n 6 5 3 o n e o f h i s s h i p ,

m a t e s w a s D65 h 6 o f Ga n g fij i t e m p l e N a r a wh o bec a m e , ,

fe ll o w p u p il t o K i K i t h e c h i e f C h i ne s e dis c i p l e o f H ii e n
- -
, ,

a n d o n r e t u r n i n g t o J a p a n s a n k w e lls m a d e fe r r y b o a t s ,
-
,

du g c a n a ls fo r i rri ga ti o n a n d bu il t t h e l o n g s p a n b rid ge ,
-

a c ro s s t h e a n c i e n t fe rr y o f Uji D6s h d fou n d e d t h e .

H o s s 5 s e ct a n d t a u gh t t h e R y o b u S h i n to t o Gy 6gi
,

Bo s a t s u t h e i n s tr u c t o r a n d ri gh t h a n d c o u n c ill o r
, sl ee v e -

a dvis e r o f t h e E m e r o r S h 6m u a n d h i s c o n s o r t As u k a
p
i n t h e i r b e n e fice n t w o rks ( 7 2 4 ,

Jo e i n t r o d u ce d t h e u s e o f Til e s fr o m C h i n a He .

br o u gh t b a ck a j u n k l o a d o f m a te ri a ls fo r th e T hi r te e n
-

u m b r e ll a P a g o d a w h i ch h e r aise d t o h i s fa t h e r K a m a
*

t a ri s m em o r y
’
.

J o e s T o w e r still e xists a t T 6n o m i n e i n Ya m a t o
’
, .

I visite d t h e Ry 6b u S h i n t 6 t e m pl e a tt a c h e d t o it b u t
-

a s it w a s u n d er r e p a i r did n o t s e e t h e si gn ifi ca n t c a r
,

v i n g s w h i c h a r e t h u s d e s c ri be d i n M u rray s ’
Gu i de ;
“
O n t h e W e s t sid e o f t h e t e m p l e a P e a c o c k a n d o n ,

t h e E a st a W h it e Ph oe ni x d be sid e s St o rks a n d T o r t o i s e s
'

”
i n s id e gr o u p s o f Fl o w e r s .

Note th at i ne s e stup as b u ilt since A D 2 5 2 20 h ave n

th e Ch , . .
-
,
o

cu po l a lik e th o s e o f th e pre C h i s ti an e a b u t th e nu m be r
-
f U mb e ll as
r -
r , o r

re e e nt i n g th
r s t i e f h
e e ave n s i s i n g o n e ab
rs o e th o th e i s i ncre a e d
r ov e r, s
p ,

f m o ne o r two to s eve n an d eve n th i t en te/i a/ atras ( E i te l p

ro r e z ,
.

an d th at th e gl o i o Te mp l e s i n U pp e r I ndi a Ce nt al an d E astern A i a
r us ,
r s ,

and th e i be auti fu l S ite s —s o re fres h ing t w a y p il g i ms — wi tne to th

r o e r r ss e

N e w Deve l p me nt o f a Li ving Force i n th

o Bu dd h i m o f th e Fi s t C n e s r e

tur i e s o f ou r E ra .

“
Th e y are n ot me nti o ne d by th e Gre e k h i s to r an s , i BC . . b e ca use

th e Bu ildi ng dd h i m came l ate

A ge of Bu G l s r .
”
a es (
y I
‘
ndi a .
pp . 1 70 ,
2 64 , C l S i r Th o mas H ldi ch
o . o .

T Th e s to y o f th e Prh oen i x i s o f A abi an o i gi n r r .

1 78 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

w h o s e p o s e i s e x a c tly t h a t o f t h is Gaz ell e It w a s o n ly .

*

a t t h e C o u n c il i n T r u ll o
( 6 9 2 ) t h a t , h a vi n g s u pe r s e d e d
the Mysti c Fish a n d a l l o t h e r e m bl e m s t h e fi gu re o f ,

t h e L a m b w a s d e c r e e d t o gi v e p l a ce t o t h a t o f t h e

h u m an fi gu re o f t h e S avi our— A gn u s De i .

L a st a u t u m n I fo u n d i n N a ra M u se u m a pe rfe c t
littl e S ari té wit h t h e s a m e s y m b o l o f t h e Ga z elle a n d
Mi rr o r b u t wit h i n t h e c r yst a l a re fi v e m i n u te i m a ge s
,

o f t h e C e l e sti a l B u dd h a s of w h o m Dai n i ch i N y o ra i is
,

t h e C e n t r a l S u n ! a s i n o u r A p oc a ly p s e t h e Lamb i n ,

t h e m id s t o f t h e T h r o n e
”
Th e d eli gh tfu lly i n te r e sti n g
.

p o i n t is t h a t t h e w o r d K as u a
g E B m ean s S p r i n g ,

” ”
Su n t a n d o n e o f t h e M e s si a n i c ti tl e s i s Th e Branch .

T h e s e w o r d s fr o m t h e E a st e r c a n o n o f t h e Gree k
C h u rch s h o u ld be c a re fu lly n o t e d
As a mortal H e i s
d a Lamb as tru e (i od He i s name d Perfect
n ame , .

As a y e arl in g L amb o r bl e s e d C o wn Chri s t was o f H i o wn acco d

u s r , s r ,

s ac rifi ce d as th e exp i atory P as ch a fo al l — an d agai n s / n e /

f or t to us r zo z

fro m th e To mb th e be auti fu l ,

SUN OF R I G HTE O USN E SS .

A ga i n
“ We sh a ll b eh old Ch ri st , th e S un of Righteous nes s , cau s n g i Life to

s
pr i ng forth to al l .

Th e wo me n wi th th e i r o i ntme nt came very e ar ly b ef o re th e S u n

s ee ki ng th e S un th at h ad s et i n th e To m b .
”

He , th e God o f ou r be came Man an d s ffe e d as a mortal

fath e rs , u r ,

and by s uffe i ng e ndowe d th e

r mortal with th e b e au ty o f Immortality ”
.

I n 66 5 , 3 3 0 p e r s o n s of p u re li fe e n ere t d re li gi o n fo r

xact cou nterpa t f th i s Gaze ll e i s th e Lamb ga l an de d i n

Th e e r o ,
r

th e ce ntre o f an ivo ry b oo k cover o f 6th ce ntury at Mil an Cath e d al ( ill

-
,
r ,

J ame n s H i toi j f ou r L d vol I p

so
’
s / o It i s th same Chi as th at on
or . . . e

th e H e n ch S i gn ( ill : inf a ch 2 I
-
, and se e ch
. 20 o n th e Ch i c ro s s )
r .
-
.

T L uk e I 78 inf ra ch 1 9 Ze ch 3 8
C f . . . . . . .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 79

th e E m p re ss D o wa ger s s ak e I n 67 3 S cr ibe s w e re
’
.
*
,

b r o u gh t t o ge t h e r t o be gi n t o c o p yi t h e B u dd hi st Trip i
ta k a I n 68 5
. or der s w e re s e n t t o a l l t h e p r o vi nce s
,

t h a t i n e ver y h o u s e a b u ts u d a n i e a B u dd h ist s h ri n e ,
. .
,

s h o u ld be p r o vid e d a n d a n i m age o f B u dd h a wit h

B u dd h ist sc ri p t u re s p l a ce d t h erei n d a ily w o r sh i p p a id , ,

a n d fo o d o ffe r i n gs m a d e-
.

I n 68 9 S h i ragi ( S ,
K o re a ) s e n t o v er a s t rib u te .
,

g o ld c-
o pp e r i m a g e s o f A m id a Kw a n n o n a n d D a i Se is h i , ,

( G r e a t Se is h i
) w h o i s t h e L
, o r d o f Li fe t h r o ug h d e a t h ,

t h e Mi gh ty O n e w h o r e m o v e d t h e n e e d fo r Tr a n s m i gr a
‘

ti o n i e D e a t h a n d be st o w e d I m m o rt a lity o n t h e s o u ls
, . .
,

”
H e l e a ds d i re c t t o P a r a dis e s a ys Dr Rich a r d ,
. .

I n J a p a n v e r y li ttl e is s a id a b o u t H i m b u t t h a t
,

” “
H e m a n a ge s al l A m id a s a ffa i r s a n d is F o rc e o r ’
, ,

“ ”
E n e r gy p e r s o n ifi e d
, .

I n t h e l a st h alf o f t h e 7 t h ce n t u r y ( o wi n g t o t h e
fri e n dly r el a ti o n s e xisti n g be twe e n C h i n a a n d S h i ra gi
fa cilit a ti n g t r a v el ) s e v e r a l K o re a n Pil gri m s ru s h e d t o t h e
,

H o ly Pl a ce s o f I n di a a n d t h e y o u n g n o bl e s a tt e n d e d ,

t h e S ch o o ls o f N a n ki n g .

Th e c a p it a l o f S h i r a gi w a s a b rilli a n t ce n t r e o f
Ar t S c i e n ce A r c h ite c tu re Lit e ra t u re an d R e li gi o n
, ,
Im , .

p o si n g t e m p l e s g r a n d m o n a st e r
, i e s l o fty p ga o d a s h a lls , ,

o f s c h ol a r s a d o r n e d it ; a n d c a m p a n il e s
, e qu i p p e d wit h ,

w a t e r cl o cks be lls a n d g o n gs fill e d t h e v a ll e y s wit h

-
, , ,

t h ei r m u si c a l c h i m e s w h ilst a s fr o m a fo u n t a i n ri c h , , ,

st r e a m s o f k n o wl e d ge fl o we d t h e nce e v en t o J a p an .

it Se e i n
f r a ch . I 4
. ill . : of th e vo tive of “ fl u T/zons ana l i oto/i é s
’

o ffere dHas e d era i n be h al f o f E m pe r r Te n mu 686

to -
o i , .

1 I t i s s aid th at to s av e l arn ingf m p l / ing i n d ay s wh e n th e e

' ”
e ro er i s t ,
r

was no p ri nti n g pres s eta S t Co l umb a cop i e d 3 0 0 bo ok s wi th h i s o wn

, , .

h and .
1 80 THE L OTUS GOSPEL

[n C h i n a c r u s h e d o u t t h e littl e r ea l m o f
6 60 ,
Pe kche o r B a iji w h i c h b e c a m e p r o m i n e n t i n A D 3 4 5
, , . .

t h r ou gh a m al ga m a ti n g 5 3 n ei gh b o u r i ng cl a n s C h i ne s e .

a u th o r s d e riv e its n a m e B a iji a c h i fr o m t h e 1 0 0 fa m ili e s -

w h o fl e d t h i t h e r u n de r P ri n ce A c h i fro m C h i n a ( p .

I n 7 1 0 a c o l o n y o f 1 8 0 0 s o u ls fr o m Pé kc h é a cc e p te d
,

J a pa n s i n vit a ti o n a n d s e ttl e d n ea r t h e m o d e rn Taky a

’
, .

I n 6 68 Kauli ( N K o r e a ) w h i ch fo r o v e r 2 00 y e a r s
, .
, ,

h a d p l a ye d s o i m p o r t a n t a r é l e i n s p re a di n g Dai io t h e ,

M a h ay an a i n t h e F u rt h e st E a st w a s e xti n gu is h e d a n d
, ,

h e r h ist o r y bl o tte d o u t fo r t w o ge n e ra ti o n s by t h e
'

g r e a t T a n g
’
dy n a s ty w h i c h d e st r o y e d its e lf
,
i n c r u s h i n g
Pé k ch é a n d K a u li .

C h i n a w a s h o we v e r fo rc e d t o re c o gniz e Boh ai a
, , ,

n e w Ki n gd o m w h i c h w n t h e i m m e di a t e p r e ss u r e
( h e , o f
t h e T a n g p o w e r w a s lift e d ) h a d ra p idly gr o w n 5 00 li
’
,

t o t h e n o r t h o f W a n d o o t h e K a u li c a p it al a n d h ea d
, ,

c e n t r e o f Dai i o (p . .

Th e c o n qu e st a n d d e v a st a ti o n o f K a u li by C h i n a s ’

a rm i e s a n d t h e sl a u gh te r o f m y r i a ds o f K o r e a n s me ce s
,

s a ri l y t h re w i mm e n s e n u m b er s o f fu gi tiv e s i n t o B o h a i

t h e m o d er n M anch uri a a n d gre a tly i n cre a s e d its p o w e r , .

Boh a i e xt e n d e d S t o t h e Li a o t u n g gu lf a n d W .
, .

e ve n be y o n d S h a nh a i gw a n a n d fill e d t h e l a n d wit h -
,

w a lle d citi e s a gr i c u ltu r a l vill a ge s a n d lit e ra r y i n s ti t u

, ,

ti o n s.

Te n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f K o r e a n s fl e d t o J ap an am ong ,

w h o m we re M o n ks a n d N u n s w h o b r o u gh t t h e i r bo o ks
a n d l e a rn i n g t o t h e C o u r t a t N a r a e st a blis h e d s c h o o ls , ,

a n d a w a k e n e d t h e J a p a n e s e i n t ell ec t
*
.

Is it n o t re m a r k abl e t h a t w h e re v e r K e lti c Sy ri a c , ,

Cor ed , by D r J . .Ro s s , p p 6, 1 7, 85, 1 2 9,. 1 42 , 1 49, 1 79 85, 235

Coma, its b i s /0 73 5
Dr . W E Gri Ffis , p p 3 8, 48
. . . .
1 82 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

Like the B r itish s a i n ts P a tr i c k D a vid ( De wi a s p , , .

and C o l u m b a h e w a s o f r o y a l a n ce st r y t h e s o n
, ,

of th e Ki n g o f M a gh a da .

Th is p ri n ce Ze n m u i s pe n t t h re e y e a r s i n J ap an a n d ,

e r e re t u rni n t o C h i n a l ft d t h t t h E t
g e a r e c o r a , e a s e r n
”
T o we r ( O r a t o r y o r c ell ) w h i c h h e h a d b u ilt a t K u m é
, , ,

i n Ya m a t o t o r e s e m bl e
, t h e I r on T o w e r i n S I n di a .
,

w h ere N agarj u n a l e a rn e d t h e D o c t r i n e fr o m t h e Gre a t

” “
S un , D a i ni c h i Hi m s e lf w a s S h ak a s B o dy a n d th a t
,
’

t h e b o o k Da i n i c h i ky o i s t h e w h o l e B o dy o f D a i ni c h i
,
-
,

“
bu t th at fi n di n g t h e J a p a n e s e h e a r t t o o s m all t o
u n d e r st a n d t h is ky o h e h a d b u r i e d s e v e n v o l u me s o f it ,

w it h t h r ee o f B u dd h a s S a ri ( b o n e s ) i n t h e T o w er a t
’

—
K u m é d er a pr o p h e syi n g t h a t
, a man s h o u ld o n e da y
a ri s e w h o w o u ld u n d e r s t a n d a n d p re a c h t h e

T h i s P a go d a w h i ch I l a te ly vi s it e d st a n ds n e ar
, ,

t h e s h ri n e w h i c h P ri n ce S h 6t 6k u s b r o t h e r K u m é d e di
’

c a te d t o Y a k u s h i N
y orai
(p .

I n 7 3 6 D6 s e n a C h i n e se p ri e st
,
~
,
i n t r o d u ce d t h e ,

”
K e go n s h ii t h e fift h o f t h e
-
, N a r a s ec ts Rits u w h i ch .
,

t h e C h i n e s e m o n k K a n sh i n b ro u gh t o v e r i n 7 54 m a ki n g ,

t h e sixt h .

I n 7 3 9 a n I m p e ri a l Ed i c t o r d e re d e v er y p r o vi n ce
t o erec t t w o te m pl e s o n e fo r m o n ks a n d o n e fo r n u n s ;
,

a n d e r e l o n g t h e r e w e r e h u n d re d s o f t e m p l e s i n N a ra ,

a n d n u m be r l e s s m o n a st e ri e s o n t h e s u r r o u n di n g hi lls .

A t t hi s t i m e N a r a c o v e r e d 8 0 s q u a re m il e s a n d ,

c o n t a i n e d h a lf a m illi o n i n h a bit a n ts It w a s c a ll e d t h e .

”
Ni ne fo ld C a p it a l be c a u se o f its n i n e Av e n u e s l e a di n g
,

t o t h e T h r o n e p l a n n e d t o r e p re se n t t h e n i n e R a n k s o f
,

An an c e n i tp
y c n c r ni n g S t C l mba an A y th s h all
ro
p h e c o e . o u r ou

b e b orn u t o f th e No th —wi th th R i s i n g o f th e Nati n s— E i n s h all be

o r e o r

mad e fru i tf l by th e g eat Flame and A lba f i e nd ly to h i m

u r
”
C f i nf a ,
r . . r

ch . 1 3 K 6b6 Dai s h i
. .
Pri nce Zeon ai
’
s Tower ,

A t Kumé , i n Y amato
.
1 84 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

T ra n sl a t e d t h ence i n t o L a tin fr o m t h e o r i gi n a l
Gree k it b e c a m e wid e ly p o p u l a r i n E u r o p e i n t h e Middle
,

Age s a n d a c c o r di n g t o De a n Mi l m an ( H i s t
, o f L a ti n

C h ri s ti a n i ty ) a l m o st c re a t e d t h e A n ge l w o r s h i p o f t h e
,
-

o
p p u l a r c r e e d,a n d w a s a l s o t h e p a r e n t o f Mysti c

Th e o l o gy a n d o f t h e Hi gh e r S c h o l a s ti c i s m .

T ha t b o o k b o re t h e re v e r e d n a m e o f Di o n ysi u s t h e
Are o p a git e t h e c o n v e r t o f St P a u l ( A c t s 1 7 :
, . bu t
t h e G o l de n L eg e n d a tt r ib u t e d its a u t h o r s h i p t o St .

De n ys t h e p a t r o n s a i n t o f F ra nce w h o w a s bi s h o p o f
, ,

P a ri s i n t h e 8 r d c e n t u r y ; w h ilst o t h e rs s a y t h a t i t w a s
no t k n o w n be fo re t h e sixt h . A n y w a y a t l a te s t t h e
, ,

w o r k w a s i n e xist e n ce s o m e 2 0 0 y e a r s b efo r e t h e N a ra
e oc h i n J a a n
p p t,
h u s a c o m m o n s o u rc e i s o n ce m o re
i n di c a t e d fo r t e a ch i n gs s o s i m il a r ; a n d m o re o v er t h e s e
, ,

A n ge li c Hi e r a rc h i e s w e re d e riv e d fr o m J ewis h t h o u gh t
w h i c h i n its t u rn h a d be e n i n fl u en ce d by B a byl o n i a n
, ,

id e a s d u ri n g t h e Exil e .

I n c id en t a lly w e m a y n o t e t h a t o n t h e m a t ch l e ss
,

fa ca d e o f I Ve l l s C a t h e d ra l i n E n gl a n d fo u n d e d A D
’
, . .

“ ”
t h e C h rist a s J u d ge i s s h e w n ,
w ith t h e Tw e lv e

be n e a t h H i m a n d t h e Ni n e C h o i r s e a c h o f w h i ch i s
, ,

r e r e s e n t e d by a n A n ge l
p .

I n t h e 1 5 t h y e a r o f Te m p i o 7 4 4 a n I m p e ri a l Re s
, ,

c ri p t a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e E m p e r o r S h 6m u h a d d e c id e d
t o c o n st ru c t a n i m a ge o f Buddh a c a st
,
i n g o ld a n d
c o p pe r Th e c o p pe r o f t h e c o u n t r y s h a ll b e e x h a u s ted
fo r t h e c a sti n g a n d t h e h i gh m o u n t a i n s l e v e ll e d fo r t h e
,

”
b u ildi n g o f t h e Te m pl e .

S h 6m u h i m s e lf c a r ri e d t h e fi r st e a r t h i n h i s sl e e v e
fo r t h e c l a y m o d e l t h e r e o f a n d e v e r y p e a s a n t i n t h e
,

l a n d c o n t rib u t e d h i s h a n dfu l o f c l a y o r wi s p o f gra s s

,
.

Th e C o u r t r e m o v e d t o a dist a n t p l a c e o n L a k e
Bi w a i n o r d e r t o s u p e r in t en d t h e c a stin g o f t h e b r o n z e .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 85

Aft e r e i gh t fa il u re s t h e co l o s s a l i m a ge o f t h e O m n i
,

“
p re se n t D a i ni ch i N y o ra i t h e g r e a t S u n B u dd h a ,
t h e -
,

”
P er fec ti o n o f M o ra lity w a s c o m p l e te d ,
lbs o f ,
.

g o ld h a vi n g b e e n u s e d t o c o v e r t h e b r o n z e .

Its h e i g h t w a s 1 60 ft t h e F a ce a l o n e m e as u re d 1 6 .
*

ft Th e Ni n e r e gi o n s o f M o u n t Su m i w ere d e p i cte d o n
.

t h e p e t a ls o f its L o tu s t h r o n e -
.

W h e n t h e d e di ca ti o n t o o k p l a ce i n 74 9 i t w a s , ,

u n d e r th e a u s ic e s o f E m p r e s s d n w h o se fili a l p i e ty
p e ,

i n a ss u m i n g t h e r e i n s o f go v e r n m e n t h a d e n a bl e d
S h 6m u t e n n 6 t o a bdi c a te a n d r e ti r e i n t o a m o n a st e r y
-
,

c a lli n g h i m s e lf t h e S l av e o f th e

L a ter o n K ak e n h e rs e lf a bdi c a t e d s o t ha t s h e
,

m i gh t with fili a l l o v e t e n d h er i n v a lid a n d a ge i n g

, ,

m ot h er A s u k a t h e K 6m y 6 ,e m r e ss
p w h o se gr e a t ,

s c h o l a rs h i p a n d t e n d er l o v e fo r t h e si c k i s fa me d
t h r o u gh o u t J a p a ne se h i s t o ry i
I n t h e p r e s e n ce o f t h is n o bl e t r i o a n d o f t h e w h o l e
C o u r t t h e C o n s ecr a ti o n t o o k p l a ce m o n ks a s ,

si s ti n g .

Th e ce re m o n y w a s o f
I N T E RNA TIO NAL I NT E R E S T
fo r C h i n e s e K o r e a n a n d e v e n I n di a n e x pe r ts h a d a id e d
, ,

t h e J a p a ne s e i n p r o d u ci n g t h is m a r v e ll o u s c re a ti o n An ,

I n di a n m o nk § p re sid e d o v e r a n d n u m be rl e ss C h i n e se , ,

B . N anj i s
’
S /zort [ f a
ctor
y p 29 . .

T S up ra p . 1 68 . N o te th a th e
fi st o f th e t l a t h lf
s -
a of th e 7th an d r

8th ce nt y was th e Go ld n A ge o f th e Ch ch i n B i tai n wh n i t was n t

ur e ur r ,
e '
o

u n u ual f r Ki n l v t i l t b m m k L
’
s
g to e aoe h e r re
ga s ta sa d co e on s an e s e n e .

I l l u s tr ated Ch u rch H is tami

, S PC K . . .

i I n ra ch
f . I 7.

Q I n 883 A l f e d th e G e at s e nt G i ft b e a ers to Mal abar with

, r r -
r ,
”

V t ive
o ff i n gs to S S Th mas and Ba th l m e w an d h e l p fo r th e I nd
o er . o r o o , o~

S y i ac C h i s ti n by th e h and
r r a f th e s tou t h e arte d Sax n Bi s h o p
s s o -
o ,
1 86 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

K o re a n a n d J a pa ne s e m u si ci a n s a n d d a n ce r s a ssist e d a t
,

its d e di c a ti o n .

I n its i n cre a s e d st a t u re ( fr o m 1 6 t o 1 6 0 ft t h i s ,

i m a ge m a rks a disti n c tly new ph ase i n t h e i m a ge s It .

s h o ws a m o re disti n c tiv e ly B r a h m a n i nfl u e n ce t h a n t h o s e
b r o u gh t fr o m K o re a ; a n d i n d e e d h er a ld s t h e Bl e n di n g
o f t h e t w o St re a m s o f M a h ay a n a w h i c h a ft e r t h e K a n i ,

s h k a C o u n c il h a d
p a r te d t h e o n e p h il o s o p h i c a l i n fl u e n ce d , , ,

by As v a gh o s a go i ng by t h e n o r th e rn r o u t e fro m
’
,

Ga n d ar a t h e o t h e r m ysti c a l i n fl u e n ce d by N agarj u n a
, , , ,

g o i n g s o u t h v i a J a v a t o C hi n a t o m e e t e v e n t u a lly i n
, , , ,

J a pan .

I n its p re se n t c o n diti o n t h e fa ce o f t h is c o l o ss u s
can c e r t a i n ly n ot c o m p are with A m id a t h e D a ibu t s u ,

o f I n fi n it e C o m a s s i o n
p a t K a m a k u ra ( e re c t e d c 1 2 9 3 ) , ,
.

w h o s e m aj e sti c c a l m e x q u isit e t e n d e rn e ss a n d s u p r e m e , ,

l y l o v e ly s m il e e x p re s s iv e o f t h e Pe a c e o f God s u rp a ssi n g
,

h u m a n k e n a r e t h e E m b o di m e n t o f t h e F a t h e r M o t h e r
,
-

0 od lik e El S h addai w a s t o I s r a e l r a n d
, t h e Gr a ce a n d ,
’

T ru t h fu lfille d i n J e s u s Ch ris t
”
.

N e it h er a lth o u gh it r e p re s en ts D a i n ic h i N y o ra i
, ,

S wi th e l m . th e se Ch ri sti ans s e nt ge ms and p e ci o s p i ce s o f

In t
re u rn , r u s

s we e t o d s to E ngl an d s Ki n g Th i s i s a p o f o f th e fac ili ti e s f r

’
ou r . ro o

i nte rco s e wi th th e S t Th omas Ch i s ti ans i n S I ndi a f b th B i tai n

ur . r .
, or o r

an d J apan See Pal g ave s A ngl o S a ons p p 1 54 1 55 and D aw n vo l 2

’
. r -
x .
, , . .

p .

”
1 E l S h addai , th e A l l
“
-
s u ffic i n g O ne, was Go d of th e Bre as ts
Th i s i s a marke d featu re i n th e i mage s o f Bu dd h a . I n th e Odes o
f Solomon
we d
re a My own bre as ts I p re p a e d fo th e m th at th e y mi gh t r r

d i n k My h oly m ilk and live th e e by ; and agai n

r
”
I was ca i e d r rr

like a ch ild by h is M th er ; an d He gave me Milk— th e Dew f th e L d

o o or .

Th e con ne ct i n i s obvi ou s b e twe e n th e De w (am ita) the m ilke n

o r ,

r i ce f Bu dd h i m an d th e L ivi n g Wate
o s an d H e ave n ly M an na o
,
Bread r, r

of Li fe o f J e w an d Ch ri t i an
, Cf al s K wan e on c h
s 1 6 Th e se Od s
s s . . o z ,
. . e

d ate f om not lat th an th e 3 rd cent ry A D

r er u . .
1 88 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

S H AD O WS o n TH E T RU E
My re a d e r s w ill r e ca ll t h a t w h en t w o gre a t Re p u blic s
i n S A m e ri c a w e re o n t h e v e r ge o f w a r t h e di s p u te
. .

w a s r e fe r re d t o Ki n g Ed w a r d VII a n d a n A r bit r a ti o n .

t re a ty c o n cl u d e d i n J u n e 1 90 3 .

A t Bis h o p Be n e v e n te s s u gge sti o n a st a t u e o f Ch ris t

’
,

t h e Pri nce o f Pe ace w a s e r e c t e d M a r c h 1 4 1 9 0 4 o n t h e

, ,
.
,

A n d e s o n t h e v e r y s p o t w h e re t h e w a r w o u ld h a v e
b ro k en o u t .

Th e Figu re 2 6 ft h i gh w a s c a st fr o m o l d c a n n o n
, .
-
, .

Th e C r o s s h e ld by t h e l e ft h a n d is 5 ft h i gh e r ; t h e .

r i gh t h a n d is o u ts tr e t c h e d i n bl e ssi n O n t h e b a s e is
g .

i n sc ribe d
S o o n e r s h a l l th es e m o u n t a i n s c ru m bl e t o d u s t
t h an C h i lian s a nd A rg en t i n es b re a k t h e P e a c e t o wh i c h
t h ey h a v e p l e dg e d t h em s e l ves at th e F ee t of Chris t, th e
Re deemer .
”

LI ND C HI N E SE A PO ST L E
A B .

I n 7 5 2 a n a p o st o li c Te a c h e r r e a ch e d N a r a
, w h o se ,

st o r y is u n s u r p a sse d i n m issi o n a r y a n n a ls A be a u tifu l .

s e t o f fi v e m a ki m o n o s i n t h e M u s e u m g pr a h i c a lly d e p i c ts ,

“
t h e V o y a ge o f t h e Gr e a t M a st e r K a n sh i n (J pa ,
-

,
.

”
Ga n j i n ) lit e r a lly
-
, t he Ge n e r o u s h e a r t e d o n e
,
-
.

I n vite d by t w o J a pa ne se m o n k s i n S h 6 m u Te n n 6 s ’

re i gn t o visit t h e F u rt h e s t E a st a n d p ro m u l ga t e t h e

Vi n ay a dis ci p li n e ( i e S il a o r M o r a l P re ce p ts ) i n o r d er
. .
,

t o s a v e t h e pe o pl e t h i s C h i n e s e P a tr i a r c h s p e n t n o l e s s
"
,

t h a n t w e lv e y e a r s o n t h e s e a m a ki n g fi v e u n s u cee s s fu l
,

a tt e m p ts t o re a c h J a p a n .

Dr ift e d a b o u t o w i n g t o t h e di ffi c u lty o f c ro ssi ng

,

th e C h i n a S e a s ; e n c o u n t eri ng ty p h o o n s s h i p w rec k , ,

a r re st i m pris o n m e n t i n st r a nge p o rt s t h r o u gh fa lse

,

c h a r ge s s o m e ti m e s fo r m u l a t e d by fa lse b re t h re n ) and
( , ,

b e c o mi n g bli nd fr o m c o n ti n u a l e x p o s u re t o th e gl a re a n d
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 9

e x ce ssi ve h e a t t hi s b r a v e A p o stl e a fte r tw e lve y ea r s o f

, ,

st re ss a n d st o rm fi n ally r e a c h e d J a p a n wit h hi s
,
o ri
”
i m l r o se i n n o w a y i m p a i re d e sc o r t e d by E n v o ys
g a p u p ,

s e n t by t h e n e w E m p re ss K ake n w h o h a d h e a r d o f h i s
u n p a r a ll e l e d p e r s e v er a n ce a n d t r i a ls .

O n ly t h re e o f h i s fi r st c o m r a d e s r m a i e d t h ir ty
e n —
h a v i n g di e d a n d o v e r 2 0 0 m o n ks a n d l ai c s giv e n u p i n
,

“
d e s p air . T h e s e t h ree h o we v er h a vi n g be e n u n ite d
, ,

wi t h K a n s h i n i n p r e vi o u s liv e s c a re d n o t fo r t h ei r
-
,

”
b o di e s o r liv e s s o t h a t t he y m i gh t c o n v e r t s o u ls .

W h e n t h e M a st e r fi rst st a r t e d fro m C h i n a h e t o o k
“
wit h h i m J a d e w o rk er s p a i n t e r s s a n d a l wo o d sc u l p t o r s
, , ,

w o o d a n d m e t a l e n gr a v e r s fo u n d e r s c o pyists e m , , ,

—
b r o id e re r s lit e ra r y c o m p o s er s a rtists i n i n s cri p ti o n s 1 8 5
, ,

i n a l l ; a ls o a s cr e e n o n w hi ch w a s sk e t ch e d t h e m o v e
m e n ts o f t h e h e a v e n ly b o di e s a n d s o m u c h I n ce n s e t h a t
,

t h e y w e re o n ce t e m p t e d t o t h r o w it o v e r b o a r d t o
li gh te n th e s h i p w h en a V o i ce fr o m H e a v en b a d e t h em
,

d e sist .

E re l e a vi n g N a n ki n g o n hi s s e c o n d v o y a ge K a n s h i n
, ,
-

an d 3 0 m o n ks h a d m a d e a p il gr i m a ge t o a fa m o u s
t e m p l e i n C h e ki a n g t o t h e w e st o f Ni n gp o t o s e e t h e
-
,
*
,

t w o F o o t p ri n ts o f B u dd h a a n d m a k e a n o ffe ri n g o f

fl o w e r s a n d i n ce n s e t o a Fis h k n o wn i n t h e w o rld a s ,

B od h is a ttv a H u t a i e Gu a r di a n o f th e Towe r
, . .

w h o liv e d i n a H o ly W e ll w h i ch w a s 3 ft d e e p Its . .

s wee t , co ol w a t e r o v e r fl o w e d n o t i n h e a vy r a i n s a n d
, ,

e v e n i n e xt r e m e d ro u gh t i t d ri e d not up Th os e p os .

se sse d o f m e rit c ou ld s e e t h e Fish a t an y m o m en t w h ilst ,

t h o se d e v o id o f g ra ce w e re u n abl e t o fi n d it e v en t h o u gh
t h e y s e a rch e d fo r m a n y y e a r s .

T h i s sixt h v o y a ge br o u gh t K a n s h i n with 2 0 p u p il s -
,

Cf wi th
. th i s We i -
tao an i n th e 4i h ce n tur
-
y ; pp .
74, 75, andch . 1 4 .
1 90 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

m o n ks , nu n s , an d
dis ci p le s t o N a n iw a ( Os ak a ) wh ere
l ay -

a C h i n e s e p ri e st o f Hi gh Vi r t u e m et t h e m a n d o n t h e ,

r o a d t o N ara m a n y i st s w l o m e d t h m b sid s
p r e e c e e e a ,

B ra h m a n S Bj 6 ( p r e l a t e ) , .

A r riv e d a t t h e C a p it a l al l t h e Hi gh O ffi cers o f ,

St a t e t o t h e n u m be r o f 1 0 0 c a m e t o re v e re n ce h i m
, ,

a n d e n q u i r e fo r t h e M a st e r s h e a lt h Th e E m p re ss se n t:
’
.

gr e e ti n g t o t h e M a s t e r o f Hi gh Vi r tu e a n d a l l t h o s e ,

o f Hi gh Vi r t u e wit h T h e n t h e E m p re ss s m o t h e r ’
,

“ ”
As u k a c o n fe rr e d o n h i m t h e r a n k o f Den Da i H o sh i
, ,

th e Gr e a t M a st er o f t h e L a w fo r th e T r a n s m issi o n o f ,

”
t h e Ligh t .

N e x t ye a r a Te rrace fo r O r di n a ti o n w a s b u ilt be fo r e
t h e D ai bu ts u Va i r o k a n a ( i e D a i ni ch i N y
, o r ai t h
. e . I n ,

c a rn a ti o n o f Li ght ) fo r t h e re i gni n g E m p r e ss K ok e n a n d
,

h e r p a r e n ts t o p r a cti ce t h e S i l a o f t h e d h i s a tt v a s
’
,

t h e P ri n ce I m pe r i a l a n d m a n y h u n d r e ds o f m o n ks
fo ll o w i n g t h ei r e x am p l e .

I n 6 7 2 a S i l a t e r r a ce w a s b u ilt i n t w o t e m p l e s
’
,

fa r a wa y fr o m t h e c a p it a l t h e Y ak u s h i j i wit h C hi n e s e ,
=
,

m o n ks o n t h e gr e a t h i gh w a y O s h u k a id o i n t h e e a st e r n
,
-

p r o vi n ce s a n d t h,
e Kw annon i i i n C h i k u ze n i n t h e w e st =
s o ,

t h a t t h e p e o pl e i n t h o se re m o t e re gi o n s m igh t v o w t o
r a c ti ce t h e S i l a T h is s h w s h w tly h I m i l
’

p e . o g r e a t e p e r a

c a re w a s e x e rc is e d fo r t h e s a k e o f t h e p e o p l e s r e li gi o n
’
.

Th e S i l a o r M o ra lity o f t h e D o c t ri n e o f C o m p l e
’
,

ti o n i n cl u d e s go o d be h a vi o u r a cc u m u l a ti n g go o d d ee ds
, , ,

a n d be n e v o l e n c e t o w a r d s a l l livi n g be i n gs .

“
Th e gr e a t M a st e r K a n s h i n w a s a Me ss e n ge r o f -

B u dd h a w h o like N y o r a i c o n v e r t e d m e n w h e re v e r h e
, ,

h e we n t E re h e l e ft C h i n a o v e r
. h a d r e c e iv e d
O rdi n a ti o n fr o m h i m .

Note th e s i m il ar ity of th e ti tl e to th at of A l 0
p e n, ch . 1 1 .
 THE LOTUS G OSPEL

our L o r d is m e re ly i n di ca t e d by Hi s F o o t p r i n ts n o ,

p a r t o f t h e Fi g u r e be i n g vi s ibl e .

F o o t p ri n ts o f B u dd h a a re s h o w n i n C e yl on o n ,

M o u n t H i yé i n J a p a n a t t h e Y a k u s h i j i n e a r N a r a at
, ,
-

K o k a w a dé r a (fo u n d ed 7
-
a n d a t t h e Z oj 67j i t e m p l e
“

of th e P u re
Lan d sect
(J o d 6 ) i n

T o ky o . Th e
i mm e n s e size
of th e F ee t
c o rre s p o n d s t o

Is ai a h 66 1 , ,

2 Eze ki e l 4 3
6, 7 ; c o m pa re

a sol A ct s 1
11 , 1 2, w it h
Ze c h a r i a h 1 4
4 9 ; E ph es 4
,

13 .

Fo r t h e i n
fl u en ce e x e r ci s

e d t h r o u gh
t h is m i s s i o n o f
K an s h in u p on
-

Saich 6 a

y o u ng m o n k
of G o d like -

u n d e r st a n di n g ,

t h e re a d e r i s

r e fe r r e d t0
c h a p t e rs xv ,

x vii .

A Footpr i nt o B z/d zh a N
f at o ra .
 Kobo Dais h i ,
Th e A po s tl e of
1 94 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

I n h is ild h o o d S h éi k a a p pe are d t o h i m a m o n g
ch

t h e A n ge ls a n d l a yi n g His h a n d o n K 6b 6 s h ea d ’
, ,

“
bl e s s e d h i m A t e m pl e c a lled
. the S h ak a a p p e a ri n g
,
-

Te m pl e i n S a n a k a c o m m e m o ra te s t h is visi o n
, .

L a t e r w h ilst s t u dyi n g Gu m o nj i — (Ii t

, Se ek h e a r .
, ,

— K 6b 6 be h e ld a S wo r d i n th e sky ; a n d o n
a n o th e r o cc a s i o n w h ilst p r a c ti s i n g Gu m o nj i h e s a w
, ,

t h e Da wn S tar c o m e fl yi n g t o w a r ds h i m
-
S o me s a y t h a t .

it fl e w i n t o h i s m o u t h a n d o t h e r s t h a t w h ilst d ra wi n g ,

w a t er fr o m a w e ll fo r a fl o we r w h i ch h e w a s o ffe ri n g ,

t o B u dd h a t h e S tar a p pe a r e d i n t h e w e ll
, .

T h a t S ta r i s t h e I nc a r n a ti o n o f K 6k u z 6 Bo s a ts u
“
( i.e . H 6 sh6 t h e P,
re c i o u s a n d is t h u s c on

n ec t e d wi th t h e P e a r l t o w h o m t h e S w o r d a l s o be l o n s
g , , .

K 6k u z b s e e m s cl e a r ly t o c o r re s p o n d t o o u r o w n c o n ce p
ti o n o f t h e H o ly S p i rit o f God .

e m e —
A T p l c h a rm i n m y p o sse s si o n s h o w s K w a n ze o n
Bo s a t s u wi t h a n i m b u s o f t h e S u n a n d t h i s Ei gh t
,

r a ye d St a r ( K a ts u m a ) w e a r i n g a s m a ll i m a ge o f A m id a
, ,

o n her h ea d .

N o w K o k ii z o a n d t h e P e a rl N y o i r i n Kw a n n o n ,
- -
,

b o t h 1 8 ft h i gh st a n d e a c h sid e o f D a ib u ts u a t N a r a
.
,

—wh i c h c o l o s s u s m u st h a ve b ee n fa m ili a r by r e p u ta ti o n
t o K fi k a i fr o m h i s e a r li e s t y o u t h .

Th e Ei gh t p o i n t e d St a r i n C h risti a n A rt lik e t h e
-
,

Ei gh t pe t a ll e d L o t u s is fo r m e d by t w o C r o s se s a n d i s
-
,
*
,

t h e pr o p h e ti c

F L O W E R ST AR o n TH E I NCARNA TIO N
Q

w h i ch j o i n s H e a v e n a n d E a r th God a n d M a n t o ge t h e r , ,

a lik e i n B u dd h is m a n d C hr i s ti a n ity I n B u dd h ist p r o .

“
p h e c
y ,
w h e n t h e Fl o w e r Sta r is s e e n i n t h e
-
E a st ,

B u dd h a will b e I n a n ci e n t S ii m e r it sy m b o liz e d
Se e ill us trat i on p p 6 7 ”
M ia h . . . rs .

1 B“
u dd h a a nd B u dd h i s m p 2 8 A rth r L illi e M A, . . u , . .
 .
.
THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 95

An n —H e a v en , an d was th e si gn of De ity BC
. . 5 0 00 .

”
His Sta r M a tt 2 2 , . .

St Grego r y o f T o u r s i n t h e 6 th ce n t u r y AD
.
,

r e l a t e s a st o r y of the St a r a p pe a ri n g i n t h e W e ll o f
Be t h l e h e m t o d e v o u t p il gr i m s O n ly t h o s e w h o h a d .

”
m e ri t c o u ld s ee i t w h i c h is c u ri o u s ly like t h e a b o v e
,

i n c id e n t a n d t h a t o f K a n s h i n s Fi s h A nt o ni nu s o f ’
.

Pl a ce n ti a a n i m p o r ta n t t r a v e lle r i n 5 7 0
,
vi sit e d a n d ,

a d o re d t h e M o n u m en t o f o u r L or d — t h e H o ly Se p u l c h r e ,

w h i c h h e fo u n d c o v e re d w it h c o u ntl e s s v o tiv e o ffe ri n g s .

—H e d e s c ribe s t h e Mi r a c l e o f t h e S tar w h i c h a t t h a t ,

ti m e a p pe a r e d i n H e a v e n w h e n e v er t h e t ru e C r o ss w a s
,

b r o u gh t o u t i n t o t h e c h u rch t o be w o r sh i p pe d a t .
:

eru s al e in
*
J .

As ill u st r a ti o n s h e w s ( p
ou r C o l u m ba o f I o na .

is r e p r e s en te d i n a B o a t fo ll o wi n g a cr o ss t h e w a v e s , ,

t h is Ei gh t r a ye d St a r -
.

At t h e a ge o f 3 0 K 6b 6 s a w Zen m u i s Tower i n a ,
’

visi o n G o i n g t o K u m e i n Y a m a t o h e du g u p t h e
.

T r e a s u re b u t fi n di n g h e c o u ld n o t w el l u n d e rs t a n d t h e
,

D ai n i c h i b o o ks h e s o u gh t a n d o bt a i n e d t h e Em pe ro r
-

K w a mm u s l e a v e t o visit Si a n fu a n d l e a r n t h e i r m e a n i n g
’

“
fr o m K e i k w a t h e fi r st C h i n es e b u t se v e n th A n ce st o r , ,

o f th e M a h a y an a
S o h e a cc o m p a n i e d a n E m ba s s y w h i ch s a il e d i n fo u r
s h i p s fro m H i ra t o n e a r N a ga s a ki A D 8 0 4 ( C f p
,
.

, . . . . .

O n r e a ch i n g Si a n fu t h e p a r ty w a s w a r m ly w e l c o m e d .

Th e E n v o ys a fte r p r e s e n ti n g t h ei r l e tt er s i n s p e c t e d t h e
, ,

C h i n e s e Ar t a n d C iviliz a ti o n ; K 6b 6 m a d e a c q u a i n t a n ce
wit h m a n y p r i e s ts a n d be i ng i n tr o d u ce d t o K e i kw a dw elt
, ,

”
w it h h i m i n t h e S eki b u ts u j i St o n e i m a ge Te m p l e
- -
,
- -
.

A ilver Sta i n th e fl oo r of th e
s r Ca ve at Beth le h e m s till mark s th e

i
S te o f th e L ord s Bi rth p l ace ’
.
1 96 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

T h is K e i k wa h a d r ece iv e d t h e sec re t m a n d a l a do c
“
t r i n e s O f t h e Di vi ne Ful ne ss a n d M i k ky o (i e Uni o n , . .

wit h God ) fr o m Ffik fi O f J a v a t h e si x t h P a t ri a r ch t o

, , ,

w h o m K o n gb c h i t h e fift h I n di a n P a t ri a r ch h a d t r a n s
, ,

m i t te d it o n t h e i r w a y t o C h i n a K ei k w a t h e c h ie f
.
,

O f t h e m a n y t h o u s a nd s O f F ii k ii s disci p l e s be ca m e ’
,

t h e fi r s t C h i n e s e P a tr i a r ch o f t h e M a h ay éi n a .

Fii k fi ( w , h o r e a c h e d Si a n fu i n b a p tiz e d t h e
“
C h i n e se E m pe r o r He is c o n si d er e d t h e fo u n d er O f t h e
.

Se c re t D o c tri n e o f t h e M a h ay a n a i n C h ina w h i c h is , ,

lite ra lly ,

F R I E NDS HIP W ITH G O D ,

t h e t r u e I m m o r ta lity ( C f J o h n
. 1 7 .
,

T h i s M i ld ry o o f S h i ngo n is t h e l nwardne ss e x pe r i e n ce d
“
by t h e I n di a n p r i n ce S i ddar th a i n Nir v an a th e
”
Qu i e t ne s s o f t h e A ra bi a n s h e ikh (Jo b 3 4 2 0 ) t h e God , .

c e n tr e d m i n d o f t h e He bre w
(
'

ro he t I s ai 2 6 t h e
p p , .

”
Y oga o f Ve dic Ris h is ; t h e Tr a n q u illiz a ti o n o f S o u l ,

( M i
-
t a m a S h i z u m i ) p r a c tis e d by J a p a n e s e S hi n t O i s t s -
,

”
a n d fo u n d a ls o i n C h i ne s e T ao i s m th e U plift e d h e a r t ,

( S u rs u m C o r d a ) o f t h e C a t h o li c E u c h a ri st B e n e di c ti n e ,

C o n te m p l a tiv e s a n d K e lti c Ev a n ge li s t s ; t h e Divi n e

,

”
F ri e n dli n e s s e x p re sse d
,
i n t h e a ttit u d e o f B u dd h a s
’

i m a ge s a n d t a u gh t by My s ti c s i n m e di mv al Ge rm a n y
, ,

a n d F re n c h Q u i e ti s ts E n gli s h Q u a k e r s a n d N e O Pl a t o n ist s
,
-

i n t h e i 7t h C e n t — I n o th e r w o r d s it is t h e T ru e Se lf
,
”

o f t h e I n di a n Up a n i s h a ds t h e I n dwe lli n g Go d o f Gr ee k
,

“ ” “
p h il o s o phy ; the Still S m al l V oi ce or W h is p e r ,
O f ,
"

t h e H e b r e w Old
‘
Te sta m e t t h e
n — H o l y S p i rit t h e
, ,

C o m fo r te r o f t h e N e w C o v e n a n t .
*

‘Fore wo r d Treas u res o D ss , arran ge d by s ame

f h
’
See to a r u e

au th or ; 2 nd e diti on . Lo ndon , S i mp ki n , M ars h all , 1 91 0 .

A Sh i ngon m nk h avi ng stu die d th e I m it tion f Ch r i t told

o ,
a o s ,
me
th at h e ften fe lt Th i s i s Dai s h i s ( i a K ObO) own te ach i ng
’
o . .
1 98 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

A wa ke n i n g St P a u l sa id t h a t h e h ad n o t a l re a dy
. .
“

a tt a i n e d b u t st r o v e t o re a ch t h e P r ize o f t h is Hi gh
"
,

C a lli n g o f God i n C h rist J e s u s ( C f A cts 2 6 1 6 ; E p h . . . .

4 1 3 ; a n d P h il 3
. . .

Aft e r h i s I n iti a ti o n i n t o t h e Secre ts o f Ta iz o K o ng o , ,

a n d M i kky o K 6b 6 h i r e d 2 4 m e n
, a r tists and th o se , ,

w h o c o u ld w r ite t h e C h i n e se c h a r a c t e r s t o c o p y m a n y ,

b o o ks p i c t u re s sy m b o ls a n d sign s i n o r d e r t o t e a ch t h e
, , , ,

D oc t ri n e i n J a p a n j u st a s E arly C h risti an ity w a s t a u gh t

,

i n t h e We st .

W h ilst i n Si an fu K ob o st u di e d H an ny a P a ra m i ta ,

( i e . t
. h e Wisd o m t h a t p r o
p e l s t h e B o a t t o t h e O t h e r

S h o r e w h e re t h e re is n e it h e r Bi r t h n o r
,
His
t e a c h e r w a s t h e w e ll k n o w n m o n k Pr aj n a fro m K a bu l ,

( K a s i p )
a w h o h a
, d w o r ke d i n 7 8 6 wit h t h e P e r si a n
, ,

b o n z e K i n gt s i n g a t t r a n sl a ti n g t h e S a t p a ra m i ta s u tra
,
- -

“ ”
fr o m Hu v i a M o n go li a n i n t o C h i n e s e i n t h e v e r y H u ,

3 ! c o n v e n t o ccu p i e d by Al o pé n a n d h i s Sy r i a c a n d
"

Et h i o pi a n m o n k s i n 6 3 6 !
T h is K i n gt s i n g h a d fi v e ye a r s e a r li er in
sc ribe d t h e fa m
,

o u s N e st o ri a n st e l e an d a s P r o f : M ax , ,

M ii l l e r r em a r k ed ,

Wh at is i m po tant
k now i s no t th e corre ctne s f th e
r for us to s o

t ans l at i o n bu t th e co op erati on o f B dd h is t an d Ch i sti an m i s s i ona i e s

r ,
=
u r r

i n th e m n as te y o f S i anf and p o b ably i n oth er m n as te i es al so

”
o r u, r o r .

as t E s wy s )
( L .

Tw o fa c ts m u st h e re be t e d ( 1 ) t h a t Ki n g tsi n g no ,
-

u se d so m a n y T ao i s t a n d B u dd h ist t e rm s t o si m p l ify
a n d ill u m i n e h i s C h ri s ti a n i n s c r i p ti o n o n t h e M e m o ri a l
St o n e t h a t h i s e n e m i e s still a cc u s e h i m a lte rn a te ly o f be i n g
a B u dd h i s t o r a T a o ist — "
j u st a s go o d J o h n B u n y a n
,

“ ”
w a s a cc u s e d o f be i n g a J e s u it a n d a Hi gh w a y m an ,
-
,

”—
fo r w ri ti n g Pi lg ri m s Pr og re s s t h e r e a l r e a s o n be i n g
'
,

t h a t i n b o t h w r i ti n gs th e re w a s s o m u c h C a th o li c t r u th
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 1 99

An d ( )
2 th a t
i t o J a p a n K obo D a is h i
, on t
r e u r n ng ,

c h ang e d t h e fo rm of t h e r u de S h i n t o To ri i ( bi r d p er c h -

fo r t he s a c re d r o o st e r s ) —i n t 0 s u c h be a u tifu l Ry ob u ,

S h i nt o Ga te w a ys p a i n t e d v er m illi o n a s we n o w se e a t
. ,

“ Gre at
Miy aji m a e tc a n d e m bl a z o n e d t he Da i m o n
’

-
,
.
, ,

a n d a h u ge C h i n e s e J u nk i n b o n fi r e s o n t h e h ills
”
Gate ,

a r o u nd Ky o t o— s u rely a re mi n isc en ce o f t h e Gate way

”
of Light, t h e Be acon, a n d t h e

OF G RE A T M E RCY SH I P

on t h e Sy ri a c St o n e s e t i n m o ti o n fo r t h e livi n g a n d
*
,

t h e d e a d — like t h e J u n k o f Sa lv a ti o n still u se d by t h e
ce n t u r ie s o l d B u dd h i s t L u n h w s t o t a ke t h e dea d
’

g a e c t - -

”
t o Da i s h a n t h e
-
M o u n t a i n o f t h e Asse m bly o f S o u l s i
, ,
'

w h e re it h a s p l e a s a n t m e e ti n gs on t he wa y h om e t o ,

”
t h e We st . F r o m t h e Hi n d u m o n ks Ha n n ya S a n z o Mu n i ,

S h ar i S a n z o a n d a n u n n a m e d B ra h m a n p ri e st K 6b6
,

l e a rn e d S a n s k rit a n d t h u s be c a m e a go o d S a n skrit as
, ,

we ll a s C h i n e se s c h o l a r ,

K ei k w a dyi n g a t t h e c l o se o f t h e y e a r K ob o e re c t e d ,

a m o n u m en t wit h a t o u c h i n gly be a u tifu l e p i t a p h t o h i s

m e m o r v i n t h e E a s te rn q u a r t e r o f Si a n fu w h er e a s m a ll

p oo r t e m p le still e xists n o t fa r fr o m t h e C o n v en t o f
Gre a t Be n e v o l e n c e o c c u p i e d by H ii e n Ts a n g .

H e w a s r e l u c t a n t t o l e a ve C hi n a d e si r i n g t o s pen d ,

2 0 ye a r s t h er e ! b u t o n e da y w h ilst w o r sh i p p i n g h e , ,

Th e d i ferred to th e arti cl e Sp eaking S t ne i n my boo k

re a e r s re o

Ma i / ”
r a z, w i tte n at th e e que t o f th e l ate Ve n rabl e Abb ot S h aku
r r s e

Uns h o f T ky
o oan d tran l ate d by Dr
o, Iyan Tak ak s p fe s so o f . u su, ro r

Sans k r it i n th e Im pe i al U n ivers ity T ky o r I n 1 90 9 th e art i cl e was , o .

,

p u bli
s h e d i n tw o B u dd h i s t m aga i n e s an d co p i e c i c l ate dzi n th e
,
s r u

te mp le s —Th i s e s ay i s qu te d i n Pr f S ae k i art i cl e N t rian

s o o .
’
s es o

Tabl ! i n th e E mj cl y ea k j p m a p bli h e d 1 9 1 0
” ’ '

e '
z fi zz a o r , u s .

f Ill us t ate d figf a ch 1 6 See Temf ! “of M e Or ient I nd ex A mi /

r r . : .
, ,
u,
2 00 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

b e h e ld K e i kw avi s i o n wh o s a idin Y o u a n d I are

, ,
“

a l w a ys Te a c h er a n d P u pil n o t o n ly n o w b u t i n th e ,

p a s t a n d fu t u r e E r e y ou r e a c h J a pa n I sh a ll b e t h ere
.
,

”
q u ic ker t h a n y o u ! T h u s K 6b 6 re a lize d t h a t h i s a c ti on s
w e r e n o t o n ly hi s b u t K e i k w a s a n d t h a t hi s b o dy wa s ’
,

b o t h K 6b 0 s a n d K ei kw a s (i e t h e y w ere a s twi n
’ ’
, . .

s o u l s i n o n e b o dy o r like t w o a n ge ls wi t h o n e p ai r o f
,

w i n gs a s i n B u dd h i st
, a n d s o h e r e t u rne d t o

J a p a n i n 8 0 6 w h e re h e b a p tize d S ai eh 0 ( De n gy B) an d
, ,

“ ”
H eiz ei t h e n e w Em pe r o r
, i n t o D a i ni c h i w h o b a d e h i m
, ,

r o a a t e t h e D o c t ri n e a m o n t h l
p p g g e
p e o p e .

I t i s n o t e w o r t h y t h a t a t t h e ti m e o f K 6 b 6 Da i s hi s ’

visit t h e re w e re 4 0 0 0 fo re i gn fa m ili e s fr o m K a sh ga r a n d
t h e W e st e rn r e gi o n s r e sid e n t i n Si a n fu .

I n 7 8 7 A r a b tr o o p s w e re s e n t by H a r u n a l R a s c h id
t o t h e a i d o f C h i n a a gai n st Ti be t t h e c o m m o n f0 e , .

w h i ch h a d t h e n be c o m e v e r y p o w e r fu l a n d m a st e r e d a l l
t h e c o u n t r y w e st o f S h e n si T h is gr e a t C a li p h o f .

B a gh d a d w a s o n i n ti m a te t e r m s wit h t h e F ra n k Ki n g
C h a rl e s t h e Gre a t fr o m w h o m h e r ec e iv e d gifts o f ,

Fl e m is h c l o t h w o v e n fr o m E n gli s h w o o l s .

At t h i s v e ry p e ri o d a l s o a h i gh ly p riz e d gift o f a n , ,

e l e p h a n t w a s s en t by t h e h a n ds o f Is aa c a Je w to the , ,

E m p e r o r fr o m t h e Ki n g o f P e rs i a i n 8 0 1 , .

I n 8 1 6 K 6b 6 D a is h i fo u n d e d t h e fa m o u s m o n a st e r y
,

o n Mt K 6 ya w ith its Ri gh ts o f S a n c t u a r y w h e re
. at ,

o n e ti m e t h e r e w e r e n o l e s s t h a n
, m o n ks K a e m p fe r .

s a ys N o o ffi c e r o f J u sti ce w a s a ll o w e d t o s e t fo o t t h er e .

W i ngedl i n Bu ddh i m (as i n Ch i sti an i ty an d Ju d ai s m) do

ange s s r

n t
o e p e e nt a ki n d
r r s f Bi d m an b t i mp ly th e r di n ss w i th wn i ch
o r -
,
u s ea e

th e d ev te d ou l fli e s to d o Go d s biddi ng C y ru s th e Gre at was e p e

’
o s . r r

se nt d e n th e A s y i an m o
o n m nts lik e th e S e rap h s i n I s ai ah 6
s r u eTh s . u ,

al so th e Gre ks d p i cte d M e cu ry
,
e th e Me s se n ge r o f th e God s o f O ly m
e r ,

p us w, i th w g é a an d al s
'

zfl
’
s .
2 02 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

illit er a t e K 6b 6 e x pl ai ne d t h e m i n p o p u l a r te rm s i a
, ,

v e n ti n g fo r t h a t p u r p o se a w ritte n l a n gu a ge c a ll e d b i ra
k a n a a n d em b o di e d t h e a l p h a be t i n t h e i r o h a u t a li n e s
,
- -

( q u o te d c h : 1 4
) w h i.c h e v e r y J a a n e s e c h ild k n o w s
p .

It w a s a t T a e m a d era t h a t K ob6 i n v en te d t h e 4 7
-

J a pa n e se b i ra k an a a n d 5 0 o t h e r k a ta k a n a b a s e d o n
-
,
-

S a n s k rit w h ich a re n o w u se d i n S hi ngo n a s Se c re t

I n 8 3 5 , K 6b o t i n t o a ca v e i n th e K o y a fo re st
c re p ,

“
a n d p a s sed i n t o h ibe r n a ti o n ( fe ll H e is ,

n e v e r s p o k en o f a s d ea d fo r h e e v e r liv e s w a tc h i n g
i n h i s s h ri n e t h e O k u n Bi n a n d e x p ec ti n g
, ,

TH E C O M I N G OF M I R O K U .

I n t h e h e a r t o f t h e m a gn ifi c e n t C ry p t o m e ri a fo r e st *

t e n s o f t h o u sa n ds o f J a p a n e se r e s t be s id e Da is h i I n t h a t .

w o n d er fu l K oy a c e m e t e r y a re t h e fr a gm e n t a r y r e m ai n s
o f E m pe r o r s E m p re s se s a n d e v er y n o ta ble a s w e ll a s
, , ,

t h e p o o re st a n d h u m bl e st p e r s o n i n J a p a n — a C h r i s ti a n ,

p r a c ti s e d e fe n d e d by St A u gu sti n e o f Hi p p o t o P a u li n u s
.
,

bis h o p o f N ol a i n t h e 4 t h ce n t u r y ,
.

Th e C a t a c o m bs w ere t h e S l eep i ng p l a c e s at R ome

o f t h e c o n v e r ts o f SS P e te r a n d P a u l . .

I n t h e E a st er n C h u rc h it i s t h e Sl ee p k o im en os , ,

d o rm i t i o o f th e
,
Vi rgi n r a t h e r t h a n he r A ssu m p ti o n .

T h i s ide a a ls o d a t e s fr o m t h e Py ra m id a ge t o ge th er -
,

wit h th a t o f t h e d e p a rt e d s o u l a s a C h ry s a lis o r ,

h iber n a ti n g Bu t t e r fl y fi
Ve r y n e a r t h e C a v e o f D a is h i is t h e M a n d a t o H a ll -
,

o f Te n T h o u s a n d l a m p s the P oor Wom an s

"
o f w h ich
’
,

”
si n gl e l a m p i s c h i e f a n d i n e xti n gu is h a bl e ; a n d a lso
Kobe l ove d th e c yp tom e i an fo e ts like r r r s Br id get , Co l u mb a an d
ot h e I i s h re li gi ous l ove d th e oak g ove s !
r r r

1 Go d n s T mp l p p 7 3 9 94 M ess ia/ ill 46, Stanl e y

’
an d
’
1
'
s
r o e es , .
, , , z, .
p .

im s p p 53 6, 3 1 5
'

CZ rzst za n l
’ ’

ns tztzd . .
2 04 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

H e re w o n d e rfu l Ri tu al -
d a nce s t a k e p l a c e— s o old t ha t
the ir m eani ng is fo rgo tte n .

I n o n e t h e P ri e s ts r o be s a r e a d o r n e d Wit h Fi s h
’
,
;
i n a n o t h er M ii ,t he
“
B u tt e rfly Da n ce
, th e y ou n g ,

v i rgi n p ri e st e sse s
a re a r ra y e d as

Butte rfli e s .

Th e I n se c t s
a n d t h e i r Wi n s
g
a re c l e a r ly a ll e

g o r i ca l . T h ey
a re id e n ti c a l w it h

t h o s e di s c o v e re d
by t h e It a li a n
mis s ion a t

Ph a e s t o s C r e te
, ,

o n a b ro n z e ce re

m oni a l D o u bl e
Ax e a n d o n go ld e n di s k s fo u n d by Dr S ch li e m a n n i n
, .

t h e 3 r d t o m b o f My c e n a e .

“
N o s u c h b u t t e rfly e x i s t s i n n a t u re s a ys M , .

“
A n gel o M o ss o ; b u t al l t h e s e h a v e t h e s a m e Wi ngs
*

e d ge d w it h tes t o o n c u r ve s a n d a n e ye o r e y e s i n t h e , ,

”
ce n tre .

Th e a n t e n n a e o n th o s e o f C re te a n d My c e n a e t u rn
i n a S p i ral w h i c h is p u re ly a ll ego ri c a n d ( lik e t h e s p i ra l
, ,

a s ce n ts i n S u m e r i a n Zi gg u r at i ) sy m b o lize t h e S u n s o wn
,
’

S p ir a l A s ce n t t h r o u gh th e 1 2 Si gn s o f t h e Z o di a c t o ,

t h e Ze n it h a n d s p i rit u a lly t h e
,

ASC E N T OF TH E S O UL To G O D .

f fil editer m nean Ci vi l i sati on ,

D a wn o
'
ill .
p 3 8
. 1 . by A n ge lo M os s o .

p u b . 1 91 0 .

T Templ es of th e Or ie nt , s ee Ind ex , As cent, B ody , fl u tterfly , D ances

”
S ou l s , Temp /es , e tc .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 2 05

i n t ere s ti ng p ro o f o f t h e u n i o n o f S h i n t 6 a n d
An
S h i n go n w a s o bse r v e d by K a e mfpe r i n t h e 1 7 th ce n tu r y
’

, ,

a t F u ta mi n e a r I s e
“
Be side t h e C a v e i n w h ic h t h e
’

.
,

S u n go dd e ss c o n c e a l e d h e r s e lf
-
w a s a s ma ll s h ri n e a n d ,
*

i n i t a k am i or Id o l s itti n g o n a c o w a n d c a ll e d
, ,

Da i n i t z n o r a i i e t h e gr e a t r e p re se n t a ti o n O f t h e Su n i
"
-
. . .
,

T h is s h r i n e s till e xists ( r e m o ve d t o t h e t o p o f Mt .

As a m a ) a n d I a m t o ld o n h i gh a u t h o rity t h at t h e
,

“
I m age i s s o m e th i ng t h a t be l o n gs s p e c i a lly t o God s ’

”
p e o p l e . i
Cl o se by Da i s h i s t o m b is a St o n e o f e xt r a o r di n a r y ’

fo rm e vid e n tly u n t o u ch e d by a n y h u m a n t o o l w hi c h ,

a lt h o u gh s m a ll is i m p o s s ibl e t o lift It is s a id t o h a v e
, .

be en t h r o w n a c r o s s t o K 6y a by K 6b6 D a is h i fro m
”
Si a n fu a n d is kn o w n a s Th e I m a ge o f Mi roku
,
.

O n s ee i n g it i n J u ly 1 9 1 0 I fe lt c o m p l e t e ly c o n
, ,

“ Th e m i rac l e li p of G sp l f N th e d m 8 9 ’
S un s ec se .
” -
o e o i co e u s, .
,

R c k c nce al e d
o -
o i s a J ap an e eu p h e m i m f death se s or .

M J F g s so n a k
r . . er u W h at bu ildi ng did Co ns tanti ne o an y n
s s, ,
r o e

o f h i age e re ct at J e
s , al e m ove a liv i n g r ck r i s i n g 8
ru s 1 0 ft ab ove
r o ,
or .

i ts fl or and with on e s i ngl e C ave i n i t e xce pt th e Ch ch

o ,
f th H ly ,
ur o e o

Se pu l ch e — th e Do me f th e R oc k —o n wh i ch i s th e Fo ts t p f J e s
r o o e o us

C h ri s t ”
N t n th e S ite f th e H ly S p u l h r at j r ts l m p p 3 0 61
-
. o es o o b e c e e z a e , .
, .

T K ae m p fe m e n t i o n s t
rh F o t ok e or B ts d o t e m p l e f m e f u u s a ou s or

th e gre at m i acl es wr gh rt an d th e h e l p a n
ou d b e n e fit wh i c h Pil g i m s
,
r

foun d th e H e s ay th at
re . by som e Po wa calle d Mi roku an d th at
s s ,

Tens hi Dal S h in is th e greate s t of al l th e G d s f th e J ap ane s e n o o ,

o

wh i ch acc nt H i te m p l i call e d D ai S i n g i
ou s th e Te mp l e o f th e
e s u, . e.

g re at God ”
.

Th e word S i n (p no n ce d S h i n ) h as th e s am e me an i ng as S h i n to
,
ro u ,
-
,

Tru e Way A maté ra u Dai S i ngu i s th e E m bo di m nt f Love

. s . e o .

Th i s i s n on e oth e th an th e G d f S i n ai wh om J e ws and Ch ri s ti an s
r o o -
,

al so wo sh i —as ma b e se e n m o e f lly i n m y T mp l es f th e O ient u e o r

p r y r ,

and M s i h ch e s a Th e D ivi ne L aw give

,
.
”
Cf s p a p 3 2 -
r. . u r . .

Th ere a e n o id l s i n th e S h i n to Ho ly Pl ace
r o s.

1 fC 1 Ki n gs 1.2 . 2 8 fi ; 2 C h o n 1 3 8 ;.A cts 7 4 1 4 2

'

r . . .
, .
2 06 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

v i n ce d t h a t it sy m b o l u se d by K Ob O t o r e p r e se n t
was a

TH E S TO N E C UT O U T W ITHO U T H A N D S
”
,

of the B a byl o n i a n ki n g N e bu ch a d n e zz ar s M e s s i a n i c
,
’

d re a m a n d t h a t t h e t h e o r y I h a d p r e vi o u s ly fo rm e d
,

c o n c e r n i n g t h e s t o n e M i r Ok i m a ge s b r o u gh t fr o m C h OS e n
y
-

a n d w e l c o me d by So g a i n 5 8 4 a n d by H a d a n o Miy a k o

o f Uz u m a s a i n P r i n ce S h 6t o k u s ti m e w a s t h e re fo re ’
, ,

s u bsta n ti a lly c o r re c t ( p p 8 8 9 0 1 0 4 b ro n z e .
, , ,

b ei n g u se d fo r B u dd h a s i m a ge s i n C h OS e n t o t h is da y ’

a n d c a r v e d st o n e fo r t h o s e o f M i r o k u
*
.

U n d e r t h is S tone t h e m o t h er o f D ai s h i i s b u ri e d .

H e i s s a id t o h a v e a s s u r e d h i s di s c i p l e s t h a t o ne d a y ,

h u n d r e d s o f y e a r s l a ter h e a n d t h e y w o u ld r e t u r n to ,

e a r t h i n c o m p a n y w it h M i roku li
‘

T h i s St on e r e p r e s e n ts t h e li fe l o n g e n d u ri n g a n d -
, ,

h o n o u r a bl e c h a r a c t e r o f M i r o k u j u st a s C h ri s t Hi m se lf ,

“ ”
i s t h e R o c k o f A ge s ft Its u n c ou t h m iss h a pe n a p .
,

e a r a n c e c o n fi rm s t h e o l d H e b r e w t r a diti o n o f t h e S tone
p
r ej e c t e d by t h e bu ild e r s w h i ch be ca m e t h e C h i ef Corner ,

Ross Corea, p 3 55
’
s . .

T Cf I Th ess 4 1 6 ; J o h n 1 4 3 I n th e
. . . . . s ame way Ka y apa M ata
s

n aga wh o b rou gh t th e s utras to C h i n a A D id un com

“
( ,
. . is sa to l ie

p l e te d i n h i s s tupa , u nt il Mai t ey a ap pe a n e a th wh en h e will i s e

r rs o r ,
r ,

wo rk m i rac l e s , an d di s ap pe ar i n fl ame s ”
( Grun we de l B d dh is t A rt i n .
, u

I nd ia , p 1 90 . S up r a p .

P ly crat
o i
es , B s h o p of t y to P pe
E p h e s u s , wr i ti n g i n th e 2 nd ce n u r o

Vi cto at R o me u s e s s i m il a exp e s s i o n s He s ay s : I n A s i a al s o m igh ty

r , r r .

l umi narie s a e fall en as l ee p wh i ch s h all r i se agai n at th e las t day at th e

r ,

A p p a an ce
e r f th e Lord wh e n H e s h all c me with gl y from h ave n
o ,
o or e ,

and h all gath e agai n al l th e s ai nt ; P h ili p

s r n e o f th e Twe lve ap o s tl es s ,
o ,

wh o s l e p s in Hi erapo li s et
e
”
t ( Fi s t C nt my v l 1
, p
c 1 54 H Co )
.
, e c . r e o . . .
, . x.

S t J oh n o f E ph e s u s i s s aid to h ave d e s ce n d e d f o m th e A ltar i n h i s

.
r

p r ie s tly r o be i n to an O p s
e n gr ave f rm e d lik e a C o s s a n d li es d o wn n o t o r ,

i n d ath b u t i n s l ee p u ntil th e Co m i n g o f Ch i s t ”
e r .

1 St d e nts w ill be i nte re te d to k no w th at th e fi rst h ymn tran s l ate d

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Be it
t d t h a t d u ri n g t h e fi r st p a r t o f th is F o u r
no e ,

c e n tu r y e ri d t h C o n v er si o n o f t h e B a rb a r i a n t r ibe s
p o e
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t h e Pi l gr i m a ge Age s e t i n a fre s h fo r Ge r m a n S ca n di n a ,

vi a n a n d I ce l a n dic c o n ve r ts t o be s h o r tly fo ll o w e d by
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th e H o ly Se p u l c h re by t h e M o sl e m s i n A D 1 0 1 0 . . .

I n 1 2 04 t h e S o ldi er s o f C h rist
, s a c ke d t h e i m
p g a bl e Byza n ti u m
r e n .

Th e C r u s a di ng Age l a st e d till t h e e n d o f th e 1 3 t h
ce n t u r y a n d th e
,
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t h e w o n d r o u s Ar t A rc h ite c tu re a n d C ivili s a ti o n w h i ch
,

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t h e s a c ke d c o n v e n ts o f t h e E a st .

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, th e “
Bl ack De ath e x te r m .
,

i n a te d 2 5 m illi o n s o u l s i n E u r o p e a n d w it h t h e m w h o ,

k n o ws w h a t C h ri s ti a n k n o wl e d ge p e r i s h e d ?
M e a nw h ile t h e M o s l e m c o n q u e r o r s h a d d e l u ge d
,

I n di a wit h i n c re dibl e c ru e lti e s m a ss a cr e d t h e h o ly m e n ,

o f B u dd h is m i n e s p e ci a l a n d d e st r o yi n g t h e i r be a u tifu l
, ,

te m p l e s a n d q u ie t c o n ve n ts fo rc e d t h e wh ol e s a l e c o n ,

v er s i o n o f w e a k s o u ls i n P e r si a P a rt h i a K a b u l a n d , , ,

Ga n d ar a t o I s l am .
ea

C o nsu lt Da wn . v ol . i .
pp . 2 41 ,
2 42 ; ii , pp 96
.
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( p ,
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th e M o l e m s c as e d n t to kill an d b n
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With t h e e xti n c ti o n o f th e M a h ay an a C h u rc h t h e
Sa cr e d Re li gi o n di s a p p e a re d Bl a c k m a gi c a n d s u pe r s ti .

ti o u s r it e s fill e d t h e l a n d an d a r eli gi o n m ix e d u p w it h ,

t h e p u r e s t a n d gr o ss e st e l e m e n ts c o n ce iv a bl e re p l a ce d it .

I n 1 2 0 9 C h i n a w a s r o tte n t o t h e c o re a n d w it h
, ,

th e s u cc e e di n g d e v a st a ti o n o f C e n t r a l Asi a by c o u n tl e s s
h o r d e s o f bl o o d t h i r sty M o n go ls u n d e r Je n gh is K h a n
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o c a ll e d h i m s e lf S s it s u r
( w h t h e c o u r ge of i
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wors h i p pe d by th A in i n Y e f m wh nc h e w nt to M ng li
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.

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o . . e s r r
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ALL EGO RICAL T EACHIN G .

Wh i ch th i ngs ti
con a n an A ll e go y r Sp i itu ally
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wh o
t h e C a t a c o m bs ( s a id t h e l a te D e a n St a n,
l e y
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,

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m o st e l a b o r a t e t r e a tise s o f Te r t u lli a n o r O ri ge n ”
.

O u r m o st m o d e r n a u th o rity P r o fe ss o r S an d a y o f ,

“
Oxfo r d w r iti n g i n a si m i l a r v e i n s a y s
, I d o u bt if w e , ,

h a v e r e a liz e d h o w fa r t h e c e n t re o f gr a vity o f O u r
L o r d s t e a ch i n g l a y beyond th e Grave
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I d o u bt if w e .

h a v e r e a liz e d t o w h a t a n e xte n t H e s p e a ks o f t h e
Ki n gd om o f H e a v e n a s e sse n ti a lly fu t u re a n d e sse n ti ally ,

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e ss e n ti a l fo r t h e C h risti a n s t o s h r o u d t h e i r t e a ch i n gs i n

a v e il o f Myst e r y Sy m b o ls C r y p t o gra m s a n d N u m be r s
, , , .

I n t h e M a h ay an a t h e s e m e a n s o f c o n v e yi n g t h e
H o ly T r u t h a re u s e d Vi z Sy m b ol s o f a n i m a ls bi rd s e tc
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75, 76 i nf r a
. ch . 1 5 .

T L if e ff Ch r i st i n ref ent R es ea r c h , p . 1 21 .
 THE LOTUS GOSPEL 213

B u dd h ist Sy m b o li s m p e rv a d e s e v e r yth i n g i n
As
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a s t h e d re ss of th e m o n ks a n d t h e i r r o s a r i e s it i s ,
*

e ss e n ti a l t o s tu dy t h a t fi r st be fore a tt e m p ti n g t o u n d er

st a n d t h e p r o fo u n d p h il o s o p h y a n d m e t a p h y sica l t e a c h
i n gs o f B u dd h is m e x a c tly a s w e c an be s t l e a rn t h e ,

F a it h o f t h e a n ci e n t u n divid e d C h u rch o f C h rist fr o m

t h e fr e s c o e s of t h e C a t a c o m bs an d th e i n scr i p ti o n s ,

u p o n c o l u m b a ri a ( i e D o v e co t e s ) t he s l ee p i n g p l ace s o f
. .
-
,
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t h e h o ly d e a d .

I n e x a m i n i n g t h e Sy mb o ls e m p l o ye d i n J a p a n e s e
t e m p l e s fo r t h e l a st ye a r s o n e is c o n st a n tly s u r ,

ris e d t o m e e t t h e fa m il i a r e m bl e m s u s e d i n t h e e a r li e st
p
C h ri s ti a n Ar t s u ch a s t h e S vas ti k a t h e S ign o f Li fe
, , ,

o n t h e Go o d S h e h e r d s m a n tl e ( ap K es ) d
’
u
p p j a a n o n .

t h e fo s s o r s t u n i c i n t h e R o m a n C a t a c o m bs o n t h e g ra v e
’

c l o t h e s a t An t i n de i n E gy t a n d o n C h risti a n t om bs i n
p ,

A s i a Mi n o r ; Bi r d s o f P a ra dis e t h e P h o e n ix P e a c o ck , , ,

C r a n e H e r o n — a l l e m bl e m s o f R e s u rre c ti o n Rej u v e n e s
, , ,

c e n s e I n c o r r u p tibil ty I m m o r t a lity Et e r n i t y
,
i — an d D o ves , , ,
C

“
As ddh i t a ticl e
a Bu s r , y i e pe ci ally p e c li a t th e
th e Ro sar s s u r o

North e r n S ch l f B ddh i s ts
oo o u ,
an d th e o tc me f th e e s te i c te ach i n g
u o o o r s

of th e M ah ayan a ; s ays D r . L A W add e ll .

(j n l A s i ati
. S . ou r a c oc.

B enga l , v ol . 61 .
p . 24 . ff ) .

It co n s s ts i of 1 08 lne s s comp l tene s

h e ads . E ach be ad s h e ws fu ,
e s,

an d th 1 0 8 co re po n d to th e 1 0 8
e r o f th e M an d a a
s F s m all truth s r . ou r

b ead s e p e s nt A m id a S h ak a A h aku and Ho h o th b ig b d D i n i

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ch i . Th e h idde n st i n g r p es e n ts th e pe n et ati ng po w
r f al l th B d e r r er o e u

d h as an d i s so meti me s mad e o f h u m an h ai
, r .

Th n e h al f f 54 he ad s
e o e p e se n ts th e Ste p s
o f P g es s d is c i p r r o ro r or

li ne cou n ti ng pwa ds towa d K n go th e w ld o f Reality R e t n i n g

, u r r s o ,
or . ur

downward s it d n o tes de s ce n t i nt Tai o de i i ng t s ave oth e and

e o z ,
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c nd
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p e s e n t th e 54 o de s f Bo at
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21 4 THE LOTUS GOSPEL

sym b o li c o f t h e L o v e a n d Re st an d P e a ce w h ich gl o r ifie d

s pi rit s e nj o y s o m u ch s o i n d ee d t h a t w h en J a p a nese
-
, ,

fri e n ds e x a m i ne o u r We ste rn s acr e d p i ct u r e s t h e y e x cl a i m

T h e y a re J a p a ne s e s u bj ect s b u t i n E u ro pe a n d re ss ! ,

O n e o f t h e m o st l e arn e d A bb o ts t o ld m y i n t e r p re te r t h a t
t h e pi c tu re s i n D e a n F a r ra r s L i fe o f C h ri s t i n Ar t a re
’
,

“
t h e be st ill u st ra ti o n o f S h i n gon a n d th a t t h e N e w ,
”
Te sta men t is its s a cre d b o o k .

I n e v er y J od o Ji i a P u re L a n d t e m p l e t h ere is a
-
, . .
,

M a n d a ra o f t h e Tra n sform a ti o n o r Trans figurati on of

“
,
”
Ami da w h i c h m i gh t w ell a d o rn t h e w a lls o f C h ri sti a n
,

C h u rc h e s a s
A R E VEL A TI O N o r P ARAD I S E !

Alth o u gh s u per i o r i n c o nce p ti o n t o t h e Alt a r p iece -

”
o f th e A do r a ti o n o f t h e I m m a c u l a te L a m b t h e gre a t ,

t re a su re o f Gh en t C a t h e d r al i n B el gi u m p ai nt e d by ,

Va n Ey ck 1 4 20 3 2 f H u i ni e si m i
, ( c -
, p . t h e , .

l a ri ty o f i de as i s u n mist a k a bl e It h a s a ls o m an y .

r e m a rk abl e fe a t u re s i n c o mm o n with th e Vi s i on o f
Sa t u r u s o ne
, o f t h e C a rt h a ge m a r ty r s A D 2 0 3 ; an d ,
. .

its i m a ge ry ill u st ra t e s t h e Sut ra of t h e I n fi n i tel y H a p p y

”
R egi o n , S u k h av a t i w h i ch K am ar a
, j i va t r a n s l a te d

A D 4 0 0 a t Si a n fu
. .
, .

Th e S u n is twi ce r e pre s en t ed a s t h e F o u n t a i n o f
Li fe a n d th e r e a r e tw o Tr ee s o f Li fe a s i n Rev 2 2
, , .

2 a n d i n t h e S u m e r i a n Ep i c o f Gil ga m e s
, .

E a rly C h r i s ti a n a r ti s ts d e pi c t e d o u r L o r d a s a S tar ,

a n d a s t h e S un i n a c c o r d a n ce wit h N u m be r s 2 4 : 1 7
,

R e v e l 2 2 : 1 6 : a n d M al a ch i 4 : 2
. A m o d er n h y m n .

w rite r s a ys
I l ked t J oo and I f u n d o e su s , o

I n H i m m y S tar, m y S un ;

Trans l ated i n S Be al .
’
s Catena p 3 78 F
f . . S up ra p 90 . . t
no e
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”
t he Gi o n tem p l e ( N al a n d a ) wh i ch is pa v e d wit h Go ld
,
*

o ffere d by vi r t u o u s ru l e r s N e a r by is t h e Se ve n j e w elle d
.
-

L a ke a p o s sibl e a ll u si o n t o t h e Se v e n fo ld gi fts o f t h e
,
-

H o ly S p irit ?
Se v e n fe n ce d t e rr ace s l ea d u p t o a S h ri n e t h r o u gh ,

a n a v e n u e o f c y pr e s s t re e s ( s ig I mm o rt a lity ) Ezeki e l . .

sa w s u ch Fe n ce s i n M s visi o n o f t h e Te m p l e o f t h e
F u t u r e : ( c h 4 2 : 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 mg R V ) I n J a p a n
.
, , , , . . .

”
Iz u m o Ta ish i i s t h e S h ri n e o f t h e M a n ifo ld Fe nce ?
A l a rger l a ke i s c o v ere d wit h W a te r lili e s i n w h o se -
,

l o tu s bu ds e m br y o o r i n fa n t s o u l s a re c ra dle d w h ilst
-

a w a iti n g t h e i r N e w Bi r t h W h ite C r a ne s a n d Pe a c oc ks .

a re a ls o p r o m i n en t .

M u s i c a l i n st ru m en ts fl o a ti n g i n t h e a i r s u gge st t he
“
h ar m o n i o u s m e l o di e s o f t h a t H a p p y L a n d fa r fa r , ,

”
a wa y t h e P u r e C o u n t r y o f t h e S u n se t t o w a r d s w h i ch
, , ,

w e a r e t o ld N agarj u n a face d a s h e di e d
, .

Th e Sy m b o lis m is p rec ise ly t h a t u s e d by t h e C h ris

ti a n C h u rc h o f t h e fi rs t c e n t u ri e s ; t h e n om e ncl a tu re
a l on e i s B u dd h ist .

“
( )
3 T h e t h i r d o bj e c t is t o t e a c h t h a t A m id a s ’

”
li fe a n d t h a t o f His p e o pl e is Ev e rl a sti ng T h e y a re .

“ ”
s ee n k n ee li n g a t His fe et N e w bo r n It w a s a -
.

C h risti a n c u st o m t o re p re se n t t h e r e gen er at e s o u l a s a
N e w b o r n b a be
-
.

I n fin i t e g o o d n e ss—m en m e et
-
an d c o n v e r se w it h ,

A m id a a n d “i s fri e nds i n t h e Ga r d en o f t h e Go o d ,
"
,

w h e re h a p p y Bi r ds a n d w a vi n g T ree s u n it e i n si n gi n g
His p rai se a n d te a ch i n g His Law t h re e ti me s a d ay , ,

”
a n d t h r i ce i n th e n i gh t a n e ch o p e r h a p,
s o f t h e -
da ily , ,

For Nal an da s ee pp . 1 54, 57 1 .

1
“
See W a n k /z , pp . 21 , 2 5 M ar co P ol o,
, vol . II , Y ul e
’
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40 2 ;
M as o n s I f wt ri
’
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p o '.
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2 20 THE LOTUS GOS PEL

Th e I t a li a n p o e t D a n t e i n s p i ra o we d m u ch t o t h e
ti o n o f t h i s All e go r y w h i c h w a s a gre a t fa v o u rit e i n ,

m e di mv a l Eu r o p e i n t h e 1 l t h a n d fo ll o w i n g c e n t u r i e s .

B e fo re 1 1 7 5 w h e n t h e J a p a n e s e H on e n S h an i n e m
,

br a ce d t h e Jodo t e a ch i n gs o f t h e Si n l e s s L a n d ( w h o s e
M a st er is Am it abh a t h e B u dd h a o f Illi m it a bl e L i fe ) h e, ,

w a s a m o n k o f t h e Te n da i s h fi fou n d e d o n H i ye s a n by
'
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,

De ngy o D a i s h i T h e n c o m i n g to. u n de rs t a n d th e,

e W h it e L o t u s t e a c h e r a t Si a n fu
t h o ug h t o f Ze n d o ( t h -
, ,

(53 6 H on e n t h en ce fo rt h t a u gh t t h a t Wh o s o e v e r ,

a t a ny ti m e p r a c ti s e s t o r e m e mb e r
, B u dd h a A m it a b ha ,

o r c a lls His N a m e o n ly o n ce w ill be b o r n i n t o t h e ,

P u re La n d a ft e r d e a th .

H on e n is like n e d by Dr An e s a ki t o h i s It a l i a n
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c o n t e m p o ra r y St F r a n ci s o f A s s i s i
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,

i n 1 2 1 2 a n d w a s bu ri e d be s id e K ob o D a i s h i i n t h e v a s t
,

O k u n o i n a t K 6y a s a n
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His o t h e r titl e Gc n k ii Da i s h i..

w a s by I m pe r i a l fa v o u r r a i s e d o n t h e s e v e n t h c e n te n a r v
, ,

o f h i s bi r t h M a r c h 1 9 1 1 t o M y 6g6 T a i s h i
, , .

H e w a s t h e s p i rit u a l p r e ce p t o r o f t h ree E m pe r o r s
i n s u cc e ssi o n a n d i n 1 2 0 3 t r a n s m itt e d t h e D o c tri n e o f
,

t h e P u r e L a n d t o h i s di s c i p l e S h i n r a n ( a n o th e r s c i o n ,

of t h e F uji w a r a H o u s e ) w h o be c a m e th e fo u n d e r o f ,

S h i n s h u o f w h i c h t h e re a r e o v e r
-

,
te m p l e s i n
J a p a n th a t o f H o n gw a nj i i n Ky o t o be i n g t h e c h i ef,
,

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t o t h is T r a n sfi gu ra ti o n p i c tu re—( i f
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,

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of Mi rok u w it h t h e P e a c o c k t a il
l d e s crib e d p 1 40
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a u re o e .

w h e re K 6b 6 D a i s h i i n t h e 9 t h ce n t u r y w r o t e h i s fa m o u s
I ro— b a u t a i n o r d er t o fa cilita t e t h e m em o r izi n g o f t h e
-

J a p a n e s e a l p h a be t ; ( b i ra lra n a ) -
.

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r a e ve y s we et rs r r ,

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, r
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c l o s e ly l a tti ced s c r e e n a n d w a s w r o u gh t i n t a p e s t ry
,

w ith l o t u s fi b re t h re a d by a littl e n u n P ri n c e ss C h flj o
-
, ,

a d a u gh te r o f t h e r e n o w n e d F ujiwa r a h o u s e ( p ,
.

w h o b e i n g t h e vi cti m o f a c ru e l s t e p m o t h e r s ty r a n n y
’
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r e ti r e d to t h a t c o n v en t a n d r e c e iv e d t h e di s ci p lin e .

C h u j 6 h i m e w a s b o rn t h e y e ar a ft e r K 6b 6 D a i s h i di e d
-
.

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a n d t h e fo r e h e a d b a n d a ge d .

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a b o u t 1 0 00 fi gu r e s a n d re p r e s e n ts fi r s t at the top in , ,

m i c r o s c o p i c size t h e Tower of Hokek yo d e s ce n di n g t o

,

e a r t h fr o m H e a v e n a n d t h e n a ga i n i n a ll i ts i m m e n s ity
, ,

a s h a vi n g d e s c e n d e d a n d a li gh t e d o n o r r a t h e r h o v e r i n g ,

o v e r t h e B rid ge o f H e a v e n j u st a b o v e Am it a bh a s h e a d ’

a s a re s u lt o f His p re a c h i n g i n t h e F o rm o f S h a ka t o
t he s o u ls o n e ar t h — A m id a with t h e sv a stik a o n His
.
,

b rea st is s e a t e d o n t h e L o t u s t h r o n e a tte n d e d by Kw a n
,
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,

n on , Da i Se i s h i a n d 3 6 B o d h i s a ttv a s
, .
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, ,

w o rke d o u t .Tw o o f t h e m a n y m i n o r s ce n e s d e p i c t t h e
S u nri s e a c cl a i m e d
,
by a d o r i n g w o rs h i p pe r s a n d t h e ,

“
Bodh i s attvas (p . 1 1 ) are e
p uc li a r to th e M ah ay ana and are

un k nown i n cou nt ie s r p o s s i
es s ng So u th e rn ( Grii nwede l .
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C HILDR E N S P ARAD I S E
TH E
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,

w he re t h e littl e o n e s w h o h a v e p a sse d a w a y fr o m e a r th
be fo re th e i r fi fte e n t h ye a r a re gl e e fu lly d a n ci n g a r o u n d
t h e F e e t o f A m id a
“
Th e T re e s a re v e r y bl e sse d i n
.

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Gok u r ak u a nd ,
k n o w n o t fa di n g ! s a id t h e y o u ng
m o nk wh o s h e we d i t t o u s An i m m e n s e m a nj i .

s v a stik a ) is p r o m i n e n t o n t h e C u r t a i n s w h i c h c on ce a l
(
t h e M a n d a l a fr o m o r di n a r y vi e w It is c a ll e d t h e .

”
Cre s t o f t h e M a n d a l a .

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sy m b ol a n d t h e Sy ri a c ta ble t 7 8 1 s a y s
,
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t h ey h o ld t h e C r o ss w h o se i n fl u e nc e is r e flec te d i n e v er y
,

di rec ti o n e m b r a c i n g a l l wi th o u t di s ti n cti o n
, a nd we
r ec a l l O u r L o r d s o w n w o r ds i n t h e Ga r d e n o f Ge t h s e m a n e
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,

T h o u h a s t giv e n H i m p o wer o v e r a ll m an ki n d th a t H e
s h o u ld gi v e lmmortal Li fe t o a l l t h o se w h o m T h o u h a s t
”
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g .

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,

t h e P e a c o ck t a il e d a u r e o l e a n d t h e P e a c o c k b o s a ts u s
- -
,
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i n t h e a dj a ce n t sh r i n e w h i c h is t h e e q u iv al e n t o f t h e
,

v es i c a p i s c i s o r Mysti c Fis h o f G r o ec o Byz a n ti n e a r t ,

-
,

a nd s till m o r e i m o r t a n t t h q u iv a l e n t o f t h Vi r in
, p e e e , g
and C h ild w it h t h e Fis h b o dy fo u n d re ce n tly i n a n -

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-

( S ee . I n ,

t h i s Ta e m a t e m p le I fo u n d t h a t P r in ce S h 6t o k u s fa v o u rite
-
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s ii t r a K o ng o my o t a i s h i O ( l i t G o ld e n Li h t
g Cl e a ,r .
, ,

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, ,

y o u n g P ri n ce s s n u n i n t o P a ra dise is c o m m e m o ra te d i n
-

a My s te ry p r oc e s s i o n w h i c h e n ac ts a n o th e r e x q u i s ite
-

p i c t u re p re s e r v e d t h e re Th e C om i ng of A m i da wi th

At K oy a , in a s p ec i a l i
s h r ne th e Immo tal Ki ng
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. . 1 67, n .
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fell o w of a p i ctu re by Angeli c a da Fie s ol e fou r ce n tu ri e s ,

‘
la t er l
I t is t o ld o f a n Ital i an bi s h o p th a t o n visi ti n g ,

t h e re ch s c o v ere d R o m an C a ta c o m bs h e e x cl ai m e d Th ere , ,

”
is Ligh t in t h is da rkn es s ! t h e re i s Mus i c i u t h es e t om b s !
and s u ch i s p r ec ise ly t h e i m p re ss i o n o ne r ecei ve s w h en

e x p l o ri n g t h e an cien t J a p an es e s h ri n e s a n d ex a m i ni ng

th e ir t re a s u r e s fo r h ere t he re al belic f of t he p eo pl e i s
,

u n m i s t a ka bly e x pre sse d th a t whi ch tr ul y c o mfor t s an d

,

su p p o rts th em in the h ou r of s o r ro w au d in t he

p r e s e n ce o f De at hE ver y t h i ng i s c heer fu l an d j o yo u s a s
.

i n t h e a tm os p h ere w h i ch p er v a de s t h e R o m an Ca ta
“

co m bs wr ea th s o f fl o we rs win géd s pi ri ts chi ldre n

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,

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— a n d t h e t w o n o t e s w h i ch s o e m p h a ti ca l ly
c h a ra c t er i zed t he fir st C h r is tia n co m mu ni ty ( A c ts 2 :
46 , vi a ;
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e x u l ti u g bo u n dle ss Gla dnes s W i nner
, , ,

a n d s i m p li ci ty u n wri nkl e d sm oo th ne ss
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t h e re co r d s o f t h e N o r th Afr ic a n m ar ty r s i n A O 20 2 . .
,

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wi ll o f al l l

For th c re th e y dwel l in s uch de l igb t,

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m t unto th e m a th ou s m d ycars

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The m o st su p er fici al re a der can s carc el y fai l t o t

no e

a nd i n th e bo ve ma n dal a s
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m a n d al as a s bri ngi n g Li gh t Jo y , , an d Sal va ti on to

s u flier cr s i n t h e l o wes t he l l s .

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p . 1 4o , e f th e

S oul s ol th e Bl e sse d b e u g rece iv ed i mo Pn adis c .

of [M M —1 71 11 Centu ry .
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v ot iv e ofi e ri n g p res e n te d
be h a l f of t he E m pe r o r
on

Tem m u ( 6 7 3 w h o w as a d e v o u t B u dd h i s t a n d
a ls o a fa ith fu l S hi n t a —
i s t i s a p la q u e of “
t h e V i si o n o f
t h e S t upa s u r r o u n de d by in n u m er a bl e s ma ll fi gu re s
"
, .

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'

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o ri gi na ll y t o H as é d era w h os e Ven e r a bl e Abb o t ki n dly

,

ex p l a i n e d t o me th a t t h e Stu p a i s N agar j u n a s Ir on ’

T o w er i s th a t o f t h e Lows Gos pe l ( C h
,
’
. . and .

e x p res s e s t h e w h o l e e m bo di m en t o f t h e T r u t h c o n ta i ne d

i n H ok e ky o th a t t h e T o wer i s a c tu a lly Dai n i ch i N y o r a i ,

w h o is Hi m se l f th e en ti re m as s o f Tru t h ,

1 A M TH E T RUT H ;
“ ”

a n d th a t e a ch o ne o f t h e T h o u s a nd H o t o ké s e xp r es s e s
di fi er cn t fe a tu r e o r c h a r ac ter i s t i c of t he Toward th a t
'

i s t o s a y o f Dai n ich i N yo r ai—w h o i s re pre se n t e d i n o n e

,

s e cti o n o f t h e K o n gé ka i m a n d a la ( al s o recei v e d by
-
,

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bo r d er a ta n gl e d m as s of Vi n e l ea v e s e x p res s i n g t h e
, ,

sa me idea o f t h e i nn u mer a bl e Ma ni fe st a ti o n s o f Dai ni ch i ,

—an d th a t t h e n u m ber 1 00 0 is m ere ly figu ra tiv e an d ,

e x p r es se s —
n u m ber l e ss n e s s
”
.

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Chr is t t he T rue Vi n e fr o m t h e P hr ygi an t om bs i n A si a

, ,

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W 9 35 m
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’
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) of th e C h u rch , th e

( Var m

Im d m H igh Pfi e s tl y p u yer in j oh n I 7 : 6
’
s .

It i m f h al l th es e di s tan t p o mt s wcr e in
{ s su gga ti re
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oontact and s o ifi um oed cach o th er v ven u ncm s ci ous l y tl n t Hi l my of

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In E u r o pe i n t h e C a rl o v i ngi a n P e ri o d ( 9 th
,

a s i m il a r P a g o d a re pre se nts t h e Empty Tomb o f t h e

Ri se n L o r d g u a r d e d by a n Ang e l Th e S o ldi e rs a r e .
*

sl ee pi ng a n d t h e w o m e n w a t ch i ng
, .

C a r e fu l c o m p a ri s o n w i th A c ts 2 c o nn ec ts t h e u n .

de r l yi n g Id e a cl e a rly w i th
TH E B I R TH OF TH E C H U R C H

i n c o nn e x i o n wi th t h e M e ss i a h s Re s u r re c ti o n : F i rst ’

b o rn a m o ng m a ny bre th re n Fi rst be g o tt e n fr o m ,
-

”
a m o ng t h e d e a d F i rst fru i ts o f th em t h a t sl e p t
,
-
,

a t t h e P e nt e c o st a l H a r v e st F e a st o f Ing a th e ri n g -
.

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.
‘ ‘

Th e c l u e t o t h e ri ght i nt e rpre t a ti o n o f th i s m y s t e ri
o u s Towe ri wh i c h pl a ys s o i m p o rt a nt a p a rt i n t h e
M a h ayan i st Inst ru c ti o n o f t h e Fa r E a st ( fr o m a t l a te s t , ,

t h e fi r st h a lf o f t h e 2 n d ce n tu ry ) l i e s I a m s u re i n t h e , , ,

Di vi n e L i t u rgy u s e d by th o se g r a n d K elt i c m i ssi o n a ri e s ,

t h e M o nks o f t h e W e st i n E ri n I o n a L i nd i s fa rn e ( a s , , , ,

w e ll a s by t h e Gall i c a n C h u rc h i n S p ai n a n d Ga u l ) u p ,

t o t h e e n d o f t h e 7 t h c en t u r y w h e n i t w a s gr a d u a lly ,

fu se d i n t h e R o m a n Use .

Gr e g o ry o f T o u r s — ( w h o t e lls u s s o m u c h o f t h e
pi lg ri m a ge l i fe o f h i s ti m e—t r a v ell i n g hi m se lf t o th e H o ly
-

Bos t o n A rt St u dy S eri es , N o .
93 5 . a

1
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a u
’
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re pres en t s H i mse l f i n th e Trin i ty be in g th e s ym b o l of H i s Bod i ly ,

Pre se n ce wh o i s L ord o f th e Th ree worlds .

Th e s t upa u rmo n t d by th e tee was d s ign e d to s y m bo l i e th e

s u e e z

vi s i bl e K os mos o h ab i table world an d th e worlds o f I nfi n i t e S pace

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be yon d ( See Beal s Catm a p 1 0 2 n I ; Fe gu s son s C v T mp l of

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2 4, 1 56, 1 65, n .
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2 28 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

I n th e t o mb
bo d ily i n H ad s wi th th e s p iri t ;
, e

W i th th e th ie f i n Parad ise wh il s t ye t Tho u wert on th e Th rone, ,

O Ch ri s t wi th th e Fath er an d th e Ho ly Gh o s t
,

Th ou wh o a t nc ircu m cri b d an dfi l / t al l th in g
r u s e , es s

The n s o le mn C o m m e m o r a ti o n o f t h e Li v i ng
th e

a nd the De a d i s m a d e by r ec i t i ng t h e d i p ty c hs ( Ja p .

i b a i s ee i n fra c h :
, a n d j u st be fo r e t h e E u c h a ri st i c
.
,

p r a y e r (c all e d i m m o l a t i o i n Ga u l ) c o m e s t h e c e r e m o ny
, ,

o f t h e K i ss o f P e a c e .

Th e j u x t a p o si t i o n o f th i s Tower a n d t h e m yste ri o u s
V o i c e fr o m w i t h i n t h e Ta H o t o T o wer i n t h e Vi si o n o f - -

t h e S t ii p a ( H o k eky o ) —s a y i ng Th i s i s M y B o dy a n d , ,

w h e r e s o e v e r t h i s Go s pe l i s pre a c h e d th e r e a m I —c a n
b e n o fo rt u i t o u s c o i n c i d e n ce .

It i s c e r t ai nly s i gn i fic a nt th a t i n S hi ng o n a n d
Te n da i t e m p l e s th e r e a re t w o T a bl e s o f Obl a t i o n l a i d ,

o u t w i t h m i lk e n ri ce s a k é fr u i t a n d fo o d o ffe ri ng s
, , .

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,

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-
,

P a g o d a t o w e r c o nt a i n i ng gr a i ns o f N y o ra i s Fl e sh ; o n
-
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’

t h e t a bl e b e fo r e Tai z o k a i ( th i s P r e s en t w o rld-
o f I l ,

l u s i o n ) a si m i l a r T o w e r h o lds a pre ci o u s sutr a

,
.
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N o w t h e r e l i c sh ri n e s o f t h e K e lt i c C h u r c h a r e
-

fo r m e d l i ke a n O r a t o ry o r h o u s e w i th st ee p pi tc h ed ,

r o o f ; a n d t h e Bo o k s h ri n es o r C am da c bs a re pec u li a r
-
, ,

t o I r e l a n d xi O n e i s t e m p te d t o thi nk th a t i n th ei r ,

o ri g i n t h e t w o T a bl e s re pr e s e nt e d t h e Ho ly M a ss i n t h e
,

H e a v e nly C o u rts a n d i ts c o u nt e r p a rt u p o n e a r t h ( Cf
,
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)
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o f th e se m i n t e ly wr i tte n s utras h ave be e n fou n d

u s h e wi ng fr m th ei r , o

e xac t si mi l ar i t y th at th e y mu st h av e be en p r in t e d ; ( e e s p r p 1 18 n s u a . .

k pr nt in g e s uc h i s i n Y amad a M u s eum
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Re v . IV v .
; M ar k 1 4 . 2 5 ; M a tt . 26 . 29 ; Lu ke 22 . 15
19 . RV . .
)
Th e Ga ll i c a n Li tu rgy
s u a lly a tt ri b u te d t o S t J o hn , u .

o f E ph e s u s i s th o u ght t o h a v e be e n i m p o rt e d fr o m
,

As i a M i n o r by t h e fo u nd e rs of t h e C h u rch e s o f Ly o n s
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. . . ,
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a l pi n e W e st .

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,

v e ry i n te re st i ng gr o u nds
Th e fea t u res wh ich d is t in gu i s h i t fr m th e R oman Use h e s ay s o ,
’
,

be tray al l th e ch aract eri s t i c f th e Eas t rn l i t urgie s —Some f i ts s o e . o

fo rmu l a i e s a e to b e f u n d w rd f word i n th e Gre k t ext s i n u s e i n

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th e C u c e s f th e S yr o By an t i n e r i t e e i th r i n th 4th ce n t r y o r
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s o m e wh at l at e r . os e se es .

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th a t e x i s te d b efo re A D 400 b e t w e e n C o n st a nt i n o p le . .

a nd A s i a M i n o r ( thr o u gh A qu i l ei a a n d t h e Illy ri a n
pr o v i n c e s ) w i th M i l a n i n L o m b a rdy w hi c h w a s th e n
, ,

t h e se a t o f t h e R o m a n C o u r t a n d t h e re n de z v o u s o f

n u m e r o u s a ss e m bl i e s o f O ri e nt al bi s h o ps H e s a ys th a t .

w e m u st t a ke i nt o a cc o u nt t h e i m po r t a nt fa c t th a t fo r
n e a rly tw e nty y e a rs 3 55 3 74 a C a pp a d o ci a n Au x e n ti u s ,
-
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o n e o f t h e I m pe ri a l C o u r t c l e rgy w a s a t th e hea d o f ,

t h e M i l a n e se C h u r c h w h o d u ri ng h i s l o ng e pi sc o p at e
‘

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m u st h a v e l e ft h i s i m pre ss bo th u p o n h i s c l e rg y ? a n d
t h e i nt e rn a l o rg a n i sa t i o n o f h i s C h u r c h i n m a ny o f i t s ,

St . I re n oeu s , th e di s c i ple of th e m ar tyred b i sh o p Po ly carp of

,

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23 0 TH E L O TU S GO S PEL

m o s t i m p o rt a nt pe c u l i a ri ti e s i n di s ci p l i n e a n d w o r sh i p
wh i c h h a v e a di s ti nctl y Ori e ntal c h a r a c te r a n d w e r e n o t ,

c h a n g e d by S t A m br o s e w h o s u c ce e d e d h i m a s bi s h o p
.

of M ilan . Th e A m br o s i a n i n i t s o ri gi n w a s
”
i d e n ti c a l wi th t h e Ga lli ca n L i t u r gy .

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o f t h e 4t h t h e C h u r c h e s o f As i a M i n o r h a d c l o se a n d
,

fr e q u e n t r e l a t i o ns wi th t h e S ee o f Anti och wh i c h w a s ,

”
t h e c a p i t a l o f t h e i m me ns e Di o c e s e o f t h e 0 ri e nt ;
‘

S t Th o m a s h i m s elf b ei ng d e s c ri be d a s t h e fi r st P o n t ifl
‘

o f t h e E a st — t h e A p o stl e o f t h e H i nd u s a n d
,

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w a s c a rri e d t o w a rd s th e s e r eg i o ns ; a n d i t w a s by th e
b i s h o p s s e nt fr o m Ant i o c h th a t t h e C h u rc h o f C o n ‘

s t a n ti n o p l e w a s ru l e d a t t h e pe r i o d wh e n i t r e c e i v e d

i t s fin a l o r g a n i s a t i o n Th u s i ts Li t u r gy n a tu r ally r t
.

p r o d u ce d a l l t h e e sse nti a l fe a t u re s o f t h e S y ri a c L i t u rgy s i

If t h e st u d e nt w i ll r e r e a d t h e first c h a p te rs o f th i s -

b o o k h e w i ll be a bl e t o e sti m a t e t h e i nfl u e n ce w hi c h
“
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, t h e Ga te o f t h e E a st , ,

m u st h a v e e x e r c i s e d u p o n h e r n a t i v e s o i l i n As i a M aj o r
i f h e r i nfl u e n c e c o u ld th u s pe n e tr a te t o t h e fu rth e st We st
o f E u r o pe thr o u gh Asi a M i n o r é c Th e s a c k o f Ant i o c h

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s

D i ates s ar on , h i s n ame is Th au m a, wh o i s ca ll e d T h o m a .
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20 . 24 . Se e A ppe n d ix I .

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pp . 21 . pt r
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( A nt i q u iti s 1 8) m e n t i n th
e at V i t ll i th l e gat e o f o s e us, e

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we n t d wn to th e Eup hrates i n t erv iew d th K i n g o f Parthi a and n h i

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de ad . T i be ri s d ie d M arch A D 3 7
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ALL EGORICAL T E ACH I N G,

( C o n t i n u e d .

Th i s thy Br th er
, o , was de ad an d is l ive
a agai n , was l os t
and i s fou n d! T/ze C/zr zrt
’

N th e I m pe ri a l M u se u m a t Ky o t o t h e re i s a w o nd e r
fu l M a nd a l a wh i c h i s c l o s e ly r e l a t e d t o t h e Vi s i o n
”
o f t h e S t up a a n d t h e T h o u san d H o to k es d e s c ri b e d i n ,

t h e l a st c h a p t e r .

It i s c o nsi d e r e d t o b e a m a st e r p i ece only e qu a ll e d -

by Ra fl a e l l e s Tr a n s fig u ra ti o n o b ri s t
’
It i s e nt i tl e d
”
the Re s u rre c ti o n o f S h a k a .

A s H e e m e rg e s fr o m H i s g o ld e n c o fli n H i s wh o l e ,

B o dy e m i ts Li ght r a ys a t e v e ry p o r e e a c h r a y t e rm i n a t
-
,

i n g i n a m i n u t e B u ddh a o r I i g h t s pa rk , .
-
.
*

F r o m c o m p a ri ng i t wi th o the r s ce n e s o n e h a s n o ,

h e si t a ti o n i n s a y i n g th a t i t r e p r e se nts t h e
B I R TH OF TH E C H U RC H A T P E N T E C O S T ,

t h e M yst i c a l B o dy o f C h ri s t M y l i fe i s n o t e n d e d b u t .
,

”
mul tip l i e d s a ys N y o ra i i n H o k e ky o c h x vxd
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,

m i ll i o ns o f fo ll o w e r s i n a l l a ge s a n d i n a l l l a nds i s
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,
 THE LOTU S GOS PEL 23 3

t he t r u e st Re s u rre c ti o n E x ce p t 8 C o r n o f Whe a t di e
. .

i t a b i d e th a l o n e b u t i f i t di e i t b ri nge th fo rth m u c h
,

”
fru i t .
(J o hn 1 2 Th e i m m e n se re pr o d u ct i v e p o w e rs
o f t h e Fi s h s i mi l a rly c a u se d i t s a d o p t i o n a s a Ch ri sti a n

sy m bo l .

In t h e Y a m a d a M u se u m th e re i s a pi c t u re o f S hak a
.

c r o w n e d w i th t h e R a i nb o w n Re v e l 1 v 3 ; x
( a s i , . . .

t h e ty pe o f Re conci l i ati on .

Be si d e a n a lt a r i n K u r o d a n i Ky o t o th e re h a ngs a , ,

v e r y a n ci e nt p i c t u re P a i nt e d by a Ch i n e se A r t i st a t a
.

d a t e u nkn o wn i t i s i n t h re e s ce n e s ( 1 ) I n t h e l o we st
, .
,

i s a gr o u p o f m o n ks se a t e d by a B r o o k be n e a th d a rk ,

fo l i a ge d tr ee s r e s e m bl i n g o l i v e s Dh ar m a si ts a p a rt .
,

l o st i n b r o o d i n g d ou bt a n d gl o o m y pe r pl e x i ty ( 2 ) In t h e .

‘
c e nt ra l s e c t i o n t h e B u dd h a s fa v o u ri t e d i s c i pl e An éi n da
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i e fo ll o w e d by a n x i o u s a w e str u c k di s c i pl e s i s ~a b o u t
. .
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t o e nt e r a Rock tomb c a r ry i n g a L o t u s l i ly t o l a y u po n
- -

a d e a d b o dy . H e st a r ts b a c k i n a st o n i s h m e n t a t fi n d i ng
a n Emp ty Tomb .

( )
3 In t h e th i rd se c t i o n S hak a a rr a y e d i n R
,
o b es ,

o f Bl e ss e dn e ss ,
i s a s ce nd i ng u p o n a Lotu s a b o ve t h e
Cl o u ds t o t h e a m a ze m e nt o f m o st o f t h e m o nks b u t
,

t o t h e r a p t u r e a n d ad o ri ng e c s t a sy o f Dha r m a t he ,

L o t u s Te a c h e r ,w h o s e l o o ks e x p r e ss t h e w o r ds n u
s p o ke n ,

M Y L OR D A N D M Y c on !

At F u ku o k a i n Ky u s h u m o st i n t e re st i ng st a t u e tt e s
,

o f Dha r m a a r e m a de xl H i s r a d i a nt fa c e i s t u rn e d sky
‘

w a r ds a n d h i s e y e s st a rt fr o m t h e i r s o ck e ts a m a z e d by ,

Th e Sans cr i t n am e da s ign ifie s J oy ( E i t el p

A n an . . .

1
'

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u th e
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o - -
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,
i n t e res t i ng to t r ace ou t th e or i gi n o f th is s t at ue of
e

D h arma i n th at ne i ghb urh oo d o .

23 4 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

s o me n w o nt e d si ght
u I t i s n o t i ce a bl e th a t h e c a r ri e s
.

a fl a be l l u m i n h i s ri ght h a nd fo r t h i s w a s u s e d i n t h e ,

“
e a rly C h u r c h t o p r o te ct t h e h o ly Obl ati on fr o m t h e
”
li ttl e flyi ng c re a t u r e s l i ke t h e F a ns st i ll c a rri e d i n t h e
,

Pr o c e ssi o n o f th e C u rt a i n s t o t h e S h i n t d S h ri n e o f Ise .

Dh a rm a c a lle d T a m o i n C h i n a i s s a i d t o be t h e
, ,

A po stl e S t Th o ma s w h o a cc o rd i ng t o a n o l d 1 7 th
.
, ,

“
ce nt u ry P a d r e b e a m e d o u t th e R ay s o f t h e Go s pe l
,

the re a fte r h e h a d p r e a c h e d i n t h e Ind i e s

, .
*

I n th i s c o nn e c ti o n t h e fo ll o wi ng c i t a t i o n i s v a l u a bl e

D Grie rs o n t ll s m th at th e re i I n d i an e v i d e n ce wh i h o i g/ t
r. e e s ,
c r i

n t t b ign or d i n fav o r
o o e e f a v i i t o f Th o mas t I n d ia
, u o s o .

“
O n th e v al u e f th a t v i d e n ce I am no t co m p e t e n t to s pe ak ; b t
o e u

th is m ch seems fair ly pr ved ; th at i f th e A po s tl e came t In d i a at al l h e

u o o ,

wou ld h me to th e N r th W t and no t t th e M al ab ar co a t an d wo ld
o , o -
es o s u

th ere mee t th e k in g ac t ally name d i n th e L e ge n d ; th at Ch ri t ian i ty may

u s

h ave t o che d In d ia from th s i de f Bactri a i n th e 3 d cen t ry ; th at

u e o r u

C h r i s t ian i ty and i n p ar t i cu l ar i ts d o c t r i ne o f th e Inc arnati on m ay v ry

, , e

w ll h ave bee n one

e f th e fac t or wh i ch h ape d th e l att e r gr wth of
o s s o

”
Brah m am s m .
1
’

In p i c tu re s C h ri s t i n Ge th s em a n e a n d Ap
th e ,

”
p e a ri ng t o M a ry ( B 88 B 2 2 1 i ss,
u e d by t h e Tr a v e l.
,
.
,

B u re a u B o st o n Un i v e rsi ty ) the re a re m o s t st ri k i ng re
, ,

se m bl a n ce s t o t h e s p e c i a l fea t u re s o f thi s K a k e m o n o ,

v i z ; i t s d i v i si o n i nt o t h r ee s ce n e s
. t h e g r o u pi ng o f di s ,

ci p l e s a n d t h e Rock tomb Th e d a te s gi v e n a re 1 2 6 0
-
.

Th e s e pri nts d v s bl st u dy
1 4 55 (. i t i s a i a e fo r a l l t o ,

w h o w o u ld c o m p a re C hri sti a n w i th B u ddh i st Ar t ) .

I n a n o l d t e m p l e o n t h e Tok a i d o i s a n o t h e r r e
ma rk a bl e M a n d a l a a R v o b u pi c t u re o f B u ddh a s d e a th
’
,

st o ry c o m bi n e d w i th t h e Asce n s i o n o f J e su s C h r i s t .

As tt r f fact I n do S yriac t rad i t i n

a ma e o ,
-
o as c r ibe s se v en anc i e n t
ch u rch s to S t Th om as h i m e l f ( Y l e s n t e t
e . s . u
’
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'
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S ee A ppe nd ix 1 .

1 E ly C/ r / Hi t y
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vo .
, . . . M Gwatk i n
. .
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Th e rin g world to s ave d e t erm i n d

s u ffe e .

H ly L rd th e Go d o f He ave n
o o , ,

Fr m S h ak ya s grave c me s S h ak ya
o
’
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-

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A gre at m iracl e

Th l t b dy f the F nd r
e os o o ou e ,

A pp ar d cl arly
e e e ,

A nd fl i to h av n es e e ,

L i ke a God 1 .
'

K 6y a s a n p o s s e s se s two c hi e f t re a s u re s . On e , th e
”
C o m i ng of A m i d a wi t h t we n ty fi v e B o s a ts u s t o e a rth ,

is n ow se u m T o ky o Th e o t h e r
in t h e M th e S l e epu , .
,
“

”
i ng B u dd h a i s s ti ll a t K o n g G b u j i ,t h e m o n a st e r y -
,

fo u n d e d by K 6b 6 i n 8 1 6 a n d w h e r e h e s pe nt h i s l a st ,

d a ys Th i s i m m e n se fr e s c o d a t e s fr o m t h e O t 6k u e r a
.
,

A D . . 1 0 8 4—87 .

Th e Gol den Buddha}: h a v i ng s v a sti k a o n H i s th e

b re a st i s p a s s i ng i nt o N i rv an a (j ap Neh a n z ii ) a n d
, ,
.
-

Anand a i s bl i nd e d w i th g ri e f ; b u t t h e ca l m e x p r e ss i o n
o f th a t pe rfe c t tr u st wh i c h c o m e s fr o m pe rfe c t kn ow
l e dge a n d t h e l o o k o f c o m pl e te s a ti sfa c t i o n a n d c o n
,

fi de n c e i n t h e Di vi n e W i ll d e p i c t e d o n t h e fa ce s o f ,

M i r o k u Ji z d M o nj u a n d K w a n n o n w h o st a n d a r o u n d
, , , ,

—
H i s dy i ng pi ll o w i s v e ry w o nd e r fu l t o s ee for th e y ,

kn o w t h a t H e o nly

F i ve h u n dr d i R ak ans o c n t antly een i n J apane s

“ e ,
”
. e .
, s o s s e

t e m pl e an d at C an t n i n t he great t e mpl e o f th F ive H nd r d

s, o
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”
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s C m pare th e
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me n t i o ne d by S t P au l i n co n ne x i n wi th
” ”
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were wi t n e s s e s o f th e L ord r i e n an d as cce n de d l ife i n 1 Co 1 5 5

’
s s ,
r. . .

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, s o u

A s agh o a at Gan dara

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‘
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u A m be r c l
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,
n -
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 TH E LOTU S GO SPEL 23 7

S L E E PS To W AK E
The K i ng Be a sts i s t h e s o l e re pre se nt a ti v e o f t h e
of ,

Ani m a l c rea ti o n wh i c h fr o m t h e El eph a nt t o t h e S n ai l

, ,

i s u su a lly d e pi c te d o n th e se Neh a n s c e n e s a s p l u nge d i n -

w o e a t t h e d e a th o f t h e ge ntl e h e a rt e d B u dd ha t h e
‘

”
Be st F ri en d i n al l t h e w o rld ! ( Cf R o m 8 2 1 . . .

Thi s Li o n l yi ng o n h i s b a c k t h e b i g t e a r s r o lli ng ,

d o wn h i s c h e e ks h a s o n e p a w o n h i s h e a rt a s th o u gh
,

m o rta lly w o u nd e d .

Ga zi ng a t th i s s c e n e i t s ee m e d t o m e t o sy m b o l i ze
th a t g re a t e r Li o n o f J u d a h o r th e S h aky a tr i be w h o , , ,

a lt h o u gh m o r t a l l v w o u nd e d i n t h e fra y t ri u m ph e d o ve r ,

De a th an d b r o u ght Li fe a n d I m m o rt a l i ty t o l i ght a n d
, ,

D E A TH H ATH N O M O R E n o m m o n O VE R HIM I
Wh e n t h great merc i f l Lord i S avi ou r of th e W rld h av ing
e u ,
. e . o ,

fi ni s h ed H i s work f c n ve r t i ng th e w rl d e nt e re d o n th e J y* f th e
o o o o o

N irvana H e l ay as l e e p—abou t t d ie ; an d th e s pec t ator s dee p ly affect e d

,
o

wi th co mp as s io n an d l o ve p ake th us t ge th e r s Wh o s h all now pr v i de o o

u s a Bo at t cro s s
o v er th e g e at O ce an of Birth an d Death —Th e S un o f
o r

W is d m h as q n ch e d H is ray s th e world i s n w i n d ark ne s s 1 wh s h all

o ue ,
o ,
'

l i ght a Lamp to gu i de us th ro gh th e l ng n i ght of i gn orance P

u o
’

Th e n N yorai re po s ing on th e L i n cou ch addre s se d th e gre at

, o -
,

A s e mbl yi t hu s
s S ay no t th at N yo ai h as g ne f r e ver b ec au se H r o o e

d ies ; th e s p iri tu al Body i s i mmort al He d ies th e Body of th e L aw .

-

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a-dy a th e p ir i t al Pre s en ce o f B dd h a i n H i s word s
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r mai ns f ever u nch ange abl e

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”
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Thi s i s t h e V o i c e fr o m t h e T o w e r Wh e re v e r t h i s
”
Go s pe l i s pre a c h e d th e r e a m I ! ( H o k e ky o ) .

In M o ng o l i a ( w h e r e t h e M a haya n a t o o k a v e r y
,

fi r m g ri p u p o n t h e w i ld n o m a d t ri be s s o t a m i ng a n d ,

S up r a p . 1 65 ; J oh n 1 7 4 6;
. “ 1 9 3 0 ; He b
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T Lak e 23. 44,

1 I s ai no 1 0 ; H eb 2
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, ,
. .

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u pp r 80 n 1 ; 1
. 2 4 and n T
. . . .
238 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

c h a n gi ng th e i r n a tu re th a t fr o m be i ng t h e m o st fi e r ce ,

th e y be c a m e t h e g e n tle st O f t h e S v a st i k a

sy m b o l o f Li fe for Eve rmore i s l ai d u p o n t h e he a rt o f

t h e i r d e a d t h u s cl e a rly t e st i fy i n g t o a Hope of I m
,

mor tal i ty o n c e t a u ght— h o w e v e r m u c h t h a t t r u th m a y

b e fo rg o t te n a n d b u ri e d n o w u nd e r a l o a d o f s u pe r
s ti t i o n a n d i gn o r a n c e — a n Undy i n g H o pe t h a t i s th e
s ame i n e s se nce w i th t h e p r a y e r o f t h e a n c ie n t K e lt i c
“
C h u r c h in I o n a F o r a l l t h e bl e sse d d e a d
°

w h o h av e ,

d ep a r te d wi th t h e S ig n o f F a i t h a n d w h o s e n a m e s a re ,

”
w ri tt e n o n t h e d i p ty c hs a n d r ec i t e d t h e r e fr o m ( Cf . .

i n fr a ch . : 1 8, I h ai ) .

In 7 84 ,E m pe r o r K w a m m u ( 7 8 2
the a t t he

i nst a n c e o f h i s F uj i w a r a m i ni ste r r e m o v e d h i s c a pi t a l ,

fr o m N a r a n o M i ya k o
-
t o Ky o t o
-
c a ll i ng i t a t first ,

“ ”
H e i a nj o ,th e C i ty o f Pe a ce It w a s pl a n n e d i n .

i m i t a t i o n o f S i a nfu t h e W e ste rn c a pi t a l o f C hi n a
, bu t ,

i t s s u rr o u nd i ng h i lls r e se m bl e J e r u s a l e m .

On t h e re tu rn o f De n gy O Da i s h i t h e I m p e ri a l ,

q u a r te r w a s l a i d o u t i n t h e fo r m o f a p all i u m (k es a ,

t he B u dd h i st p r i e stly m a ntl e ) a n d t h e P a l ac e Ga te s ,
-

a rra nge d t o t e ac h by t h e i r n u m be r v i z —N i n e o u t e r a n d ,
.

S e v e n i n n e r —t h e 1 6 Tr u ths o f M a hayan a Bu ddh i s m .

De n gy O a l s o d e si gn e d t h e K i k u n o m o n i e th e - -
. .

S i x t e e n pe t a ll e d I m pe ri a l C r e st o f t h e C h rys a n t h e m u m
-
,

i n o rd e r t o te a c h t h e s a m e tr u t h s .

Tu rn i ng t o t h e W e st w e fin d t h e n u m be r S e v e n
sa c re d b o th t o t h e J e w s a s t h e P e nt a t e u c h she w s a n d , ,

t o t h e C h ri s ti a n s w h o a ls o h eld N i n e i n m yst i c s i gn i fi
, ,

Th us al so did th e fie rce Norse me n an d Vik i ngs gro w t am e wi th i n

,

t h e Cath ol ic Ch u rc h “ T e y wou ld n t hav e re ce iv e d th e Cath o l i c

. h o

s y s tem s ays D r Be az l e y i f th e y h ad fe lt th at i t crampe d and en

”
, .
,

fee bl ed th e ir l i fe ”
D awn vol 1 p 2 4 2 no t e 1
.
, . . . . .
2 40 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

“
thei r root i n , a cc o r d a n ce wi th C o nfu c i u s ’
a d v i ce to the
su pe ri o r m a n
De ngy o Da i shi se d h i s re l i gi o u s i nfl u e n ce c h i e fly
u

u po n t h e C o u rt a t Ky o t o a n d i n d e v e l o p i ng t h e
po
,

l i ti c a l li fe o f h i s da y Li k e K ob o Da i sh i h e w a s a n
.

a rti st a n d a be a u t i fu l s e t o f h i s k a ke m o n o s
, i n Ky o t o ,

M u s e u m e nt i tl e d S h a k a b a s s o—
, de n i e E ig h t E v i d e nti a l , . .

C ha nges o f C h a ra c t e r i n t h e c a r eer o f B u dd h a S hak a

m u ni i s n o t o nly a w o r k o f A r t bu t r e m a rk a bl e fo r
"
,

i ts s p i ri tu a l t e a c h i n gs e s pec i a lly a s i t w a s th i s s a i nt
,

wh o i nt r o d u ce d t h e i d e a o f M o u nt a i n p i lgr i m ag e s fr o m -

C hi n a .

One pi c t u re re pre s e nts a P i lgri m a ge wh e r e a

h a u ghty da i my o h a vi ng a li ghte d fr o m h i s o l d w o rld
,

bu ll o c k c h a ri o t (j ap k a g o ) a t t h e M o u nt a i n b a s e p r o
.
-

c e e ds t o c l i m b o n fo o t l i ke t h e N u m b l e s t pe a s a n t ( w h o
,

m i ght n e v e r ri d e i n a p a l a n q u i n ) first c r o ss i ng a 0 0 1 m ,

ra k u ba sh i t h e Br i d ge o f H e a v e n
, i e a B ri dge o f ,
. .

P u ri fi c a ti o n ( h a ra h i ) Th e L a n te r n i s a m a rke d fe a tu r e
.

i n t h i s s ce n e Ab o v e t h e M o u nt a i n t o p B u ddh a e n
.
-
,

t h r o ne d a m i d t h e h e a v e n l y h o sts a w a i ts t h e P i lg ri m s
’
,

An o th e r pi c t u re sh e ws S h aka tanjo se nd i ng fo rth a

,

tw o g r o u p s o f d i sci p le s t o Ea st a n d We st S t a n di ng .

i n th ei r m i d s t w i t h o n e h a nd H e po i n ts e a rth w a r d
,
-
,

wi th t he o th e r u p t o H e a v e n s i gn i fy i ng t h e Uni vers al
Authori ty gi v e n t o H i m *
.

In a thi r d s ce n e S hak a i s e nth r o n e d i n Gl o ry It

,
.

i s i nte re st i ng t o n o te i n th i s c on n e c t i o n th a t De n gyo
a d mi ni s t e re d bap ti s m by s pri nkl i ng t o t h e E m pe r o r
K w a m m u o n h i s d ea th b e d r fo r o n t h e g ol d e n fl o o r
’

Cf M a . tthew 2 8 1 8
-
2 0 , and p . 1 7
.

1
‘
Cf S u .
p a p 1 91
r . . no e a t .
 TH E LOTUS GO S PEL 24 1

’
a re s a i nts kn eel i ng a t S h ak a s fee t w hi lst c r o w ned
th e ,

K i ngs a d o re H i m F r o m t h e c l o u ds a gre a t S tai rcas e .

s

l adde r i s l et d o wn by w h i c h N y o r a i H i m se lf d e s c e nd e d
t o e a r th
*
.

In t h e 9 t h c e n tu ry E n n i n ( t o wh o m De n gy o ,
-
,

Dai sh i h a d t r a ns m i tt e d t h e T6 c h u s Gj 6 ) s p e nt n i n e - - -
,

y e a r s i n C h i n a l e a rn i n g t h e Do c t ri n e s o f C o m p l e ti o n ,

S e c re c y a n d M e di t a ti o n (J ap
, En M i ts u Ze n ) He .
, , .

w a s a ls o m o r e p a rt i cu l a rly i n i ti a t e d i n t o t h e s e c re t
r u l e s o f t h e gr e a t Y og a c h ary a d o c tr i n e o f S a l v a ti o n -

th ro u gh t h e S o u l s u n i o n w i th th e U n i v e rs a l M i n ds l ’ '

H e v i s i t e d t h e m o st r e n o w n e d B u dd h i st t e m pl e s i n
C hi n a an d su ccee d e d t o t h e pri m a c y o f t h e Te n da i s h u
,
-

i n J a p a n dy i ng i n 864, .

It w a s E n n i n ( i e Ji k a k u Da i sh i ) w h o re tu rn i ng
-
, . .
,

fr o m C hi n a i n 8 4 7 fo u nd e d t h e re n o wn e d m o n a st e r y ,

of C h u s o n ji -
in N J a pa n w i th i ts O c t a g o n a lt a r
-
, .
, ,

d e s c ri be d c h 1 9 . .

In o ld e n d a ys e v e n t h e M i k a d o s e nv o y m u st a l i ght ’

a t t h e a pp r o a c h t o C h u s o n i lt h o u gh h e w e r e m e re ly
j a - -
,

p a ssi ng by t h e s a c r e d H i ll 133
It i s i m p o rt a n t t o n o te t h a t De n gy o r e ce i v e d t h e
“
s ec r e t t r a n s m i ss i o n c al l e d To ch a s o j o o r Tr a ns m i ssi o n - - -
,

”
W i th i n t h e Towe r on M o u nt Ti e n da i i n C heki a ng, ,

C hi n a a n d t h a t thi s i s s ai d t o h a v e be e n r e cei v e d by
,

S hak a fr o m Dai n i c h i w h o t h e n g a v e i t t o M a i t r ey a ,

i e Mirok a §
. . .

La t e r A D 4 0 0 t h e m o nk K u m a r aj i v a b r o u ght thi s
,
.
.
,

s ec re t T r a ns m i ssi o n fr o m K a r a sha r a n d g a v e i t t o h i s
S upr a p . 1 69 C f
. . Joh n I .
51 ; Ge n . 2 8 ; an d Templ es f
o t/1 6 Or i e nt,
pp . 1 52 , 1 54 , e tc .

1 B N . an j i o
’
s Sh ort B zs twy
' ’

. pp .
73 , 74 .

I M urray s Gu ide Cf P s al m S up ra p 66 t
no e i t
’
. . 1 5 . . 1 .

Q S upr a pp .
32, 1 66, no t e
2 42 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

C h i n e se d i sc i pl e s C hi sh a Da i s hi i e C hi ki o f M t
.
, . . .

Te n da i ( d . r e ce i v e d t h e Tr a n s m i ssi o n o f th e S p i ri tu al
Mou ntai n w h e re S haka p r e a c h e d t h e L o t u s Go s pe l and ,

s o m e g e n e r a ti o n s l a t e r Dos u i i n h i s t u rn tr a n s m i tte d i t
,

t o t h e y o u n g J a p a n e s e m o nk S a i c h o b e tt e r kn o w n a s ,

De n g y o Da i s h i .

It sh o u ld als o h e n o t e d th a t al l th e Ap os tl e s of
Nati ons w h e t h e r i n t h e W es t o r i n t h e E a st w e r e m e n
, ,

o f I n te r i o r l i v e s r w h o s e s o u ls w e r e st i ll e n o u g h t o h e a r
’

t h e V o i c e o f t h e S i l e n ce thr o u gh Wh o se p o w e r th e y
,

w e nt fo rth— n o t a s e c h oe s b u t a s l iv i ng Words— a n d th u s ,

tr a nsfo r m e d m e n s li v e s e v e ry w he r e ! ’

PI L GR IM A GE S .

If o n e d e s i re s t o v i s u a l i z e t h e a n c i e nt P i lgri m a ge s ,

h e m u st v i s i t t h e J a p a n e s e H o ly Pl a c e s H e w i ll th e n .

be c a rri e d b a c k i n s pi ri t t o t h e Ag e s o f F a i t h .

Th e P i lgri m b a nds a r e c o m p o se d o f m e n o f a l l a ge s
-

—e v e n l i tt l e l a ds a r e i n c l u d e d a s i n S t L u ke 2 : 4 2 , . .

T h e se a re s pe ci a lly c h o se n t o r e p r e se nt th ei r r e s pe c t i v e
v i ll a ge s a n d t o w o rsh i p a n d pr e s e n t o ffe ri ngs a t th e
,

S h ri n e s o n be h a lf o f th o s e c o m m u n i ti e s I t i s a pri v i .

le ge a s pi r e d t o fo r l o n g y e a rs t o b e t h u s s e l ec t e d
, ,
.

E v e r y g r o u p i s i n c h a rge o f a Gu i d e w h o c l a d i n ,

a s p e ci a l dr e ss a n d c a p a n d c a r ry i ng a st a ff w i th m e t a l
,

ri n gs ( sh a k en t o a r o u s e t h e s l e e p y ) l i ke t h a t o f J i zo i n , ,

“ ”
h is ha n d ,a s a S h e ph e rd l e a ds h i s fl o c k e a c h o f ,

w h o m w e a rs a t i n kl i ng b e ll t i e d t o h i s gi rdl e .

M u c h c o u ld b e w ri tte n a b o u t the s e P i lgri m s di d

s p a ce a ll o w ; I w i ll o nly m e nti o n o n e fa c t w h i c h i ll u m i
n a t e s th e s pi ri t u a l m e a n i ng o f t h e P i lg ri m ag e s .

At a Te n dai t e m pl e I s a w a v o t i v e p i c t u re p r e s e nte d ,

S up r a pp . 1 59, 1 64~

T A lban B tl er u ,
L i ves f
o th e S a i nts .
2 44 TH E LOTUS GO S PEL

”
De l e c t a bl e M o u nt ai ns ? An d w h en ,
l a st the y at ,

r e a c he d t h e g o a l the y m a d e i t s stee p Asc e nt w i th e a s e

be c a u s e t w o M e n i n ra i m e n t th a t sh o n e li k e g o ld a n d ,

wh o se fa ce s sh o n e a s th e Ligh t l e d th e m u p by t h e ,

a r m s — aft e r t h a t the y h a d l e ft t h ei r m o rt a l g a rm e nts i n

”
t h e b ri dge l e ss Ri v e r t h r o u gh wh i c h t h e y p a ss e d .

It i s s i gn i fi c a nt th a t a t t h e m o u nt a i n v i ll a ge o f
Y o s h i n o j u st w h e re th e l a st sta ge b e gi n s P i lg ri m st a ffs
, ,
-

a r e s o ld a n d S hr o u ds o n w hi c h t h e n a m e s o f t h e F i v e

—
B u dd h a s a re i nsc ri be d ( C f Ps al m 2 3 : 4 .
— “
t h e S he

h erd psa l m
p
-

Th e v i e w fr o m M t O m i n e i s m a gn i fi c e nt
. It e x .

t e n ds fo r o v e r 1 8 0 m i l e s a c r o ss t o t h e sh i ni ng sn o w
‘

c ro w n e d L o t u s P e a k o f F u j i ya m a o f whi c h i t i s -

tr u thfu lly s a i d
F irs t t cat ch th e rad i an c f a br ight e r S u n ri s e
o e o -
,

I n al l th e world th ere i n ly ,
n F ji s o o e u

Als o fr o m J e r u s a l e m t w o m i le s i s t h e M o u nt
, ,

J o y ,
s a i d S i r J o h n M a nd e v i ll e
( Tr a v e l s A ,
D , . .

“
a fu ll fa i r p l a ce a n d a d e l i ci o u s ; a nd m en cle p e

i t M o u nt Jo y fo r i t gi v e th j o y t o P i lg ri m s
, h e a r ts ,

be c a u s e t h a t th e r e m e n first s ee J e r u s al e m !
It w a E s n n o S-
h o k a k u Q ' l fl] a y o u ng J a p an e s e
‘
, ,

c o n v e rt t o th e M a hayan a i n
( b . 63 4 ) w h o b,
e c o m i ng a

th a t re m a r k a bl e E p o c h t h e fir st h a lf o f t h e 7 t h c e ntu ry
, ,

c o n c ei v e d t h e i d e a a n d a c c o m p l i s h e d h i s a i m o f c l i m b i ng ,

t h e h i gh e st M o u nt a i ns i n h i s n a t i v e pr o v i n c e Ya m a t o , ,

i n o r d e r t o c o ns e c r a t e th e i r h i gh e st a n d m o st i n a c ce ss i bl e
pe a ks ( r a n gi ng fr o m
,
ft t o . an d t h e

r e m o te st p l a ce s t o Bu ddh a .

H e n ce t h e n a m e s th e s e s u m m i ts be a r t o da y -

“
S h ak a ga t a k e
- -
B u k k y d ga t a k e
,
-
and -
Da i n i c h i d a k e
,
-
,

wh o se t o p i s s o st ee p th a t a s o n t h e S wi ss M a tte rh o rn
, ,

c h a i ns a r e fi x e d t o m a k e t h e a s ce nt fe a s i bl e !
 TH E LOTU S GOS PEL 2 45

In a c a v e o n M t O m i n e E n n 6 m a d e h i s h e rm i t a ge
.
-
,

w h e re h e dw e lt fo r 8 0 ye a rs .

A c cu se d o f S o r ce ry h e w a s c o nde m n e d t o di e b u t ,
*
,

t h e sw o r d b r o k e i n p i ece s i n t h e e x e c u t i o n e r s h a nd
’
.

It i s s a i d th a t h e fl e w a w a y t h r o u gh t h e a i r a n d w a s ,

n e v e r m o r e s ee n by m o r ta l s r A m o r e pr o s a i c a cc o u n t .
’

s a ys h e w e nt t o C hi n a a n d n e v e r r e t u r n e d .

In 1 8 0 6 t h e M i k a d o K 6k a k u g a v e E u n o t h e ti tl e
,
-

o f Te m be n o f M i ra c l e
da i B o s a t s u ( d h i s a tt v a ) i n , ,

r e c o g n i ti o n o f h i s se r v i c e s i n o pe n i n g u p s o m u c h o f t h e
J a p a n e s e c o u ntry .

E u n 6 s c h i e f d i s c i pl e Gy 6gi B o s a t s u w a s o f K o r e a n
’
-
, ,

bi rt h S h 6 m u te nn o fi n d i ng i n h i m a r i ght h a n d a d v i s e r
.
- -

m a d e h i m Da i s 6j 6 i e A rc hb i s h o p a t N a r a
-
,
. Gy dj i i s
.
, .

s a i d t o h a v e h a d a s pe ci a l d e v o t i o n t o Y a k u sh i N y o ra i ,

a n d w e n t a b o u t t h e c o u n try p r e a c h i ng w i th a b a n d o f

tw e l v e d i s ci pl e s .

On t h e sl o pe o f Da i n i ch i d a ke i s a r e m a rk a bl e R o ck -

“ ”
w i t h a s m all h o l e l i ke t h e e ye o f a n ee dle
,
t h r o u gh ,

wh i c h t h e p i lg ri m m u st c r a w l ( Cf M a tt 7 : 1 4 ; 1 9 . . .

It is ca ll e d G6k u r a k u no M on, i . e

ATE o r P ARA D I S E
“
TH E G .

B o th t h e C h ri sti a n a n d M a h ayan i st Te ac h e r s l a i d
t h e s a m e st re ss u p o n t h e d u ty o f w o rshi ppi ng a t t h e

H o ly Pl a ce s a n d v e n e r a ti ng t h e r e l i c s o f a Di v i n e V i si t o r
t o th e i r w o rld } an d of pr o cl ai m i ng Hi s Go s pe l o f
Immortal i ty .

A c c o r d i ng t o t h e Ve n e ra bl e Be d e i n t h e y e a rs w h e n ,

C f S up r a
.
36 n pp . . . 1 ; 1 57,58 1 .

Pd a m a Sam bh ova, “
( bo rn o f th e Lotu s , l r c iv i l i
wh o d i d s im i a z i ng

work i n T i b e t th s t i ll call e d th e W i ar d pr i e t
”
i n th e 8 Ce n t , i s z s .

1
'
C f E no c
. h , Gen 5 2 4 . . : Heb : 1 1 .
5
.

1 C f D awn ,
. v ol 1 pp . . . 1 0, 1 1 S up ra p .
3 6, F0 .
 2 46 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

K e lti c C hr i st i a n i ty w a s d o m i n a nt P i l gri m a ge s w e re ,

m a d e fr o m E n gl a n d a n d t h e C o nt i n e n t t o t h e S h r i ne s
o f Ire l and i n t h e fu rt h e st We s t kn o wn t o t h a t e r a .

B u t a fte r t h e R o m a n M i ssi o n tr i u m ph e d ( c 6 8 0 )
, .

t h e n a t th e be gi n n i ng o f t h e 8 t h c e nt u ry t h e str e a m
,
,

o f P i l g ri m a ge t u r n e d R o m e w a rds a n d m u lt i t u d e s o f a l l ,

c l a sse s ( i n c l u d i n
g t w o K i ng p e n i t e n ts ) we n t t o R o m e a s
-

“
t h e H o l v C i ty t o v i si t t h e t o m bs o f t h e A p o stl e s
,

P e t e r a n d P a u l a fe w p ilg ri m s g o i n g on t o S y ri a !
,

A m o ngst t h e se l a st w a s o n e w h o s o m e w h a t re s e m bl e s
t h e J a p a n e s e p i lg ri m E n n 6 S h 6k a k u o f n e a rly a c e n tu r y

e a rl i e r .

VVil l e b a l d a y o u ng S a x o n m o n k o f r o y a l bi r th a n d
,

n e p h e w t o B o n i fa ce t h e a p o stl e o f Ge r m a ny a c c o m p a
, ,

n ied h i s fa t h e r a n d b r o th e r t o R o m e s a i l i ng fr o m ,

S o u th am p to n Wa te r c A D 72 2 N o t c o n te n t w i th
, . . . .

Ro m e b u t ,
s i g hi ng fo r h ei g h ts o f v i rtu e ye t u n a tt ai ne d ,

h e d e s i re d a sti ll g re a te r a n d m o r e u n kn o wn P i lg ri m a ge ,

a n d d e te r m i n e d at w h a t e v e r c o s t t o ga z e u p o n t h e
, ,

”
w a lls o f th a t d e l e c t a bl e a n d d e s i ra bl e C i ty o f Je r u s a l e m .

A rri v i n g th e re h e m i r a c u l o u sly r e c o v e re d h i s e y e si ght

i n t h e C h u r c h o f t h e In v e nti o n o f t h e Tr u e C r o ss a n d ,

d e s c r i b e s T w o m u c h v e n e r a te d P i ll a r s i n t h e C h u r c h o f *

t h e As c e nsi o n o n M o u nt Ol i v e t w h i c h w e r e s e t u p a s a

si gn o f t h e tw o Ange ls i n w h i t e a pp a re l o f A c ts 1 4 . .

” “
And Wi lli b a l d a dds wi th e m ph a s i s
, th a t m an ,

w h o c a n c re ep b e t we e n th e Pi l l a rs a n d th e wa ll i s fre e
”
fr o m a l l h i s s i n s ! ( i e g a i ns p l e n a ry i n du l ge n c e ) i
. . .

Th e P i ll ar
l u d s too d at th e Tabernacl Door wh en J eh ovah
of C o e

de s ce n de d to co nse l I rae l N m 1 2 5 ; 1 1 1 4 ; E 2 9 43 m g
u s . u . . . x. . . .

I n an c ie n t Su mé r Tam i an d G i h i d a G d s f th e Tre e o f L ife and

,
z s , o o

E arly S pr i n g s t o od at th e Gat e f A nn an d cau s e d th e P i l gr i m s o l to

,
o -
u

b e h o ld H i s Be au t if l Face Se Temp l s pp 1 3 6 1 3 8 2 1 4
u . e e ,
.
-
, .

1
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B e a l e y s
z D aw n pp’
1 1 —
4 1 51 ,
. .
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Th ere re gi on s o h appy an d bl e s t
is no ,

A s th e h eav e n o f A m i d a far i n th e Wes t , .

A t th e m ome n t f e n t er i ng th at pe ace fu l sc e ne o ,

Th e c m mo n m at e r i al bo dy f man
o o ,

Is e x ch a n ge d f r a b dy e th r a l an d b
o r i ght * o e e ,

Th at i s s e e n from afar to be gl owi ng wi th l i ght .

I n nu mbe rl e ss k al pas th e ir t i me fl ows al on g ,

B t S m mer and W i n t e r a e bo th u nk n wn
u u r o .

A rou n d a e gre e n woo ds an d ab ve th m br ight s k i e s

r , o e ,

Th e s un ne ver s corch es c o ld win d s n ever r i s ,

e.

A l l e r or c rrec t e d al l M ys t ie s m ad e cl e ar
’
r s o ,
r ,

Th e i r res t i s u nb k en by care by f ar
-
ro or e .

Th e T r th th at b f re l ay i n d ark ne s s conce al e d
u e o ,

I n i t Fu l nes s an d Pu r i ty th er e i s re ve al d ; 1
'

s e

W h re rad i an ce f rth s t re am i n g fo th ou s an ds of m il s
e , o -
r e ,

E v er i t s th e Com p as i on at e B ddh a an d s m i l es
s s u ,

G iv i n g J y to th e v i c t i m s o f s o rrow and tr ife

o s

W h a av e d by H i s Law fr m th e v i l f l i f
o re s o e s o e,

H i s v ir t e an d m r i t n w rd c an x pre !
u s e s o o s e ss

x
-
a
t a
t —
x e: ar x
-

Th e Sun at n oo n g l r i u th an H -
d ay i s le ss o o s e,

H i C m pa i n s m bl e s a b tt m l
o ea ss o re s e o o ess s ,

H is Ar ms f p re g ld a e u t t r t ch e d t r l i v
o u o r o s e o e e e

Th e u fi e th at we p a nd th e h art s th at d o gr i e v e
s
’
r rs e , e ,

H is M e rc y i su ch as n n e l can d i pl ay
s o e se s ,

A n d l n g y rs f g ati t d n ev er r p ay
o ea o r u e e

rd i n g to th e C h i nes e s ut ras T ath agat a ( N yo ai M e s i ah ) h ad

A cco , r ,
s ,

Bl e l t u s s h ape d E y e s
u ,
o -
W h e th er th i s i s conne c t e d wi th th e C h ri t i an
. s

t rad i t i n th at th e V i rgin M o th er h ad s ch an d th at h e Son was re mark

o -
u ,
r

abl e fo r th e s i e an d e x ce e d i n g be au ty
z f H is E ye s ( p I kno w n o t o .
,

alth ough i t i s t ru e th e J e ws o f th e R ya l Se p h ard i c H us e h ave ch o o su .

Cf al e A b r n H a i r p e s rve d i n K a h m ir p 1 8 n y w ay
( . th so u u A r e s ,
. . . n ,

b th Dav id an d S t Pa l an t i c i pate d th e J y f be h ld i n g th e ir Lo rd face

o . u o o o ,

to face .
( Ps . 1 7 . 1 5 ; 1 C o r . 1 3 .

l i
Th e th e P adm a fl o w r an d th e o p n i ng of th
c os n g o f U t pal a e ,
e e

d t erm i n e th e per i d o f D ay and Ni ght i n Heav n ( Be al Catena p

e o
”
e .
’
s , .

N t e th at th e Pri n ce s e s B ik o ti an d W n t ch in g i n T i be t ( ir
o s r u e -
,
f ,

a e al way re pre e n t d wi th th i s Bl e L t
r s s i n th e i r h and s
e ( C f p u o us . . .

2 Co r . : 5 . 1 —3 .

1
“
S up r a Ta o - a n, pp .
—
74 77 ; L o t u s Cre s t , I n dex .
 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL 2 49

L et l i nk t o ge t h e r s o m e m o re
us n ow

FOU RTH C E NTUR Y FAC T S ,

first b ri efly n o ti ng t h e Ill u m i n a t i n g Cl u e s a fi o r de d by f

“ T ” ”
t h e c o n st a ntly r e cu rri n g w o rd ao or
“ Do i n t h ei r , ,

n a m e s w h i c h c o nn e c ts t h e m i ss i o n a r i e s s o c l o s e ly w i th
Th e M e n a n d W o m e n o f t h e Way
“ ”
as t h e first ,

C hri st ia n s a r e d e s c ri be d by S t L u ke i n t h e A c ts o f th e .

Ap o s tl e s a n d t h a t Ar n o b i u s ( w h o d i ed in A D ,
. .

re ck o n e d t h e S e re s ( Ch i n e s e ) a m o ngst t h e C hri st i a n
n at i o n s . t
Th e F o u rt h C e ntu ry w a s r e m a rk a bl e i n b o th E a st
an d W e s t fo r t h e C o n v e r s i o n ( i n 3 1 2 ) o f C o nst a n t i n e
, ,

t h e fo u n d e r o f t h e Byz a nt i n e E m p i r e fo r th e Ri se o f ,

M o n a s t i ci s m a n d o f Pi lgr i m a g e s t o t h e H o ly Pl a ce s i
In 3 1 1 t h e m o n k E ph r a i m w a s s e n t fr o m Je ru s a l e m
,

t o e v a nge l i z e i n T a r t a r y ( p , .

We s aw h o w m u c h Ud ya n a § i n N W Ind i a w a s . .

c o nn e ct e d w i t h t h e M a haya n a S t o r i e s o f B u ddh a “b u t ,

Ac ts 9: 2 ; 1 8 : 2 5, 26; 2 3 ; 22 .
4, 1 8, 2 1 ; J hno 1 4 6 ; H eb .

10 : 1 9, 20 . C f Ul fil as , th e
. Way bre ake r p -
,
. 60 . n .
Q .

‘
r ( pp .
45, 59, 60 . 64}
I PP . 2 4, t i topes
70 , 71 , 1 65 . no e ,
“
.
”

é l nor th of Ga n dara b t w n K a h m ir and K abu l and i s

Ud yan a, i e s ,
e ee s ,

wat ere d by th e U ppe r S wat an d I n d Th e b ank s o f th e S wat we r l i ne d us . e

wi th B ddh i t m na t e r ie s be f re A D 50 0 wh e n a fi rce pe rs c t i n
u s o s o . .
, e e u o

aros e n d e r K i n g M ah i
u k u l u an d n u m r m acr e s e n d e d th e Trans
ra , e ou s as s

m i s s i on of th e E xce ll n t L aw i n th at l an d e .

S p u rapp 1 4 1 n 2 ; 1 69 Tr d i t i n ay th at wh en B ddh a came

. . . . a o s s u

to N I n d i a H e
. t o n ce we n t to Udyana a nd n l e av i n g be qu e ath e d th e ,
a o

i mpre s f H i s l ft F t
s o Th e C ave f th e Sh adow o f B ddh a i s i n
e oo . o u

K ab u l ( T u ddh i t P dg rzms S Be al
'

. av l f B
r e s o
) s . . .

[l T e L al t
h V t ( C h i
za
'

ne e F p K i
’

ng) ds te s fr m A D 65 78
zs a r a , s , o- eu , o . .
-

an d i att r i b u t e d to A s agh o s a M a m i ng Vo i ce
’
s v f th e ,
-
, o

”
Hors e .
( pp 8 9 s p r ) .
, . u a .

It was brough t to C h i na A D 67 ; and Pe e de G i gne s ( i n th e 1 8th , . . t u

c n i de re d th at i t m i ght b n ap ocry ph al Gos p el pp

”
so
( 36 e a , .
,
2 50 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

so fa r as n ce rn e d h i s v i s i t i s a p o c ry ph a l
Go t a m a i s co ,

an d Dr Le gg e a dds . It i s n o t e a sy t o a cc o u nt fo r ,

t h e n a m e Go t a m a i n t h e S al cy a

Re ce nt wri t e rs s a y t h a t t h e S aky a E r a o ri g i n a t e d
i n K a n i s h k a s re i gn i e A D 7 8 t
’ -
. . . . .
,

T h i s d i st ri c t ( n o w Afgh a n i st a n w a s se ttl e d by ,

t h e E n e i Isr a e l w h o m t h e Assy ri a n c o nq u e r o r S a rg o n
’

11. d e p o rte d t h i th e r o v e r 7 0 0 ye a r s B C . .

M o s a i c a n d C h ri sti a n ri t e s a n d Br a h m a n p r a c t i ce s
a re st r a nge ly i nt e r m i n gl e d by th e i r p r e s e nt d e s c e nd a n ts ,

w h o c l a i m a n I s r a e l i s ti s h o ri gi n and w h o s e ph ys i o ,

g no m y i s st ri k i ngly H e br a i c .

“
Th e n a m e o f t h e p e o pl e i nh a bi t i n g Udyana i s
”
Y uz a fz a l a t h e O ri e nt a l n a m e o f J os e p h
,
s a y s Dr Be a l , . .

Th e h i st o ry o f Ud ya n a i s m i x e d u p w i t h t h a t o f t h e
S aky a fa m i ly a n d th e st o ry o f t h e 5 0 0 S aky a gi rls w h o
, ,

r a th e r th a n y i e ld t o t h e i r r o y a l c a p t o r h a d th e i r h a nd s ,

c u t O H a n d w e r e i n c o n se q u e n c e s p e c i a lly c o m fo r te d by
,

Bu ddh a} i s st r o ngly r e m i n i s c e n t o f t h e T a l m u d t r a d i ti o n
o f t h e H e br e w c a p t i v e s i n B a byl o n w h o s e ri ght th u m bs

“ ”
be i ng cu t o ff h o w c o u ld th e y w i t h m a i m e d h a nd s , ,

pl a y t h ei r h a rp s t o t h e S o n gs o f Zi o n ? ( P s .

N o w i t i s h i g h ly s i gn i fi c a nt th a t t h e S t e l e a t
K ai fe n gfu S yn a g o gu e i n C h i n a ( d a t e d A D 1 4 8 9 ) s a y s z§ . .

I b l i ev th at a s tron g l i nk exi s t be t wee n th e abo ve fact and th e

e e s s

1 7 S il nt ye ar
e f o L or d l i fe Cf L k e 2 42 51 52 ; 3 2 3 ; M att
s o ur
’
s . . u .
, ,
.

See Be al Cat a pp 1 3 43 3 e tc
'
1 5 24. . s e/1 , .
, , .

TS e e o n th i s s u bj c t th e M ap at e n d of D A F ch er s L l G e
’ ’
e r. . ou ar r ec

B d al i q u e d Ga adr wi th two be a t i f l p i t re s f W r h i p b e fore

’ ’
ou z e rz a, u u c u o o s

th e Th r e J e w l an d Wh l pp 4 2 8 91 5467 ; T v l s f F M a p ’

e e s ee s , .
-
, ra e o a- z, .

95 D , J rLe gg
. 1 88 6. a n d B u d d/fi t
e, R d l 1 pp 56
, (S s ecor s, vo . . .
,
.

Be al ) .

I B dd/ ! R e d f W t v l 1 p X VII 1 2 8 n 2 9 ; vo l 2 pp 1 1
’

u 1 1s cor o es ,
o . . . . . . . . . .

f I aac ?
”
1 2 ; Sal y S n
c a, R om 9 6 7
o s o s . .
,
.

i w pp 6 D M arcu s N A dl e r 1 90 0
Q C n s
j h 4 e e e s, .
,
r
. .
,
.
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th e m a n d t h a t S u n K u a n t h e L o r d o f
, h ad th e
’
,

g re a t e st r e s pec t fo r a n d c o n fid e n ce i n h i m H e al s o .

b r o u g h t s o m e a sb e s to s c l o t h N o w t h i s s ra m a n a s n a m e .
’

“ ”
l i te ra lly m e a n s t h e m o n k H w e i fr o m S a m a rk a n d

a n d Wu i s t h e K i ngd o m o f w h i c h C h é —k i ang ,

w h e r e t h e C h i n e se first be c a m e h o m e l e ss m o nks fo r Bu dd
h a s s a k e i s a P r o v i n ce ; ( pp 8 3 1 3 0 n
’
. . .
,

In 3 1 0 a n o t h e r Ti e n t c h o u ( Hi nd u ) b o n z e afte r
,
-
, ,

b ei n g o rd a i n e d i n Udyana w e nt t o L O y a ng Ri c hly ,
-
.
*

gi fte d h e be c a m e v e ry d i sti n g u i s h e d a n d fr o m 3 1 8 3 4 0
, ,
-

se r v e d t w o Hi u ng n o o o r T a rt a r K i n gs i n Ja o ( C h a o )
-
, ,

whi c h b e i ng t h e o ri gi n a l K i n gd o m o f t h e e a rl i e st
,

C h i n e s e w a s t h e n t h e w e a lthi e st a n d m o st t h i ckly
,

pe o pl e d p a rt o f C h i n a — n o w kn o w n a s Pé ch i l e a n d
S h a ns i .

Th e s e c o n d o f t h e s e K i ngs w a s t h e fa m o u s Ja o
Wa n g S t o n e Ti g e r o f w h o se v a st m i l i t a r y e x pe
’
, ,

d i t i o n a g a i n st Kaul i w e r e a d ( pp 7 2 ,
.
,

Th a t H i nd u m o nk B u ddh o S i m h a ( o r C h i n ga hi t? )
, ,

”
b e i ng o f l i o n li ke i nt e lli g e n c e re nd e r e d i m m e ns e s e r vi ce s
-
,

a t t hi s H u n C o u r t t h e re by a tt a i n i n g s u c h i nfl u e n ce tha t
,

i n 3 3 5 t h e K i ng a ll o w e d t h e c o m m o n fo lks t o b e c o m e
m o nks ; 8 9 3 m o n a st e ri e s w e r e fo u nd e d a n d S a nsk ri t ,

u n i v e r s a lly st u d i e d ( p N i n e t e n ths o f th e p e o pl e
, .
-

b e c a m e fo ll o w e r s o f P o st
Gr e a t m a g i ca l p o we rs w e r e a s c ri be d t o B u ddh o
S im h a —a m o n gst th e m c a u si n g a Bl u e Lotu s i t o s p r i ng o u t
o f a v a se o f w a t e r a n d t o bl o o m by m e a ns o f Ince ns e
,
.

Th i s i s cl e a rly a ll e g o ri c a l a n d p r o b a bl y r e fe rs t o Bapti s m ,
.

I n di an P a nd as i n L a nd f
o S now, pp . 2 6 28 -
. 1 893 .

T Th et ra n s l at or s f th e N w T e
o s t am n t i n t th e M nego l i an l an u
g ga e e o o

u se d th i s s ame t e rm Fo — fi N o t m an
”
f G ,o d S p ra p 3 6 ,
or . u , . .

I S p a p
u 2 47 n
r X . U t pal a
. .
“ ”

, .
 TH E LOTU S GOS PEL 2 53

T ra di ti o n nn ec ts t h e o ri g i n o f M ai treya d i r ec tly
co

w i th t h e Mah ayana s ch o o l a n d t h e m o n k As a ng a o f
Gandara w h o w a s B u dd h o S i m h a s t e a c h e r T o ge t h e r ’
, .

“
th ey a gre e d t o fr a m e th e i r c o nd u c t s o a s t o e nj o y t h e
Pre s e nce o f M ai treya a ft e r d e a th i n t h e Tu s h i ta
Th e y h a d pr o m i se d e a c h o the r th a t w h o e v e r d i e d
fi r st w o u ld r e t u r n t o t ell t h e s u rv i v o r o f h i s c o nd i ti o n .

B u ddh o S i m h a ( Fo t o s a ng h o ) w a s fi r st t o di e
’
- - -
,

b u t h e di d n o t r e t u r n An A n ge l i c v i si t a n t a ppe a ri n g
t o Asang a h e e nq u i r e d An d w h e re i s Bu ddh o S i m h a
,

Th e Ange l r e p l i e d As I w a s c i r cl i ng r o u nd M ai treya I
,

s a w h i m i m m e rs e d i n m i rt h and p l e a s u re b u t h e e x ,

c h a ng e d no l o o k w i th m e ; h o w th e n c an y o u e x pe c t
”
h i m t o c o m e ba ck t o y o u ?

And As a ng a w a s c o nt e n t ?
In 3 3 5 S t o n e Ti ge r s c a p i t a l w a s a t Y é h ( C h a ng
,
’

t é fu o n t h e bo rd e rs o f C h i h l i ) a n d i n th i s l a rge c i ty
- [ -
,

Bu d d h O S i m h a m e t t h e e n th u s i a st i c y o u ng Ch i n e s e
m o nk Tao a n ( wh o m t h e r e be l T a r t a r g e n e r a l h a d
,
-

w e l c o m e d fr o m C hek i a ng ) a n d be t w e e n 3 1 9 3 3 3 t a u ght
’

-
,

h i m M a h ayan a l i t e ra t u r e .

S t o n e T i g e r d i e d i n 3 4 9 a n d a ft e r t h e m o s t a pp a l ,

l i ng S i e ge d u ri ng whi c h th o s e i n Y é h l i v e d o n h u m a n
,

fle s h h i s fa m i ly w a s e x t e r m i n a te d i n
,

C hi n a be i ng i n u t m o st c o nfu si o n a n d a n a r c h y ,

c o m m u n i c a t i o ns w e r e c u t o ff s o Tao a n l e d h i s d i s c i pl e s ,
-

s o u th i nt o H o n a n wh e n ce h e s e n t th e m i n d i ffe re nt
d i re c ti o ns t o e v a ng e l i z e a n d s p r e a d i ng t h e Do c tr i n e , ,

fa r a n d w i d e h i m se lf r e a c h e d S i a nfu w h i c h h a d j u st
,

No t e th at Tu s h i ta “ roo t ,
be j o y ou s o r
”
co me s from th e “ to
,

merry .
( pp 3 3 90 . C f t
,
h e s t o r y o,f th e P r o d i gal and th e y .
,

be gan to be me rry ( Lu k e 1 5
”
,
.

T B u dd/u s: R ecord s vol 1 pp 2 2 6 2 2 9 S up ra pp 3 2 3 3 1 4 1 n 2

, . . .
-
. .
, , . . .

I C r a pp 74 80 J R o s s
o e , .
, . . .
2 54 TH E L O TU S GO S PEL

b ee n c o n q u e r e d ( 3 5 0 ) a n d m a d e t h e c a pi t a l by Fu k i e n -

a T i be t a n e m p e r o r ( pp 7 3 w h o gl a dly gr e e t
, e d .
,

h i m a s a s ec o n d B u dd h o C h i n g a a n d Tao a n fa i t h fu lly -
,
-

s e r v e d h i m u nti l h e d i e d 0 A D 3 80 ,
. . . .

At Tao a n s r e qu e st Fu h ki e n s e n t t o t h e We st e rn
-
’
,
-

R e g i o n s fo r K u m a r aj i v a t h e g r e a t e st e x p o si t o r o f t h e ,

“ ”
M a h ayan a ( E i t el
) t o b e N a t i o n a l I n str u c t o r It, .

w a s p r o b a bly d u e t o t h e s a m e i nfl u e n c e t h a t Pu h k i e n -
,

“
i n 3 69 s e nt t h e m o nk J undo ME iE
,
F o ll o w e r o f t h e , ,

Way fr o m S i a nfu t o t h e K i ng o f K a u l i w h e re t w o
,

t e m pl e s w e re fo u nd e d N e m b u ts u a n fi fifilfi a n d I p h ra i m ,
- -
*
, ,

fi gfi ( pp . 6 0 Is th i s .n a m e J un d o c o n n ecte d
,
=

?
w i th th a t o f J u n tu w h o fo u n de d a C e n o by a t K a i fe n g =
,

fu ? ( pp 5 1 6 1 .
, ,

At t h i s s a m e pe ri o d c A D 3 90 S t C hrys o st o m . . .
, .

“
w r o te : Ev e n t h e B ri t i s h I s l e s h a v e fe lt t h e p o w e r
o f t h e Wor d fo r t h e re C h u r c h e s a n d Alt a rs h a v e be e n
,

e re cte d ; a n d S t A m br o s e o f M i l a n ( a u t h o r o f t h e Te .

D e u m ) m e n ti o ns th a t M u se u s an Abyssi n i a n b i sh o p , ,

e m b a rk i n g w i t h m e r c h a nts o n t h e R e d Se a tr a v e ll e d t o ,

Ind i a C h i n a a n d Li t t l e B u k h a r a ( C h i n e s e T u rk e s t a n )
, , ,

r e t u rn i ng t h e n c e t o Ar i a n a n e a r t h e I n d u s r i v e r i i e , , . .

t h e v e ry c o u ntry s a i d t o h a v e be e n e v a n g e l i ze d by t h e

A p o stl e Th o m a s w h o m ( a s t h e C h ri st i a n Gol de n L eg e n d
,

t 2 2 1 3 6 1 6 ; 4 7 1 2 30
Cf A c . s . .
,
.
, , .

T T h e K r a n w r d f E p h r ai m
o e i s fi g Q C h i nes e
t l : nd b i n g
o or ,
s ou e

E f l an wh i l t J p an e s e so n d i I f
-
u- ,
san an d Pr f A n e ak i th i n k
a th t u s -
u r
-
, o . s s a

i t woul d b e E p h r ai m A K r an t e ach er p ll s i t Y Om p l am . I n l i ke o e s e -
u -
.

m n ne r E be n fi g i s th n me f th m n k wh bap t i ed Z e n h i n fi fg
‘‘
a ,
e a o e o o z -
s

a n d h e c m p an i n s th e fi r t th re e nu n s i n J ap an A D 584
r o o ,
pp 1 0 4 1 2 5 s ,
. . .
,
.

(Cf . I . S am 7 . .

1 St Am . br s o e, D e M ar ibas B r a zb manoru m
. . t . W . p . 1 1 3 1 . Oe u vre s

c om pl et e é d i t i on de M i gne ;
t d by A b b e H u c L C/ r s ti n ism n '

s, ci e , e z z a e

C/ in
z T rta i
e, Tio t vol 1 pp 40 4 2
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a r e, I ts acc m pany ing map ad m i
e ,
. . . . o

tably i ll trat e s ou r th e me from A by s s i n ia to K orea

us , .
2 56 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

the i n d e fa ti g a bl e Ev a nge li s e r o f the p a g a ns i n Ga u l ,

di e d , a ge d
ghty ei .

In 4 1 1 Isa a c C a th o l i c o s o f S e l e u ci a i n M e s o p o t a m i a
, ,

c o n se c r a te d a M e tr o p o l i t a n fo r C h i n a w h i c h i m p l i e s ,

s e v e r a l m i n o r bi sh o p s u nd e r h i m a n d l o o ks a s th o u gh ,

t h e e x te nsi v e t o u r o f M u se u s h a d be e n o n e o f e pi sc o p a l

i ns pe c ti o n ( c f pp 5 8 5 9 n
, . .
, , .

Khotan t h r o u gh w h i c h h e p a sse d l i e s m i dw a y b e
, ,

t we e n P e k i ng a n d E u r o pe o n th e g re a t C a m e l t ra c k by -

wh c h t h e Te a s a n d S i lks o f C h i n a re a c h e d Anti och

i *
,

S y ri a a n d t h e Ro m a n ( l a t e r Byz a nt i n e) E m p,i r e In , .

i t s fa m o u s s e m i n a r y N agarj u n a st u d ie d ( pp 1 5 4 .
,

Fr o m t h e F i rst t o t h e Te nth C e nt u r y a w e ll ,

tr o dd e n Pi lg ri m a ge r o u t e c o nn e c t e d Kh otan w i th Balkh ,

( a l t h o u gh 7 00 m i l e s a p a rt ) ; b o t h c i t i e s b e i ng M ah a

yani s t c e nt re s and B a lk h t h e c a pi t a l o f B a c tr i a
, , ,

s peci a lly s a c re d x, L

Fr o m i t a P a v e d r o u t e ( t h e r e fo re a n i m p o rt a nt
“
o ne
) l e d t o M e r v o f t h e O a s i s i n K h o r a ss a n t h e ,

i Anti c ch was h d q t ers f th e A rmy

th e f th e Ea t
ea I t -
u ar o o s . s

prox im i ty t th e E ph rat an d M e d i t r ane an gave i t a u niqu po s i t i n

o u es e r e o

o f i n fl ue nce v r E a t an d W t
o e S t Bar nab as th m s t Cath l i c m i n d e d
s es . .
,
e o o

an d y m path e t ic f th e a ly d i c i pl e organ i e d th e C h rch th ere

s o e r s s, z u

t ak ing wi th h i m as co adj t r Sa l th e ers t wh i l e P r c t or ; ( S M T

-
u o u ,
e se u ee
’

H gl B u dd/ 3 m p 1 93 n H ké ky )
'

. z zer 11 . o o o .

“ Aft er J ru al e m aye M gr D ch e s n e
s
“
An t i och rank e d a th e
s s . u s
, ,

me t r po l i s of C hr i t n d m an d b e i ng th e gre at e s t o f Gre e k C i t i e
o s e o , s

e xe r c i se d gre at i n fl e nc v r th e He ll e n i s t ic Ch ri t i an s ( E a ly C/ l
u e o
”
e s . r zr zs

ti m Wa s / ip p 3 2 3 e tc )
t r z Th e C h i n e call e d i t Antu s
.
, .
( D wn o l 1 es . a ,
v . .

Let l n t f rge t th at i t w s i n a Kh an a po r pl ace wh ere

us a so o o a ,
o ,

Caravans f Travellers l ay th at ur L ord was b rn at Be thleh e m and

”
o ,
o o ,

ce le b rat e d th e fi r t E u ch ar i t at J e r s al e m
s s u .

Q T h e ru i n o f B alkh ( wh i c
s h i s n o w a wre t ch e d h am l e t) ext e n d f or

2 0 mile 5 .
 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL 2 57

Ga rd e n Asi a
of wh e r e th e re w e re C h ri sti a n c o ngre
,

g a t i on s a s e a rly a s A D 2 0 0 a n d a b i s h o p ri e i n 3 3 3
. .
, ,

t h e t i m e o f t h e B o rd e a u x P i lg ri m
*
.

Li k e Ed e ss a a n d Ni si bi s Se le u ci a o n t h e Ti g ri s w a s ,

t h e s i te o f a fa m o u s S e m i n a r y w h i c h s e n t fo rth a p o st o l i c

m i ssi o n a ri e s t o C e nt r a l Asi a Its C a th o l i c o s A c he n s .

, ,

w r o te a m a rty r o l o gy re c o r d i ng t h e dy i ng t ri u m p hs o f
t h e m a rty r s d u ri ng t h e t e rr i bl e 4 0 y e a rs P e r se c u ti o n by
’

S a p o r 1 1 3 3 9—3 7 9
, He di e d A D 42 0 . . . .

It w e re e a sy fo r Bp M u se u s e v e n t o v i si t S e l e u ci a .
,

( v i a S a m a rk a nd t h e c a p i t a l o f
,
T r a ns O x i an a a n d a n -
,

o p u l e nt m a r k e t ) a n d h a v i ng m a d e h i s r e p o r t u p o n
,

Chi n a t o re t u rn fr o m S e l e u c i a by t h e g re a t n a tu ra l
,

h i st o ri c h i gh r o a d l e a d i ng p a st th e e x t re m e ly a n ci e nt
,

“
ri c h a n d p o pu l o u s M e rv
, t h e K i ng o f t h e w o r ld , ,

t o H e ra t (a n i m p o r ta nt t ra d e—c e n t re s i n ce t h e d a ys o f

Al e x a nd e r t h e Gre a t wh e n ce a m u c h fr e q u e n te d r o a d l e d
,

t o B a lkh ) K a b u l Ga ndar a th e n ce t o t h e Ind u s v al l e y

, , , ,

”
a n d th e n r e sh i p a t P a t a l a t o th e m o d e rn
-
P o rt S u d a n o n
t h e Re d S e a fo r Ad u l e .

In 3 8 5 a m o nk fr o m Ti be t w a s se nt by t h e C h i n e s e
,

E m p e r o r t o Pé k ch é wh o se n a m e M a r a n éi da o cc u r s i n
,

t h e D i da c b e Te a c hi ng o f t h e A p o stl e s a t t h e en d

o f a g r a c e i n t h e Ag a p e t h e L o r d c o m e th

It w a s A D 4 2 2 th a t K Ok u k OS h i M a i h u tz u ( t h e
. .
,

Negro m o nk w h o u nde r st o o d t h e v i r t u e o f In ce nse i n

Di v i n e w o r s hi p p ca m e
, t o Sh i ragi pr o b a bly
.
,

l i k e Bp M u se u s fr o m E a s t Afi i c a j a n d n o t i m p o ssi bly
.
,
' '

m Gat s of I nd ia p 2 44 e tc Col S i r T Ho ld i ch
e e .
, . . .
,

1 91 0.Th i s H i s t ori cal Narrat ive s trai ghtens ou t th e somewh at tangle d

Ge ograp hy of th e Ch in ese Bu ddh i s t P i lgr ims See als o D awn v ol 1 .
, , . .

PP 57, 58
1
'

S up ra pp .
77 79 ;
-
a so l A bbé Huc ’
s de scr i p t ion of r
th e N eg o faced
i m age s h e w in
sa T i be t p , . 1 58 .
2 58 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

d ri ft e d thi the r by t h e M o n s o o n a s w a s t h e C h i ne se "

pil gri m Fa Hi e n ( 4 1 4 ) w h o l e ft J a v a fo r Canton i n a

, .

j u nk w i th 2 0 0 m e r c h a nts b u t w a s str a nd e d o n t h e ,

S c o a st o f S h a nt u ng ( i e o pp o si t e K o re a ) a n d t h e n ce
. . .
,

w e nt ( v i a N a nki ng w he re h e l e ft t h e p r e c i o u s sut ra s
,

b r o u ght fr o m Ind i a w i th t h e l e a rn e d d o c t o rs fo r tr a n s
l a ti o n ) t o S i a nfu wh e n c e h e h a d t ra v e ll e d i n 3 9 9 by
, , ,

“
t h e C e ntr a l As i a n r o u t e t o Ind i a d e si r i ng w i th h i s ,

wh o l e h e a r t t o S p r e a d th e kn o w l e dg e o f t h e P re ce p ts
”
th r o u gh o u t t h e L a nd o f H a n ( C hi n a ) I n Fa H i e n s , .
.
-
’

da y t h e w o r shi p o f M a i t r ey a w a s a t i t s h ei ght ( G ru n .

C a n i t be th a t t h e K o r ea n Ra m s r o f Ethi o pi a n ’

p a tte rn i n ci se d w i th FI e u rs dc L u ce w er e b r o u ght fr o m
,

t h e S u d a n e se N i l e by t h e p re— h i st o ri c Tra d e r o u te ( st i ll -

e x i st i ng ) t o t h e Re d Se a a n d th e n ce by j u nk t o K o r e a ?
,

He ro d o tu s w ro te o f
TH E B LA M E LE S S E THIO P IAN S ,

w h i lst e a rly C h ri st i a n w ri t er s s a i d th a t t h e Go s p e l h a d
c h a ng e d th e se bl a ck m e n s h ea rts a n d m a d e t h e m w h i t e
’

as sn o w and w e kn o w S t Lu k e s r e c o r d o f t h e .
’

Eth i o pi a n T re a s u re r s C o nv e r si o n a s h e t ra v ell e d a l o ng
’

t h e g re a t H i ghw a y o f t h e N a t i o ns th e C a ra v a n
’
,

”
r ou t e l e a d i ng d o wn i nt o Egy p t and be y o nd t o ,

M e r Oe n e a r t h e s o u r ce s o f t h e N i l e
, ( A c ts 8 s ee a ls o
) . .
,

App e n di x I ) .

W i th t h e d a te A D 4 5 9 i s c o nn ec t e d t h e t ra
, . .
,

”
di t i o n a l v o y a g e o f fi v e B u ddhi st m o nks fr o m K i p i n -

i n t h e u ppe r K a b u l b a s i n d o wn t h e Ind u s t o P a tal a ,

Th e u se of th e monsoo n , i n waft i ng l r from

s ai o s r
A f i ca to In d ia
and back again was d is c o ve e rd e. A D . 1 20 by H ippal us . D a wn , v ol . 1 .

P I 94»
T It ri ou s th at i n Tat i an s D iaterasson, R ams is d in J oh n
’
is cu u se

1 0 : 2 6, 2 7, fo r S h ee p ”
.
2 60 THE LOTUS G O S PEL

S y ri a n m o nks an d bi sh o p s ,
*
g J e seu . . Be h ,
“
Ble ss e d
” “ ”
be Je su s !
J e s u p h an a h , Je s u s a nswer e d h er ! Je s u
”
den a c h “
Je s us h a s ri s e n !
, M i s h i a ze a “ Me s s i ah h a s -
,

” “
c o nq u e r e d ! Ebe d M i s h i a S e r v a nt o f M e ss i a h ; a nd ,

o n t h e S i a nfu S t o n e ( e re c te d i n t h e d a ys o f t h e p a t
ri a r c h Anan J e s u
“
t h e Gra c e o f
-
,
—S a b a r J e su ,

“
J e s u s t h e H o pe ; Ebe d J e su t h e s e r v a nt o f J e s u s ; ,

e tc i
'

P ri n ce S u r Yas o m a h a d rece i v e d t h e T r a ns m i ssi o n

- -

fr o m N i l a n a tr a ( S h O m o k u l i t ,
b l ue wh o was -
, .
,

th e re fo re n o H i nd u m o nk !
,

S u c h fe a t u re s g re a tly i m pre ss e d t h e Fa r E a s ter n s ,

a s w e re a d i n t h e d e s c ri p t i o n o f H a d a s gr a nds o n a n d
’

o f Al o p é n s b a nd ( pp C u ri o u sly Abbé H u e
’
133 .
, ,

“
re l a t e s a L a m a n e s q u e t r a d i t i o n o f a La ma o f t h e
W e ste r n Re gi o n s w h o i n t h e 1 4 t h c e nt u ry c a m e t o , ,

T i b e t fr o m t h e r e m o te st r e gi o ns o f t h e We st a n d w a s ,

re m a rk a bl e n o t o nly fo r h i s u nfa th o m a bl e l e a r n i ng a n d
a m a z i n g s a n c t i ty b u t fo r h i s s i ng u l a r a ppe a ra n ce
,
— “
hi s
gr e a t n o se a n d e ye s th a t gl e a m e d a s w i th s u per n a t u ra l
,

fi re !

O n e d a y h e fe ll a sl e e p o n a st o n e o n a m o u nt a i n
t o p , a n d h i s e y e s o pe n e d n o t a g a i n ( cf Enn 6 S h Ok a k u , .

p .

Re a c h i ng S i a nfu i n A D 4 0 0 , K u m araj i v a . . tr a nsl a t e d

”
th e P e rfe c t Law ( H o k e ky o, s ee p . th e M a ba

rly Ch i ne s e me nd ican t fr r
Th e ea l vi ng th eir h ome (be i a s on “ e a ,
”

com i n g ordai n e d an d br i d es o f th e C hu rch ) as um e d th e t i tl e o f Saky a ,

s

pu tra s ons of Bu ddh a Th is ch ange of name occurre d on ado p t ing th e

,
”
.

M ah ayana Fai th ; o ne oft en mee t s i t amongs t J apane s e mon ks Se e .

B u dd/ is t R cor ds v ol 1 p 1 1
z e ,
. . . .

1 E th eri dge Sy r ia n Cfinrcl e pp 2 45 If

'

,
z s, .
, .

1 B N anj io Snort H i story pp 4 5 46 1 58

.
, ,
.
, , .

Q Trav l i n Td f / fj vol 2 p 48
e s d l
, . . . .
 THE LOTU S GO S PEL 2 61

A m i ta b h a M ary a-fl u or S nk h a v a t i vy nh a s u t ra ( C h i n e s e

O m i t o Fo
- - - -
K i ng ) , th e L i t u rgy w hi c h te ll s of th e De a th
l e ss Li fe i n t he
P ARAD I S E OF JO Y ,

i n A m i d a s W e ste rn He a v e n a n d w a s fi r st tr a nsl a t e d
’
,

A D 1 4 7 a t S i a nfu ( a lr e a dy th e n a gr e a t c a pi t a l ) by
. .
, ,

t h e P a rt h i a n pri n ce m o nk Ansh i ka o w h o b r o u ght th e m

- -
,

fr o m Ga ndar a a n d w h o m t h e C hi n e s e a nn al s s a y w a s
,

a n e x cell e nt T r a nsl a t o r o f n o l e ss th a n 1 7 6 d i st i n c t

w o rks .

Ei te l s a ys th a t t h e fi r st A m i d a sut r a h a s no tr ace -

”
o f Br a h m a n i c o r V e d i c o ri gi n .

I th i nk tha t w e sh o u ld s pe ci a lly n o te th a t t h e
c o nt e m p o r a r y S t E ph re m o f Ed e ss a i n t h e st o ry o f
.
,

“ ”
t h e P e n i t e nt Th i e f ( Lu k e 8 re n d e r s P a r a di se
“
as t h e Gar de n of De l igh t .

An othe r S y ri a c v e r s i o n r e a ds Ga rd e n o f Ed e n , ,

“
and Ed e n m ean s In sh o rt b o th t h e ,

C hr i sti a n Go s pe ls a n d t h e A p o c a ly p se t e l l o f t h e s a m e
” ”
Ed e n a b o v e the La nd o f P u r e De l i ght
, t h e l o st ,

”
“
Par adi s e regai ne d t h a t fille d K u m éi raj i v a Tao a n a n d
, ,
-
,

o th e r s i n C h i n a w i th s u c h Jo y wh e n re a d i ng the re o f i n
,

t h e M a hayan a sut ra s !

The s e t e a ch i ngs o f Immortal i ty th r o ug h a p e rs o n ifi e d

“
Bu ddh a a re st i ll a bs o l u t e ly u nkn o w n t o H i na t h e S m a ll ,

ri d i ng Ve hi cl e o f S o u th e r n B u ddhi s m i n C e yl o n B u rm a , ,

an d S i a m ( a lth o
, u gh H ii e n Ts a ng s a i d th a t t h e S i n g a l e se

of h i s d a y w e re M a hayan i sts ) ; b u t th e y p o we rq y
i nfl u en ce d a n d t r a nsfo r m e d t h e K o re a ns a n d J a p a n e s e
wh e n pr o c l ai m e d t o th e m i n t h e 5 t h a n d 6 th c ent u ri e s ,

Se e “ E ar l ies t L if e o
f Cl zris t, Tat i an s D iat s s
’
e a ron , p . 2 0 8, n . 1 ;

t rans l ate d from th e b by A ra i c D r H am . ly n H i ll 1 91 0

, . Cf Ge ne s i s
. 2, 8
Re ve l at i n 2 7 ; ante pp 2 5 75
o . .
, , 76 .
2 62 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

a nd a re t o da y
-
fa v o u ri te a n d m o st h u m a n i zi ng
th e

a rt i c l e s i n t h e c re e d o f C h i n e s e B u ddhi sts a n d i n a l l ,

t h e v a st N o r th e r n r eg i o ns o f A s i a o v e r whi c h t h e M a ha

yan a s pre a d
K u m ar aj i v a d i e d a t S i a nfu A D 4 1 5 l e a v i ng . .
,

d i s ci pl e s a n d a m o ngst th em Fa H i en t h e Pi lgri m w h o
,
-
, ,

K u m ar aj i v a s re q u e st p u bl i sh e d h i s T r a v els Fa
’
at .

H i e n d i e d a ge d 8 8 Ab o u t A D 444 a n o the r m o nk
. . .
,

O Tao b r o u gh t th re e d i sci pl e s t o S h i r a gi
, .

Th e Do c t ri n e s o f t h e Wh i te Lotu s Gu i l d c o nt i n u e d t o
“
w i n C h i n e se h e a r ts a n d i n 5 7 5 Ch i k a i th e W i se
’
, , , ,

On e ,
fo u nd e d th e C o nv e nt o f M t Ti en da i u p o n th e m .

a s d e ri v e d thr o u gh E o u fr o m t h e g r e a t h e a rt e d N aga r
- -

j u n a i n t he s e c o n d c e ntu ry o f t h e In c a rn a ti o n .

”
Re l i gi o n s a i d Chi k ai n e e ds t w o w i ngs Re a s o n
’
, , ,

a n d S e nt i m e nt .

F r o m 6 3 0 o nw a rds th e se D o c t ri n e s w e r e fo ll o w e d
,

by Zen d O t h e A p o stl e o f P a r a d i s e a n d Hii e n Ts a ng

, ,

t h e d e v o t e d P i lgri m w h o u se d hi s Pi lg ri m ag e n ot
( C

a l o n e fo r R e l i g i o n b u t i n o rd e r t o c re a t e p a ci fi c r e
,

l a ti o n s hi p s and m u t u a l u nd e r st a n d i ngs be tw ee n t h e
”
R u l e rs o f t h e K i ngd o m s th r ou gh wh i c h h e p a ss e d .

To sh e w h o w cl o s e l v t h e i n t e r e sts o f t h e Fa r E a st
w e r e th e n e ntwi n e d o n e m a y i nst a n ce t h e K o re a n
Pi lg ri m H o e i hi e n
,
-
t ra v elli ng fr o m Shi ragi t o S i a nfu
, ,

a n d be i ng d e s p a t c h e d th e n c e by t h e Ch i n e se E m p e r o r
a s t h e s e r v a nt o f H ii e n Ts a ng t o t h e M a h ab Od h i T ree

in

Th e wi ld n om a d t r ibe s of Ce n tral
h ave be e n ch an g d by i t As ia e

i n t o am i abl e and v ir t u us me n an d i ts be nefice n t i n fl u e nce h as b e e n fe lt

o ,

e ve n i n N S ibe r i a to wh i ch i t S pread d ur i n g th e l as t 1 50 y ars from

. e

M o n gol i a Kl apr o th e Ge rman l i t er ary t rave ll e r— qu o t e d by D r

”
.
[ th ,
.

E dk i ns th C h i n e e S ch o lar m i s s i onary ]
,
e s -

1 It s in g R é l gi E m in nts pp X VIII X I X 79 n ot e ; 80
“

, z eu x c , .
, ,
.
2 64 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

An d th i s i s gre a t T a ng E m pe r o r Ta i
wh a t the
’
,

’
t s u ng o bse rv e d o f t h e F a i t h wh i c h t h e S y ri a c m o nk ,

Ra bban Al O p é n b r o u ght t o S i a nfu

,
*

“
H av i ng e x am i n e d th e pr in c i p l e s f th i s Re l i gi n an d i nve t i gat e d
o o s

i ts or i gi n al ou rce W e find i t to be m y s t er ious e xce lle n t and p ac ifi c

s , , , .

Ori gi nat in g wi th th e e s t abl i h me n t of i m por t an t tru th s i ts P i n ple s

s , r ci

w il l s u rv i wh e n th e Framework i s forg t
ve It i s qu icken i ng for man o .

k i nd ”
.

Th e se w o r ds i ns c ri be d o n t h e S y ri a c S t o n e sh o u ld
b e re v e re ntly p o nd e re d by a l l w h o t ru ly d e s i re t o s ee
t h e fu lfil m e nt o f O u r L o rd s pra y e r i n S t J o hn s Go s pe l
’ ’
.

( c h X.V II ) f o r .t h e On e n e ss o f t h e C h i ldr e n o f G o d in ,

”
o th e r w o rds t h e F a m i ly o f B u ddh a dr a wn by ,

Wh o se P o we r th e y a r e b o r n i nt o th a t P u re L a n d o f
A m i tabh a t h e I m m ea s u ra bl e Li fe Ligh t a n d Love
, , , .

W i ll t e st u d nt p o nd e r o v e r t h e s e p o i nts
h e ?

1 Th e C hi n e s e B u ddhi st b o o ks c a l l Dai io
. t h e Di f ,

”
fere nt Re l i g i o n It w as a ls o kn o wn as t h e
. Knee l i ng
”
Re li g i o n .

2 Th e ri tu a l c o l o u r s o f t h e M a hayan a a r e t h e
.

s a me a s t h e C h ri sti a n an d h a v e t h e s a m e s i gn i fi c a n ce
, .

3 Its p ecu l i a ri ti e s a re
. a ) Be l i e f i n a God o f M e r c y .

a n d J u st i c e w h o i s a ls o a S av i our ( b ) F a i th i n th i s . .

Go d s u r p a ss e s a l l g o o d w o rks ( )
c By F a i th w. e a r e .

i m m e d i a t e ly b o r n i nt o t h e P a ra d i se o f th i s God w i th o u t ,

o f T r a n s m i g ra t i o n
a n y r o u nds ( )
d -
P o s s e ss i n g th.i s .

F a i th w e sh all p r o v e i t by o u r c o nst a n t e ffo rts t o s a v e

o t h e r m en .

Thi s i s Ch ri s ti ani ty n o n e t h e l e ss th a t i t i s cl a d i n
a B u ddhi st g a r b a n d n o m e n c l a t u re !

W ri t i ng i n t h e Fi r st c e nt u r y o f t h e N e w E ra ,

J o se ph u s t h e J e w i sh hi st o ri a n sa i d
, ,

A l o pen—A l oh ve rs io n th e ri dge
”
p u no
ya,
“ th e Con of God . E ,

.Sj rian
'
Ch u r ch , p . 85 .
 THE LOTUS GO S PEL 2 65

Th ere ought to be bu t on e Te mp l f o ne God e or ,

For Li kenes s i s th e c n t an t f u nd at i o n o f Agree ment

o s o .

Th i s Te mpl e s h u ld b e common to al l o me n ,
Be cau se H e i s th e co mmo n God o f al l me n

And di d not Th e Chr i s t Hi m self s ay,

“
My H o u se
sh a ll be ll e d th e H o u se f Pr a ye r fo r all th e n a ti o n s 7
"
ca o

( M a rk 1 1 . 17 . R V . .
)

NOTE . A n i mme n s e ly port an t

th t Edes s a
im fac t to co ns i de r is a “

wa d e s t oye d i n A D 489 h ence th e Mai n Ch annel was bl o ck e d th rough

r . .
,

wh i ch We s t e rn p h i l o s o p hy an d th e ol gy p as s e d E as tward s ”
an d th e o ,

c ons e qu e n t S ep arati on o f E as t ern from W e s t e rn th o gh t u .

I n 4 1 0 th ere we re 40 A s s y r i an b i s h o pri c s wh e n th e Cou n ci l pres i de d

o ve r by M a I s aac me t at Se leu ci a th e n w A n t i oc h ; am on gs t th es e
“ e
r ,

were He rat M e rv an d Kh oras san

, ,
A M e t r po l i t an fo Ch in a was con . o r

se cr ate d i n th e n e xt y e ar 4 1 1 .

M s h ikh a Zea C hr i s t conquers

,
p i n th e 6th ce n t ry wrote , . u

th e H i story of th e B is h op s of A di a bene .

NISIBI S (p 59) was a gre at Nu rs ery of Patr iarch s and Bis h o ps

. .

e A r chdeacon W i gram s A ssy r ia n Ch u r ch , pp

’ ”
( Se 95, 1 0 3 , e tc
) . .

Co m p are wi th th e abo ve fact s th e i n t eres t ing Co inc i den ce th at at St

P at ri ck s death 493 h e l e ft C h ri s t i an i ty pe rmane n tly e s t abl i s h e d i n E rin
’
, , ,

an d th at e xac tly at th e pe r i o d wh e n i t was be i ng o bl i t e rat e d i n Br i tain i t

was be i n g p l an t e d by a Br i t n i n l arge ar as of Ire l and o It i s o f grea e .

i mpor t ance to n ot th fac t th at I re l an d was b e in g C h r i s t i an i e d j us t at

e e z

th e t i m e wh e n s h e was cu t o ff fro m comm n i cat i on wi th th e c i v i l iz ed u

world and th e C hr is t i an C hu rch i n E r pe — W h en th e P i e t s an d Sco ts u o ,

Ju t e s Saxons and A ngl e obl i terat ing C iv i l i at ion an d Ch ri s t i an i ty i n

,
s, s

Bri t ai n m ad e th at co un t r y a co m p l e t e b arr ie r be t wee n th e i n fan t C h urch

,

i n I re l an d an d th e wh o l e s o me l es o n s and developments wh i ch i n t ercou rs e

, s

wi th th e C h urch n th e C o n t i ne n t o f E u r p e wo ld h ave gi ve n
o
”
o u .

Se e fur th er Th Ch , h i n th I l a nd h f r e A ugu s tin e

e u rc
”
by th e es e s s e o ,

Bi s h o p of Bri s t o l S P C K 1 899 pp 1 2 2 if
. . . . .
, . .
 C H APTER X VI .

T H E UN SEE N FRI E N D .

As o ne wh o m h i s Mother co m fo r t e th ,

ll I co mf rt y u s ai th
So wi o o ,
”

I nfin i te M erc y h ath ch amp l e A rms su ,

Th at It e mbrace al l wh o to It s

HE i nte r pre t a ti o n gi v e n t o t h e C h i n e se E m pe r o r M i ng
Ti s d re a m (A D 6 0 ) w a s th a t
’ “
t h e Q u ee n o f
. .

”
t h e W e ste rn H e a v e n h a d g i v e n bi rth t o a B u ddh a ,

( p .

Th e w o r shi p o f K w a n yi n ( l ap K w a n ze o n H e a re r .
,

o f t h e W o rld s C ri e s ; K w a nn o n w a s kn o wn i n
’
or ,

Ch i n a be fo r e t h e a d v e nt o f B u ddh i s m b u t l i ke Am i t éi b h a
a n d Ya k u sh i N o rai S he w a s a n d i s u nkn o wn t o H i n a
y , ,

y fi n a i n S Ind i a . i e C e yl o n B u r m ,a a n d
. S.i a m , .

Th e M a h ay fin i s t s i n N W I n d i a a d o p te d H e r . .

as an — —
In ca rn a ti o n o f A m i t abh a Hi s S o n c o nn ec ti ng ,

“
H er wi th Av a l o ki t e s v a r a ( I sh v a r a i n Chi n e se S el fi
’
, , ,

”
Ex i s te nt a te rm st r o ngly r e s e m bl i ng t h e H e b re w n a m e
,

“ ”
J e h ovah ) w h o fr o m o f o l d h a d a ppe a r e d o n e a rth
,

i n v a ri o u s w a ys i n m a ny F o rm s s pe a k i n g w i th m a ny
, ,

v o i ce s a n d i n d i ffe re nt l a n ds i b u t i n e s pe ci a l a t Patal a ,

I s aiah 66 . 1 3 . Jo h n 1 4 “ I 6. 1 7 .
1 D ante
’

1 Ch ines e B u ddh is m , D r E . dk i n p s, . 2 1 6 . I sh va ra , So e v r i gne Lord ,

i s th e G r e e k K u ri o s, He b rew, I s h i . C f Ho s ea . 2. 1 6, and mg R V . . .
; De u t ,

33 . 2 7 ( Va r ior u m) ; E x 3 . . 1 4; H eb . 1 . 1 -
3 ; a so l E i tel , pp . 23 , 24 .
2 68 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

S ome
C hi n e se t e x ts c o nfo u nd Kw a nn o n w i th M a i t r eya
“ ”
(J ap M i r o k u ) w h o i s
. fu ll o f ki ndn e ss o th e r te x t s
“
i d e nt i fy o n e wi th t h e o th e r K w a n n o n s ti tl e Gre a t .

”
M e rc y re s e m bl e s th a t o f Mi roku t h e L o v i ng O n e , .

As Av a l o ki t e s v a ra t h e S o n o f A m i tabh a Kw a n n o n ’
, ,

i s a d o r e d a s t h e M a n i fe ste d Go d S h e i s a ls o c a ll e d .

Véi c h t h e Wor d o r S pe ec h
, Th e V o i ce Dei ty ”
i n C hi .
,

n e se K w a n s h a i yi n t h e Un i ve rsa lly M a n i fe ste d V o i ce

- -
, .

S h e i s t h e Worl d h e al e r ( B o dh i s a t t v a p 1 1 ) o f thi s -
,
.

Di s pe ns a ti o n ( Cf t h e w o rk o f t h e H
. o ly S p i ri t i n A c t s.
,

a ft e r P e nt e c o st ) .

A m o ng H e r ti tl e s a r e t h e L o t u s bea re r ( P a d -
,

”
m a p a ni ) t h e All p i ty i ng
,
-
.

T o ge th e r w i th S e i sh i ( M a h as t h am a p r a p t a ) S h e i s ,

n a m e d i n S u k h a va ti v u b a
y wh i c h w a s t r a n sl a t e d i nt o
-

C h i ne s e c A D 1 4 7 ,
. . . .

S e i sh i a n d M a i t r ey a a re t h e S ame a n d s o a r e Am a ,

t é ra s u , M i roku and Po i
The r e a re i m a ge s o f M ai t rey a a s Th e B u ddh a
“
,

s a ys Pr o f Gr u n w e del i li Li k e Ya k u sh i N y o ra i a n d
.

B u ddh a H i s h a i r i s ri c hly c u rl e d He i s a L o t u s .

e a r er a n d c a rri e s
b l i k e Kw , a nn o n s a m a t h e fl a sk of -
,

W a t e r o f Li fe ( a m ri t a ) H e i s t h e B u dd h a To C o m e .

w h o w i ll t u r n t h e Wh e e l o f t h e L a w i n t h e n e x t Age ,

( p .2 9 n .

K w a n z e on Bo s a ts u ( s o a N i c h i r e n m o nk t o ld ,

b t th e Word wh i s Th e Life th at we a e n w wr i t ing

It is a ou o r o .

That Life was m ade v i i bl e and we h ave s ee n It an d n w t e ll you

s , ,
o

o f th at Immortal Li fe wh i ch was wi th th e F ath e r an d was mad e v i s i bl e

, ,

1 J oh n 1 1 2 ; 20 th Ce n t N T ra pp 4 6
”
to us ( . S p .
,
. . . u .
,

T S p ra pp 1 0 1 5 1 7 90 1 0 2 n 2 ; 2 55
u .
, , , , , . .

1 B dd/ i d A rt p u 1 88 M i r oka
r b e l o n gs t S h i n gon ; s ee pp
,
.
33 . o .
,

n .
T 1 71
.
, 20 5, 2 0 6, 2 0 9 n . .

Q E ital pp . 2 3 2 5;-
Be a ls
’
Tra ve/s of B u dd/l i s t P i lgr im .
 THE LOTUS GO S PEL 2 69

th e w ri t e r , ) i s o nl y
B u ddh a , si gn i fyi ng anoth e r name fo r
H i s h e art In H er l o v i ng d e si re t o c o n v e r t t h e Te n
.

W o rlds (Jap j i kk ai ) S h e t a k e s 3 3 fo r m s a lth o u gh n o t

.
, ,

‘
l i m i t e d t o th o se fo r S h e i s p re s e nt At a l l ti m e s a n d
, ,

i n a l l p l a ce s re a dy t o t e a c h a n d t o s a v e m en a n d a l l
’
,

c r e a t e d t h i n gs b e c a u s e S h e i s t h e p e rfe ct o ri gi n a l b o dy
, ,

M a nd a l a F u ln e ss ( Gk p l e r dm a ) o r C i r cl e o f t h e wh o l e
, ,
.

Un i v e rse w i th o u t Be gi nn i ng o r End C h ri sti a ns c a ll i t

, .

‘ ‘
Go d ,
but
’
K w a nn o n a n d Go d a re j u st t h e
Sa me th e re fo re wh e n o n e b el ieve s s o fa r a s t o be
,

u n i t e d w i th H e r a n d be co m e s o n e S pi ri t ,
th en o n e c a n ,

be s a v e d fr o m a l l c a l a m i t i e s a n d be c o m e a s Kw a nn on ,

i s a S avi ou ri i e by o p e n i ng t h e h e a rt s o f othe r s t o
,
. .

t h e Way y o u sh a ll bec o m e Kw a nn o n
, and Kw a nn o n ,

”
b e y o u r se lf ( pp . 1 1 2 2 1 n .
, ,
.

Is t h i s v e ry fa r r e m o v e d fr o m t h e th ou ght o f S t .

I re n a e u s o f Ga u l i n t h e 2 u d c e nt u r y ,
H e be c a m e M a n ,

”
th a t w e m i ght b ec o m e Di v i n e ? o r th a t o f S t C y ri l .

o f J e r u s a l e m i n t h e fo u rth : We a r e a n o i nt e d th a t we
m a y be c o m e Ch ri sts
”
( G k K r i s t o f) ; a n d a g a i n : ,W e .

I wou ld as k th e t de n t atte nt i on to th e w rd s of th e g eat e s t

s u
’
s se o r

l iving s cie nt i s t S i O l iver L od ge

,
r as th e y e xac tly e mb o dy th e ,

Bu ddh i s t i d e a of K wanyi n .

Q . I s m a n h e l pe d i n h i s s t r u gg u p ward ?
l e

A . Th ere i s a Po w r i n th e U n ivers e vas tly b ey o n d ou c mp e h en

e r o r

i n ; an d we tru s t and be l i eve th at It i s a Goo d and L vi n g P o wer abl e

s o o ,

an d wi ll i ng t h e l p us an d al l creat u re s
o an d to gu i de u s wi s e ly wi th ou t , ,

d e tr i men t t ou i nci p ie n t free dom

o r .

Th is Lovi ng Kindnes s cont i nu ally s u rrou nd u s I n It we l ive and

-
s .

h ave ou re al be i ng It i s th e M ai ns pr i n g f L ove an d J y an d Beau ty an d

r . o o ,

we call It th e Grace f God It u t ain s an d e nr ich e al l world s and

o . s s s ,

may tak a m l t p l g/ 4 F r ms b t It was s pe c i ally m an i fe s t e d to

' '

e u i zcz o , u

d we ll rs on th i pl an e t i n th e L ife o f J es us Chri st throu gh wh os e s p iri t

e s ,

an d l iv i n g i n fl ue n ce th e race o f M an m ay h o pe to r i se to h e i ght s at pres e n t

i nacces s i bl e ”
T a wzt/ S c ien ce p 1 3 2
'

(
'

b F a t/
'

l
. e S s ta n ce
qf z l l u z z a ze z , .
,

'

1 N e h e 9 7 3
2 0 R
. V ; M i
, c ah 6 4 ;,
J o h n 1 4
. 1 2 ; 2
. 0 2 1 2 3 , .
,
-
.
2 70 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

a re c a ll e d C h ri s ti a n s be c a u s e we a re a n o i nte d wi t h t he
Oi l of God
A J a pa n e s e pi lg ri m s o ng s a ys th a t Kw a nn o n s
-
’

m e rc y i s hi ghe r th a n t h e m o u nta i n s d e e p e r th a n t h e ,

”
t o rre nt ri v e n v a ll e ys
-
S h e i s t h e S p i r i t o f Infi ni te Me rcy
.
,

—M e rc y s ee k i n g t o s a v e t h e H e a r t o f M e rc y o f o u r

God ( L u k e R V mg ) H e r Ey e s a re l a rge r a n d
. . .

Her E a rs b r o a d e r th a n o u rs a n d “
W h e re v e r a g n a t ,

”
c ri e s th e r e a m I Tw o o f h e r t i tl e s a r e Del iv erer a n d
.

Re s cue r .

P o ss i bly l i te ra t u re c o ntai ns n o m o r e w o nd e rfu l

p a ss a ge th a n th a t d e sc ri bi ng t h e s o li t a r y j o u rn e y o f
t h e C hi ne se M o nk H ii e n Ts a ng a c r o ss t h e
, Gre a t S a n d ,

”
O ce a n o f H i nd u l e ge nd ( Go bi d e s e r t ) fo r d ays w i t h ,

o u t w a te r t o q u e n c h h i s i nt o l e r a bl e thi rst d e s e r t e d by ,

a l l h i s c o m r a de s a n d s u pp o r te d o nly by t h e t e a c h i ngs
,

of th e F a m o n b o n o r M a n i fe st a ti o n sut r a
-
H ok e -
,

N o r w a s h i s t ru st i n K w a n z e o n m i s p l a c e d fo r n e v e r ,

w a s i t kn o wn th a t p ra y e r t o H e r w a s u n a nsw e re d !
S u c h i s H e r w o nd e rfu l sy m p a t hy w i th s u ffe ri ng
h u m a n i ty th a t i n Ch i n e se t e m pl e s K w a n ze o n s i m a ge s ’

a r e gi v e n t h e t i ny c ri pp l e d fee t o f C h i n a s t o rt u re d ’
,

—
w o m a nh o o d th u s “
i n a l l p o i nts s u ffe ri ng e v e n a s t h e y
, ,

”
do , S h e i s t h e In c a r n a t i o n o f ge ntl e n e ss a n d h el p
fu ln e ss .

d bt K wan e n wi ll be come y our S h adow o y o r

I f you do no t ou , z o ,
r u

W alk i ng S i c , or as th e
t k P i ll ar f y u r h ou se ”
o o .

a m an be th r wn o v er a pre c i p i ce r fro m a c l i ff h i gh as M t
“ If o o .
,

S mé ru r i n t o a cav e o f fi e (crat e r f a v o l cano ) an d h av e th e P we r o f

u , o r , o ,
o

K wann on i n h im no h u r t wi ll b e fall h i m
, Or s h o ld b ad me n cu rs e .
,
u

h im th e c rs e wi ll fall
,
u po n th e ir own h e ad ; and s h o ld h e fall e ven
u u

a mo ng r obbe rs or wi ld b e as t s o r be i n pe ri l o f th e s word o b ou n d i n
, ,
r

Cf . I sai : 2 5 4; 3 2 ,
,
2 ; Ps .
91 . J ap an one i s advi se d
1 . In
in cas e o f an Ea rthqu ake to cl i ng to th e s t ro ng m ai n P i ll ar o f th e h o s e u .
2 72 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

t he Fi re , as C h ri st was set fo rth in the C a t a co m b

fre sc o e s .

K w a n ze o n thi nks al l the m a t e ri a ls of th e Un i v e rse

i nt o be i n g S o i n t h e Ode s o f S o l o m o n ( X V I )
.
, Th e ,
“

”
w o rlds w e re m a d e by t h e Th o u ght o f Hi s h e a rt .

”
Sh e i s t h e Go d o f P e a ce the Go d o f a l l Gr a c e an d , ,

of M a ni fo ld W i sd o m S he i s t h e M e l o d i o u s V o i ce ,

or Wor d o f t h e S u pre m e Va c h i s v a r a S h e gi v e s t o m e n ’
-
, , .

t he p o w e r o f S e lf c o ntr o l -
.

Th e Wi n d i n t h e Pi n e fo re s t m a v b e t h e Vo i c e o f -

H e r c o n ve r ti n g t e a c h i ng t h e Wi l l o w i s th e wo n de rfu l
* -

ap p e a r a n ce of K wa n n o n .

A m i da i s our F a t h e r i n H e a ve n , or r
t h e Pe fec ti o n
—W h o l e b o dy —0 1 L o v e and Wi s d o m , b u t K wa n ze o n i s
H is re fl ecti on s o, l ik e H i m , S h e i s o f te n r ep re s e n te d in a

l atmo —
s p r typ i fyi ng
h
g o ry of g o l de n l ig h t . a r a di a n t e e

H e r i l l u m i n a ti ng p (p o we r—l ik e .

As L o v e p e rs o n i fi e di K w a n ze o n r i d e s a n El e ph a nt
wh o se g e ntl e n a tu re e x p r e ss e s t h e s a m e c h a ra c te ri st i c s
as th e C h ri s ti a n m yst i c Lamb th e S e a l o f t h e Esq u i m a u x § , ,

t h e Ga z ell e o f K a s u g a t h e C h a m o i s o f Va d o i s Pr o t e s,

t a nts .Th e Whi te El e ph a n t w h o se n a m e i s t h e B ri ng e r ,

o f H a ppi n e ss t o t h e W h o l e

Ge n 3 , 8 mg R V,
. Th e Vo i ce
. . . of J eh ovah God wa lk ing i n th e

Wi n d o f th e d ay
”
2 S am 5 1 4. . . .

f F bl th
ro m i ts res e m an ce to a Boat, i s au reo l e call e d f u nagoh a i s , ,

th e m and al a or al m ond s h ape d m an d al a o f Vas ar i an d o th e r wri t e rs on

-

It al i an A rt It was probably b ro ght to th e W t by th e Crus aders wi th

. u es ,

many ano t h e r O ri e n tal s y mbo l .

1 1 Co r . x rn .

QThere be ing no s h e e p i n Gree nland mis s i nar ie s were at a l ,

o os s to

e p l ai n S t J o h n 1
x . 2 9 to th e E s qu i mau x an d fin al ly ad o p t ed th e
. .
,
Seal ,
wh ic h h as th e s ame ge ntl e affec t i onat e n at re as th e L amb ,
u .

[1 F i nal se n t e nce o f th e P
{ a k E di ct: y Ki ng A soka BC c c
’
. . . 2 50 ,
 THE LO TU S GO S PEL 2 73

S o m e ti me s Whi te Hors e ty pi c a l o f He r
she ri d es on a ,

po we r t o ca rr y th o se w h o c r y to He r a c r o s s t h e O c e a n '

“
o f S o rr o w
’
i n v o i ce s o f m a ny t o nes
, S h e i s a ls o .

re pre s e nt e d w i th a h o r s e s he a d o n He r b r o w h ence * ’
,

c a ll e d H o r se h e a d e d K w a nn o n -
.

At t i me s l i ke S t B a r ba ra i n t h e We s t ( p
,
She .
, .

w e a rs a T h ree—st o ri e d P a g o d a on h er b r o w t he T ri p le ,

C r o wn o f H e a v e n E a r th an d H a de s S o m e ti m e s S h e . , .

ca rri e s a n i m a ge o f A m i d a on Her h e a d Th e h ea d .

i s a v e r y h o ly pl a ce fo r w i th t h e Mi nd w e w o rsh i p ;t t h e ,

fee t be i ng t h e l o w e st p a r t o f t h e b o dy t h e i ma ge o f ,

A m i d a sta nds u po n H er he a d fo r A m i d a i s s o m u ch ,

hi ghe r th a n S h e i s a n d K w a nn o n c am e t o sh o w fo rt h ,

‘
Hi s Gra ce a n d H o l i n e ss S h e i s l i te r a lly the Gr ace o f .
, ,

Go d i a n d A m i da i s t h e F a the r o f Gl o ry
’ ’
.
,

Th e N a me by wh i c h K w a n Y i n i s kn o wn i n H e a ve n -

i s T sz H a ng a H S h i p o r J u nk o f Mercy Li fe Boat §
’
, , , .

As i n t h e A ra bi a n Go sp el o f th e H o ly I n fa ncy ( ch .

Th i s is very i mpor t ant

Is aiah 63 9 1 3 Habak to com a p re wi th .
, ,

V A V m h n d wi th M ar k 6 4 ; Deut
3 . 8 1 5
, ( R . s u rg. . u ) a e .
9 .
33 c .
, .
,

2 6 fo A val kit s vara i s o ft en po k e n Of as a Wh ite horse I n th e Re cord s

’
,
r o e s .

o f Fa H i en we re ad
-
On th e Se a bo ard th ere i s a D ivi ne H ors e and
.
-
,

h
w oe v e r pr ay s w i th s u pr e me fai t h H e W i l a r y
l c r h i m ac os s r ”
( B udd/ i s t , l

R e rds
co vo l 2 pp . 2 4 2 a
. n d T.h e W h i t e r t
Ho s e e m e ( p l ” pp
34 . .

n 3 1 4 1 1 62 1 68) po s s i bly d eri ves i ts name from th e fac t th at i n North e rn

.
, , ,
(
Bu d dh i s m) th e Pr i nce S i ddarth a wh en mak ing h i s Great Re nun ciat i on , ,

ro de ou t o f th e c i ty o n a pranci ng W hite Horse Beal adds th at Ju l ie n .

trans lates th i s Wh i te Eleph ant ,

”
.

T Mark 1 2 3 0 R V . . . .

I Th e Church as in S hepherd of Hermas of inf ra ch 3 2 , , . . .

Q Th u s S t I g n a t i u s of S yri a A D
. 1 0 5 w rot e th a t “t
h e S t ones of , . .
,

Our Fath er s t emp le are drawn u p on h igh by the Cros s of Ch ri s t as by an

’
,

engi ne us i ng th e Hol y Ghos t as a Rope

”
, ( Ep h 2 1 0 See Com/er . . .
,

szon by th e M ill ion 3 The Goddess of T Ri chard A150

'

( c h , . . . .

Angli can B ap ti smal j icc ; 1 Pe t 3 20 2 1 ; sup r a pp 6 7 il l 9 1 20 ;

o . .
, .
, , . .

M es i ah i ll p 1 57
s , . . .
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2 74 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

Kw a nn o n i s pa i nte d a s a Chi ld ki ng c r o wne d by -

,

h i s p l a y m a t e s ; o r a s a Y o u ng B o y ; o r a s a M a i d e n
w i th a Fi sh b a ske t — “
Gy o r a n K w a n z e o n C f
-

( the .

“
S p o tl e ss V i rgi n w h o c a tc h e s I c hth u s t h e P u re F i sh ,

fr o m t h e S p ri ng a n d e v e r o ffe rs It t o t h e F ri e nds t o
,

”
ea t ,
on th e t o m b o f S t Av i r c i u s a t H i e r o p o l i s A D .
, . .

”
o r w i th th e N
y 6i i P e a r l N y o i i r i n K w a nn o n - - - -
,

t h e O m n i p o te n t O n e ( p th i nki ng a n d d e vi s i ng .

m e a ns t o s a v e t h e w o rld Th a t S h e m a y t h e be tt e r .

s a v e s o u ls K w a nn o n t a ke s t h e F o r m ( a cc o rd i ng t o t h e
,

i nd i v i d u a l n ee d ) o f a K i ng a P ri m e M i n i s t e r fi a P ri e st , ,

A m b a ss a d o r Te a c h e r o r C hi ld e t c a n i d e a w h i c h w e
, , , .
,

c a n be tt e r u nd e r st a nd i f w e p o nd e r o n s u c h B i bl e p a ss

a g e s a s J u dg e s 6 34 mg
“
Th e S p i r i t o f t h e L o r d
. .

c l o th e d Its e lf wi t h Gi d e o n ; Da n 5 1 1 1 4
.
In wh o m .
, , ,

”
i s t h e S p i ri t o f t h e H o ly Go ds ; a n d M a rk 1 6 1 2 R V . .
,

Aft e r th i s H e w a s m a n i fe ste d i n a n o th e r F o r m 1
,
.

S up r a pp . 1 3 8, 222 . N ot far f ro m th e E u phrate s , at H i erapo l i s

in N . S yr i a, was re n owne d t e m pl e of A ta gati s th e Fi s h G dd e n
th e r , o '

h e S yr i an for m f I s i s p 1 49 an d i n i t was a gre at c h a m i n t o wh i c h

( t o
) ,
. s

th e wat er s o f th e D e l u ge h ad d rai ne d Cf p 2 1 6 n 1 . . . . . .

I n E gy p t I s i s nu rs i n g Horu s th e Babe we a s a Fi h h l me t
”
,
r s -
e .
,

I n J ap an th e ,
lde s t t emp le de d icate d to th e M erci fu l Go dde s s i s
o

N ak ayam a dera fou nd e d by S h ot o ku Ta i s h i

~
,
Th i s th e 2 4th f Kwan .
,
o

no n s H o ly Pl ace s i s k n wn as th e F i s h t e m p l e D l p h i n s a e e v er y
’ ”
o -
. o r
,

wh ere pro mi nen t ( pp 1 3 7 1 3 8 1 49 2 3 3 C f v es i a p s zs p 1 40

’ '

, .
, , , ,
. c z c , . .

1 I‘
n s t an ce s o f th i s o c cu r i n th e se pa g e s ; cg S h ot ok u T ai h i i n J ap an ; . s

K i ng O s wald i n Nor th u mbr ia ; Q u ee n Cl o t i lde i n Fran ce ; S o n gtsan r

~

g a m b a h i s
,
tw o Q u e e n s an d Pr i me M i n i s t er i n T i be t
,
et I n th e words , c .

o f th e N i ce ne Cre e d Th e L or d an d Gi ver o f Li fe wh o s p ak e th
: g h ,
ro u

th e pro p h e t s C f M ark 1 3 1 1 ; M att 1 0 2 0

”
. . . . . .

p F rre r q u o t e s Or i ge n u po n
”
1 L if of
e C h is t i n A 7
r 1 D e a n a r , . .

“ Th e C h an i n F r r d ”
It d e rv e s cl o se i nve s t i gat i on
g g o m o f o u L o e s r ( as .
,

we ll as th e p as s age s i n th e Go s pe ls on ano th e r as th e th ou ght

i s e n t ire ly Bu ddh i s t i c Se e als o De an S pe nce o n

.
“
Th e M an ife s t at i on
, ,

o f th e S u pe r na t u ral pp
”
C h r i stia n ity and Pagan i sm
( E a r ly ,
22 23 ,
.
, ,
2 76 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

th e L a mk h a ra ~
s u tr a wh i c h K u m araj i v a of K a sh m i r ,

( w h o a d o pt e d t h e n a me I( wan Shi
“ -
t ra nsl a t e d
i n t o C hi n e se A D 4 0 0 , . . .

Th e th e m e o f a n A p o stl e s s o ng i n a n Ind i a n pri s o n ’

,

t h i s Pe arl w a s kn o wn t o Ba rdai s a n o f Ed e ss a c A D , . . .

2 0 0 a n d H ii e n Ts a ng h e a r d o f i t i n N W Ind i a c 6 3 0
, . .
, . .

At t h e a n ci e nt H okéj i o n ce t h e l a r ge st n u nn e r y a t ,

N a ra i s a s m a ll b u t m o st prec i o u s i m a ge o f K w a nn o n
, ,

r o be d a s a n Ind i a n pri n ce ss b r ou ght fr o m fi andara ( pp , , .

1 33 ,

d ial e ct ic ian K anis h k a pu h e d h i s army to Sakat a to bring b ack th i s

,
s

i ncomp arabl e D oct or wh o th e n be came h i s o wn S p ir i tu al adv i se r an d

,

p hy s i ci an of h is s oul A s vagh osa was re pu t e d to b e a great magi c ian

.
’
,

and m agi cal po we rs by m e an s o f H an d S i gn s n S h i n go n

( as i ) a a -
,
re

C h ar ac t er i s t i c o f N o rth ern Bu ddh i s m ; th e S vas t i ka (M anj i ) b e i ng th e

s pe c i al e mbl e m o f Tamo i n S ch u an W C h i na S e e p 2 3 4 A ppe n d i x
( z , . . . .

Th enceforth A s agh os a dwe lt on th e confin e s of N W In d i a an d

,
’
v . .

co m po s e d th e S u tra L a mhara wh i ch co n t ai n s s o man y o f th e S t or ie s

c o nne ct e d wi th Udyana t o ld by H ii e n T s an g ( pp 1 44 n 1 68 ; 2 49 n . . .
,

n two o f th e m e L an d h a t s in
” ”
Q). I “ th f H an
( C i na) and “ T o th e ,
-
,

R man E m p ire are n ame d

o ,
.

Th e s e fact s i ll u mi nat e th e Gol den L egend abou t S t Th omas wh o .

g i fte d a s an Ar ch i t ec t was so ld by O u r L o rd to th e E nv o y o f K i n g
,

Gondo fo rus and t ak e n as a s l ave to N W I nd ia to bu i ld h i m a ( S p ir i t al )

, . . u

pal ace wh ere h e h eal e d th e s i ck and dro ve ou t dem ons and was th ought
, ,

e i th e r a So rcere r o th e A po s tl e o f a N e w Go d
”
to be ,
r I n th e A tae . c

Th omas th ank s Ou r Lord wh o d i ds t se ll m e th at I m ight be a L ibe at r

“ r o

o f man y S up r a p p 2 45 2 545 .

Th us al so S t P au l was a Pri soner of J C for you Ge nt i le s

, ,
.
“ . . .

h R V C f A c ts 2 1 3 3 ; 2 1 ; 2 8 1 7 2 8 3 0 3 1 ; R om 9 3 ;
( p
E . . .
3 1
. .
, , , , , . .

1 1 2 5 ; Ph i l 1 1 2
. . . an d S t C le me n t o f R o me ( A D
,
wro te
. We . .

k now h ow many amo ng u rse lves h ave give n up th emselves un t o bo nd s

o ,

th at the y m ight th e re by free others ”

( C f p . . .

S upra pp 54 56 63 1 68 S t J ero me me nt io ns Bardais an ( b A D

.
, , , . . , . . .

Th i s won derfu l Hymn was cornposed before th e overth row of th e

Parth i an Dynas ty i n A D Burk i tt s E ar ly Ch rzstian ity p 2 1 8
’
. . .
.

1 90 4 . Th e Pearl was an E arly Ch ri s t ian n ame for Ou r L ord ) .

 THE LO TUS GO S PEL 2 77

h olds a L o t u s a n d t h e a u ra i s fo rm e d o f
S he ,

L o tu s st a lks e a c h t e r m i n a t i ng i n a fl o w e r l i ke t h e C r o ss
-
, ,

on S t Th o m a s t o m b i n 8 Ind i a
.
’
. .

Bu t h ere i s a w o nd e rfu l fa c t a lth o u gh i n Ind i a

, , ,

Av a l o ki t e s v a ra i s m a l e a n d i n C h i n a Kw a n Y i n i s fe m a l e
’
,
-
,

i n J a p a n Kw a nn o n i s n ei th e r H e S h e n o r It b e c a u s e , , ,

a c t u a lly s e x l e ss i m pe r s o n a l T h e r e b ei ng n o ge nd e r i n *
, .

J a p a n e se i t i s m o st d i ffi c u lt wh e n tr a nsl a ti ng P am o n
,

t h e M a ny
“
t h e be a u t i fu l s ii t r a o f Kw a nn o n
’
b on , ,

”
si d e d On e t o a pply t h e ri g h t pr o n o u n H o we v e r t hi s
,
.
,

d i ffi cu lty o cc u r s i n a l l Se mi t i c l a n gu a ge s fl a n d s o th e re '

be i ng n o n e u t e r i n S y ri a c t h e S p i ri t o r W i nd ( R u iz) , , ,

i s fe m i n i n e a n d i n th e Old S y ri a c v e r s i o n o f t h e Go s p e l s
,

i s s o re nd e re d é g J o hn 3 8 ; 1 4 2 6 ; L u k e 4
, . . . . .

Th i s v e r si o n ( c o m pl e te d a t Ed e ss a e a rl y i n t h e 2 n d
,

”
ce nt u ry ) w a s t h e C a n o n o f t h e E a st e r n C h u r c h t -

“
Fu m o n m e a ns t h e E v e rl a sti ng L o v i ng B ei ng ,

w h o re ac h e s t o a l l pl a ce s o r c o rn e r s o f t h e Un i v e r s e ,

wi th Un i v e rs a l sy m p a thy a n d h el p Gr a c e t o h e l p i n
e v e r y t i me o f n e e d
”
.

Th i s i s a n o th e r Li n k be tw e e n H o k e a n d t h e F o u rth
Go s p e l B o th e m p h a si z e t h e d o c tr i n e o f t h e P a r a cle te
.
,

And s o s ai th E phre m S yru s, 4th ce n t .

T
‘
ar
ty ou ts i de tb c R oma n E mp ir e, I 40 pp 3 9 n
.
, .
, ,

Dr . F . rk i tt ) “ J d ge d al one
C Bu. . u by th e ir mos t an cien t l anguage roo t s ,

th e Yamat o pe o p l e be l n g to th e Sem i t i c race

”
ap am s e N ati n i
o
j . n o

E v l u t ion pp 74 5 W C Grifii s
o . . . . .

1 S e e p 62 Th e word Pe s h i t mean s i mp l o l i t e ral

. . o s e, r .

Th e S yr i ac vers i on h as al s o a gre at v al ue wi th re f rence to th e S cr ip tu ral e

ge o grap hy fo r be in g wr i tt e n i n th e E as t i t fre qu e n tly giv e s th e t ru e

, , ,

Ori en t al n ames of p l ace s men t i one d i n th e Gr ek Te s t amen t M of eovei e .

'
‘
,

as th i vers ion was made from a ve ry ancie n t t ext i t i s ft e n o f gre at

s , o

val ue i n de term in i ng th e s en s e f p as sage f wh ich th ere a e v ar io s o s o r u

read ings ”
7h Firs t C t mj
.
f v ol 2 pp 2 0 3 3 0 5 en / o . . .
, ;

H ome rs h am Co x .
2 78 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

Comforte r Av al o k i te s v a ra th e h i e f fea t u re
’
or . is c in
N a gar u n a s
j
’
te a c h i n g ( p 2 5 ,
.
,

In t h e Go sp e l o f t h e H e b re ws ( u s e d by t h e H e bre w
C hri sti a ns d e sc e nd a nts o f t h e o ri g i n a l C h u rc h i n J u d ea
, ,

and w h i c h Dr A H a rn a c k thi nks w a s u s e d i n t h e

. .

Je w i sh Ch ri sti a n c o m m u n i ty a t Al e x a n d ri a ) t h e H o ly
-
,

S pi ri t i s fe m i n i n e O u r L o r d s pe a ks o f
*
,
My Moth er th e ,

”
H o ly S pi ri t .

Thi s Go s pe l w a s w ri tte n i n We st e r n A r a m a i c t h e ,

l a n g u a g e O f C hri st a n d H i s A p o stl e s ; a n d i n A r a m ai c
r u h a S p i r i t i s fe m i n i n e In d e s c ri b i ng O u r L o r d s b a p
, , .
’
~

t i s m i t s a ys

It came to pa s when th e Lord was come p ou t o f th e wat er th at

s u

TH E WH O L E FO UN TA I N O F TH E H O LY S PI R I Ti

came d o wn an d re s t e d n H i m and s ai d u n t o H i m “ M y So n i n al l th e
o , , ,

Pro ph e t s I awai te d Thy com ing th at I m i ght r s t o n Th ee Fo Th ou , e . r

art M y r e s t Th ou art M y fi s t b orn So n wh o re ignes t f r ever

r -
, o .

Th i s a n ci e nt Go s pe l w ri tte n n e a r t h e e n d O f t h e ,

F i r st C e ntu r y w a s c o n te m p o ra ry w i th t h e S yn o p ti c
,

Go s pe ls a n d O f t h e S yn o p t i c ty pe
, It w a s c i t e d by .

O ri ge n ; a n d e s t e e m e d v e ry hi ghly by S t J e r o m e w h o .
,

re g a rd i ng i t a s t h e o ri gi n a l o f S t M a tth e w s Go s pe l .
’

tr a nsl a t e d i t i nt o L a t i n a n d Gr ee k It i s A p o c ry ph a l .

i n t h e se ns e th a t i t w a s n o t i n c l u d e d i n t h e N T .

C a n o n wh i c h w a s c l o s e d a b o u t A D 1 8 0 i
, . . .
‘

Bu t i n t h e C o p ti c l i t u rgy t h e pri e st c e ns i ng t he ,

p i c t u re o f th e Bl e ss e d V i rgi n th ri ce s a ys , ,

H ai l t th e e M ary th e fair Dove wh i ch h ath b orn e f

o , ,
us ,
or

God th e Word H a l to th e e 0 Vi rgin th e ver y and t ru e Q e e n

. i , , u ,

H ai l Gl ry f ou rac
o Th ou h as t b rne fo us l mmanuel i
o r e
”
o r .

“ D i am o n d ”
Pr ph e cy K a ng —
K zng— K i ng , p 38
' '

Cf
’

. o , su p ra . .

l H as t i n g s D i cti o nary Gosp el s — A rt Th e

’
C/zr zs t an d t/ze
'

f
‘‘
o :

A po cry ph al Go s p l e s,
”
by A F F i ndl y— Se
. . e e a n te p .
46 .

1 S up ra p . 22 7, al o C p ti L i tw gy p u b
s o c , . Co pe ,
Fe nwri ck .
 2 80 THE LOTUS GO S PE L
“ ”
t e st a ga i nst t h e N e sto ri a n h e re ti c s o f t h e S y ri a c

ch u rc h e s S t r a ng e ly e n o u gh so me 7 0 y e ar s l a t e r i m a ges
.
, ,

“
O f K wan in t h e h e r o i ne o f t h e L o t u s fl o we r sut ra Of
y
- -
,

I m m o rt a l Li fe ( H o k e) a pp
, e a re d fo r t h e first t i me i n
,

Ch i n e se Bu ddh i st t e mpl e s a s th e All M e rci fu l M o the r -

w i th a Ba be i n h e r ar ms l °

C a r v e d by Ko rea n s c u l p t o r s t h e s e i m a ge s re a che d ,

J a p a n i n t h e 6 t h c e ntu r y a n d we r e m u c h a p pr o v e d In , .

t h e 1 7 t h ce nt u r y th e y pr e se nt ed a m o s t pe rpl e x i ng p r o

ble m t o t h e M i ssi o n a ri e s fr o m R o me .

”
Th e “
M o o n t em p l e on t h e h i g h e st pe a k b e h i n d
-

K o be i s d e d i c a te d t o B u ddh a s M o th e r M ay a B u n i n ’
, .

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i n J a pa n w e re e re c t e d t o fu lfil a v o w m a d e by t h e
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ma i nst a y o f t h e Th ree P re ci o u s T hi ngs .

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,

t h e Gr e a t Pu rifi cati on t o b e m a d e A g e n eral a m n e st y .

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All t h e se pre ci o u s st ra ws o f e v i d e n ce sl i ght i n ,

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v a n i sh e d fr o m the i r s i ght .
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T H E FI R S T CR O W N E D N U N

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p o n t h e si ck p o o r b a
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th i ng t h e l e p e r s wi th h er ,

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se e m t h a t whe re v e r a n d u nd e r w h a ts o e v e r N a m e t he
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,

or E pi p h a ny § o ccu rr e d a t th e s a m e p l a ce a t a v e ry
,

re m o t e d a t e a n d t o th i s t h e E m pre ss K om y o t e st i fie d
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wi th h er o w n h a n d o n a t a bl e t w h i c h still h a ngs o n t h e
w a l l o f t h e u n pre te nti o u s w o o d e n sh e d wh e r ei n i s pr e
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Y A K U S H I S T R UE FO R M
’

st o o d wh e n H e a ppe a r e d a t N a r a a n d le ft the re o n t h e ,

i m p r e ss o f Hi s F e e t .

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’

a rri v a l t w o c o l o ss a l F o o t pri nts a re c l e a rly v i s i bl e fi a s

,
-

th o u g h d e l i c a t e ly c h i s ell e d b u t ( o wi ng t o t h e l o ng , ,

la p se o f ce nt u ri e s si nc e th e y w e r e i m pr e sse d ) t h e m a rks ,

or S i gns o n t h e m a re s o m e wh a t i ndi st i n c t s o t h e ,

i l l p 1 9 2 i s fr o m a r u bb i ng k i ndly gi v e n m e by a
. .

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,

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,

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of t he S l ee p i ng B u ddh a ( i a S h ak a e nt e ri ng N i r v an a , . .

—N e b a n ) be a u t i fu lly ca r v e d by K 6b 6 Dai shi

, .

O n e i ght o f t h e t o e s i s a fylfo t C r o ss i e S v a sti k a , . .

,

e x a c tly l i k e th a t o n t h e h e m o f t h e Go o d S h e p h e r d s
’

pa ll i u m i n t h e C a t a c o m b fre s c oe s a n d kn o wn a s Th o r s -
’

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.
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, ,

co m e s a l a r ge Ri m b o ( th e m yst i c S o l a r Wh e e l ) an d o n ,

t h e i n s t e p a t r i pl e L o t u s ( S a m b a i n T ri r atn a o r Th re e -
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o s e u o o o ,

mys t er i o s y m p athy wi th th e S n i n H i s d ai ly cours e th ro gh h e av e n

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sh ort acc rd in g to th e th o ght f l ne s o f a man s h e art Fa H ie n

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priv i l g d to be bo rn wh en B ddh a l ive d co ld “ s carce re s trai n

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, ,

t e lls m o re a b o u t th e se F o o t pri nts fo u nd i n s o m a n y -

p l a ce s i n Ind i a h a ll o w e d by B u ddha s h a v i n g pl a nt e d
,
’

H i s F o o t th e r e i n o l d d a ys a n d fr o m w h i c h a b ri l li a nt ,

L i g h t s h o n e The s e T ra ce s l e ft by B u dd h a w h e n H e
.

s u b due d t h e Dra g o n a re c l e a rly a n e c h o o f

TH E P R OMI S E
N I N E DE N G VE I
( Ge n . 3 . a n d o f i t s fu lfil m e n t o n C a lv a r y !

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8 wi de .

Th e Whe e l( d i s c u s o f S o v e r e i gn a u th o r
ri m bo ) is the
i ty a n d p o w e r C hi n e se m o n a r c hs h e ld i t a n d o n t h e
.
,

fa m o u s c u lt u s t a bl e t a t S i pp a r i n B a byl o n i a i t st o o d
-

b efo re t h e S u n Go d -
.

Th e S u n w h e e l w i th fo u r s p o k e s i s t h e S v a sti k a
-
,

a n d t h e S v a st i k a i s t h e m yst i c C r o s s 1 Eze ki e l m e nt i o ns .
L

th e
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F o u r di rec ti o n s o f t he W h i rl i ng Wh e e ls ( X .

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s ee pp 4 1 . F o u r o r e i ght d i r ec t i o n s is a , ,

B u dd h i st t e rm .

Da n i e l ( 7 d e s c ri be s t h e Thr o n e o f t h e An c i e nt
.

o f Da ys a s fi e ry fl a m e s a n d t h e Wh ee ls th e re o f b u r n ,

”
i n g F i re .

Th e Whe e l C r o ss i s t h e e a rl i e s t fo r m i n B ri t ai n a n d
-
,

pec u l i a r t o C o rnw a ll W a l e s a n d th e Isl e o f M a n , ,

.

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,
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w o m e n Am ra p a l i a n d o t h e r s w h o w e p t a t B u ddh a s
, ,
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fee t t o t h e i nd i gn a t i o n o f H i s d i s ci pl e s
,
.
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An o th e r b e a u ti fu l e x pl a n a ti o n i s th a t fo r K a s y ap a s ’ ’

s a ke Bu dd h a r e v e a l e d H i s F e e t
,
and c a u se d th em t o ,

c ome fo rth fr o m t h e g o ld e n c o fli n a n d o n t h e Whee l ,

s i gnf t 1 0 ! t h e r e w e r e d i ffe r e nt c o l o u r e d M a r ks .

“
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,

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r s r , , ,

th e t e ars f m e n an d go d fall in g u po n H i s F e e t l e ft th e s e m ark s

o Th n s . e

K as y ap a wor h i ppe d and walke d rou nd th e coffi n u tter in g H i s prais e ) ?

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Th e l i k en e ss r e c o r d e d by S t of th i s i nci d e nt t o th a t .

J o hn r e a d i ly o c cu r s t o t h e th o u gh t fu l m i nd .

Th e gr o u p i ng o f t h e e m bl e m s o n Y ak u s h i s F ee t " ’

m u c h i m p r e ss e d b o th m ys e lf a n d m y stu d en t i nt e r p re t e r -
,

“
w h o r e v e re n tly r e m a r k e d On th i s Rock w i ll I b u i ld ,

m y C hu rc h !
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,

th e S a v i o u r s l e ft F o o t o n t h e S t o n e w h e n c e H e
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41 . ff .

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corre s p o n ds to th e be ad s i n th e Bu ddh i s t ro sary p

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pi lg ri m s w h o t o o k c a sts o f i t i n w a x ; a n d l o we r
, ,

d o wn t h e S t o n e wh e re o n o u r L o r d o ft t i m e s s a t wh e n
,
-

H e pre a c he d a n d u p o n th a t s a m e He sh a ll s i t a t t h e
.

Da y o f Do o m ri ght a s H i m se lf h a th s a i d
, an d t h e
"

S t o n e wh e r e o n H e kn e lt i n Ge ths e m a n e s ee n by Arcu l f ,

o f Ga u l pri o r t o A D 6 80
, . . .

S u r e ly i t i s w o r th wh i l e p o nd e r i ng o v e r t h e w o r ds
a r o u nd t h e po rt r ai t o f Chri s t a t J e ru s a l e m N i gh t o ,

“ ”
C a l v a ry c o n ce rn i ng
, th e S ole o f H i s F o o t ?
( p .

1 85)
E a rly C h ri st i a n a rti sts r e fr a i n e d fr o m p a i nt i ng t h e
L o rd s B o dy i n Asce ns i o n s ce n e s Re al i zi ng t h a t It wa s
’
-
.

sh ri n e d be hi nd t h e Cl ou d wh i c h re ce i v e d Hi m o u t o f
”
si ght , th e y o nly d re w H i s F e e t w i th m u c h t h e s a m e ,

re v e r e n ce th a t i n o l d w o rld J a p a n c au se d t h e M i k a d o s
-
’

sa cre d P e r s o n t o be h i dd e n fr o m v i e w h i s fe e t a l o n e ,

be i ng a ll o w e d t o sh o w be l o w t h e fi n e b a m b o o bl i nd w h i c h
s c re e n e d hi m o n t h e Th r o n e fr o m t h e e ye s o f th o se w h o
w e r e a d m i tte d i nt o h i s p r e se n ce .

On t h e De l u g e t a ble t ( S u m e ri a n C re a ti o n Ep i c x 1 )
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, .

t o Ta m zi t h e S u n o f Li fe ti s s a i d : Bo th S u n a n d
-
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,
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t h e We s t h a d a bo v e H i s h e a d
,
t h e Gl o r y o f t h e S u n ,

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and M o on
( p , .

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’

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. .
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é i ru ) wh h s p c i a lly fa m e d a m o ngst
( S k t .B h c h a djy ga i i c i s
-
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.

On e i th e r s i d e a re t h e de v a s o f t h e S u n a n d M o o n

S ir Joh n M andev ill e s ’

Trat/el f, pp . 64, 65 .

1 Rev . 2 2 . 2 3. t Sup ra p . 1 8 .
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Ya k u shi g r o u p s Th e y a r e st r a ng e ly l i k e t h e S
. S . M ary
a n d J o hn w h o a re s o p r o m i n e n t b e si d e t h e C ru c i fie d
Lo r d o n t h e R o o d sc r ee n s o f C h ri ste nd o m
-
.

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Le a vi ng u s a n e x a m p l e t h a t w e s h o u ld fo ll o w i n
”
Hi s S te p s s o s a i d t h e A p o stl e
, Pe t e r w h e n w ri ti ng o f ,

t h e g u i le l e ss Lamb w h o i s a ls o , t h e Gre a t S h e ph e rd o f
”
t h e S hee p And w h o c a n d o u bt th a t i t w a s t h e
.

k i ndre d Te a c h i ng a b o u t t h e Gre a t Physi ci a n w h o we nt ,

”
a b o u t d o i ng g o o d th a t i nfl u e n ce d K 6m v 6 K 6g6 ( t h e
, ,

J a p a n e se E m p r e ss o f Li ght A D t o pre s e r v e
. .

th e se pr eci o u s re l i c s o f Ya k u s h i N y o ra i fr o m t h e d a ys o f
y o re a n d he r s elf t o fo ll o w i n t h e Bl e sse d F o o t st e p s o f
,
-

”
H i s M o st H o ly L i fe wh e n s h e ,
h e a l e d t h e si ck a n d ,

”
c l e a n se d t h e l e pe rs a n d i n s o d o i ng
,
re ce i v e d a fre sh
Re v el a t i o n o f H i m s e l f Y e di d i t u nt o Me
R i ght th ere th e Be ggar wh ere h e s t o o d
s t th e wh ee l a s p i nn i n g)
( 0 ;
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0 s e t th e wh e e l a s p i n n in g )
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s ,
’

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Th ou gav s t thy cl o ak to co mfor t M

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e,

( Th e end i s wo r th th e wi n n i n g
,

My very He ar t I ve to th ee gi
To comfort th e e fo e ve r ! T
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r

Li ve as Ch i ldren o f Li ght —for th e O u t co m e o f l i fe i n th e Li ght

(wh e th e r i n E as t o r W e s t , ) “ m ay be s e e n i n e very f or m of Goodnes s ,
R ight eous ne s s and S inceri ty— al way s t ry in g to find
,
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Rom an offi cer at A mie ns i n th e 4th ce nt ury wh o l at e r b came Bis h o p o f , , e

Tou rs and th e mos t wi de ly ve nerate d Sain t i n th e Wes t A t S t M art in s . .

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tomb m i rac l e s of h e al i n g were wrought an d al l m is i o n ar i e s s ou ght fre s h

,
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i ns p irat i on at h i s s h ri ne e e s e tt i ng o u t o n th e i r per i l ous m is s ions to

r

Cen t ral and Nor th e rn E u ro pe .

 TIIE LOTU S GO S PEL 3 05

In th e r t e m pl e a t N a r a Ya k u shi
ano ,

TH E K I N G o n P H Y S I C I A N S
“

“
i s e nthr o n e d a m i dst t h e Twe l v e u p o n a v a s t ci rcu l a r

Alta r t h r o n e r ai se d i n th ree t i e r s M a ny s m a ll i n ce nse

-
.

t a ble s st a nd a r o u n d i t s b a s e .

Th e 1 6 ft i m a ge o f Ya k u sh i w a s c a rv e d by Gy 6gi
.

o f Gw a n B r w h o m t h e E m e r o r S h ii m u c o m m a nd e d t o
g J p
-

bu ild a n e w t e m pl e t o Ya k u s h i w i th t i m be r l e ft o v e r
F r o m t h e Da i b u ts u t e m pl e ( p , .

Y a ku sh i N y o r a i w e a r s t h e p a ll i u m Hi s r i ght a r m .

b a r e d e xpre sse s Hi s w i ll i ngn e s s a n d re a d i n e ss t o s e r v e

,

j u s t a s i n N i h o ngi
, w e re a d o f a n I m pe r i a l Pr i n ce w h o
, ,

t o e x p r e ss h i s l o y a lty t o th e E m pe r o r b a re d h i s a rm ,

a n d gr a s pe d h i s s w o rd ( Cf Ps 4 5 3 5
. Is ai 5 9 . . .
-
. .

Y a k u s h i s h a i r l ik e t h a t o f Da i b u ts u ( Gr e a t B u ddh a )
’
, ,

i s cu rl e d — i n th i s r e s e m bl i ng A p o ll o t h e Gr e e k S u n g o d ,
-
,

w h o b r o u ght h e a l i ng i n h i s be a m s t h e S u nr i s e fr o m ,

” “
o n High w h o e nl i g h te ns t h o s e w h o s i t i n d a rkn e ss a n d

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t h e S h a d o w o f De a t h ( C f M a l 2 ;
. L u ke 1 7 8 . . .

8 0 ; 7 2 1 2 2 ; s up ra pp 3 9
.
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H i s i m m e n s e a u r e o l e r e p r e s e nts T o ngu e s o f F i re ,

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w hi c h b u rn u p al l m a nn e r o f e v i l .

Th e u pl i fte d H a nd o f Bl e ss i ng r e c a ll s t h e w o rd
C o m e l ay T h y h a nd u p o n h e r a n d s h e sh all l i v e !
,

( M a rk 5 .

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d a i ly a t a n e a rly M a ss a n d i t w a s t o u c h i ng t o s e e ,

t h e bl i nd fo lks c o m i n g t o b u rn i n ce ns e a n d w a sh t h e i r ,

eye s w i th th i s h o ly w a te r p r a y i n g i n i n te n s e e a g e r ,

”
d e v o ti o n t o Y a k u s h i w h o h o lds a l a r ge Y a k lr o ( g o lde n
, ,

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th e a o e ,
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fl l é t u ra
 3 06 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

It fo rci bly rec a ll e d t h e Go s pe l st o ry o f t h e Bl i nd

M a n s e nt by J es u s t o S i l o a m s p o ol a nd t he ne x t
’
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, ,

t h e c o i n c i d e n ce str u c k m e st i ll m o re p o w e rfu lly o n ,

o b s e r v i ng a be a u t i fu l p i e t a o f o u r L o rd l a i d u p o n H i s
M o t h e r s kn ee a fte r b e i n g t a k e n d o wn fr o m t h e C r o ss
’
.

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P h ysi c i a n h ea l ,
a n d be s i d e H i m l a y— d r o ppe d

—
fr o m t h e l i fe l e ss h a nd t h e e x ac t rep li c a o f Y a k u s h i s ’

g o ld e n j a r w h i c h l i ke t h e Cl u st e r i n g C u rls a ls o r e , ,

p r e s e n ts th a t w o nd e rfu l h o s b o n o t a m a t h e c h o i ce st ,

o f Pe a rls !1
'

Th i s i m age o f Y a k u shi i s s p ec i ally n o te d fo r th e

be a u ty o f i t s l a rg e w i d e o pe n e d Ey e s ; fo r u s u a l ly t h e ,
-

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’
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.

”
Th e “
Eye s o n t h e E i lro n s e nt t o K i ng Ab ga r w e re
”
w o ndr o u s l a rge a n d b e a u t i fu l .

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.

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h a v i ng b ea u t i fu l Eye s a n d S t Av i rci u s o f Phrygi a , .
,

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.
,

t h e Gre at Eye s th a t s ee th r o u gh a l l as H e fe e ds Hi s ,

Fl o c k u p o n t h e h i lls a n d pl a i ns .

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m en
W i th l a rge r , o th e r Eye s th a n
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s , o o o es s us , ,

an d ac p nc t re
u u L at r th y w re p t i n ch rge f a fam i ly
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f C rt e e u a o o ou

n bl m e e v n r ece i v d th e pri s tly t i tl s o f R ngj oo Jrs/5 b i ng

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T H E E ME RAL D BUDDH A .

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Th e Li ght h ath s h i n e d .

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c

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re tr o gr a d e m o nks a n d b el ie v e rs w h o d o n o t o bse r v e,

t h e st ri c t r u l e s e nj o i n e d by Bu dd h a To r e v i v e t h e .

“
fa i t h o f s u c h d e gen e r a t e s a n d t h u s gi v e e ffec t t o t h e ,

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p re d e c e ss o rs p 1 3 4 ) i ss u e d a n Ed i c t t o pl a ce a n
, .

i m a g e o f Y ak u s h i N yorai i n t h e C h i d B ( C e ntr a l H a ll ) -

o f e a c h i m p o rt a nt t e m pl e i n J a p a n ; a n d i n h i s o w n
m o rtu a ry c h a pe l a t N a r a I s a w i m a g e s o f Y ak u s h i a n d
th e

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TC f . Rom . 8 . 22 ; M att 8 . 1 7, R V, Hi ms elf took ou r i nfirmi ti es

an d bar e ou r d i s e as es .
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1 S up r a p . 2 91 .
Q Ill . : M ess i aa p . 1 91 .
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”
bl u e , C ryst a l l ight B u ddh a i n w h o m a l l t h e S un s
or ,
’

Ra y s a re fo c u ss e d In H i m i s t h e Ge r m o f S p r ing h e n c e
.
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,

Su n .

h ld ing th s u perl at ive Be ty o f N yorai H i pe rs n b ri ght an d

Be o e au ,
s o

r ddy a Cry s t al —th bl e l tus s h ape d E y s i n H is Face * —and oth er

u s e u o -
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” '

, o s a o .

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C h i n e s e e y e s } gre e n t o o u rs
i s t h e h u e o f Li fe a n d Growth i n P u rg a t o ry It s y m .

b o li ze s H o p e — p a r ti c u l a rly Hop e i n i mmortal i ty S pri ng t i m e ,

-

a n d V i c t o ry .

S t J o hn i n h i s gr ea t V i si o n ( m a n da l a ) o f H e a v e n
s a w a Rai nbow r o u nd God s Th r o n e c o l o u red l i ke a n ’

E me ra ld ( Re v : 4 . .

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, ,

w a s 1 6 ft hi gh p a i nt e d gr e e n a n d ( a s t h e Ange ls i n
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,
’
.

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, ,

fi v e Bo s a t s u s a t K 6y a a n d T a e m a ji ( p : 2 2 1 ) t h e p r e -

d o m i n a n t n o t e i s Green Th e L o t u s o n w h i c h e a c h .

F i g u r e st a nds i s Gr ee n a n d s o a ls o i s th a t o n w h i c h ,

S upr a p . 2 48 .

1
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be l o n gs to th e s ame age as

L ambd vata ra (p . 2 75,

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93 . n.

1 Wh at a be au t ifu l bl ue i s th e gre en bamb o o

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n ators .
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Temp l es , Index ,
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ll C an t o 8 . 28 .
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Da i S e i sh i re ce i v e s
s o u l o f C t S h i mé Gree n t i nts
t he -
.

a r e s e e n i n t h e c o st u m e s a n d t h e w h o l e a t m o s h e r e i s a '

p ,

Gr e e n T w i l i ght l i k e t h a t o f a c ry p t o m e r i a fo r e st .

Th e T e m p l e r e c o r d s a ys th a t “
S ai c h 6
”
( De n gy 6 ,

Da i sh i A D 7 6 7
, . . d e s i r i ng t o s a v e a l l m en ch o se ,

s a nd a lw o o d fo r a st a tu e o f Yaku sh i N yorai i n o b e d i en ce ,

t o a H e a v e n ly V i s i o n so th a t t h e fr a gr a n c e o f thi s
,

S p i ri t wood m i ght k i ndl e gre a t l o v e i n t h e p e o pl e “

=
.

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’
.
,

m yste r i o u s K o rn p o n C h fi d fi b u i lt by S a i c h 6 w h e r e a , ,

c h a r m s o ld t o P i lg ri m s i s o f th e Thre e w h o a re One Vi z ,

Da i n i c h i M i r o k u a n d K w a n ze o n w h i c h Tr i a d e xpre ss i ng
, , , ,

t h e M a h ay a n a t e a c h i ng s w a s first pl a ce d t h e r e i n 8 1 1 ,

by t h e E m p e r o r S a g a s p i e ty 1 O v e r t h e Ga te w a y a re ’
.

t w o i m m e ns e Wh i t e Do v e s w i t h g o ld e n w i ngs o n e fly i ng ,

o u t fr o m a n d t h e o th e r i nt o t h e S a n c t u a r y — w h i c h l e d ,

m y g u i d e a l a dy m i ss i o n a r y t o e x cl a i m :
,
“
Th e Holy ,

S p i ri t !
N o w i n t h e 4 th a n d 5 th c e nt u r y m o s a i c s o f t h e
,

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t h e S pi ri t w h o fo r t h e first 1 1 0 0 y e a rs w a s a l m o s t
, ,

e x c l u s i v e ly so re p r e s e nt e d A Wh i te Do v e b o th i n .
,

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, , .

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.
,

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res p o ns e to M i ng Ti s e mb as s y A D 64 ( S up ra 3 4
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, . . .
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, .

throu gh S an s kr i t ? So me s ay th e P ict s were of S cyth i an or i gin o f wh i ch ,

rac e th e p at r o n s ai n t f S co tl an d A nd re w was th e re pu t e d A p o s tl e
o , , ,

p T eo do re t A D 42 9 m e n t i on s A p os tl e s h av i n g gon e
( . 64. an d n h.

( ) . .

to S cyth i a an d th e Sere s .

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p ict re f C hr i t dark as a M r— fr m C n/i l s ‘I am

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bl ack bu t c m ly — i s s om t i me s n n a S t Ver ni ca
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’
s

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e z e e ese o , o

l e g n d of a bl ack face as a oc i at e d wi th Ch ri t e x i t s ; ) b t by th e 6th

e ss s s u ,

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s, e s, e s, ou s o

th e ir ‘True L i ke ne s a m zlé n of C hri s t wh i ch bore th e fe ature f s,

’
e o ,
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th e ir own part i cul ar ia . .

A U N I V E R S AL s av xou n !
—
Th e p e c u l i a ri ty o f C l l tl dO i s a Fe nce fl a nk e d by i m
m e n s e d o o rs w h i c h d i v i d e s t h e o bl o n g N a v e (g ej i n ) fr o m
,

“ ”
t h e S a n c tu a ry n a iki n a n d i s a c t u a lly a p r o t ec t i v e
, ,

B a rri e r a ga i n st t h e d a rk a bys m a l c ry p t ? fr o m wh i c h t h e ,
“

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l e n gt h o f th e N a v e ) a re fo u r sm a ll d i m ly l i g h t e d a lt a rs ,

a n d a t t h e fo o t o f t h e H i gh Alt a r ( i e a t t h e v e ry b o tt o m . .

o f t h e v a u l t w h i c h fo r m s t h e S a n c tu a r y ) i s a T a bl e of ,

O ffe ri n gs o r p r o t h e s i s ,
-
.

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,
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”
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’
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'

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to J apan . Se e Mes s i ah i( ll p . . on th e co l oss al i m ag f M ai t rey a e o ,

( M i )
ro k u , at P k i nge . B l ack i s th e co o u l r of br u is i ng ; cf . I Pe t . 2 . 24 .

mg R V. . .

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-

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’

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,

“
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.

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'

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.

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.

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a n d i t w a s Anand a s
“
Ge s p el o f i mmortal i ty ’

( H o k e)
wh i c h s o d e e ply i m pr es s e d t h e J a p a n e se C o u r t i n th e
7 th c e nt u ry C f Jo h n 2 1 2 5
. . . .

At ce rt a i n t i m e s Bi s h a m o n s i m age i s d i ppe d i n a ’

b a s o n o f b oi li ng o i l I a m u n a bl e t o a s c e r t a i n a n y
.

s a t i s fa c t o ry r ea s o n fo r th i s a n d c a nn o t b u t rec a ll t h e ,

e s c a pe o f S t J o hn fr o m t h e c ald r o n o f b o i li ng o i l i n t o
.
t

wh i ch h e w a s pl u ng e d a t th e L a ti n Ga t e by th e R o m a n
E m pe r o r s o r d e r ’
Th e c h a p e l o f S a n Gi o v a nni i n ol i o
.

n o w m a rks t h e s p o t .

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( t . ne . s e rs s
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k n wn j s t wh t tri l S t J h n h ad t n d re wh n f l ic i t at i ng th e
o u a a s . o o e u e e

R man Ch ch n h av i n g b n n i ch d by th t a h i n g an d th e bl d f
o ur o ee e r e e e c oo o

th gre at A p tl e Pe t r h y s fl ed th me t ort u re as th e ‘
'

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e os s . e , e sa s, u er e sa

M a t er ; Pa l was c wn d by dy i ng l i k e J h n th e B p t i t ; th e A p s tle
s u ro e ,
o a s o

“ Th e word Gosf el i s s t ri ctly s c ie n t i fic ; th Pal i w rde o

m ean ing True and Good Religi en an d c n v y i n g th e c n ce p t of a Wo rld

’
, o e o

wi de Fai th ”
E d mun d ”
' '

B u dd/ i t nd C/zr zs tzan C os/ ck

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. s l s a .
3 14 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

J oh n aft er h av ing b e en imm rs ed i n b il i ng oi l was b an i h e d to an

, e o , s

i s l and .Very many o f th e Fath ers I e noe

’
C l e m en t f A l exandr i a ,
r us, o ,

Or i ge n Vi ct or i nus f Pe tt a E s eb i s and Jer me h ave pres erv e d an d

, o u, u u ,
o

l ent th e ir au th ori ty t th is o

Itsi gn i fi ca nt th a t T a m o n m ay b e rec o gn i z e d by
is ,

t h e Ta h o t o i n h i s h a nd for th a t T o w e r i s a ls o e s pe
- -
,

c i a l l y c o nn e c t e d w i th Anand a ( S B e a l ) ,
. .

In a h u g e l o ft a b o v e t h e Da i M o n (Ga t e w a y ) o f
T ofu ku j i Ky o t o I w a s str u ck by th i s fa c t fo r s e a t e d
-

, , , ,

be si d e t h e C e nt ral F i g u r e a n d h o ld i ng a o ne st o ri e d Tower
,
-

b a s e d o n a Lotu s T a m o n i s e a r n e stly p oi nti ng t o i t

, ,

w h i lst e x pl a i ni ng i t s v i r t u e s .

Th e R ak a n n e x t h i m c a rri e s a Lotus bu d a n d c ri e s -

a l o u d l i k e a H e ra ld pr o cl a i m i ng N e w s
, An o th e r R aka n .
,

w a s gr u m bl i ng a t t h e w a st e o f fo o d u p o n t h e c r o w d
wh e n t h e m o nks o w n st o ck w a s s o l o w
’
F re sh s u p .

pl i e s a r ri v i ng a t th a t v e r v m o m e nt sh a m e d h i m a n d ,

h i s h e a d re m a i n e d a w ry fi x e d i n th a t p o si ti o n , .

Th e Tw e l v e “
Di v i n e Ge n e r a ls o f t h e Law ”
wh o
k n ee l e a c h s i d e o f Y a k u sh i i n th e v a u lt o n H i yé s a n ‘

r e m i nd e d m e o f th o se fa m i ly gr o u p s kn eel i ng o n t h ei r -

p a re nts t o m bs i n m e di azv al c h u rc h e s i n E u r o pe
’
.

“
Th e Twe l ve (j aw) i s a s fa m i l i a r a n e x pre ssi o n
t o t h e J a p a n e s e a s i t i s t o C h ri st i a ns th r o u gh t h e Go s pe ls .

Th e Gr e e k Ch u rc h re pre s e nts “
Th e T we l v e ”
by th e
d o de k ap b o t o n 1 3 L a m p s o f w h i c h t h e ce nt r a l o n e
,

i s Chr i s t ; j u st a s a t F l o r e n c e M i l a n A m i e ns a n d o th e r , , ,

C a th e d ra ls i n t h e W e st th ei r st a t u e s a re o n t h e fa ca d e
, ,

o n e a c h s i d e o f Th e Chr i st w h o a s t h e Door i s p l a c e d , , ,

a b o v e t h e c e ntr a l p o r ch .

To t h e se T w e l v e Ge n e ra l s Y a k u sh i g a v e p o w e r a n d ,

at, 3 6, c i e i n
D e P r at er /L S ain t / 0 &
t d f fire Ap os tol z}:
1 : an d th e cl os e o

Age , ”
by bb A t t
é Co n s an Fo u ard , m e m e o f B ibl i ca l Comm zs s zbn , 1 90 5br '

1
’
Cf . an da pp 2 5
A m . .
35 . n. 36 . A p p . I ; J oh n 1 3 . 2 3.
316 TH E LOT US GO S PEL

“
pr o b a bly t h e N e v e r w i th e ri ng fl o w e r s
,
of ou r -
o wn

We st e rn hy m ns !
In t h e 4 t h c en tu ry M a r E u s e bi u s m e nti o n s a br o nz e ,

st a t u e i ns cri be d “
To S o te r t h e S a v i o u r Be n e fa c to r ”
, ,

th e n sta n d i ng i n C a e s a re a Phi l i ppi a n d re g a rd e d a s a n ,

i m a ge o f O u r L o rd e r e c te d by t h e w o m a n w h o w a s
,

h e a l e d by t o u c h i n g t h e h e m o f H i s r o be C h ri st r o be d .
,

i n t h e p a ll i u m str e t c h e d o u t H i s h a nd t o w a rds h er w h o
,

kn elt i n a d o ri ng gra ti t u d e a t H i s fee t .

*

Th e re i s n o d o u bt th a t i n th e R o m a n C a t a c o m bs
a n d u p o n t h e e a rly s a rc o ph a gi t h e F i g u r e o f t h e [f a /l og ,

Be a u t i fu l S h e p he r d h a d a n e s p eci a lly s e p u l c h r a l r e fe re n ce
,

-
r e p r e s e nt i ng H i s P o w e r t o b e a r a l o ft t o t h e Gr ee n
P a st u re s i n t h e H e a v e nly L a nd th e s o u ls w o u n d e d ,

w ea ri e d a n d br u i s e d i n th ei r w o rldly c o nfl ic t
,
.

T h e re fo r e i t s ee m s cl e a r th a t i n t h e i m a ge ry o f
,

th i s C h fido t h e s elf s a m e T r u th i s s e t fo r th re g a r d ing -

Y a k u sh i N y o ra i t h e g re a t He al er o f t h e S o u ls o f t h e
,

d e a d a s i n t h e K o nd o a t K oy a w h e r e H i s i m a ge
, , ,

c a rv e d by s hi ) f s o u th n
( K ob o D a i a ce S t h e R e g i o o f , ,

B os h fi t h e Prec i ou s Birth ; a n d i n t h e s p r a y s o f S h i k i m i
’

, ,

fi 52 o n t h o s e Alt a r s t h e e q u i v a l e nt o f t h e S h i nt o S ak a k i
, , ,

b o t h a re t h e Tr e e o f Li fe a n d He al i ng ?
In 7 8 8 t h r e e y e a rs a ft e r b e c o m i ng a m o nk a n d s i x
,

b e fore g o i ng t o C h i n a De n gy o Da i s h i fo u n d e d E nr y a k u ,

j i o n M t H i ye so . th at t h e c e a s el e ss
, I n t e r c e s s i o ns o f
t h e m o n ks m i g h t b e a p e r p e tu a l pr o te c ti o n t o th e I m

p e r i a l P a l a ce a t Ky o t o fr o m t h e m a l e fiee n t i n flu e n c e s
o f t h e N o rt h E a s t fllfi -

Pp . 1 3 4, 1 3 7, 1 3 8, 1 78 . Cf R e v. . 1 .
5 ,
1 8; 1 Pe t . 1 .
3 .

T N o te th at th i s was th e T e mp l po s i t i on of th e J er u sa e l m e
( Ps 48 . .

an d al f th at b i lt i n th e H l i p l i t e n m i n E gy p t by O n fi h B C
so o u e o ! o e a , .

1 69 1 66
-
f t M, p t/ m a f ” m!
er i e b t m
a ll
e r an d p re r ”
o n u s a e oo .

P t r i s E gj f t n d I l p 1 0 3 S R C K Te p f s pp 2 3 4 3 1 9
e e
’ '
a s ra e ,
. . . . . zi z e ,
.
,
.
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Re t u r n i ng
the nce De n g y6 add e d t h e K o n p o n Ch u d 6 , ,

$ 5 l‘ fig
7 1 ‘ C h Ed B si gn i fi e s Th e M i ddl e Pa t h
. .
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Thi s l e d m e t o t h i n k t h a t th a t str a n g e d a rk C ry p t ,

o u t o f w h i c h r i s e s Y a k u s h i s h i gh Al t a r t h r o n e i s r e a lly
’
-

a p i c t o ri a l All e g o ry o f t h e M i ddl e W o rld o f H a d e s

“ ”
( c a ll e d A m e n t i i n a n c i e n t Egy p t S h e o l i n Isr a e l , , ,

“
th e J a p a n e s e Ro o t i n t o w h i c h a ft e r H i s ,

c r u ci fi x i o n C hri st d e s c e n d e d a s a Heral d t o a n n o u n ce t o
,

“ ”
t h e S pi ri ts i n Pr i s o n t h e Gl a d T i d i n gs o f Hi s a c
'

c o m p l i s h e d w o rk a n d Vi ctery o v e r De ath a n d t h e Tomb ,

w h i c h t h e o l d w o rld M yst e r i e s fo r e s h a d o w e d a n d a l l t h e
a n c i e n t S e e rs h a d fo r e t o ld e v e r s i n c e t h e F a l l of M an ,

a n d h i s c o ns e q u e nt E x p u l s i o n fr o m E de n d
‘

th at S c nd K in gdom will I ing

Of e o s

Wh ere i n th e h m an p ir i t d o th p rge i t e l f
u s u s ,

A nd to as ce n d t H av e n b e c me th w r thy ”
o e o o .

It i s m o st si gn i fi c a n t th a t fo u nd e d th i s De n gy 6
W o rs h i p H a ll u p o n t h e T e a ch i n gs o f t h e Wh i te Lotu s o f

I M M O RTA L I TY J: fo r i n 7 8 5 a t t h e a ge o f t w e n ty t h i s , ,

y o u n g m o nk r e a d thr ee h o ly b o o ks br o u ght by t h e
Bl i nd A p o s tl e K a n s h i n i n 7 5 4 fr o m C h i n a § O ne w a s -

, , .

H o k e ky o b u t a l th o u g h d ee ply i nt e re st e d De n gy 6 fo u nd
, , ,

i n i t s u c h pe r pl e x i n g p r o bl e m s o n wh ic h h e c o u ld ge t
n o li gh t i n J a pa n t h a t h e a ri n g fr o m s o m e o f t h e m a n y ,

tr a velle rs o f t h a t d a y o f t h e g re a t S c h ol a rs o n M t .

Offi c i al Gu ide book 1 0 1 895 . h d

C u o, t 35
i s , M i wa d y , i n th e
r pe m ance work ”
Bri n kl y ’
of
co u s e o f a j ou rn e y, or i n th e rfo r any . e s

v .

T Cf Ge n 3
. . . 1 5 -
24; I Pe t 3 . . 1 8 -
20 ; 1 Co r . 1 5 54 58 . . Cf .

ch . 2 1 , th e He n ch S i gn -
.

I d t ai l pp
Se e i n e .
74 77, 2 47, F
,
f . on Wh i t e Lo t us se c t h
i n C i na i n

th e F r th Ce nt ry
ou u .

Pp 2 61
3 . t oo , 1 91 , .
3 18 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

Ti e nt a i w h o c hi e fly st u d i e d H o k e h e b e s o u ght th e
"
,

E m pe r o r s l e a v e a n d g o i ng t o C h i n a i n 8 0 4 pl a ce d
’

, ,

h i m s e lf u nd e r th ei r i nstr u c t i o n .

O n K 6b 6 Da i s h i s r e tu m t o J a p a n De n gy o s tu d i e d
’
,

fr o m h i m t h e e s o te r i c m ik ky o d o c t ri n e s o f D a zn i c h i—Ity o
’

and K o ng o k a i M a n dal a lf r e ce i v i n g De m b 6 b a p t i s m i n
'

-
,

81 1 r
’
.

Th e Te n da i s h fi fo und e d by De n gy d , is a ls o ca ll e d
”
H oke s k a be ca u s e o f i ts c h i ef sutr a H o ke ky o
-

, ,
-
. It
S pr e a d al l o v er J a p a n .

In 1 2 5 3 Ni ch ire n d e si ri ng t o e st abl i sh a K i ngd o m

, ,

o f Ri g ht e o u s n e ss a n d P e a c e i n J a p a n fo u nd e d h i s s e c t ,

u pon H o k e ky o Hi s n a m e i n re l i gi o n si gni fie s S un
- “ :
.

Lotus ; a n d t h e fo rm u la u s e d by h i s fo ll o w e rs i s N a m a
M y o b o He ng e K y o O t h e S c r i p tu r e o f t h e L o t u s o f
,

t h e W o n d e rfu l L a w !

Th e t w o c h i e f d i ffe r e n c e s b e tw ee n Te n da i a n d S h i ng o n
a r e t h a t t h e Te n da i d o c tr i n e i s e x o t e r i c i e o pe n a n d , . .

p o pu l a r a n d t h a t t h e h i s to ri c a l S h ak a i s w o rs h i ppe d
,

t h e r e i n a s Be ddh a I n S h i n g o n t h e d oc tr i n e i s e s o t e ri c
.
,

—i nne r a n d m ysti c a l ; a n d th e c h i e f b o n z o n i s Da i n i c hi
N y o r a i t h e S pi r i t u a l B u dd h a
, .

Fo r t h e first fo u r c e nt u ri e s (a s s o m e 400 p i c t u r e s ,

a tt e st ) t h e Go o d S h e p h e r d w a s t h e i d e a l p r o m i n e nt
,

be fo re th e C h r i sti a n m i nd i n t h e W e st u n ti l r e pl a ce d by ,

t h e S a cri fic i a l L a m b ( Ag n u s De i ) Be fo r e t h e e n d o f
, .

t h e l s t ce nt u ry i n t h e C a t a c o m b o f t h e C o n fe ss o r Fl a v i a
,

te mpl at iv Ord r f n d d by Ch i k i D i h i A D 570 (p

A Con e e ou e a s ,
. . .

T S p a p 1 81 I w ld h r c r ct n
u r . . r Z nm i e ch dou e e o re a e r ro . e u r a e

C h i na by l and i n 71 6 wi th Tai ok i nly ; K ngo ch i an d Fat e br ght z a o o -

ou

K ngo k ai M and ara in 72 0 Th y al l me t i n th h

o -
f I ch fgyo a
. e e ou s e o ,

C h i n e m o nk wh h el p d m ch i n t ran l at i ng I nd i an s utras
es ,
o e Ffi k u wa u s . s

on f th Gre at Tran l t rs i n t o C h i n
e o e H e pe n t 55 ye ars i n C h in a
s a o e s e. s ,

a d b a t i e d th ree E mp ror
n z S up ra p 20 0 e s.
p . .
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As ce nsi o n ,
wi ll cu re y o u r d i se a s e gi v e Life t o y o u
wh o ,

”
a n d a l l w h o a re w i th y o u T h i s i s M a h aya n a .

Whe n M a r A ddai i r e a c h e d Ed e ss a Ab a r a n o u t ‘

, g ,

e a st fr o m h i s p e o p l e w a s ex p e cti ng t h e K i n gd o m o f ( i nd
, ,

a nd ,
i n g r a t i t u d e fo r h i s c u r e b u i l t t h e firs t C hr i s t i a n ,

ch u rc h . Th e l e g e nd o f t h e pi c t u r e r e a c h i ng t h e S c h o o ls ,

o f t h e \Ve st fr o m t h e E a s t i n t h e l ot h c e n t w a s l i nk e d t o .
,

t h a t o f S t V e r o n i c a ( pp 1 4 7 0 ) w h i c h t o ld h o w t h e
. .
,

R o m a n E m pe r o r h e a r i n g o f a Gre at Phys i ci an i n J u d a e a
,

wh o h e a l e d e v e ry s i ckn e ss s en t a n Env o y t o J e r u s al e m , ,

o n ly t o find th a t t h e J e ws h a d k i l l e d th e Ph y s i c za n t h r ee

y e a rs be fo re b u t th i s h ea l i n g P o r tr a i t w a s fo r tu n a te ly
,

d i s c o v e r e d a n d t ak e n t o R o m e .

“
C f S t P e te r s w o rd s Y o u h a ve k i ll e d t h e Pr i nce
’
. .
,

”
of Li fe ! A ts
( c 3 1 4 ; 5 3 0 3 1 .
, , ,

Wh e n Y a k u sh i a p pe a r e d o n t h e R ock a t N a ra 1 4 5 0 ,

t o 1 5 0 0 ye a rs a g o H e d ec l a r e d :li ,

1 A M TH E T R U E P H Y S I C I AN .

S t Ign a t i u s o f Ant i oc h ( m a rtyr e d A D 1 0 7 ) s a i d

. . .

th a t O u r L o rd wa s t h e Only Phys i c i a n o f S o u l a n d

S up r a pp 2 5 1 0 9 1 1 0 ; A pp end i x I
.
, , .

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? M att 1 0 4 ; C f Had ”
s p a pp 62 65 Th re
” “
1
’
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, . e

was a L i t rgy o f S t Th adde u

u
”
now l . t To h i m th e M e p t am i an s, os . so o

C h u rch e s as cr ibe th e ir r i gi n He d i d A D 1 0 4 o . e . . .

Trad i t io n ay th at M a A ddai pl an t d C h i t i an i ty at Ed s a an d
s s r e r s e s ,

th at h is d is c i pl e M ari e vange l i d Per i a E d s a i 1 6 h r r ide ze s . e s s ou s

’

bey o nd th e E ph rat u
( pp 59 es . .
,

Th A m n i an C h u ch cl a i m th at O
e r e Lord h a i n g c rre p n d d
r s ur v o s o e

wi th A kb ar Pr i n c o f Ur ( C f a) en t th e ap o tl e Th add
,
e and J u da wh
i r , s s eu s s o

f nd d a C h rch th re as a ly as A D 3 4
ou e u e e r . . .

It i s o ne f th e o ld t E as t rn Chr i t i an C h rch s and no t i n co m

o es e s u e ,

mu n ion wi th th e O rth d x Gr k o Rom an C h rch o o ee ,

r u es .

1 Su p ra pp 97 3
2 0 2 .
“
Th i s i m age f Yak u h i i s th b e t i n th e
, . o s e s

world m ad e n d r th E m pe r r T mm
, u e e d ir ct ion 1 2 74 y ars ag b t a o e u s
’
e e o, u

S h ri ne to Y ak h i e x is t e d th ere two o th ree h ndre d y ars e arl i e r ” s o

us r u e ,

th e pr i e s t t ld me
o S p r a p 47 n . u . .
 T HE LOTU S GO S PEL 3 21

S pi r i t B re a d i s t h e t ru e Me di ci ne o f Immortari l y t h e
. Hi s ,

Anti dote o f De a t h .
*

In E a rly S y ri a c li tu rgi e s t h e Euch ari s t i s styl e d t h e

M e di ci n e o f t h e S o u l an d S t Be rn a r d o f C l ai r v a u x i .
'

d ecl a re d It str e ngth e ns t h e fe e bl e c u re s d i s e a se pre s er v e s

, , ,

”
h ea lth gi ve s pe r pet u a l h e a lt h t o t h e m i nd
, .

O u r L o r d s ai d o f H i m s e lf I Am t h e Li fe gi v i ng ,
=

”
Bre ad f
Th u s i n a K e lt i c tr e a t i se o f t h e a n ci e nt C o l u m b a n
,

C h u rc h ( tr a nsl a t e d by P r o f O C u rr y ) t h e s a m e T e a c h i ng .
’

i s gi ve n
Th i s Body i s th e r ich Vi ati cum of th e fai th f l wh o j o rne y throu gh u u

th e Path s o f P i l gri mage an d Pe n i t e n ce i n th i s world to th e H e av en l y

Fath erl an d Th i s i s th e Se e d f Res urrectio n in th e L i fe Im mort al of th e

. o

R i ght eou s ”
.

It i s “
th e Mys te ry of madne s s ”
of the P ri m i ti v e
Li t u r gi e s In t h e Ac t s o f Th o m a s (2 n d
. ce nt u r y ) the se

vv o r d s o c c u r :

L e t th i s E u ch ari s t b e t yo fo Life an d Res t an d Joy an d He alth o u r

,

an d fo r th e h e al i n g o f y u r s ou l s an d bo d i e L e t i t b e fo
o s . r

R e m i s s i on of t rans gr s s on s
i an d s i s an d fo th E verl as t i n g R e s u rrect i on
n e
”
,
r e .

Th e i de a o f a g o ld e n Immortal ity i s pre s e rv e d Pi l l of

by a s ec re t s ec t i n Ch i n a wh i c h n u m be r s h u nd re ds o f ,

th o u s a nds o f b el i e v ers i It i s fou nd i n Ti be t wh e r e e r e ,

gi v i ng me di ci ne o r c o m m e n ci ng a s u rgi c a l o p e ra ti o n
, ,

”
pra ye r s a re o ffe re d t o t h e S u pre m e Phys i ci a ns th e ,

He ali ng Bu ddh a s w h o c re a t e m e d ic i n a l pl a nts a n d e s p e ci -

,

a lly wh e n pre p a ri ng t h e M a n i p i lls w hi c h l i k e t h e Vi ati cu m , ,

a re o nly u s e d i n v e r y gr a v e i lln e ss .

1 Die d 53 C l airvaux p ra pp 1 61 , 1 62 an d n 2 95 n
“

1 1 .
, see s u . . . .

Q , 3 0 4 and n .

1 J oh n 6 3 2 3 5 3 8 A ccor d ing .
, , . to Ph i l o Ju daeu s , th e M ann a i n
th e de se r t was th e Logos (Cf E . . x. 1 6 . 1 4, r5, 3 2 ; J oh n 6 3 0 3 2, 4 1 ;
.
-

Heb 6 4 ; Re v
. . . 2 .
3 22 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

N o w N agarju na w a s sk i ll e d i n t h e a r t o f c o m p ou ndi ng
th i s M e d i ci n e . By t a k i ng a P i ll o r C ake h e n o u ri sh e d , ,

the y e a rs o f hi s l i fe s o th a t n e i t h e r m i nd n o r b o dy
d ec ay e d .
*

Th e L a m a s ( m o n ks ) m a ke t h e s e M a n ipi lls o f fl o u r -

m i x e d wi th fra g m e nts o f s o m e s a i n t s r e l i c s i n p o w d e r ’
,

or a sh m o i s t e n e d w i th Am ri ta t o a d m i n i st e r t o t h e
, ,

si c k Wh i lst t h e p a st e i s i n th e VVa t er — i e fr o m o n e t o
.
,
. .

e e —
th re w e ks t h e L a m a s fa st e a t n o m e a t a n d a l l da y , ,

l o n g r e ci t e s p e c i a l p r a ye rs .

Th e v a s e h old i ng th i s P a st e a n d W a t e r o f Li fe
st a nds o n a d i s c d i v i d e d i nt o s i x se c ti o ns o n e a c h o f
wh i c h i s a syll a bl e o f t h e p r a y e r u s u ally a ddre ss e d t o
a o i e a —
Av l k t s v r a Om m a n i p a dm e h an ’
H a i l T h o u Tr e a - - -

, ,

”
s u re i n t h e L o t u s ! i
M a n i m e a ns S p o tl e ss i It i s a p r ec i o u s S t o n e .
,

i e t h e a b o v e i n c o m p a r a bl e F i r e P e a rl § w h o s e r a ys i ll u m e
. .
-

t h e w o r ld .

Thi s pr a y e r i s t h e N e m B u ts u — ( N a m u A m i d a B u tsu ) "

“
o f Ja pan w h i c h m e a ns , I c o nse c r a te m y w h o l e be i ng
t o Am ida a n d i s l i k e t h e K y r i e w h i c h i n t h e Di v i n e

O ffi c e o f t h e C o p t i c C h u rc h i s r e pe a t e d 5 0 ti m e s be fo r e
Abs o l u t i o n i s gi v e n .

On t h e s e v e n th a n d ce nt r a l ci r c l e o f t h e Ti be t a n
p a t e n t h e S a nskr i t c h a r a c t e r H ri i s i ns c ri b e d it? "Q li t
, , ,
.

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t h e He art .

So s ai dH u en T s an g . B u ddh i st R ecords , v ol . 2 . p . 2 1 2 .

1
‘

S ch l age n twe i t, A u n al es Gu zmet,

’

vol .
3 . p . 1 72 . Se e M es s iah p . 1 48 .

n .
4 for
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.
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flas h e s fi e ; s up r a pp 55 1 56 an d n T
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,
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. C f A c t,
s 2 3 ; 1 5 8 ;,
2 7 , .
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2 75 ; n . S upr ap 6 . .

Le e tc vo l 4 p 4 1 1 857 . . . . . . S up r a p .
30 7 . See e pe c s

i al l y Al ex ia /z p 2 2 . .
3 24 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

Th e Jadd s h fi i n J a p a n h a s -
a N e m b a ts u -
Da n ce ,
n i n e c e nt u r i e s o l d whi c h re m i nds o n e o f H i gh M a ss i n
,

S p a i n a n d a t P a ri s S t Ald h e l m ( 6 3 9 7 0 9 ) w r o t e
. .
-

O n th e s acre d A lt ar th e g ld n Ch al i ce fl as h e s wi th ge ms as th e o e

h eave ns gl ow wi th bl a i ng s t ars Th ere s t ands th e broad Pate n forme d

z .

o f s i lv e r b e ar i n g th e Divi ne Remedies o f ou r
,

A p re -
Re fo r m a t i o n p a ti n a , ( d a t e d A D . . is a

ci rc u l a r d i s c l i k e
th a t i n Ti be t d i v i d
e d i nt o six pe t a ls .

On t h e se ve nth ,

c e ntr a l c i rc l e in ,

st e a d o f t h e B ri
—
H a r t s y ll a bl e i s
e

the Face o f o u r
Sa viou r C hri st ,

fr o m t h e n i m b u s
Li ght r a ys p r o cee d l
-

Is n o t t h i s
t h e He art
“
i n d ee d
A Ca th ol i c P t e n a of Mercy o f o u r
God o f th e B e n e di c t u s ?

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. t
o e x c l ai m d M an y an d gr at a m y i n
pp e e re

firm i tie s , b u t d Thy

M e ic i n e i s m ig ht ier !
St T h o m as A u i n as a
q ttr b t d f ur e ffe ct s to I t s recep t i n N ou
i u e ’
. o o

is h me nt gro wth re p ai r d e l i ght A d oro ns re mercion

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de man d ons i m pl oro n m i s e r i cord e

,
s

T h k i d f R v W H A ll n Vi car f Pars n D rov e

1 t
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e o n n e s s o e . . . e ,
o o ,

W i s b e ch wh ere th i Pat en i s pre s rv d I am i n de bt e d f th e i ll u s t rat i on

,
s e e , or .

O n e ver y E gy p t i an alt ar th e re was a go ld en d i s c i th e r a p l ain

1 ,
e

c i rcl e o,
wi th Li ght ray s s tre am ing fro m i t or i n s cr i b e d wi th a Hu man
r -
,

Face ( S p ra p 1 1 0 n i )
. u . . .

A t abl e fo r th i s Face b re ad Bre ad o f Th e Pre s e n ce

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r -
was o n ,
o ,

th e to p o f th e Gre at Py ram i d Cf E 2 5 3 0 mg R V ; L e v . 24 5 7 . x . . . . . . .
-
,

8 C ove t l zf All iance L 4 3 5 “ of

mani fes tation ; 2 C
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u 2 . . .
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or .
 THE LOTUS GO S PEL 3 25

Th e Word M ercy giv i n g s u ccou r to th e l i vi n g,

of

Wo r d o f Li fe s u pp ly in g comfor t to th e dy i n
g

We m a y w e ll c o m p a r e t h e O m m an i N e m bu ts u pra y e r -
,
-
,

”
Fo r Thy Name s s a k e
“
w i th o u r
’
Amen ! .

V OTIVE S FO R H E AL I N G
P r o b a bly th e e m br o i d e r e d o r t a p e st ry fig u re s s o m u c h ,

i n v o g u e i n J a p a n i n t h e 7 t h ce nt u ry a s e x v o t o s ,
-
*

”
o ri g i n a t e d w i th th a t p i c t u r e p ai n t e d i n c h o i ce c o l o u r s ,

t a ke n b a ck fr o m Je ru s a l e m by A n an t h e En v o y t o , ,

A bga r t h e L e pe r k i ng e nd o w e d w i th m i r a cu l o u s h e a l i ng
,
-
,

p o w e —
rs wh i c h t r a di t i o n s a i d w a s t h e i m pre ss o f o u r
, ,
“

L o rd s o w n y o u n g a n d be a u ti fu l F a ce u p o n t h e l i n e n
’

t o w e l w h e r e w i th He h a d w i p e d i t —a n d wh i c h e v e n i n ,

A D 7 2 7 w a s a n o bj e c t o f w i d e s p r e a d p i lg ri m age d
. .
,
‘

Anyw a y N i h o ng i r e c o rds a c o ppe r go ld i m a g e o f

,
-

Yaku s h i Buts u t o ge th e r w i th o n e o f K w a n ze o n Bo s a ts u
,
‘

an d a p r e c i o u s C u rt a i n b e i ng gr a nt e d t o a ce rt ai n
( C
,

pri e st i n 68 9 a n d ( a s e a rly a s 5 62 ) a m o ngst t h e

,

T re a s u re s re m o v e d fr o m th e P a l a ce a t: t h e r o u t o f K a u li
a n d pre s e nt e d t o t h e J a p a n e s e E m pe r o r w e re C u rta i ns ,

”
o f S e v e n fo ld w o o f a n d a n I r o n H o u s e
-
, Th e S h u lra i .

e d i t o r r e m a rks pr o b a bly a Re l i c S h ri n e i n t h e sh a pe O f
,
-

a s m a ll Pa go da ( i c o nt a i n i ng gr i ns f N i
’
e a
, o
y
. o r a. s

Fl e sh ) th ere fore a m o d e l O f N agarj u n a s I r o n T o we r

,
’

A cco rd i ng to J s e ph u s th e 1 2 l oave s f S h ewbread s y mbol i e d th e c ircl e

o , o z

o f th e Zo d i ac an d th e Y e ar Cf s up a pp 1 47 2 1 5 . . r .
, .

C f s up r a pp 70 1 0 1 n
. A ccor d i ng to N ih ngi th e Pri n ce and
.
,
. . o ,

h i s M i n i t e rs t and ing before th e e mbro i d ere d Image and h old i n g an ‘

s , s

in ce ns e bu rn e r ne aft e r th e th er m ad e a vo w o n th e s i ck E m pe ror s
,
o o
’

be hal f with tears of bl ood ”

.

I n th e Go lde n H all at K oy a on e o f i ts ch ie f t re as u re s i s a v o t ive c o py ,

-

o f th e two gr e at M an daras wr ztfm in bl d ce n t ur i es ago C f um:

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,
oo . . sl

p 1 73 n t e
.
,
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’
o ,
.
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3 4 , 62 , 89, 1 1 4, n .
 3 26 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

(p . th e stu p a w h e n ce
th a t m yst e ri o u s V o i c e ca m e

“
Th i s i s M y B o dy l ”
(H o k e X I ) wh i c h m a y b e t h e ,

N i r m a n a k ay a o f B u ddh a ( i e Bo dy c a p a bl e O f Tr a ns ,
. .

for m a t i o n ) w i th w h i c h w e sh ou ld c o m p a r e O u r L o rd s
,
’

Re s u rr e c ti o n B o dy e nd o w e d wi t h s u p e r n o r m a l p o w e r -

t o p a ss e v e n t h r o u gh c l o s e d d o o rs a n d t o a p pe a r t o ,

H i s d i s c i pl e s i n d i ffe r e nt F o r m s .
*

In t h e C hri st i a n u s e t h e M yst e ri e s w e r e c e l e br a te d ,

b e h i nd a C u r ta i n o r Ve i l a n d t h e ri te o f S hi ng o n , ,

Ba p ti sm i s sti ll a d m i ni ste r e d i n str i c t p r i v a c y w i th i n ,

th i c k cu rt a i ns ( c h : , .

Th e p u re w hi te C u r t a i ns a n d Tw o V e i ls o f t h e
T a be rn a c l e a r e t h e c h i e f fe a t u r e s o f t h e s o l e m n Pro ce s
,

s i o n whi c h o cc u rs o nly o n c e i n 2 0 y e a rs wh e n t h e
, ,

Tr e a s u r e s a n d t h e H o l i e st Pl a ce i ts elf a r e t r a nsfe rre d t o .

a n e w S h ri n e a t t h e N a ik u a t Ise a n d l a i d u p o n a c o u rt ,

fill e d w i th v o ti v e s o f t h e p u r e st w h i t e st o n e s ( Re v 2 1 7 ) . .

Th e p i c t u r e s a n d a c c o u n t O f a 6 t h c e nt t a p e str i e d .

P o rtr a i t a n d a 3 r d c e nt e m br o i d e r e d C u r t ai n ( pp 3 7 O .
, .

8 2 i n M r W L o w ri e s C h ri s ti a n A rch e o l ogy a n d
’
. .

m u s t c o n v i n ce t h o s e w h o st u dy t h e s a m e s u bj e c ts i n
J a p a n a n d kn o w t h e pr ec i o u s S y ri a c c u rta i n a t N a r a
,
H
,

o wn e d by P ri n ce S h Ot o k u ( p . .

M a r c o P o l o t h e V e n e t i a n tr a v e ll e r ,
m e nt i o n s

A L E GE N D H E AR D I N P E R S IA
of t he T h re e M a gi w h i c h sh e ds l i gh t o n t h e Go ld e n b o x

S up r a T p Th i. d o c t r i
2 74 n n e i s.th e s
. s ence “f th L o t us
s e o e

s utr a an d th
,
bj e c t o f th e app an ce f B ddh a i n th i world Two of
e o e ar o u s .

H is Th re e b od ie s a D h ar mak ay a s p i r i t al b o dy an d N ir m an ak ay a
’
re ,
u ,

th e t ran f m d b dy — b c f wh i c h H e was s ee n d i ffe re n tly by th e

’
s or e e o e au s o

h e ar r f M ah ayan a an d H i nay an a d ctr in e

e s o
”
o s .

C f B N anj io s S h t H i t y pp 70 1 42 1 43 X III ; al o S p a p
’
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,
. s u r .

80 n
. . n D h ar mak ay a
o .
3 28 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

fr o m T a n gu t ( Gr e a t T a r ta ry ) w h e r e o n th ei r r e t u r n , ,

th e y p r e p a r e d t h e Wa y fo r t h e Go s pe l .
*

Thi s gi v e s a p o ss i bl e c l u e t o t h e S a c ri fi ce o f t h e
Go ld e n h a i r e d R a m si
-
'

In t h e W e st th e r e a r e n o p a i n ti ng s o f Chr i s t a s
t h e Go o d Phys i c i a n pri o r t o t h e 5 th a n d 6th cen
t u ri e s ; b u t o n t h e e a rl i e r s a r c o p h a gi H e i s re pre s en te d
, , ,

w i th t h e Kes a O R t h e ri ght s h o u ld e r t a ll an d be a rdle ss , ,

l a yi ng Hi s h e a l i ng h a nd o n t h e e y e s o f bl i nd m e n w h o
a re t h e s i z e o f s m a ll c h i ld r e n .

De a n F a r ra r r e m a rks h o w m u c h t h e Vi tal i ty e m b o d i e d
i n o u r Bl e sse d L o r d m u st h a v e i m p re ss e d a l l w h o s a w
Hi m
Th e i d e a of the Phys i ci an w h o “
m a ke s w e ll in
‘

Ha de s is Pyr a m i d Te x ts i n Egy p t B C 5 0 0 0
ol d a s the -
, . . .

H e al th e br k e n an d th e we ak
o d e fe n d th e m ai me d and l e t ,

th e bl i n d m an co m e u n t o th e S i ght o f M y Gl or y an d I wi ll gi v e

th ee th e fir s t pl ace i n M y R e s u rrec t ion ay th e H e b r e w s cr i p t re s ,

-
s u ,

2 E s d ras 2 2 1
( .

H e a lth and H ea li ng
t i d e a s b o th i n t h e
a re t h e Ro o -

”
C h ri sti a n d o c t ri n e o f S alvati on a n d i n t h e M a hayan a , ,

”
Dai jo . Th e C r o ss a n d S v a sti k a a l i ke sy m b o l i ze Li fe ,

J oy He alth a n d Pe ace ( p
, , .

S t E phr e m S y ru s ( d 3 7 8 ) a d v i se d C h ri sti a ns t o
. .

m a ke t h i s Life fi i vi ng S ign s
u p o n th ei r pe rs o ns ; a n d

o n t h e S y ri a c st e l e K i ng ts i ng wr o t e in 7 81
-
,

“
Ou E t e rnal t ru e L o rd God t ri u ne and my s t er i
r ,
i n s bs t an ce ou s u ,

appo i n t e d th e Cros s f r d e t e rm i n i n g th e F
o r c ard i n al p i n t s 1 He fixe d ou o ,

Sy r ia n C/t u r c/zes a nd Gosp el s , p . 1 2. E th er i d ge , 1 84 5 .

T C f s up r a ,
. pp
84, 2 63 . .

I r p t
I n th e Bactro Pé l i i n s c i
i o ns
-
i s u e d as th e S i gn for 4 M r s . .

Roc k h il l s l / f th e p r ag cl ot h u se d i n T i be t and ex po rt d to Ch i na an d
’
'

z s . o ,
e

M o go l ia a e n o tewor thy fo r th is fo rm of Cro s s s tampe d on i t i n re d an d

n , r

bl e ( N t s n E t/m l gy of Tzb t p 699

u . o e o o o
'

e , . .
 THE LO TU S GO S PEL 3 29

th e xt e n t o f th e E i ght b o ndar i e ; th s c m pl t in g th e Tr th
e u
”

s u o e u . He
s us p en d d th e Br i ght S un to in v ad e th e P l c
e f Da kn an d a a e o r es s, th e

de l s i n s (m w ng) f th e D ev i l wer th ereu p n d f t e d

u o o-
*
a o
”
e o e ea .

Ve ry m a rk e d , s a ys t h e De a n of Gl o u c e st e r , wa s
th e ch ange w h i ch P e a ce a n d i mme di ate ly fo ll o w e d th e

T ri u m ph o f t h e C h u r c h i n A D 8 1 3 Th e Al p ha be t of . . .

Ea rly C h ri sti a n A r t t h e F i g u r e o f t h e Go o d S he p h e rd , ,

t h e S h ee p l a m bs a n d g o a ts ,
t h e q u ie t Ga rd e n o f t he
, ,

Ble ss e d t h e O ra nt e d o v e s fi s h —a l l th e s e sy m b o ls i n l a rge
, , , ,

m e a s u r e p a ss o u t o f s i g h t i n t h e W e st .

Y a k u sh i t h e Embodi me nt of Vital i ty t h e He al i ng
, ,

B u ddh a ( w h o b ri ngs h e a lth t o t h e s i c k a n d si g h t t o ,

t h e bl i n d ) h a s a n Oc t ag o n s h r i n e a t H o r y uj i d a ti ng
, ,

fr o m A D 6 04 I t s w a lls h i dd e n by c o u ntl e ss v o ti ve
. . .
,

o ffe ri n g s of sh o r t sw o rds c o m b s m i r r o rs e a r d ri lls , , ,

-
,

t re sse s o f h a i r e tc a re a u n i q u e s i ght a n d s p e a k l o u der

,
.
, ,

th a n w o rds o f t h e gr a t i tu d e o f t h e a fii i c t c d t o thei r
C o ns o l e r a n d H e a le r w h o h e a r d a n d a ns w e r e d th e i r c ry .

In C hri sti a n sy m b o l i s m a n O c t a g o n l i ke t h e n u m be r ,

8 a lw a ys st a nds fo r Re g e n e ra t i o n i e N ew Bi rth
, ( C f ,
. . . .

p 2 0 3 ; 1 Pe t 1 3
. . . . .

I H AI

t a ble ts i n sc ri be d w i th t h e n a m e s o f l i v i ng be n e fa c t o r s ,

or wi t h t h e N e w Name w h i c h i s a l w a ys c o nfe r re d at

I n th e Sy r i an i nsc i phras e
r p t i o n an f u ,
4‘
Pal ac e of D ark ne s s , is a

borr we d fro m B ddh i s m an d m an th s am as Yi n f a th e H i dden

o u e s e e -
,

P al ace ( i of J d gmen t) o f o Bi bl t an l at i n s fi l Dev i l trans l at ed

. e . u ,
ur e r s o . o, ,

from th e S ans k ri t M a m (th e A ry an pe rs n i fi c at io n f De ath ) is th e o o ,

e qu i v al e n t o f th e Gre e k d a b l us h e nce M wang o n th e S t e l e i s se d for

’

z o ,
o- u

th e de mo n p os sess ion f th e Ch r i s t i an Go s pe l s ( n s e B u dd/

'

C/ 255m p
o p . zz e , .

3 53 , if ) .

1
’
E a r ly C/zr zktza mzy
' '

a nd Pagan i s m, pp . 2 88- 9 . Co n tras t supr a pp .

75: 76
3 30 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

d e a th on th o se a b o u t t o p a ss i nt o
the S p i ri t l i fe ,
- *
a re p r o m i n e nt i n J a p a
n e se t e m pl e s .

M o st r e st u p o n th e L o t u s sy m b o l o f -

I m mo rt a l i ty s u pe r , p o s e d o n a Li o n .

O n s o m e a r e p r a y e rs fo r t h o se wh o
”
a re dyi ng d a i ly . O n e i n t h e pri v a t e
c h a pe l of a n Im perial Abbess ,

( w h i c h I s p e c i a lly n o te d be ca u s e o f t h e
Whi te Lotu s w h i c h a d o r n e d t h e w a lls ) ,

b o r e th e w o rds ,

F th m i ll i n f
or e o l s o s ou s wh o , i n al l l an d s , an d

I n al l age h ave pa s e d
s, s in t o th e Un s e e n
Tw o i m m e ns e th ose wh o I b a i fo r
pe ri s h e d by fl o o d , p e sti l e n c e o r b a ttl e ,

i n t h e l a te w a rs , r e st o n e i th e r si d e
o f Y a k u s h i s S hr i n e a t K 6y a e a ch s u r
’
,

m o u n t e d by t h e S a nsk r i t ZQ ( S ee p 2 4 9 c h . .
, .

T h e se i h a i ( c a ll e d i n Gre e k dip ty cb a ) we r e i n e v e ry
, ,

e a rly C h ri sti a n c h u r c h h o w e v e r s m a ll a n d u n i m p o rt a nt ;
,

— t h e Re c i ta l be i ng p a rt o f t h e Gre at Inte rce ss i on fo r t h e

Li v i n g a n d t h e De a d w h i c h o cc u rri ng i n a l l p r i m i ti v e
Li t u rgi e s c l o s e t o t h e Cons ecr ati on w a s a v e ry i m
, ,

po rt a nt p a rt o f t h e M a ss .

Th e S y ri a c st e l e ( A D 7 8 1 ) s a ys . .
,

S e v n t i me s a d ay th y ( th T é ng) 1 h av e wor h i p an d pr ai e f ’

e e e u s -
s s or

th e s o l ace f th e l iv i ng an d th d e ad O nce i n s v n d ay th e y s acr i fi ce ”

o e . e e s .

P ra ye rs fo r t h e Re p o s e o f t h e De a d l i e a t t h e r o o t o f
al l J a p a n e se w o rs h i p a n d d a i ly I n t e r c e ss i o n i s m a d e fo r
,

the m a t s u n ri se a n d s u ns e t .

“
Thi s Int e r c e ssi o n i s t h e Ke y note o f P u rg a t o ri o -
,

For de t a i l s , s ee Tamp l e; of tire Or i ent, p . 1 49 n . .

T .

1 S up r a p 1 61 an d n
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3 32 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

be h i n d H i m a Ra d i a nt Fi g u re o f Ji z 6 Bo s at s u o f wh o m
, ,

”
E m m a O i s a n o th e r F o r m .

In t h e God gi v e n t h o u ght o f t h e V e d i c p o e t Ya m a
-
,

w a s t h e first t o br a v e De a th s ru shi ng st rea m t o p oi nt

’
,

t h e Road t o H e a v e n a n d w e l c o m e o th e r s t o t h a t b ri ght
,

a b o de :

N o p all can ob u s o f th e Path th s w n by Th e e Yama

r u o , ,

Wh o h ath pe ne d a Way from De p th t He i ght

O o ,

T fin d a p l ace f u s a Ho m e wh i ch n o ne can t ak e away ;

o or ,

W h i th er u fore fath ers h ave d e p ar t e d an d al l th e l i v i n g go

o r .

h e r
T Fi s bo nt r o f D e ath * =
,

Th e fir t arr iv al i n th e K i n gdo m of th e de p art e d

s ,

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o o o o

Yama th e Pr i n ce f th e h oly !
, o

1 ?n Veda x I I 4 . . .

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T H E MOUN T OF PURl Fl CATlON .

Th e R e l i gi o n of th e

Th e M ou n t ai n wh i ch , as ce n di n g, s h r i ve th al l .
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1
‘

Th e M ou n t ai n th at th e S ou l s d th o h e al .
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jj

T K o y a I w a s p ri v i l e g e d t o s ee a 60 0 y e a r s ol d ’

p i c t u r e o f t h e Re ap pe arance o f A m a ter a s u Dai S i ngu

a

fr o m th e s m all Rock cave § ( a m a t a n d a h al f l a rg e i e 6 -

, . .

ft X i n w h i c h S h e c o n c e a l e d H e r se lf a n d Da rkn e ss
e nsh r o u d e d t h e w o r ld .

As a n e x a m p l e o f R y 6b u S h i nt 6 t h e a r ti st s c o n ce p ’

t i o n i s p r ofo u ndly i n te r e st ing fo r t h e be a u ti ful ca l m fa ce d ,

-

S hi nt 5 Go dd e ss c a rri e s a S o t o b a ll o n h e r h e a d wh i c h i s
a c tu a lly Ta h 6 t o t h e P a g o d a t o w e r o f th e Lotu s Gos p e l
- -
,
-

( H o k e ) a,
n d t h e s pe c i a l sy m b o l o f Da i n i c h i N y o r a i i n

D an te . Cf Dai s h an,
. su p ra p 99
. M
1 t Om i n e,, pp 2 43 .
,
2 44 S up ra . .

p . 26 .
T P u rg azm
'

o 2 . 1 22, 1 23 ; I 3, 3 t
; P a radzs o, I 7 2 0
.
’

. .

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o tb a I nfan cy ( 2 nd Ce n t ) :

It was t r Su n e t wh en
af e s th ey re ach d th e Cave
,
an d b e h o ld i t e

was al l fi ll e d wi t h l ight gre at e r th an th e l i ght o f l am p s an d can dl e s an d

s, ,

gre ate r th an th e l i ght o f th e S n i t s l f Th e Cave at th at t i m e

u e .

se e m e d l i k e a gl r i s Te m p l e o ou n acc n t o f th e Bi r th o f th e o ou

L or d C h ri s t th e S av i o r of th e W rld
”
u o .

Th e t rad i t i on i den t i fy i n g th e Cave of Be thl eh e m wi th th e S t abl e o f

th e Go pe l s i s me n t i o n e d by J s t i n M ar tyr c A D 1 50
s C f s p ra pp
u ,
. . . . . u .

1 2 2 -3 , Umayada, an d S tab ul ari a 1 95, n .

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, pp .
30 , 20 5 ; I V 73 H g
.
g fi e r
’

B u dd/513 m , p . 1 88 .
 3 34 TH E LOTU S GO S PE I

K o ng 6 k a i t h e Di am o n d ( i e Ind e str u c t i bl e )
-
, . .

W o rld M a n d a r a , .

In h e r h a nd i s t h e Ta m a j e w e l w o n -

fr o m De a th Th u s l i ke t h e F o u rt h Go s p el .
, ,

t h e p i c t u r e c l e a rly t e a c h e s o f t h e C o n fl i c t

b e tw e e n Ligh t a n d Darkne ss a n d t h a t t h e ,

Da rkn e ss e cl i p s e d i t
“
Y o u m ay k il l u s J u sti n M a r tyr ,

c o nst a n tly r e i t e r a t e d t o h i s h e a th e n e r s e cu
p
t o rs i nju re u s y o u c a nn o t
, or a s H ii e n , ,

Ts a ng s a i d t o a p o w e rfu l K i ng w h o w o u ld
i m pri s o n h i m M y m i nd y o u c a nn o t c o n ,
A Sot b a o
”
t rol l

H e n c e i n t h e K a gu r a ( s a c r e d d a n ce ) Uz u m e wh o s e ,

d a n c i n g d r e w A m a ter a s u o u t o f H e r h i d i ng pl a ce i s ,

d e pi c t e d w i th t h e s i s tra i n o n e h a nd a n d t h e Tama i n ,

th e o t h er .

I n 6 5 7 a cc o r d i ng t o N i h o ng i a m o d e l o f S u m i it} i t
, , , .

”
th e M o u nt a i n o f Go o d L i gh t 1 w a s c o nst ru c t e d t o t h e ,
L

“
w e st o f As u k a dé ra t h e Flyi ng Bi rd t e m pl e a n d t h e
-
, ,

F e a st o f All S o u ls h el di — i e i n J a p a n e s e the O ,

J oh n I .
5 mg R V ;
. . . 20 . I; Lu ke 23 .
45 R V ; M a
. . tt . 28 . 2 ; M ark
1 6 . 2 ; Rev . 1 2 . 8 . Cf . su p ra p . 20 5, n .

1 t el p 1 63
”
Ei , .j: S p r a pp 2 82 5 . u .
-
.

I n J ap an th e O Bo n c o me i h e m i ddl e o f th e 7th m o n th
Q n t s .

“ Th e Je ws i n E a t e rn E r pe v i s i t th ir k
e i n s f lk s t m b s d u r in g
s u o o
’
o

E ll u l th e mo n th i m me d i at e ly pr c d i n g th e N e w Ye ar T i s h ri wh e re i n
,
e e , ,

a e th e awe i n s p i r i n g d ay
r -
of R h H a h an ah an d th e t rr ibl e Fas t f s os s ,
e o

Y o m K i ppu r ( D ay o f A t n m n t )— wh n th e fat e o f e v ry S o u l i s i n o e e e e

s cr i b e d an d s e al d A ft e r praye r th m u rn er p l ace a bl ad e f gras s o n

e .
,
e o s o

th e t o m b as a s y m b o l o f R s u rr c t i n e e o .

I n th e mo n th o f E ll l p h an t m appe r in v i s i n an d to th e wak in g u o s a o ,

s igh t h e nce th e d e ce as e d pare n t i s i nv i t e d to th e we dd i n g—t

, bl e s s wi th o

i nv i i bl e pres e n ce th e br i dal f th e orp h ane d c h i ld

s
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w s / Cb r om l 1 91 1 ; c f M s a/ p 92 ; Te m p l e s pp 2 3 6 7 2 73 5
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e z c e . e sz z . .
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.
336 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

As a d i s pe l Dark nes s
Be aco n to ,

A nd th d el us i on s f th e D e v i l * were th e re by d e fe at e d
e o .

He l au n ch e d th e Shi p f Great Mer cy 1 o ,

'

By wh i ch to as ce n d t th e Br i ght M an i n ; o s o s

H av i n g th s c n s m m at e d th i s act o f P w r
u o u o e ,

H e as ce n de d at No n day t H i t ru e H me é o -
o s o .

S upr a p .
3 29 n .

T Th is i s i n d e nti cal wi th H u e n Ts an g s re mark abl e l tt er t K in g

’
e o th e

of K ao -
t ch an g p, pp A D 62 9,
1 63 1 65 2 79
. . su ra .
-

, .

j: N o m t we f rge t th v as t br i ck B at f th e Su n th at Borck
r us o e o o

h ardt l at ly f nd in a F i fth Dy n as ty t e m p le anch ore d i n th e d e s er t

e ou .
,

s an d at A bo u i pp
( p 6 n 2 79 n T2 85; i n
f a ch 2 2 ; M as pero s
it ’
s a s r su r . . .
, , .
, r .

N ew L igbi on A n i t E gyp t p 2 81 1 90 8
'

c en ,
.
, .

Q A t Z o j j Toky I aw an exq i s i t e p i ct u re o f K wan e n i n

o i ,
o, s u z o

He ave n drawi ng th i th r a Sh i p i n f ll a i l thr gh th wave o f th i e u s ou e s s

trou bl s o me w rld
e
”
C f pp 2 3 7 2 86 and n
o .
p w i th H
. k e XX I V .
, . su ra o

Be cam a Woman th at S h e m i ght pre ach th i s s utra (pp 94

e ,
. .

To p l an t th e Seed f Goodnes s an d m an i f s t i t e l f o e s

I n al l h man e x i s t e n ce u .

Th e n o n ce again r t rn d to He firs t s t at e f u l i n God

, , e u e r o so .
”

( N T [ fi gfi B u da b m p 2 3 8 C f J oh n 1 3
. . er
’
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zs , . . . .

Th e ab ve cl aus e an d th os e n pp 57 2 91 h ave b ee n c i t e d to prove

o o .
, ,

th e non C h r i s t i an r i gi n o f th e B t th y by n o m an s
”
-
Tw l e D es i r
o e v es . u e e

m i l i t at e agai n s t a J u dai c C h r i s t i an i nfl n ce fo t th i s day e v n i n

- ue r, o , e

E ngl an d th e J ws i n th e ir L i t rgy th an k God th at He d i d n o t l e t th e m

,
e u

be bo rn as w m e n o

Th o e fam i l i ar wi th Early C h rch H i s t ory k no w th at th e fee l in g

s u

ab ou t W m an s i n fe r i or i ty was a s t r n g am o n gs t W t ern m onks as e ver

’
o s o es

i t was i n th e E a t ; c f pp 1 55 3 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 3 s . .
, , ,
.

It i s u n de n i abl e th at th e f n d at i n o f ne of th e m ight i es t ou o s o

re l i gi ous i n s t i t t i o n s th at th e world h as v r s e e n wer l ai d by two la d ie s

u e e e ,

We n t ch i ng th e d au ght e r f E mper r Tai ts u n g an d pr ince s B iki tou

-
,
o o o

,
s r

o f N e p a l wh e n th e y w rk e d i n h arm n y an d c o nv er t e d th e i r h u b and
u ,
o o s ,

th e K i n g o f T i be t to M ah ay an a Bu ddh i m ,
s .

H e f u n de d L h as a wh i ch e ver s ince h as b e e n th e p i vo t f Bu ddh i s t

o o

th ou ght an d fai th for al l Eas t ern As i a —th e h ly of h l ies to one thi rd of o o

th e h u m an race !

I n i ts cen tral Cath e dral i s a l ife s i e i mage of th e B dd h a kn own as - z u

J ovo rinpoch o (s ai d t h ave be e n made i n M agadh a i n th e gre at Te acher s

,
o
’
 THE LOTU S GO S PEL 337

th at de s ce n de d i th e S ame th at a c nde d far ab ove l l th e

He s s e a

he ave n th at He m i ght fill al l th i n gs

s, Wh n He asc n de d on . e e

h igh He l e d cap t i v i ty cap t i ve and r c iv d (l ifts f r m e n ( E ph 4

, e e e o . . : ,

8 O t r Life cam e d wn h i th er nd d er we n t
ur ue d e ath a n d s o o ,
a un ou r

s l e w D ath t f th e ab n d n c ( S t A g t i ne )
”
e f H i L if
ou o u a e o s e . . u us .

In t h e C hi n e s e c o s m o gr a p h y M t S u m i ( o r S u m é ru ) , .
,

stoo d fi xe d o n 8 Wh e e l i n t h e m i ddle o f th e w o rld s u r .

,

r o u n de d b v a g r e a t Se a o f Da rk n e ss— th e E n ci rc l i n g O c e a n .

On t i d e l i e F r C o n t i ne nt I n th e h e ar t f th S u the rn con
i s s s ou s . o e o

ti n e n t i th C l L ak b e t w e n th e Fragran t an d th S n wy M n t ai n s
s e oo e, e e o ou .

Fro m th i L ak e flow th f u r R i v rs f Parad i e th gh th e m ths

s e o e o s rou ou

o f a s i lv r O a g ld n E l e ph an t
e a c ry t al L i n a d a H r e
x, o f l ap i s
e , s o ,
n o s o

l a u l i Th F r R ive r a e th Gan ge I nd H an g h (Y l o w
z . ese ou s r e s, us, o -
o, e

R i ver) an d th e O x
,
”
(C f G en 2 us. . . .

“ Th e se C n t i n n t w re r l d by F o K ing ( p 2 1 5) wh ach
e s e u e our s, . o e

p o s s e ed a Wh l f g ld s i lver bra o iron g i ve n h im by Heav n

ss ee o o , ,
ss , r ,
e .

T th e K i n g o f th e S th (p 2 55) be l nge d a pre c i

o Ir n W h e l ou . o o us o e .

Th e cl i m at e f h i l an d s i t d th e E l e ph an t h e n c h i t i tl
o s M a t r of u e ,
e s e s e

E l e ph an t * Th r gh h i l an d th Indu s fl w fr m th e m th f th e
s . ou s e o s, o ou o

l i fe t im e ) wh i ch Pr i n c
-
W n t c h i n g br gh t f m S i anfu wh n h e es s e -
ou ro e s

mar ie d S ro n g t an g m p
r E xq i i t ly m d ll d it r p
-
s -
nt a h an d
u o . u s e o e e , e re s e s

n g Pr i n ce i d is
s om e y ou an d i s e n th r n d
f i g th Wes t O n o n
, o e ac n e . e s e

Mai trey a and o n th e th r D i p i n K ara B d d h a

,
”
i a th Bl ack f c d o e u , . . e -
a e .

ap m p e e H l d ic h s T é / pp
cf
p r pp
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(
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51 3 1 5 ;
. o z e .
,
su a .
.

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I
- -
. . . . . . .
, ,

rd i n g t M ga th e n e wi ld e l p h an t s wh e n capt ure d r f e
A cco o e s s, e , , e us

foo d b t a e
, ve n t u ally p r ad e d to e at th r gh m i c wh i ch c e s
u r e e su ou us , au s

t h em to pr i ck u p th e r e ar an d d is tract s th e ir att n t io n fr m th e ir gr i ef
i s e o .

Th u s a e th y ta me d
r e .

S m e s ch n at ral f c t l ie be n e ath th e t rad i t i n

o u fu B ddh a a tri a a s o s o u

dev é ma n /y é a m ”
uth e “
Tamer of al l b i n g O rph e and A p llo
s I
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u ,
e s, us , o ,

wh i ch th fai th an d l v e f th e arly C h i t ian t ran s f r e d t th e i r o wn

e o o e r s s e r o

Good S h e ph erd i n th e C at ac mb fre c wh ch arm t h e av age h ar t e d o s o es , o s s -

e

an d b r i n g th e m i n t pp Th j r m e by d i c i p l ne
( S ‘
s 1 3 t o zu u e, .
,
us . e o s i

be came “ a l i n tam d at th e f e t o f Ch r i t ; a l i ne l i k S t Te r s a
o e e s o ss e . e

tran s f rme d i n t a l amb S t A g s t in e aid By wh at in ward g ads

o o . . u u s o

Tho tame ds t me an d h as t e ve ne d m e ! S p r a pp 2 3 7 8 C f M ark 5 3

u u .
-
. . . .

A V “ t ame ;
. . J ame 3 8 ; Lu k 8 2 8 3 5 ; 2 Pe t 2 R V s b rn . e .
-
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mere an i mal s Cf D awn v ol I p I 5

”
. . . . . .
,
3 38 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

b v
a o ld
e l ph t ( p
go en E I ts i nh ab i t an t s a
e an .
”
ge n tl e and .
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re

h man e b t s r at b l l l
u ,
u
”
and tud n t pe c ially f ccu l t
ou z a u s , s e s es o o

s c i n ce s Th y we ar a R ob e wh ich exp s e d th e r ight s h o l de r b are ”

e . e o u .

(H m ) .

”
I q u o t e th e se d e t ai ls fr o m C h i n e se S t a te s m a n s the
’

I n t r o d u c t i o n t o H u e n Ts a ng s L i fi: a n d fr o m D a wn ( v o l
’
.

1 p
. . bec a u s e o f th e i r All egori cal si gn i fi c a n c e w h i c h ,

s o m e m i st a k e fo r e r r o n e o u s C hi n e se n o ti o n s o f p hysi c a l
g e o gr a ph y
It i s a n ec h o w h i s pe re d d o w n t h e Age s o f t h e , ,

S u m er i a n Fl ood S tory fa m i li a r t o th e i r A n c e st o rs l o n g e re
-

t h e C h i n e s e m i g r a te d fr o m t h e M e s o p o t a m i a n pl a i ns t o

t h e s o u r c e s o f t h e Y a ng t s e a n d H o a n g h o i n t h e d a ys - -
,

o f Abr a m t h e H e br e w P a t r i a r c h B C 2 3 00 w h o w as ,
. .
,

“ ”
t h e Fr i e nd o f God .

In th i s gr e a t E p i c Gi lg a m e s t h e h e r o o f Ur u k , , ,

”
Er e c h Ge n x, cr o s se d t h e
. W a t e rs o f De a th
.
,

W o rld e n c i r c l i n g ce a n ) and m A n c e st o r
( t h e O -
et h i s , .

w h o h a d r e ce i v e d t h e Gift of Immor tal i ty st a n d i n g u p o n ,

t h e F u rt h e r S h o r e u n c h a n ge d by a ge d

In t h e C a t a c o m bs a n d o n t h e o l d s a r c o p h a gi t h e
F o u r E v a ng e l i sts a re r e p res e n t e d by t h e fo u r Ri v e r s o f
P a r a d i s e fl o w i n g fr o m a M o u n t o n w h o s e t o p st a nds
t h e S a v i o u r a s a L a m b w i th t h e C r o ss a n d i n t h e
, ,

m o sai c s o f t h e B o o k te m p l e o f St M a rk Ve n i ce ( 1 2 th
-
.
,

c e n t ) a s sy m b o ls
. o f t h e s w e e tn e ss a n d fu l n e ss of the

Go s p e l wh i c h t h e y d e cl a r e d At t h e fe e t o f t h e F o u r .

Ev a n ge l i s ts i n t h e gre a t A sc e n s i o n sc e n e t h e se F o u r
, ,

Ri v e r s P i s o n Gi h o n T i g ri s a n d E u p hr a t e s a r e de p i c te d I
, , ,
.

S up r a p . 1 64 , n .

1 Boo k of
p 1 0 3 by S R D ri ver D D
Gen es is , .
, . .
, . . pp
Temp l es . 1 66,
1 68 At . U ru k
th e U n i ty f G d wa t au ght d o wn t o o s o R o man d ay s , an d

th e Tre f L i fe was p i ct u re d o n th e c ff ns
e o o i .

1 S t n qf V n i p 1 1 3 S upr a p 61 A p p : 1
o es e ce , . . . .
3 40 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

i m p o r ta nt s e p u l c hr a l m o n u m e n ts e v e r fo u nd i n Asi a
“
M in or th a t o f a 3 r d ce nt Bi sh o p ) fo r o n a n e m e r a ld
,
.
, ,

g ree n ( p b .r o c a d e r o be w o rn by S h 6 t o k u T a i s hi ,

a c e nt u ry e a rl i e r t h e r e a r e c i r c u l a r m e d a ll i o n s w i t h t h e
,

s a m e K i ngly w a rr i o rs c o nt e sti n g t h e T re e o f L i fe a s p .

1 4 6 o n ly w i t h th i s re m a rk a bl e d i ffe r e n ce t h e Tr ee h a s
.
, ,

s o m e w h a t r e ce d e d a n d i n t h e fo r e g r o u n d m a n y Gaze l l e s
,

are pe a c e fu lly g r a zi ng u n m i nd fu l o f t h e n o i s o m e b e a s ts ! ,

Th e s i te fo r t h e fi rs t B u dd h i s t te m p l e i n K a u l i
( N . K o r ea) w as v a i nly s e a r c h e d f o r u nti l a t l e ngt h a , ,

t i te Dee r w a s s e e n q u i e tly gr a z i ng a nd th e n t he ,

”
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o s s e

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o I l e a e n and Earth be i n g in tune i e h a m n iou
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’
,
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M i n g Ti re ign A D 68
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. 1 59 . Cf H o s ea .

14 . 21 ,

I s thi s an ec h o o f t h e An g e l i c M e ss a g e ?

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o o

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,
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—
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.

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“
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,

kn o wi n g M e I th e O ffi c e r h a v i n g p re v i o u s ly p r a c t i s e d
-

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in M e E as te r n R om a n P r ov i n ces , i l l . pp . 2 3 — 2 7 . 1 90 6.

1
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339; su
p ra p . 87, n .
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al l the He a t h e n vi rt u e s e s pec i a lly l o y a l ty t o h i s S o v e rei gn

,

a n d c h a ri t y t o t h e po o r .

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, , ,

t h e N e w N a m e o f E u s t a ce .

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.

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be c a m e a p r i e st a n d th e n bi s h o p o f Li ege dy i n g ,

a d a t e sy n c h r o n o u s w i t h t h e Gaze ll e o f K a s u g a .

Th e fo u n d i n g o f H o ly R o o d Ab be y i s co n nec te d
w i t h a s i m i l a r s to ry 0 1 1 2 4—5 3 A S t a g o f r e m a rk a ble
, . .

s i z e a n d b e a u t v a pp e a r e d w i th t h e R o o d be t w i x t i ts ,

h o rn s t o K i n g Da v i d I ( s o n o f t h e Sa x o n pri n ce ss S t
, , , .

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,

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De e i n W a l e s n a m e d ,
- -
,

o w e d i t s o ri gi n t o t h e a ppa r i ti o n o f a W h i te S t a g .

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o f t e n d e r sy m p a t h y w i t h h u m a n w o e .

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, s aw th e C ol u m n at ,

J e ru s a le m w hi c h m a rke d t h e C e ntr e o f t h e w o rld a n d ,

d e s c ri be d i t t o Ada m n a n t h e Abb o t o f S t C o l u m ba s ,
.
’

r e a t m o n a st e r y a t I o n a t w h i ch i sl nd t h t r ms
g o a e s o ,

h a d dr i fte d h i s sh i p A D 68 0 ,
. . .

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,
-
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a n d th e R ssi a n a r c h i a ndr t e Da i e l o f K i e v
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au d L egenda ry A rt .

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se e r t i an i ty were fi r s t s own i n R u s ia i n th e t oth
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th e pe o p l e wh were s t e pe d i n Pagan i m wh i ch was ab l i h e d i n 992

o e s o s

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flock e d t th e r ivers an d a a rVati n e c i ve d b ap t i s m fr m th e Gr e k

o s o r e o e

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s es s . o o s so e z ,

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b o th d e s c r i be d th i s s p o t C o m p a s n o t fa r fr o m C a l v a ry , , ,

w h i c h o u r L o rd H i m s elf s i gn i fi e d a n d m e a su re d w i t h ,

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, ,

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.
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Da wn of M o de r n Ge og r ap h y .

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or is
i nfl u e n ce e x e r ci s e d by t h e c o u ntl e ss P i lg ri m a g e s i n th o s e
ce n t u r i e s We m u s t a ls o r ec o lle c t t h e re fl ex i n fl u e n c e o f
.

t h e se T ra d i ti o ns a n d L e ge n ds a s c a rri e d t o t h e F u rthe st
Ea st n o t o nly by m i s s i o n a ri e s ( w h e t h e r c a l l e d B u ddh i s t
, ,

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a n d Da m a s c u s ri g h t a c r o ss Asi a t o t h e P a c i fi c sh o re s
,

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g c ame l e xt e n d i n g f r m i l e
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. o s o o

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was c mp s e d o f h n dre d
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on al l si de s ,
and n o t h i ng to h in d e r h is v i ew Tran p rt e d
. s o wi th j oy h e
awo ke .
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l i fe s a v i n g Lotu s a n d t h e A rk o r Li fe -Boat o f t h e S pi r i t u al
-

, ,

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a c ce ss
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i n v e ry si m i l a r t e r m s
Bap ti s m was n t o n ly a Bath b t a pl u nge i n t o d e p wat e r—an
o u e

en t ir es b m er io n i n t h e d e e p wa t r a l e ap as i n t o th e r ll i n g
u s e a or e ,
o s ,

r h i ng r i ver wh r f an n t an t th e wav s cl e n th e b ath r h ad

us ,
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’
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an d h e e m rg agai n a fr m a m m e n t ar y Grav e
e es Th i wa th e par t of
s o o . s s

th e cerem n y wh ic h th e A po tl e s l ai d o m u ch t re s
o on It m d to s s s s . s ee e

th e m l i ke a Buri al f th e l d f rme r Se l f and th e R i ing p agai n of th e

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”
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,
’

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o ,

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-
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( S ee 1 . Pe t 3 . . 1 8 -
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t r t ”
ddh i s t su t ras .

i S p p 1 83 u ra . .
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W i th a s ma l l ve s s e l ver y s wift ,
an d l igh t ,

t
a

A n d more th an a h n dre d p ir i t s u s s at wi th in .

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P u rg a t o ry s a ys L o ngfe ll o w i n ’
of ,

“
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ri s i n g ste e p a n d h igh fr o m t h e w a te rs o f t h e S o u t h e rn
O ce a n a t a p o i nt a n ti p o d a l t o M o u n t S i o n
, In c a nt o .
’

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, 1 4 Da n t e s pe a ks o f i t a s
,

“ Th e H i ll

Th at h gh e t t w rd th e He ave n u p l i ft i t e l f
i
s o
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s s s .
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s e v e r a lly t h e d e a dly s i ns Th e Te r re s t i a l P a r a d i s e i s
.

o n i ts s u m m i t .

”
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,
w a s c o v e re d ,

w i t h fr a g r a n t s h ru b s ( Ei te l p a n d t h e a t m o s ph e r e
,
.

o f t h e P u rg a t o r i o a l s o br e a th e s fr a gr a n ce a n d a m b r o s i a

—a n a i r l i k e t h a t o f e a rly Dawn !
Da nt e Al i g h i e ri n a t u r al l y b a se d t h e t e a c h i n gs o f
, ,

h i s Vi s i o n u p o n t h e a cce p t e d th e o l o gy o f t h e F a t h e r s
o f C hr i s t e nd o m i n t h e p r e c e d i ng a ge s ; b u t i s i t a m e re

c oi n ci d e n ce t h a t i n t h e 6t h c e n t u ry Gr e g o r y t h e G r e a t
, ,

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‘
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mat i c ch m s ef Pu gat r y
e o v er s i n ce fi rmly d f n d d by th e Papal
r o ,
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adh r t as an i n t g al p a t f th e R m an Cath l i c y s te m—gi v i n g th e

e en s e r r o o o s

c l e rgy an al m t u nl m i t e d p wer ver P rgat y

os i
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sa me d o c tr i n e in
a n d l a te rc e n t u rie s ? p p
( 3 1 7 3 1 9 a nd n .
,
.

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, ,

( p 3.0 5 ) st a n d s a b o v e a n o bl o ng t e rr a c e o f s i x ste ps ,

thr e e o f s to n e a n d t h e t h r e e h i ghe st o f s h i ni ng l a c q u e r
,

o n whi ch t h e Lotu s i s ca r v e d T h e se a re c all e d t h e .

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.
3 46 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

Alt a r ste p s o f S u m i
-
Th e Alt a r i tse lf i s o n a T ri pl e .

c i rc u l a r b a s e Thi s t e m pl e w a s fo u nd e d by t h e E m p re ss
.

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, .

Th e c i r c u l a r s h a p e o f t h e a lt a r i s i n a c c o rd a n ce
w i th s p e c i a l d i r ec t i o n s gi v e n i n t h e K eg o n s u t ra -
.
*

W h e n B u ddh i s m re a c h e d N J a pa n s e v e ra l t e m pl e s .
,

w e r e b u i lt Th e Te n d a i m o n a ste ry o f C h u s o nj i fo u nd e d
.
,

by Ji k a k u i n t h e 9 th c e ntu ry ( p st i ll p r e s e rv e s .

p r e c i o u s M S S o f s u tra s w r i tt e n i n g o l d a n d s i l v e r
.

l e tt e rs On t h e l a c q u e r e d pi ll a r s o f i t s Gli t te ri ng H a ll
.

“
(j p a .h i k a r u d o) i nl a i d w i th m o th e r-
o f pe a r l ,a re t h e - -
,

”
T wel v e .

Th e b o n z o n i s a s pl e nd i d fig ure o f M a nj u s ri ? (j ap .

M o nj u ) r i d i ng o n a Li o n a m i dst fo u r a tt e n d a n t s
, As i n .

“
t h e t o u c h i ng i m a g e i n N a r a M u se u m o f M o nj a g ri e v
i ng ,
U
H e w e a rs t h e p a ll i u m o ff t h e ri ght s h o u ld e r l i ke
o t h e r N y o ra i s fo r H e i s o n e a s pe c t o f Da ,
i nic hi an d ,

l i k e H i m ( a s I w a s sh o w n a t M t K oy a ) i s e nti tl e d .
,

t o w e a r t h e d i a d e m o f t h e F i v e C e l e s ti a l B u dd h a s ( Go

b u t s u ) o n H i s br o w .

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ce nt u ry i s fo rm e d a s a n Octagon
, On a n o t h e r d e d i c a t e d .
,

t o t h e A m i tab h a Tr i a d t h e e m bl e m s a r e a Tani a a n d ,

P e a c o ck .

K e go n gyo i sr igin al s ut ra f B ddh a s te ach i ng o f H is

-
th e o o u
’

wh l e
o l i fe A l l H is
t e a h in g th ere f re pran g fr m i t N aga j na
. c s o s o . r u

obt ai n e d i t fr m th e Drag n Pal ace bu t “ as n n f 1 1 M / y dna

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to h av b ee n d i c v r d i th e r i n th e Drag n Pal ace be n e ath th e e a

e s o e e e in o s , or

th e I r n T w r i n I n d i a e tc
o o Th us th e y are n t w r th wh i l e to be
e , . o o

be l i ev d i n ( B N anj io S / ort H stmy pp 49 57

e
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Th i s t re n gth e n u po i n t th at M ah ayana me t i m call e d th e

s s o
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o i s As i ati c Chri s t i ani ty i n Bu ddh i t N m n
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d at r ! ( p 1 0 p A p p
u e . . su ra .

1 A n t e pp 93 1 67 n I 2 67 n
“
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, , .
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pr o pe rty o f a ppe a ri n g d i ffe rent a cc o r d i ng t o t h e s i d e

fr o m wh i c h th e y a r e
In C h ri s t i a n sy m b o l i sm t h e U n i c o r n re pre s e nts Chri s t
i n Hi s In c a rn a t i o n p u r e a n d u n de fi l e d , .

The s e to m bs st a n d u p o n a n octagonal gra ni te ba se .

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m e an ye o s

B th h ar i n g th e m an d as k i n g th e m q e s t i on s
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by m a n c a n c o m m u ne w i th a n d t o s o m e d e gre e u n de r , ,

s t a n d t h e Uns e e n a n d t h e Di v i n e fo r A r t i s a n Inte r ,

p r e t e r o f (i nd .

A S h i n s h ii b o nz e a sk e d m e i f we a tt a c h a n y m e a n
i n g t o th e n u m b e r Te n i n C h r i sti a n i ty ? fo r i f s o
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n . i nf ra ch . 22 . Cf Ps. . 1 8 . 10 .
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an d a g ai n i n j i k k a i t h e Te n w o rlds T h o u ght o r S t a t e s
, , ,

o f M i nd ( p , .

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,

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d i s c o v e re d t h e M a ni i i n a b o o k re ce i v e d s o m e w e e k s
be fo r e A s I h a d gi ve n n o ne w i th p i c t u re s m y c u ri o si ty
.
,

w a s e x ci t e d H e t h e n s a i d th a t h e fo u n d t h i s r e se m bl a n c e
.

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i n the I m i ta ti o n o f w ri t te n by th e Fl e m i sh
m o nk a K e m pi s vi z : t h e C r o ss t ra ns m i tti ng Li gh t t o
,

e v e ry q u a rt e r o f t h e gl o be .

M y a tt e nti o n be i ng th u s t wi c e d ra wn t o th i s s u bj e c t ,

I b e g a n t o se a rc h a n d fo u nd t o m y o w n a n d t h e ,

M o n ks m u tu a l d e l i ght th a t t h e v e ry s a m e sy m b o l a s
’
,

th e i r j ip p o ( o nly w i t h t h e fo u r p o i nts o f o u r We s t e rn
c o m p a s s ) d o e s e x i st i n t h e s a c r e d C h I m o n o gr a m . .

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r st J e s u s w h i c h i s a t t h e h e a d o f th e m e t a l
,

p ec t o ra l C r o ss fo u nd i n t h e gr a v e o f t h e I o n a m o nk
S t C u t h b e r t ( a bb o t o f Li n d i s fa rn e ) a n d pre s e r v e d a t
.
, ,

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,
All t h e .

m o gr a s o
n o m f M e ss i ah s N a m e a re o f r G e e k— n o t L a ti n
’

o ri g i n a n d h a v e n e v e r l o st t h e i r o r i gi n a l s i gn i fi c a n c e
, .

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,

i n i ti a l o f H i s o ffi c i a l t i t l e —
C h ri s t o s t h e Anoi nte d t h e ”
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.
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.
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. the

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”
.

t h e S e a l o f Ro c h e s te r Di o c e s e t h i s u pri g h t e qu a l a r m e d ,
-

Th i s b ook th m nk s ay ex pre s e th e ir o wn h i gh e t and

,
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dee p s t t e ach i n g i n i mpl e l an gu g ; an d a th e Japane se tran l t i o n

e s a e ,
s s a ,

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e n: 2 ,
is o s o e e os s ,

mu h u pe r i or to th at o f th Bi bl e th y e nj o y r ad i n g i t gre atly an d find

c s e ,
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o u M re th an o ne t wh o m I gave a c o p y pu rc h a e d
s . o o s

man y m re and gave th m t h i s fr i e n d s to t ake o n th e ir P i l gr i mages

o e o ,

th e g i d e of th e ir l iv e s
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p a n i e d by a h e a v e nly V o i ce s a yi ng In th i s S ign th o u , ,

”
sh a lt c o nq u e r ! Th e n ce C o n s t a n ti n e a dd e d t t h e I m o

p e ri a l O rb th e sy m b o l o f fa r re a c h i n g d o m i ni o n th e
,
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,

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11. i p, .

F r o m 3 7 7 t o 4 9 3 t h i s C hri st o gra m o ccu rs o n i n sc r i be d

m o n u m e nts i n Ga u l Thr e e e x a m ple s o cc u r o n R o m o.

B ri ti sh re m a i n s ; (t h e R o m a n l e gi o ns w i t h d r e w fr o m
B ri t a i n i n A D It i s s u re ly o f e x ce p t i o n a l i n te r e st
. .

t o l e a rn fr o m s u c h a n a u t h o r i ty a s M r J R o m i l ly All e n . .
,

th a t t he l o c a l i ti e s w h e re C h r i s t i a n i ty w a s first pl a n t e d
i n Br i t a i n a re i n di c a t e d a rc h e o l o gi c a l ly b v t h e ge o gr a p h
i c a l d i s t ri b u t i o n o f m o n u m e nts be a r i n g t h e C h i R11 6 -

m o n o gr a m v iz fr o m C o r n w a ll v i a P e n m a c h n o i n
, ,

W a l e s t o Wh i t h e r n i n Ga ll o w a y fo r by s i m i l a r c l u e s w e
,
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, , ,

c a n tr ac e t h e Pr o gr e s s o f t h e M a h aya n a F a i t h i n As i a ,

a nd s e e h o w t h e Di v i n e R e v e l a t i o n w a s t h u s p re s e r v e d l
' '

—e n s h ri n e d i n S y m bo ls a n d C e re m o n i e s a n d v e i le d i n ,

m ys t i c Te a c h i n g s .

It i s w o rth n o ti n g th a t t h e C h i n e s e i n s c ri p ti o n s o n
st o ne t a bl e ts a t Bodh a Ga ya i n I n d i a a re c h i e fly c on -

, ,

ce r n e d w i t h a s pi r a t i o ns a fte r M a i t rey a s H e a v e n a n d ’
,

t h a t a m o n gst t h e P i lg ri m n a m e s i s o n e Ch i i w i t h o th e r - a
,

”
ri ts 3i3
p es .

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Ch i Rh o s
o c cu

P e a c oc ks o n t h e F o u nt a i n o n ce u se d fo r sy m b o l i c P u r i
fic a ti o n a t S t P e te r s R o m e ( p 3 1 ) a n d t o ge t h e r
, .
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.
,

w i th t h e Tri angl e § i t i s s t i ll i m p r e ss e d o n t h e S a c ra m e nt a l
,

l o a v e s o f t h e H o l y E a s te r n O rth o d o x C h u r c h .

Th e Ir i s h a d a p t e d t h e K e lti c e q u a l a rm e d C r o ss -

s u r r o u n d e d by a C i r cl e fr o m i t s o r i gi n a l fo r m w i th ,

a C h i Rh 6 -
b u t i t i s n o t t h e C h i l i ts e l f
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,

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ecor 1 34 Q
s, vSe e H n ch.S ig n ch 21
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,
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, . .
 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL 3 53

As thi s sy m b o l i s c l e arly c o nn e c t e d w i th th e B u ddh i st

1 1p p o i t m u st b e a fu r t h e r l i nk be tw e e n C h ri st i a n i ty a n d
,

Da ij 6 W i th 8 p o i nts i t i s s e e n o n t h e P a l l o f Ar me n i a n
.

Al ta r s a n d i n t h e M a haya n a t h e Ji p p 6 sy m b o l st a nds
,
*

fo r
D IR E C TIO N S TH E TE N .

Th e l e tte r X ”
s ai d S t Je r o me “
i n sh a pe d e n o t e s
, ,

the C r o s s i n n u m be r 1 0 ; , w h i lst i n t h e Ep i s tl e o f ,

Ba rn a b a s ( 8 1 2 ) w e re a d Th e n u m e r a l l e tt e rs o f Te n
.
,

”
a n d E i gh t a r e I H An d th e s e d e n o t e J es u s
. . .

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.
,

In a n c i e nt ti m e s 1 0 w a s t h e n u m be r o f C o m pl e t e n e ss ,

a n d t h e F i n i s h e d Wh o l e a n d i nst a n c e s t h e 1 0 Pl a gu e s

o f Egy p t a n d t h e 1 0 W o rds o f t h e L a w — To r a h
, Thu s .

”
i n C hi n e s e t e n ti m e s p r e c e d i ng a n a dj e c t i v e i s a
s u pe rl a ti v e o f Pe r fe c t i o n .

Th e [n e fi a bl e N a m e w a s w h i s pe r e d 1 0 ti m e s by t h e
Je w i s h H i gh P r i e st o n Y o m K i ppu r t h e g re a t At o n e , ,

m e n t Da v ,

S o w e m a y s a y th a t Te n t i m e s t en t h e n u m be r ,

1 0 0 r e p r e s e nt e d by P in t h e C h i Rh ?) m o n o gr a m s i gn i
,
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I T I S FI N I S H E D
Wh en
th i s Pries t h ad by H ims l f made Pur i fi cat i o n f r ou s i ns
,
e o r ,

H e at d own n th e r ight h an d o f th e M aj e ty o n H i gh — fr m h e n ce f r th
s o s o o

e x pec t n
g t i ll
i H i s n e m i b e m ad e H i s f o t
e s t o l ”
( i a
est i ll th e be ne fit s o o , . .

of H i s Pas i n s h all be e xt e n d e d to al l th e F o r Q u ar t ers o f th e ear th

s o u .

Cf H e b
. . 1 , 3;
’
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. 24

and n o t e h o w t h e W h e e l m a rks a n d t h e Tri s c u l a ( w h i c h -

,

i s a re v e r s e d O m e g a ) a r e o n t h e S ol e s o f B u ddh a s F e e t ’
,

a n d t h e p a l m s o f H i s h a n ds )
( fr o n t i s p i e c e .

O n th e wall s o f th e Ve ne t i an Bap t i s t e ry S t M ark s G s pe l i s i n .

’
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See i l l ty p ical A rm
:
“ A e n ian A lt ar ,
”
p . 1 1 8, 7 7xe A r men ian
C/zu n lz, '

Archd eac on Do wl i ng , 1 91 0 .
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bd
s cr i e . Be i nh d th e A ltar
d a k es t re c s i s a Ten winged Cherub i n th e r es =

an d o n i t s br t
a Ci rcl e i n wh i c h i
e as wr i t ‘Ful ne s s of Wi s dom It i s s .
’

th e ty p f th e Bre ath o f th e S pirit

e o A t i ts i d s a e th e two P o wers o f . s e r

Se r aph i m an d Th r n th e S r aph i m wi th S wor d th e T h r n e s wi th

o es , e ,
o

fi eu r s d [
J cep t r e —
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Th e S v a sti k a (Jap ny ) l i ke w i s e s e ts fo r th th e se . M a

Te n p o i nts ( c f ,
“
It i s t h e sy m b o l o f E s o t e r i c
.

” “
B u ddh i s m s a ys E i t e l
, a n d t h e s p e c i a l M a rk of al l ,

d e i t i e s w o r sh i pp e d by t h e L o t u s S c h o o l of C hina .

I h a v e s e e n i t o n t h e b r e a st o f B u dd h a b o th w h e n ,

dy i n g a n d a s c e nd i ng e x a c tly a s t h e m o st m o d e r n We st ,

e r n p i c t u r e s d e p i c t O u r L o rd r e v e a l i n g H i s s a c r e d b l ee d

i ng h e a r t — t h e H e a r t o f M e r c y o f o u r Go d ?
" ” ‘

“
I n C h i ne s e p i c t u r e s thi s c h a r a c t e r fo r Man F E ,

‘
i s p l a ce d o n B u dd h a s b o s o m a n d c a ll e d S i n y i n
’
t he ,
o

He ar t s S e al ; a n d fu rt h e r sy m b o l i ze s H i s w h o l e h i dd e n
’

”
mi nd .
( E d ki ns
) .

In M o ng o l i a Ti b e t a n d J a p a n i t a ppe a rs o n t h e
, ,

h e a r t o f b o th A m i d a a n d S hak a It h a s a be a u ti fu l .

a fli n i ty w i th t h e Bre as b p l ate o f t h e Gr e a t H i g h P ri e st ,

w h o b o r e u p o n H i s h e a rt t h e n a m e s o f H i s pe o pl e a s ,

H e p a s s e d thr o u g h t h e S a n c t u a ry C u rta i n i n t o t h e -

i m m e d i a te P r e se n c e o f God ( E x 2 8 2 9 H eb 6 l 9 )i . . . . . . .

I t i s e l a b o r a t e ly e m br o i d e r e d o n t h e m i tr e o f S t .

Th o m a s a B e c ke t A D 1 1 7 0 pr e s e r v e d a t Se ns Fr a nc e , . .
, ,
.

O n e se e s t h e I H S m o n o gr a m ( w h i c h i s t h e a b b re
. . .

v i a t i o n o f th e G r e e k w o r d J e s u s ) s u pp o rt e d o n ,

S t M a rk s R es Z,
.
’
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-
.
, .

th e Word , th e p re -
e x i t e n t Ch ri s t ac co r d i n g to a v r y E arly Trad i t i n ; cf
s ,
e o .

Ge n 6 3
. . .

1
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7 8 m g R V ; c
.f pp 93 n,
1 2 4 n T 3 2 2
, 3 2 4 . . . . . . .
, , .

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p t M H eb w i th Br i d ge b e t wee n th e s e o e
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re s s e

O ld a nd N e w Te t ame n t s and n au th or s n am e cou ld s t re ngth e n i t

s
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.

A r cb bzk/zq ) B ens on , 1 885 .

3 56 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

a n d, ga i n
a ,

Th e fi gu re o f t o wh i c h i s h e ld as a Bad ge u n i t e s th e 4 q u ar t ers s o
as to e n l i ght e n al l wi th u t o

”
Th i s fig u re w h i c h h e e x pl a i ns a s t h e Cross i s di s
, ,

t i n c tl y t h e J i p p o w h i c h B u ddh i sts i d e n t i fy w i t h t h e S v as tik a !

Th e E i ght b o u n d a r i e s ( wh i ch s o m e s a
y a re t h e

B e a ti t u d e s i n C h r i s t s S e r m o n o n t h e M o u nt ) a r e d o u bt’
,

”
l e ss t h e e qu i v a l e n t o f t h e N o bl e E i g h t fo ld P a t h of -

Bu ddh i s m M r M o u l e t r a nsl a te s th e m a s
. . t h e Ru l e o f

t h e E i ght Condi ti ons c l e a ns i ng fr o m t h e de fi l e m e n t o f

,

s e ns e a n d m a ki ng ( m e n ) s a i n ts ( C f p 2 8 5 n t) . . .
, . .

Th e E i ght p o i n te d M a l te s e
-
C r o ss i s t h e S i gn of ,

Life fo u n d e v e ry w h e r e i n t h e Gre a t P a l a c e a t M e r o e by
'

Pr o f : S a y ce a n d Ga r st a ng i n E th i o p i a a n d o n t h e ,

co l u m n s o f t h e r u i n e d B a s i li c a a t S o b a w h e r e t h e Lamb
w i t h c u rl e d h a i r w a s fo u nd i ns c r i be d Al u axl ,
'

O n t h e o ld e st C h r i s t i a n m o n u m e n ts i n S c o tl a nd ,

d e d i c a t e d t o p ri e sts o f S t N i ni a n s m o n a ste r y ( p .
’
,
.

i t i s de e ply i n ci s e d w i th t h e C i r cl e o f Et e rn i ty , .

An a m u l e t l a te ly g i v e n by a Ti be t a n m o nk t o o n e
at N a ri t a Pu d o j i sh e w s i t c l e a rly w i th t h e S a nsk ri t
- -
,

”
l e ge n d Om m a n i p a dm e b u m ( C h i n e s e O m i t o F o ) li , , .

A C M ou l . . B A Tr in C ll Camb
e, . J o rn A s i at S c : ( N
.
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. o . . u : : o . .

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( fl i ur u ce, or s

b r i ll i an t s an d e merald s ) th i s E i ght po i n t e d Cr ,
s e t wi th th e ru by wo rn -
os s

by He nry V at A gi n cou r t an d th e m agn ifi c n t s apph ire o wne d by

.
,
e

E d ward th Co n fe s or s ur mo u n t s th e I m per i al Cr wn o f E n gl an d
e s ,
o .

1: C ver o f th i s v ol me
o u .

A fii e d t th e S ce p t re R o y al—(h en ce c all e d
x o th e S ce p t re wi th th e
”
Cr s to th e S ce p t re w th th e D ove f E q u i ty an d M e rc y
” “
o s, th e R o d i ,
o ,

i t i se t abo ve th e O rb wh i c h th e A rchb i h p ( D a i S o
s j )
a s c ce r t S t s o ,
u sso o .

A gu t i n f C an t e rb u ry d e l iv rs fro m 0 5 th e A lt ar i n t o th e K i n g h an ds
’
u s e o e s
,

aft r ano i n t i n m w t r r t r m o f a C ro s s wi th h
( h i l “ f
e
g i i h f ag a n i n th e t oe o

word s
 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL 3 57

In t h e B ri t i sh M u se u m a n i n te r e st i ng e x a m pl e o f
t h e C r o ss o c c u rs e s p e c i a lly a ss o c i a t e d w i t h t h e R a s h
,

e It o I n i Irs o r d i ss e nt e rs o f t h e R u s s i a n Ch u rc h
, b u t a ls o ,

i n g en e r a l u s e a m o n g t h e It h a s e i g h t
e x tr e m i t i e s a n d o n i t s c e nt r a l s h a ft h a ngs t h e C r u ci fie d
,

Sa vi ou r ( t h e In c a rn a t i,o n th us c o nn e c ti ng t h e T w o
W o rlds ) .

In th e n i m b u s a r o u nd Hi s h e a d a re t w o Gr ee k
w o r ds 5 0377, w h i c h s i gn i fy Th e Ex i s ti ng i e Et e rn a l ‘
,
. .

O n e t a n d b e l o w o n e a c h si d e o f H i s b o dy i s t h e w o r d
’
, , ,

N IKA ,

VICTO RY .

Th e C r o ss ri s e s fr o m a c o nv e nt i o n a l hi ll or ,

M o u nt } i n t h e c e ntr e o f whi c h i s se e n t h e sk u l l o f

Th e wh o l e world i s bj e c t to th e Po wer
su

E m p i re o f Ch ri s t u R d e e me r ”
A nd , o r e ,

i . e . Mes s i ah .

Th e n th e K bl d ray d l ik
i n g, p s ay ing M as
esse an d “ e e a Bi s h o s,
”

i . i n ve t e d wi th th e Ro y al R o be ( P di m o f c l th f g ld) an d A rm i l l
e . s o u o o o ,

S t o l e and we ari ng th e R i n g o n h i s we dd i n g fi n ge r pp
”
, ( 1 8 n , . .

s at e d
e po n th Stone of Des tiny b o w h i h ad t ece ive th e Cros s
u e s s e o r

s m
ur t d Cro wn an d i
ou n o
“
l i fte d u p i n t h is Th ron e by th e Pr im ate
”
,
s o

an d Lord S p ir i t al and T m p ral aft r wh i c h H i s M j ty re ce i ve s th e i r

s u e o ,
e a es

h mag fr m th e firs t of e ach Or der f N bl ( cf pp 1 82

o e o o o es , . .

Th S t d e n t wi ll n o t e h w th i C re m n i al was rd ain e d to s e t f r th
e u o s e o o o

th e m y t i cal M a r i ag o f th e N at i n t h e God th r gh th e L rd s
’
s r e o o r ou o

A n i n t e d th e v i ibl e K i n g wh o ru l e s
”
o ,
sD i g ti a , e ra .

Th e D ] pr s n t d by T M t th e H i gh A lt ar t W s t m in t er
o ss a e e e . . o a e s

sh w Th ir A n ce t or E dward th e C nfe s r re ce iv ing a Ring fro m S t

e s e s ,
o so , .

J h n th e E v a g l i t wh i n P i l gr i m g rb i s in d i s t in gu is h abl e fr m a
o n e s o, -
a ,
o

Bu ddh i t m nk ! ( Ill G s di n p 865

o : u ar a ,
. .

Br i t i s h M s m G d t early C/ i ti n a nd By zantin e A ti q ities

u eu ui e o zr s a n u .

p 1 06 . .

1 C f t h e
’
S a n k r i t A.n n f B ddh i s m i ll
s p 3 7 1 i nf a o u , . . r .

“ J e h ov ah wh o s h all a ce n d i n t Thy H ly H i ll ? ”
P
x s 15 ls o o s ’
. . .
,

2 4 3 ff ; s e e p 3 9 n . . .
it .
3 58 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

Ad a m ; ll u si o n t o t h e t r a d i ti o n c o m m o nly re p r o
an a -

d u c e d i n Byz a n t i n e a rt th a t t h e fi r st m a n w a s b u ri e d
on t h e s i te wh e r e Je s u s w a s c r u c i fi e d Tw o m o r e p a i r s .

of l e t t e rs i nd i c a t e t h a t o n e i s Ad a m s sk u ll a n d th e
’
,

Oth e r t h e M o u nt o f Go lg o th a i n o t h e r w o r ds Calv ary , ,

( i a
. M .t S u m i c.h , .

In 6 80 Bp Arc u l f s a i d th a t a C o l u m n m a rks
“

.
,

th i s s p o t a s t h e Ce ntre o f t h e E a r t h ( p 3 4 1 . .

An o th e r P i lg ri m B e rn a rd o f Bri tt a ny i n 8 69 d e s c r i b e d
, , ,

th e Four p r e e m i n e n t P i lg ri m a g e c h u r c h e s b u i lt r o u n d
-

t h a t o f t h e Holy S e p u l ch re and i n t h e mi ds t o f t h e ,
*
,

c o u rty a rd b e twe e n th e m t h e Pl a ce s a i d t o b e t h e C e nt re ,

o f t h e W o rld m a rk e d o u t w i th c h a i n s
, H e re w e h a v e .

“ ”
di s t i n c tly t h e Fi ve w h i c h i s s o c o n s pi c u o u s i n t h e ,

i m a ge s o f t h e F i v e B u dd h a s o f w h o m Da i n i c h i N
y o rai

i s e v e r t h e C e ntr a l .

”
And th e r e s a y s S i r J o hn M a nd e v i ll e ( A D
, ,
. .

N igh wh ere Lor d was cru c i fi e d i s th i wr i tt e n i n Gre e k ( th at

ou r ,
s ,

i s t s ay i n E ngl i s h )
o , ,

Th i GOD o r K i ng b ef re th e worlds
s ,
u , o ,

Hath wr ght h ealt h i n th e m i d t f th e e ar th

ou s o .
’

“
A n d al so o n th at Rock wh re d r p pe d th e W n d s f O r L rd wh e n . e o ou o u o ,

He was p i nn d t th e C r —is W r i tt e n wi th i n th Ro ck th s e word s

e o os s e e

Th at th s ee t i s th e Gro nd f al l th Fai th o f th i s O l d
ou s u o e u r .
’

A n d i n th m i d t o f th at C h rc h f th e S e p l ch re i s a Comp as s i n
e s u o u

wh i ch J o s e ph of A r i m ath a l ai d th B dy o f O Lo rd wh e n h e h ad t ake n
0
e e o ur

Hi m d o wn from th e C r ; an d t h e re h e wa h e d th e Wou nd s o f O u r os s s

L o rd A n d th at Co m pas
. s ay me n i s, , s

TH E MI D S T or T HE W O RLD .

And a g a i n. ,

H e th at was K in g o f H e aven of A i r, 1 of Ea rth of Se a, an d o f al l

'

, ,

bu i lt by St Hel e n a in 3 20
Th e Ch u rch , an d de s tro ye d by C h o s roe s
an d th P r i an 61 4 wa r b i lt D awn
e e s s, , s e u .
, vo l . I pp 69 96
. .
, ,
1 0 4, 1 33,
1 72 . 3 95 ; I I p 1 49 ; M att 2 7 3 3 3 7
. . .
-
.

1 q fi a p 349 n I
‘
r .
,
. .
3 60 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

M Y S T I C A XE TH E .

K i ng tsi n g t h e S y ri a c m o nk d e a c o n a n d p a p a s o f C h i n a
-
, , ,

w h o c o m p s e d t h e i n s c ri p t i o n o n t h e fa m o u s S t o n e 7 8 1
o
, ,

“
d e s c ri be d h i m s e lf t h e re i n a s Ad a m a se ng o f t h e ,
"

Te m pl e o f Ta t s i n ( S y ri a ) s o n o f t h e c h o re p i s c o p u s o f
-
’
,

”
C u m da n t h e R o y a l C i ty
, H e w r o t e o f Hi m w h o i s .

E ve rl a t i n gly T ru e A l o ne F i rs t o f fi rs t and wi th u t o r i gi n p ro
s
, , ,
o .

fou n dl y i n t e ll ige n t e m p ty L as t o f l as t and e x i s t in g by H i s o wn e x ce l

, , ,

le nce ( S e l f ex i s t i n g) wh o h o ld s th e My s ti c Axe t an d in O perat i ng i t

-
, ,

co nve rt s th e n o n b e i n g and th e b e i n g a nd by H i s pr i m i t i v e d i gn i ty
( ) -
, , ,

co n fe rs e x ce ll e nc e n al l th e S ai n t s
”
o .

K i n g ts i n g a s k s -
,

I s n t th i s th e e x ce ll n t
o e Bo dy of o ur s o e l Tr i ne U ni ty th e t ru e
-
,

L o rd wi th u t rigi n A l h a ?
o o ,
-
o- He fo rme d a Cros s to d e t e rm i ne th e
F r part s f th e World
ou o
”
.

If ( a s s e v e ra l C h u r c h F a th e r s th o u gh t ) t h e Do e t ,

r i n e s o f L a o tz e a re a Pr i mi tiv e Chri s ti an i ty } i e be l o ng
-
. .

”
to the Pu re Rel igi o n n e c e s s a ry t o S a l v a t i o n w h i c h as ,

e x i st e d fr o m t h e C r e a t i o n o f t h e
“
S t A u g u s ti n e s a i d
.
,

h u m a n r a c e b u t w a s m o re fu I ly d e ve l op e d by o u r L o rd
,

i n H i s Go s pe l i t i s n o t s u r pri s i ng t h a t K i n g t s i ng
"
-
,

a d o p te d s o m a n y Ta o i st t e r m s t h a t h e w a s a cc u s e d o f

be i n g a Ta o i s t § .

In a n Ed i c t p r o m u lg a t e d s o m e y e a rs l a te r t h e E m ,

pp 83 n T 1 0 8 1 61 an d n 3 55
S up r a .
,
.
, , . .

T Ch me p 2 98 M G Pa th ie c i t i n g fr m M gr d e Vis de ou s
’
’ ’
. . . . u r, o .

t ran l at i n o f th e S i an fu s t l e (and J apane s ch o l ars c nfi rm i ts acc racy)

s o e , e s o u .

A / /z i th e El oh i m f th e He b r w G n i s
o a s A l l t h s D v i n e att r i b t es
o e e es . e e i u

are T a o i t t rm s
s e .

1 T h e l e a n e d ”
ai d L a t e d n
r o t u ally k n w T,
ao ; ist i s o -
z ,
o su o

rev al d t Babe th e s i mpl o e C h i ldl i k and i n th in e wn cl e t

e e o s, e n s . e, o os ,

s ee k aft r Taoe It is n ly r v al e d t th e r s t f l p i i t al h art a d wh o

. o e e o e u s r u e ,
n

s o ga i n th i t t/
e
g/ b d , pe r i h e th n t ( Cf pp 1 1 3 1 3 n
zou
” r
z e ze, s o . . .
, , .

é N w S t J h n 1 1 r ad i n C h ine
o . o I n th e b gi n n i n g was Tao
. . e s se, e ,

and th e Tao was God

”
Tao i s R a n l ike th e Log (.s e e pp 2 2 e so ,
os , .
,
 THE LOTU S GOS PEL 3 61

pe t o r T a i ts u ng s a i d th a t -
t h e C u st o m s o f t h e S a m

ghara m a ( B u dd h i st m o nks ) a n d th o se o f t h e Ta t si n -
’

m o n a ste ry d i ffe r e d m u c h a n d th e i r re l i gi o u s p r a c ti ce s ,

be i n g e n t i re ly o p p o s e d h e r e c o m m e nd e d K i ng ts i n g t o,
-

h a n d d o w n H i s M e ss i a h Te a c h i n g ( M i s h i k o K i a o ) a n d - -
,

t h e S o n s o f S hak a t o pr o p a ga t e t h e S u t r a s o f B u ddh a ,

i t b ei n g d e s i r a bl e t h a t t h e b o u nd a ri e s o f t h e Do c t ri n e s
”
sh o u ld b e c l e a rly d e fi n e d .

H e a dds t h e s e r e m a rk a bl e w o r ds
“
Orth o d xy and h e t er d oxy a e d i ff re n t th i ngs j t as th e r i vers
o o r e , us

K i n g an d We i h av e d iff re n t co rs e ”
e u s .

Dr L l o v d.
( i n p 1 24 n i )
S b in ra n a nd h is w o rk , .
, . .

a l s o m a k e s t h i s s i g n i fi c a n t r e m a rk r e g a rd i ng J a p a n

Th re i s re a o n to b e l ie ve th at i n th e 7th an d 8th cen t r ie s

e s
, u

Ch i t i an i ty was l ke d po n m e r ly as a vari ant form o f B dd h i m

r s oo u
”
e u s .

T h e s e fa c ts e m ph a si z e o u r t h e s i s th a t t h e N e w
De v e l o p m e n ts o f J u d a i s m a n d B u dd h i s m V i z t h e J e w i sh , .
,

H e re s y a n d t h e Da ij 6 w h i c h a r o se i n t h e s ame F i rst
’
,

C e nt u ry w e r e du e t o t h e s ame Gr e a t C a u s e vi z ; t h e
, ,

Ad v e n t o f God t h e Tr u e M o d e l i nt o th i s w o rld i n
, ,

H u m a n fo r m t o re v i v e t h e p ri m oe v a l P u r e Re l i gi o n ( p p , .

1 2 1 4 3 6 46 2 45 3 1 3 n
, , , , ,
.

T h u s K i n g ts i ng c o n t i n u e s h i s Ins c ri p t i o n o n t h e
-

S t one
O Tr in i ty d iv id in g I ts b dy (f en sk in ) th e i ll s tri u s and ve ner
ur o -
,
u o

abl e M i s h i h
- -
o,

H i d i ng H i t ru e M aj e ty pre se n t e d H im e l f
s s ,
s

A mo n g m n i n th e app earance f a M an ”
e o .

Th i s i s a c u alt ly t he B u ddh i st A E, ( t
S k . N i rm an a -
kay a ,

j ap . Oj i n ) p p a
, r i t i o n a l
t he t r a n
a s fo r m e d b o d y o f a ,

De i ty wh i c h a n s w e rs t o t h e S e l f e m p ty i n g ( Gk K e n 6s i s )
,
-
.

”
o f O u r Lor d i n o rd e r t o a s s u m e
,
An o t h e r F o r m .

“
H e m p t ie d H i mse l f t k th e F r m f a S l av e n d was mad i n
e , oo o o , a e

th e l ik e n es s o f me n of n r p t at i on and h mbl e d H i mse l f e ven

o e u , u
3 62 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

t d eath
un o .
”
l r
A Pi g im, in ”
H i s Re s u rre c t i o n Bo dy ( as Lu . 24 . 1 8, Vu l
g te ; Ph i l 2
a . . 6, 7; c f J o h n 1 3
. .
3 5; M a
-
rk 1 6 . 1 2 ; a sol pp . 2 71 , 2 74, 3 47

At ( be lzoj oj i
o ng i ng t o Jod os h fi ) I h a v e s ee n a
-
,

w o nd e rfu l p i c t u re o f S h ak a a s a h o m e l e ss B egg a r .

Whe n
TH E N E W S T A R

wh i c h h e r a ld e d t h e Inc arnati on a ppe a r e d “

i n c h o ru s ,
*

”
w i th t h e S u n a n d M o o n a n d t h e r e st o f t h e S t a rs S t , .

Ign a ti u s o f Anti o c h wr i t i n g t o t h e E ph e s i a n s ( 4 1 3 .

A D 1 0 0 i n t e r m s l i ke t h o s e o f t h e S yr i a c S t o ne a t
. .
,

S i a n fu A D 7 8 1 s a ys
, . .
,

H n ce al l th e p we r f M agi c was d i
e lve d an d e ve ry bo n d f o o s so , o

W ick d n e d tr y e d M n i gn o an ce wa t ak e n away and th e l d

es s es o . e
’
s r s , o

K n gd m ab l i h d God H i m e l f ap pe ar i g i n th F rm f a M an f r
i o o s e , s n e o o , o

th e Renewal f Immortal Li fe o wh i ch Th i n g we re d n i n th e , s o e

S i l e n ce Q u i et ne
”
, or f God ss, o .

d a p t a t i o n o f t h e M yst i c Ax e t o t h e C h i Rh o
An a -

m o n o gr a m r e pl a c e d t h e E a gl e o n t h e S t a nd a rd s o f t h e
R o m a n E m pi r e w h e n a s a re s u l t o f h i s Vi s i o n C o n st a n , ,

“ ”
t i n e t h e Gr e a t a d o p t e d i t a s h i s B a n n e r o f t h e C r o ss ,

a l l c o n q u e ri n g a n d
-
I n v u l n e r a bl e S i g n !
T h i s Do u bl e Ax e ( I a b ry s ) t h e sy m b o l o f De i ty fr o m ,

e a rl i e s t t i m e s l i s c o n s pi cu o u s o n t h e C u r t a i n s o f t w o
,
' '

S h ri n e s a s o n e cl i m bs h o ly M t M i y a i n Ja p a n l .

J o h n t h e B a pt i ze r u se d t h e Ax e a s sy m b ol i c of
Me ss i ah s m i ss i o n §
’
.

S up r a p . 68 . M att .

1 F n
’
d i n t h
oue ru i n f E K u r a t N i p r
( f n d d 7 0 0s0 B Co) I n -
u , ou e .

E gy p t th re w re ePr ie t f th D bl e A e i n th e F i fth Dy n a ty
s s o e ou xe s .

I n S mer th e S av i ou r G d M r d k and i n C re t Ze
u - Fath e r f Go ds
o ,
a u , e us, o

an d m n
”
h ld i t ( P p 2 75 2 85
e ,
e . .
,

1: T th e C h
o i f S h r i ne f I t k h i m a f
( e n d e d 1 3 0 0 y ar ag
) fr
o m su us ou e s o ,
o

bo yh d Pr i n ce I t p i d gr at d v t i n H e mad a P i l gri m p ath t th e

oo o a e e o o . e -
o

to p a a v t i ve f
s th M e rc i
o g an t d i n
or a n w e r t t
eh e l i f l n g pr y rs es r e s o e- o a e

o ff re d th re
e M n i / pp 4 1 4
e . S p p 2 75 n Q
a a z, Q L u ke 3 9 1 5
.
, . u ra .
, . .
, , .
3 64 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

on K o ng o Dai n i ch i s m i t re wh i c h i s a ls o s o me ti m e s
-
’
, ,

w o r n by A m i d a i n o rd e r t o sh o w th a t t h e Tw o a r e O ne .

Wh e n t h e C a t h o l i c F ai th t ri u m ph e d i n E u r o pe i n t h e
1 0 th c e nt u r y H i gh C r o s s e s w e r e s e t u p a t t h e g a th e ri ng
,

pl a ce o f e a c h Tri be t h e m a rk e t p l a ce a n d c h u r c h y a r d
,
- -
,

a n d c o v e re d w i th s c u l p t u re s a n d pi c tu re s t o s e r v e a s
te x t b o o k s
-
( Cf p
. . .

S u c h C r o ss e s a re w e ll i ll u str a t e d i n M r G S M a i l e s
’
. . .

”
M e m o ri a l Sc u lp t u re e s pe c i a lly t h e fa m o u s
,
C r o ss o f
”
t h e S cr i p t u re s at t h e I ri sh Abbe y o f C l o n m a c n o i s ,

( t h e g r e a t s c h o o l fo u n d e d by S t C o l u m b a i n w h i c h Al c u i n .

w a s r e a re d ) Th i s C r o s s d i s ti n c tly s h o w s t h e F i gu r e o f
.

t h e C r u ci fi d L o rd i n t h e m i dst o f t h e s e fo u r h o l e s i n
e —
a c c o r d a n ce w i t h

Th at D iv i n Ord er wh ich h ld m ak e e veryth i ng b o th i n He ave n

e s ou ,

and o n e ar th c entre i n H i m
, I n H i m I s ay f by r U n i n wi th H im
.
, ,
or ou o

we b e cam e G d o
’
s

Th e se fi v e p u n c tu r e s a re o n t h e t ri u m ph a l fl o ri a te d
C r o ss wh i c h h e a ds t h e S yr i a c ste l e C h ri sti a ns v a r i o u sly .

i nt e r p r e t th e m a s
TH E FI V E W O U N D S

g i v e n t o o u r Bl e ss e d S a v i o u r w h e n H e h u ng u pon the

C r o ss fo r M a n s re de m p t i o n j ( t h e w o u nd i n t h e ri ght
’ '

t h e We l l o f M e r c y
“
h a nd be i ng te r m e d th a t i n t h e ,

l e ft t h e W e ll o f Gra c e
,
a n d t h e pe ll e ts a s t h e Fi v e

L o a v e s o f Hi s m i ra cl e o n w h i c h He b a s e d H i s e s o te r i c
,

t e a c h i n gs o n t h e Eu ch ari s t i n t h e F o u rt h Go s pe l ( c h : ,

Th e r e a s o n fo r t h i s be c o m e s c l e a r w h e n w e re fl e c t
t ha t fo r t h e fi rs t fo u r c e n tu r i e s t h e E u c h a r i s t i c br e a ds
, ,

u se d a t R o m e w e r e s m a ll b r e a k fa st r oll s t h e c o m m o n ,

E ph 1 . 10 , I I : Ce ntu ry I V T . .

1 H e nce
’
F i ve R b i a e
, d u es r u se on s o me C r
os s es to s et rth th i s
fo
t ru th N t th F i ve ch in s by wh ich
. o e e a th e I nce n se th r ibl
u es in T i b t as
e ,

i n C th l i c se a
a o s s pe n d d
u ,
re u e .
 THE LOTU S G O S PEL 3 65

b re a d o f th a t da y bu t s e a l e d fo r h o ly u s e w i th t h e
S v a st i k a c r o ss o r w i th t h e C h i I m o n o g r a m wh i c h re
-
,
-

s e m bl e s t h e B u dd h i st j ip p o .

T h e s e F i v e R o lls a r e c o nst a n tly pi c t u r e d i n t h e

C a t a c o m bs a n d i n t h e c r y p t o f Lu ci n a ( 2 n d c e nt ) i n
,
.

a b a s k e t w i t h a gl a ss c h a l i ce o f W i n e a n d t h e Fi s h w h i c h

sti ll t o ge t h e r w i th Tw o l i g h te d C a n dle s a re o n t h e
, ,

P a s c h a l T a bl e i n e v e r y J e wi sh h o m e .

A cc o r d i n g to th e

r u br ic fi v e gr ai ns o f ,

fra nki n c e ns e a re a ffi x e d

to th e P a sc h C a ndle
sy m b o l o f t h e Pi l l ar o f
(
Fi re ) by m e a ns o f fi v e .

n a i ls .

N o w t h e S h e w br e a d ( w h i c h t o t h e J e ws w a s t h e
-

s pe ci a l ty pe o f Me ss i ah ) b o re t h e s a m e m e a n i ng i n Is ra e l
,

“
a s i t d i d i n B a byl o n Vi z : it wa s t h e B re a d o f t h e
,

”
F a c e s i e t h e d i ffe r e nt As pe cts o f t h e C h a r a c te r o f God
, . .
,

an d the
“
Bre a d o f t h e Re v e a l e r —( b a r b a r t i ) i e o f - -
. .

O ra cl e a n d Vi s i o n .
*

Th e e a rly E v a n g e l i sts t o B ri ta i n pl a ce d the se F i v e

pe ll e t s o n t h e K e l t i c C r o ss e s t o e m p h a si z e t h e Gr e a t
M yst e ry o f t h e Li v i ng Bre ad c o m i n g d o w n fr o m H e a v e n
”
t o g i v e Li fe t o t h e w o r l d t .

On s o m e a n c i e n t Al t a r sl a bs th e re a re fi v e e qu a l -

a r m e d C r o s se s Th e c e l e b ra n t k i ss e s t h e c e ntr a l C r o ss
.

a n d t h e d e a c o ns t h o s e a t th e fo u r c o rn e r s a t t h e be gi n ,

n i n g o f M a ss .

T h e y r e p r e s e nt t h e Wel l s of S al v ati oni wh ic h s pra ng

S up ra pp . 29 n . .
T Templ es of
, {b e Or i ent , In d e x , B read qf E terna l
1 M an i p i ll s , s up r a pp 3 2 1 2 , 3 2 4
“
-
. .

I R oman re cy S m é ol zs m, p 91 , S i d n e y He ath Is ai ah
' '

y . . 1 2. 3 .
3 66 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

fr o m t h e S a v i o u r s Fi v e W o u nds v iz : M e rc y Gra ce’

, , ,

L o v e Pi ty a n d C o m fo rt o v e rfl o wi ng i n t e nd e rn e ss t o
, ,

t h e S o rr o w fu l a n d P e n i t e nt .

On t h e w e st fa c a d e o f a n o l d S yr o I n d i a n c h u r c h -

o n t h e M a l a b a r c o a st i s a R i m b B w h e e l s e t i n a l a r g e -

T ri a n gl e a n d F i v e C r o s s e s o n i ts s i d e a n d a pe x
, .
*

In t h e Ga ll i c a n ri te w h e n a c h u rc h w a s d e d i c a t e d ,

t h e B i s h o p fi rst a sk i n g t h e h e l p o f God e x o r ci s e d a n d
, ,

bl e ss e d t h e l u str a l w a t e r fo r t r a ci n g a C r o ss a t t h e
fo u r a ngl e s T h e n a ft e r c e n s i n g h e a n o i nte d t h e Alt a r
.
, ,

t h ri ce i n t h e ce ntr e a n d a t t h e c o r n e rs w i t h h o ly o i l ,

a ft e r wh i c h h e p l a ce d gr a i n s o f I n ce n s e i n t h e fo r m o f a

C r o ss a n d w h i ls t t h e y b u rn e d r e c i te d a c o n s ec r a ti ng
, ,

ra e r fr
p y
In t h e Gr e e k C h u r c h a s m a ll t a bl e i s pl a c e d o n t h e ,

v i gi ls o f gr e a t F e a sts i n t h e m i dst o f t h e c h u r c h a n d ,

o n i t Fi ve L o a v e s s u r r o u nd e d by C o r n W i n e a n d Oi l }:
, ,

bl e ss e d by t h e P ri e st a t a s pe ci a l s e rv i c e a r t o k I a s i a ,
-
.

Th e l o a v e s br o k e n i nt o s m a ll pi e ce s a r e d i st r i b u t e d a s
, ,

a e u l og i a a m o ng t h e b e l i e ve rs p r e s e n t § t o c o m m e m o r a t e ,

t h e F i v e L o a v e s by wh i c h M e s s i a h m i r a cu l o u sly fe d

o v e r 5 0 0 0 pe o p l e i n t h e De s e rt .

On a c i rc u l a r S o h ag st a m p u s e d i n t h e C o p ti c C a -

t h e dr a l C a i ro fo r th e E u c h a ri st i c w a fe r s “t h e r e a re
, , ,

Tw e l ve C r o sse s i n a pp e a ra n c e e x a c tly l i ke t h a t n o w m a d e
,

by K ob o Da i s h i s S a n k a o n t h e S h i ng o n T a bl e s o f
’

Ill . D awn , v ol I p 213 . . . .

1
'

Wars /zap pp 4 1 0 ,
.
-
1 2 M gr Du ch e s ne
. .

1 Cf Ho s e a
. 8, 9 2 1 , 2 2 , R V
2 .
,
. .

Q I h av e re ce ive d M och i r ice b re ad -

an d r i t i m il arly d is tr ib t d
f u s u e to

th e o l k er
u - oo v i llage ch i ldre n aft er a
s an d pe c ial E ch a i s t “ M a s
s u r ,
s of

No ri h m e n t
u s
”
o ff r d by P l gr i m to B ddh a
,
e e i s u .

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:
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p 24
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'

za z rc .
, A rchd e acon Do wl i n g ;
al so G S M a i l e M m ia l S lp t r L n do n
’
. . s e or cu u e, o .
 3 68 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

Cl e a r ly t h e m e a n i ng O u r Bl e sse d L o r d h a d i n m i nd
w h e n H e u tte r e d t h o se m yste ri o u s w o rds (Jo h n 3 1 4 ; ,

12 32 , a b o u t Hi s
,

W h e n S h o wn t o m y k i n d i n st ru c t o r Abb o t K e i j u n , ,

h e a t o n c e p o i nte d o u t th a t th e s e C r o ss e s t e a c h t h e s ame
T ru th s a s th o s e s e t fo rth i n t h e t w o R y 6b u M a n da ra s l
T h e i r sq u a re b a se l i k e th a t o f t h e K o r e a n P i ll a r
,

st o n e ( p sy m b o li ze s Ta i z o k a i i e Earth ; th e Ri ng
.
-
,
. .

abo v e e n c i r cl i ng t h e F o u r a r m s o f t h e C r o ss
,
i s K o n go ,

k a i He ave n
,
w hi lst t h e i nt e rv e n i ng sh a ft o n w h i c h t h e ,

Cru cifi e d h a ngs u ni te s t h e Tw o ,

N a t u re s a n d m a ke s ,

H e a v e n a n d E a rth at one t Th e i d e n ti c a l Tr u t h e x p re ss e d .

by S t P a u l ( E ph 2 1 5 1 8 C o l : 1 8
. .
, v iz -
th a t t h e
,

Incar nati on m a ke s t h e Tw o W o rlds one e v e n a s t h e ,

Ch ri st m a s hy m n s a ys
GOD A N D S I N N E R S R E C O NC I LE D !
M y S h i n g o n fr i e n d a dd e d O n e w h o u nd e r s t a nds ,

Ryob u vas o find s th i s pi c t u re v e r y pre c i o u s fo r Ry o h a i n

a
,

t h e O ri e nt h a s t h e s a m e m e a n i ng a s t h e Ch ri st i a n C r o ss
”
i n t h e We st ! ii
Th e p u r e w h i t e m a r bl e ci rcu l a r Alt a r o f H e a v e n a t ,

Pe ki ng st a nd s l i k e w i s e u p o n a squ a r e pl a tfo r m o f t h e
b r o wn E a rth w h e n ce fl i ghts o f S t a i rs a s ce n d fr o m t h e
,

fo u r c a rd i n a l p o i nts th r o u gh s c u l p t u r e d C l o u ds t o i ts
s u mm i t .

And o n ce m o re t h e S y ri a c st e l e s a ys
, ,

Th e S i gn f th e Cr unites th e fou r qu ar t ers

o f th e world
oss o ,

A n d res tores th e Harmony th at h ad b e e n d e s t r y e d ! o

TH E FIV E L I GHT S
a re o fte n sh o w n in t h e E a st e r n W i nd o w of C h ri sti a n

In C hr i s t ian s y mbo l i s m th e C ircl e t ds for E t ern i ty

s an , no b e
ginn i ng
n or e nd .

1
‘
S up ra p . 2 79 n
. .
 THE LOTU S GO S PEL 3 69

c h u r c he s ; an d W e st fa c a des o f C o l o gn e a n d o t h e r
on t he

m e d i o e v a l C a th e d r a ls w i t h t h e W h e e l s h a pe d Ros e Wi n -

dow
”
a s ce ntr e — ty pe o f H i m t h e gr e a t C e n tr a l S u n , ,
’

“ ”
th e R o se o f S h a r o n t h e v a st S n o w w h i te R o s e i n
,
-

Da n te s Vi s i o n o f t h e P a r a d i s e o f God
’
.

At C ha rtr e s t h e c e ntr a l Li g h t i s t h e Vi rg i n M o th e r -
,

”
Li ly o f t h e V all e ys re p re s e nt i n g t h e Ch urch In t h e
,
.

o th e r fo u r th e c h i e f P r o ph e t s o f t h e O l d C o v e n a nt ,

Is a i a h J e r e m i a h Ez e k i e l a n d Da n i e l e a c h be a r i n g a n
, , .
,

th e N e w Te s
“
E v a nge l i st o n h i s sh o u ld e rs t e a c h t h a t ,

t a m e n t r e st s u p o n t h e fo u nd a ti o n o f t h e O l d .

Th e F i v e Dhyan a B u dd h a s o r F i v e P o w e rs a r e t h e , ,

hi gh e st r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f B u dd h a th e U n i v e r s a l Li ght w h o , .

s a v e s t h e w o rld a n d a re sy m b o l i z e d by t h e S o tob a
,

w h i c h m a rks m o st gr a v e s i n t h e v a st K oy a c e m e te ry ,

w h e re J a p a n e s e o f e v e ry s e c t a n d r a nk r ej o i c e t o l a y
‘

th e i r d u st b e s i d e K 6b 6 Da i s h i s i nc o r r u pt i bl e b o dy ’
.

O n e be l i e v i ng g l a n c e a t s u c h a S o t o b a e ns u r e s t h e
F o rg i v e n e ss o f a ll si n s j u s t l i k e t h a t o f th e sn a k e bi t te n
,
-

H e b re w s t o t h e S e r p e nt w h i c h J e h o v ah c o m m an d e d M o se s
t o m a k e o f br a ss a n d l i ft u p o n a p o l e fo r th e i r h e a l i n gj '

Its S qu a re b a se , or C u be sy m b o l i z e s
,

E ar tli = A = Da i n i c h i

Th e C i rc l e ,

Wa te r = Bi = Am i da

t e d es cr i be s m e t i n g S t Fran c i i n th e f urth c ircl e of Parad is e

D an e . s o

—th e S un ; th e h o me o f th s e wh o bu n wi t h D iv i ne l ove N l nger

o r . o o ,

s ay s h e m t A s i i b e call e d A ce i ( k i ndl ed) b t rath e r Or ie n t th e

,
us s s s s u ,

E as t as from i t h as ar is e n an th r S u n H i e n T an g al call e d
'

,
o e . L s , s o, ,

th e tw S u n s o f th e worl d
”
A s vago h a and N aga j n a
’
s r u . o .

T C f pp 1 4 1 .n T. 1 67 .a n d n.
3 i ll 3 3
, 4 3 78 w i th N u m 21 8 9
.
, .
,
0 , . .
, ,

J oh n 3 1 44 6 A l o th e co mmand E 2 0 4 wi th A ppen d ix 1 , Image

. . s x . .
,
.

sect .
3 70 THE LOTUS GO S PEL

The Tri a ngl e ,

Fi re = R a= S h aka

Th e C re s ce nt ,

Wi n d = K a = As h u k a , or Pu d o ;

Th e B a ll , H 6s h 6 -
n o- ta m a ,

E the r ,
or S ei s h i .

Ya ku sh i ( p be i ng o n e o f th e Fi v e B u ddh a s o f
.

W i sd o m s o m e ti m e s h olds t h a t c e ntr a l pl a ce
, .

In K oy a C e m e te r y t h e r e i s a l arge i m a ge o f M i roku
h o ld i ng th i s S o t o b a ; t h e c h ar a c te r fo r Gr e a t M e rc y i s
o n Hi s b r o w

We fo u nd i n a K o r e a n b o o k o f B u ddhi st P ra ye r s “

”
s u i t e d t o a l l o cc a s i o n s t h e N a m e s o f t h e s e F i v e Bu d

dh a s i n a Hy m n o f P ra i s e :
I prai e th e pure p i r i t al Vai ch ana ( i e D ain ich i th e Sun) ;
s
”
s u co , . .
,

Th e n I prai e th e perfe ct Loc h ana (i a th e Moon Samgh a th e

s
”
, . .
, ,

R e fl e c t e d B dh i o r C h n ch * o ,
r .

Th en I prais e th e 1 0 0 0 0 Form f Shak a Muni ,

s o ,

I prais e th Coming Mirok u e

I pra i se Y aku s h i o f th e cry s t al Eas t ern He av n 1 e s .

'

Th e se Fi v e a re th e Ele m e n ts i nt o w h i c h t h e b o dy
re s o lv e s i tse lf a t d e a th .

0 joy I came fr m God o ,

A n d u n t o God re t u rn 1
”
.

A s o n e c o m pl e te Wh o l e th e y e x p r e ss t h e V i rt u e s o f ,

Dai ni ch i The y a re i n fa c t H i s Se cre t Name §

.
, ,
.

E i te l ’
s Ha n dbook p . 1 80 . C f Ke b l e.
’
s hy mn ve ,
rs e 4 N , o. 1 68,
H ym ns A and M; l
a so E ph . 1 . 23, “ th e F l nes s
u oi m wh o fil l e th al l in

al l Compl eti on .

T No te th at O mi t
t bh a i s f th e I V t n Heavens
o fo , z e. . Ami a ,
o cs c r ,

Su kh a att ; al s o th at wh il s t i n Ch r i t e nd m grave s an d ch u rch s are

v s o e

o r i n te d t ward
e J r sale m i n th e Eas t th e dy i ng b l iever faces Wes t
o s e u ,
e

t ward s A m id a He v n ( p p
o
’
s a e , su ra .

1 H y m n f 3 C a mb r iod g N e o Pl at o n i s t e - .

é ( Cf pp 2 7
. 6 n .2 79 n J
,
u d g es. 1 3 1 8 an d mg R V ; M 9» , . .
,
. . .

6 ; Re v . 2 . x7 ;3 . 1 2,
3 72 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

i n d i ca t e t h e au th o r i ty of a Un i v e r s a l M o n arc h o ve r the

Th re e w o rld s .

Th e sq u a re pl i nth t h e i r b a se d e n o t e s th e W o rl d at

of M en ; t h e d o m e t h e v a u lt o f H e a v e n t h e Re a l m o f
, ,

God th e t c b e t r a ri s i ng a b o v e t c h e t ra t h e W o rld o f
, , .

S pa c e e nd i ng i n t h e Tr i s c u l a o r E m p y re a i i .
*

Th e “
T o w e r o f Da v i d a t J e r u s a l e m w a s v e n e ra te d
by C h r i s t i a n p i l gri m s ( C f Lu k e 2 . . .

In t h e F i r s t ce nt u ry A D Ph i l o Ju da e u s wr o t e th u s ,
. .

o f c e rt a i n p r a y e rs u s e d i n t h e J e w i s h Te m pl e

Th e H i gh Pr i t ffe rs th e m u p n o t o n ly f r th e wh l e h u m an race
es o , o o
‘

b t al s o f r th e wh l e rac o f Nat u re i e
u o f th Ear t h Water Fire and
o e , . . o e . , ,

Air t an d po u r f rth h i pray rs an d th a k gi in g fo th e m al l l kmg

,
s o s e ii S v s r , oo

up n I /
o W l d s ays Ph i l
ze
”
or a i t re ally i s as l i C nnfrj q f r wh i c h
,
o, s , zs o o ’

th re f
e he i
o re , accu t m e d t i mpl r and pr p i t i at e i t Gov r nor by
s s o o o e o s e

s u p p l i cat i o ns an d pr ay e r b e ee ch ing H im t give a port io n f H i s o wn

s, s o o

m rc i f l h man e n at u re t th e th i ng wh ich He h as cr at e d
e u , u
”
o s e .

This t i r e ly M a li ay an i s t c o n c e p ti o n l §
is an . en

G o d o f t h e El e m e n ts i s a t e r m u s e d i n t h e I ri sh
Li t u r gy o f S t C o l u m b a s ti m e ; a n d i s t h e Id e a e n s h ri n e d
.
’

i n S t P a t ri c k s L o r i c a t h e F a i th h e t a u g h t h i s c o n v e r ts
’
.
,

i n t h e S a n I t h e Ble sse d T h r e e a n d t h e Li ght w h i c h i s

-
, ,

t h e a c tu a l Pr e s e n c e o f Ch ri s t H i m s e lf ( p , .

By th e bl es t po we r f Tr i n i ty o

I b in d n t my e l f t day u o s o- ,

Th e L i ght f S n o u ,

Th wh i t e ne f th e S n w e ss o o ,

Th for ce f F ire “ th e W i n d s wi ft b re ath

e o ,
’
s ,

Th e O c an d e p th e
’
s .

Pp . 226 n . .
;t . 2 98 ; n .
t
.

1 Th'
e S h i te n n o al s o t E ar th A ir F ire and Wat er re pr es en , , , .

it S e e s p a pp 1 1 1 61 1 68 u r .
, , .

Q A v ne rabl m n k o n ce t ld m e th a t
e i t i p
e s s ibl e f r
o o s o o a c at or

d o g t h ave m re f H t k é n at r e th an
”
o o me f us p s e s
o o o
’
s u so o o s s .

Re v . 1 4, 1 8; cf . S ong o
f tfi e T/zre c H oly C/zi l dr cn 23 -27 .
 TH E L O TU S GO S PEL

Th e P o God to gu i de m e ,
wer of

H i s W i s d o m to t e ach m e
Th e Way o f God to go b e f re me o

H i s A n ge l ho t t pr t ct m ”
s o o e e .

I h a v e se e n a t Z fij Bj i a m a n d a r a i ll u str a t i ng t h e -

o w e r o f t h e Vi s i on o f t h e Towe r ( H o k e X I ) u p o n b i rd s
p
i n t h e a i r m o n k e ys i n t h e tr e e s a t i ge r i n t h e j u ngl e
, , ,

a n d o n t h e ge n t l e ga z e ll e i n t h e m e a d o w .

N o r i s t h i s i n c o ns i st e n t w i t h t h e C a t h ol i c F a i t h
fo r i n t h e S p a n i s h C h a p e l o f S ta
,
M a r i a N o v e ll a .
,

F l o re n ce a fr e s c o re p r e s e nt s t h e O u t p o u r i n g o f t h e H o ly
,

S p i r i t a t P e nte c o s t u p o n a l l N a t i o n s a n d t w o o r t h r e e ,

d o gs i n t h e for e gr o u nd s h e w th a t t h e Du m b C r e a t u r e s
w e r e n o t e x cl u d e d fr o m t h e bl e ss i n g s o f t h e N ew Gr ace
'

'

I nd e e d t h a t m o s t C hr i s t l i k e o f E u r o pe a n s a i nts F ra n c i s
,
-
,

o f Ass i s i w a s w o n t t o p r e a c h t o b o t h b i r ds a n d fi s h e s
,
.

A w a y s i d e C r o ss w a s s e t u p i n I o n a i n m e m o ry of
S t C o l u m ba s W h i te H o r s e
’ *
. .

In a pa p yr u s fo u n d a t O x yr yh n c h u s the s e n o t a ble
w o rds a t tr i b u t e d t o O u r L o rd o cc u r
, ,

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o r o r o e o o

i s n He ave n ? Th e f wl
i f th e ai an d al l th be a t th at a e n de r the
o s o r, e s s r u

e ar th po n th e e arth and th e fi h e o f th e e a th e e a e th e y wh ich

or u ,
s s s , s r

d raw y an d th e K i ngd m
ou , f He ave n i wi th i n yo u an d wh o s e ver
o o s , o

s h all k n w h i m l f s h all find i t T "

o se .

As i n Egy p t t h e S u n b o a t s Re t u rn a t Da w n o f Da y -
’

w a s a c cl a i m e d by A pe s w i t h r a p t u r o u s s h o u ts s o i n , ,

“
J a pa n m o nk e ys a r e t h e M e s s e n ge rs o f t h e Gr e a t De i ty
,

”
of I s e ,A m a ter a s u Dai S i n gu } a n d t h e a t t e nd a n ts i n
S h i i i t 6 S h ri n e s a s a t S a n i i Bj i ng a T o ky o -
, .

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34 an d n . I ; an d n o e t th at th e M o n go l s a tt ach s pe ci al
im port ance t Wh i t e H r e
o o s s.

1
“
G r n f ll and H nt ; s e
e e u e a so l S t A u gu s i ne
. t ’
s Confes s i ons .

j; N i/ wng i vo l 2 p 1 90
,
. . . .
 3 74 THE LOTUS G OS PEL

At Y o rk M i nst e r ( n
i a i 4 th ce n tu r y wi nd o w i n the

N . ai sl e ) A pe s a s p a r t o f t h e Gre a t Ch oi r o f Cre ati on

, ,

”
a re pl a y i ng o n m u sic a l i ns t r u me n ts
Go pre a c h t h e Go s pe l t o t h e Wh ol e Cre ati on
”
s ai d ,

Th e Chri s ta L

Prais e H im fr m th Earth ye D rag ns }:and al l Dee ps

o e ,
o .

L e t e v ery th i ng th at h ath breath prai e th e L o d !

'

s r

Tw o Dr a g o ns w i th gl o ri ou s a Ta m a e n c1 rc l e t he

C r o ss sy m b o l a t t h e h ea d o f t h e N e s t o r i a n S t o n e
-
.

M o st c u ri o u s S v a s ti k a s a re fo u n d o n bo th I ri sh a nd

S c o tt i sh C r o s s e s fo r m e d o f fo u r h u m a n Embryos ( a s a
, .

Bu ddh i st Do c t o r po i nte d o u t t o m e ) S o m e a re e v e n . .

i n te r l a ce d w i t h a Bi rd t h e u s u a l sy m b o l o f t h e S oul , . ,

On a C r o ss fo u n d i n Y o r ks h i r e th re e s u c h Embryos ,

s u pp o rt i t s fl o r i a t e d h e a d —
§ t h e d e a d w o o d o f t h e C r o ss
b u rst i ng o u t i n t o fl o we ri ng L i li e s a s o n t h e S y ri ac
'

i
s t e l e i n W C h i n a a n d o n S t Th o m a s s t o m b a t M é l ia p o r
.
, .
,

i n S I n di a . .

T h e s e e mbryos cl e a rly e m b o dy a ki nd re d i d e a t o th a t
'

t a u g h t by t h e F i v e Dhy a n a C o n t e m pl a t i v e B u ddh a s ,

.th e S v a st i k a ( M a nj i ) s i gn i fyi n g , y ea r s E te rni ty ,

= .

K o n gok a i Da i n i c h i ( i e Dai n ic h i of t h e Di a m o nd , . .

Wo rld o f Re a l i ty ) i s r e co gn i z e d by t h e Di a dem o f F i v e ,

P o w e r s a n d by H i s l e ft fo re fi ng e r ci a s pe d i n t h e ri g h t h a n d
,
.

T h i s i s Fu d B s S w o rd w i t h w h i c h a si gn re s e m bl '

i n g th a t o f t h e C hr i s t i a n g of Li fe o ss ) i s
"
“ Si n
( t h e C r , ,

m a d e o n t h e be l i e v e r s pe rso n “ ’
.

Sy m bol i c/u , p 1 83 . .
1 M ark I 6, 1 5 R V
. . .

M r Ru s k i n i ll u m i n at i n g t e ach i n g Pl ace o f Dragons "

th e
’

1: See . s on ,

S t M a rk s R es t
.
’
. ch . XL ; Ps 44 . . 1 9 . 1 48 7 ; . 1 50 6 A V. . . .

é Ill . Celt ic A rt ,
”
pp . 2 89, a nd i n Re v . G . S . Tyack ’
s

Tfie Cr os s
'

R i tu al A r c/zool ogy and A rt

'

zn . . 1 900 .

HN o te th at th e S word Mirror , ,
an d Je wel are foun d al so in S i n o, h t
an d are th e s acre d R e gal i a o f J ap an .
3 76 TH E L O TU S GO S PEL

Da i n i c hi N y o ra i C e ntr a l S pi ri t u a l S u n a r ou nd
as t he

W h o m t h e U ni v e rs e re v o lv e s ,

K I N G OF K I N G S AND L O R D O F L O R D S l
—
In t h e J od o s h ti Z oj aj i a t Toky o 1 fo u n d th re e ai s
- -
'

u se d on an a n ci e n t k a k e m o n o t o r e pre s e n t A m i d a ,

Kw a n n o n a n d S e i s h i ; b u t i t i s s i gn i fi c a n t t h a t t h i s
,

s y m b o l i s o nly e m pl o y e d by t h o s e thr e e s e c ts w h o m o st

re se m bl e C a t h o l i c C h ri s t i a n i t y ,

I n a Te n d a i S h r i n e a t Y o sh i n o I n o t e d
th e S a nsk ri t c h a r a c t e rs A Un r e pe a t e d o v e r -

e a c h o f t h e t h r e e a pe r t u r e s i n t h e C u r t a i n s

w hi c h v e i l t h e H o l i e s t Pl a c e .

B u ddh a i s An n sa
y t h e m o nks , ,

fr o m W h o m a l l t h i n gs c o m e a n d t o ,

W h o m a l l t h i n gs r e t u rn ; a n d Un i s
e x p i ra ti o n t h e l a s t s i g h o f t h e s pi r i t a s i t
,

”
l e a v e s t h e b o dy (
i
C f J o hn . 1 3 . .

“ ”
T hi s Un is th e hu n th e fin a l ,
‘

syll a bl e i n t h e Ti be t a n pra y e r 0 m m am
’

p a d m e b u n ( pp 5 6 . 1 6 7 3 2 2 .
, ,

C o m pa r e th e F i v e v o w e ll e d N a m e o f -

t h e I n e fia b l e O n e a m o n gst t h e H e b re w s .

C hr i s t i a ns u s e t h e m ys t e r i o u s c o n t ra c ti o n A 12, (i v,
“
t o e x p r e s s H i m w h o s a i d o f H i m se lf I a m Al p h a a n d ,

O meg a t h e Begi n n i n g o f t h e C r e a t i o n o f God t h e Ame n

, ,

a n d St .P a u l w o u ld s u r e ly p o i nt t ri u m p h a ntly t o t he se
M a h aya n i s t fa c t s a s e m ph a si z i ng h i s o wn w o rds Abb a , ,

”
Father ! qr

A fi n e e x a m pl e o f t h e G6 b u ts u gr o u p c a r ve d by -
,

“
I g l
am s o
ad th at y t h in k A m i d
oua i God ! i d a J ap ane s e s sa

l ady to m ( ne f a de v u t B ddh i t f m i ly b t h r l f a Ch r i t i an f
e o o o u s a , u e se s o

s m
o e y ar t an d i ng ; th e t ear we l l i n g p i n h e e ye ; a d a v i ll age
e s
’
s s u r s n

s ch o
o l m t e r wr t e to me H w th a k f l we a e th at y u th ink th e
-
a s “
o ,
o n u r o

0 0 d o f J ap an i th e S ame as th e (l t d f E r pe
s o u o
 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL 3 77

Un k ei i n t h e M i ddl e Ag e s w a s sh e w n m e o n M t K oy a ,
.

—a p a t h e ti c V o ti v e o ffe re d by a m o th e r fo r h e r s o n .

Th e Fi v e Fi g u r e s g o ld e n a n d e x q u i si t e ly ca r v e d i n w o o d
, ,

a re e s p e c i a ll y i nt e r e s t i ng b e c a u s e t he y a re t h e l i fe s i z e d -

i m a g e s o f Th o s e w hi c h i n m i n i a t u r e fo r m t h e C r o ss o n . ,

th e b a p t i s m a l M i tr e o f t h e S h i ng o n s h fi a n d i n t h e -
,

b a nn e r o f t h e K a s u g a Ga z e ll e a n d a r e a l s o i n sc r i be d o n ,

t h e P i l g r i m s s h r o u d ( pp 1 7 8 n
’
2 44 . . .
,

It i s e v i d e n t th a t h e re i n l i e p r o fo u nd tr u ths b u t ,

d i m ly c o m pre h e n d e d by u s W e s t e rn s c o n ce r n i n g w hi c h ,

S t P a u l s p o ke w h e n h e d e s c ri be d
. t h e Wh o l e C r e a t i n u

a s e a r n e s t ly e x p ec t i ng a n d a w a i t i ng Re d e m p t i o n a n d
”
t h e M a ni fe s t a t i o n o f t h e S o ns o f God ( R om 8 1 9 , . .

T h o se w h o h a v e s e e n d i a gra m s i n p hys i o l o gi ca l
t e x t b o o k s kn w th a t i n t h e i r i n c e p ti o n a l l e m bry o s
-
o
, ,

a re a l i k e a n d th a t i t i s i m p o s s i bl e e v e n fo r a n e x pe rt
,

t o t e ll w h e th e r a n e m b r y o w i l l e v e n t u a lly d e v e l o p i nt o

a fr o g a p ig
, a m o nke y . o r a h u m a n be i ng , .

Da nt e w h o w a s st e e pe d i n a l l t h e A n ci e n t L o re a sk e d
, ,

D ye n t c m pre h e n d th at w a e w r m
o o o e r o s ,

B rn to br i n g f rth th e an g l i c B tt e fly ?
o o e u r

x 96 ee a
t

Li ke a ye u n t I n e c t ndev l pe d
re o s s u e o ,

E ve n a th e w rm i n wh i c h f rm t i
s o o a on fai l s .

P u rg . x . 1 2 4- 2 8

0 h u man cre at r s b u e ,
or n to s oa r a l o
f t,

W h y fai l y th b e us r
e fo e a l i ttl e wi d n

1b . x 11 .
95, 96 .

Su c h l n gi n g p n l gi n g came Up n me
o u o on o

To b ab ve th at a t e ac h t p th e aft r
e o , s e re e

Fo r fl ght I f lt i n me th e p i n i n gr wi ng !
i ,
e o s o

1b . x xv n .

”
And s u c h i s t h e Progre ss o f S ouls s a i d B i s h o p .

J e re m y Ta yl o r whe n d e s c r i bi n g t h e p r o ce ss by w h i c h a
,

C a t e r pi ll a r i s tr a n s fo r m e d i nt o a Bu tte rfl y .
*

Th e r ad r i s re f rre d
e e e to Tomp l es of tb c Or ient for mo re d e t ail s
3 78 THE LOTU S GO S PEL

Th e ac t ive v i rtue , wi th s ou lp -
o we rs r ife ,

As of a p l an t
Th e n w rk o s so mu ch , th at
ves an d f e l no w it mo e s

L i ke a s e a fu n gu
-
an d th e n u nd r t ak e s
s, e

To org n i e a z th e powers wh o e se e d i t i s s .

a
s I»
!
it

Bu t h o w fro m an i mal to m an be co mes

Th ou do t s no t s e e as ye t .

-
x a
t x
-

O pen breas t u nt o th e tru th th at s co min g

th y
’
,

A n d k n w th at j s t as o n as i n th e f e t us
o u so o

Th e art i c l at i o n f t h e br ai n i pe rf c t
u o s e ,

Th pr i mal M t or t u rn to i t we l l pl e as e d and in p re s
e o s s i

A S p ir i t ne w wi th v irt ue al l re p l e t e ,

P u rg atori o XXV 52 - 1 0 7 . .

Th u s a l s o i n t h e G6 B u t s u t h i s tr u t h i s s e t fo rth -

a s e x p l a i n e d by A m ogh a ( F fi k fi f J v a)
*
o a ,

“ D a n i ch i i th e I n b rn b t u n d v l pe d Ge rm f p o t e n t i al B ddh a
o u e e o o u
,

h o d i n th ce nt re s r o n d d by S h ak a m un i wh o re pre e n t Reli giou s

o e ,
u r u e -
s s

Awak eni ng ; A h k a th e prac t i ce s f re l i gi o

u a
, te r i t i e s ; H os h o a o us us ,

d ev t i nal p ir i t wh ic h pe rce i ve s ; A m i da Ni rvana th e ces at i o n f th e

o o s , ,
s o

i nd iv i d u al g wh i c h to a B ddh i s t i th e Li fe Immortal t Pa l s
”
e o ,
( C f S u , s . . . u
’

“ I l i ve e t n l ng e r I b t r
C ist;
h “ al s
O L o rd wor ds L u k 1 4
’
y , u o o . o ur s , e ,

F m th e v ry day th at we h e ard f th e Lo v with wh i ch th e S p ir i t

ro e o e

h as i n pi re d ys we h av e n e v r ce a e d pray i ng f
ou ,
y th at yo may e s or ou u

pos e th at d e pe r k n wl edge f th Wi ll f G d wh i ch c me s th r gh
s ss e o o e o o , o ou

al l t ru e p i r i t al W i s do m an d I n ight
s u s .

Th n yo u wi ll l i ve l iv w thy f th e M a t r an d pl e a e God i n
e es or o s e , so s

e v e r y way Y r l iv wi ll be fr i t f l i n e v ery k i n d o f g d ac t i o n
. ou es u u oo ,

an d y u r Ch ar ac ter s wi ll grow th r gh a fu ll e r k n wl d ge f God

”
o ou o e o .

C l i an 1 8 1 0 z ot/ C nt ZV T o os s s .
-
. z e . . .

of th i Tr ths u ,
w h i ch was tau gh t i n A nc ient Eg yp t i n th e Pyr am i d ge ,
~ a

( pp .69 n t e , o I 70 , 94 , an d to Al on zo /
1,
”
cha p . I V, “ Th e

f it /ze ra l f f or b
o S .
”
e e a so s u l pra pp . 20 2 , 20 4 .

A m o gh a vaj ra , i . a . Ffi k fi , h ad gre a i n u e n ce o t fl pe ror vr e th e Em

Tai t s u ng
’
, A D 768
. . He h ld h h
e a i g Go ve n m e n o ffi ce r t an d was h n re d ,
o ou

wi th th e fi rs t t i tl e of th e a nc i n t C h i n
e es e n o b i l i ty He s pe n t 55 y e ars i n
.

h
C i na, E dk i ns ; su p ra pp . 1 96, 3 3 5 . n .
 3 80 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

C o mi
ng fr b v d o wn h a v i ng first a s ce nd e d t o
-
o m -
a o e- ,

o bt a i n an Al mi g h ty p o we r i n o rd e r t o s a v e p e o pl e i n ,

t hi s w o rld .

N o w Pé r e Ga u b i l w a s t o l d i n C h i n a th a t t h e
H e b re w w o rd S h i l oh ( Ge n 4 9 1 0 c o nt a i ns a s a c re d
, . .

M yst e ry I t w a s a w o rd o f m yst e ri o u s s a c r a m e nt a l ,

i m p o rt a m o ng a n c i e nt n a m es Wr i tte n t h u s t h e .
*
,

l e tt e rs c o rre s p o nd t o t h e w o rds
7 =
De s c e nd i ng
;

Th e S ign of al l th e N yo rai s .

Th e Ta i z o k ai m a nd a r a w a s r e v e a l e d
-
t o N ar garj u n a

i n th e 2 u d ce n t .
, w h en in t he I r o n T o w e r fr o m w h e n c e ,

he a ls o br o u gh t out D a i n i c h i ky o -
w h i c h h e th e r e r e
,

f e w: in C/zza a ,
'

p 40 j am F in n 1 843 S p a pp 3 6 2 45 2 51
.
, es , . u r .
, , ,

i n h i Targ m r n d e rs S h il h ”
Ge n 49 I O a Mes s i ah
‘

2 95 . O nk e l os s u e o , . .
,
s .

( C f . a sol 2 4, Fr m th e n ce i s th e S h eph erd th e Stone f I ra l wi t h

o
”
,
o s e .

E ze k . 2 1 . 2 5
 TH E LOTUS GO S PEL 3 81

cei v e d fr o m t h e Gre a t S u n Hi m se lf N ote th a t t h e Tower .

*
.
"

”
o f He r m a s di d sh i n e l i k e t h e Bri gh t n e ss o f t h e S u n l
T h i s s u tra gi v e s mi n u te d i r e c t i o ns fo r t h e c o r r e c t
d ra wi n g o f t h e M a nd a r a o f w h i c h Da i n i c h i H i m se lf i s ,

t h e C h i e f F i gu r e a m o ngst 4 44 s m a ll e r o n e s each of ,

wh o m re p r e se nts one a s pe c t o f Da i n i c h i s b o u ndle ss '

l i mi tl e s s e ndle ss ri c h l y v a ri e g a te d E x ce ll e n c i e s a n d Vi r
, ,

t u e s I i t H i s h e a rt ( c f pp 2 2 5
, . S o m e o f th e s e a r e
. . .
,

B u dd h a s s o m e A n g e l s o t h e r s Bodh i s a tt v a s i e pe r fec te d
, , ,
. .

s o u ls n e a r i ng B u dd h a h o o d a l l o f w h o m a r e r e a dy t o ,

h e l p fo r wa rd t h e Awa k e n e d S o u l o n h ea ri n g i ts fi rst c r y
God w a rds
-
.

Th e A p o st o l i c l e t t e rs ( E ph 3 8 —1 0 ; 4 7 1 6 ; C 0 1 .
, , , .

1 9 23
.
-
t o t h e S tr a n ge rs a n d P e o p l e o f God s c a tt e r e d

a br o a d i s o e x a c tly d e s c ri b e thi s t h a t a n e a r n e s t m o n k
‘

”
o n r e a di n g th e m e x c l a i m e d t o m e Chri s t i s Da i n i c h i ! ,

Th e a b o v e s u t r a s a ys :
T th e E as t o f H im ( i D ai n i h i ) dr aw th e S i gn o f He n ch
o Th e ,
. e . c .

Tr ian gl e h ld e s t u p n th e Lotu s I ts col r i s pure wh i t It s h ld

s ou r o . ou e . ou

be s rr u nde d wi th To n gu e s o f F ir wh i ch i s p u re c l ans i ng A l l
u o e ,
e ,

i ll u m in at i ng ”
.

Th e e x pl a n a t i o n is gi v e n in D a i n i c h i ky o i c b igy o
- -

( bk . 5

A b veo p i c t re
h draw th e Hench S i gn wh ich i s
th e u of Da i n i c i ,

common to al l th e N yorai s Th at S ign h ld b e a Tr i ngl e I ts A pe x . s ou a . .

m t b e t w rd s Dai n i h i ( i a V u p i de d o wn) an d b e pu re wh i t e wi th
us o a c . .
,
s ,

fire s urr nd i ng i t Th e n pl ace th at Tr i n gl p n a Lot us — f r th i s is

s ou .
,
a e u o ,
o

th e D g n Y ra o th S eai f Gr at W i d m f al l N y ais th r gh o t th e
u , e o e s o o or ou u

Th r e Worlds ( i P a t Pre e n t and F t u re ) and thr gho t j pp b th e

e . a. s ,
s , u ,
ou u
'

z
'

Te n D ir c t i o n ( p
e T h i i wh at w call s wam / m m th e s y mb l
s, . s s e 1 , o

s t am pe d n al l th e B ddh as
o h e art s }: Th e Tr i angl e i gn ifi e T0 c n
u
’
s s o

qu er and vercome ob t acl e s as B ddh a b e n ath th e Bodh i tree§ an

o s ,
’
u e ~ v

S upra pp 1 5 2 4 2 5 3 5 n .
, , ,
. .
3 46 n . an d 3 58 .

1
‘
I Pe t r I I ; XXth ce n t N
e . . . T .

I S p ra pp 2 92 3 an d n
u .
-
.
é S up r a pp . 66, 2 62 , 3 59, n .
3 82 THE LOTUS G OS PEL

q u is h ed th e fou r de v i l d i nt o True Und er tan d i ng by th is Great

s an d e n ere t s

P o wer of Wis dom . Th e p re wh i t e c l r s i gnifies Great Mercy Th is

u o ou .

grea t e ffo rt of th e N y ai wh i s j t l i ke
or , o us

A L ONI IN FURY ,*

is su e r ly to fu l fil th is ,
”

i . t h i s Tri a ngl e whi c h i s t h e S i gn o f

e .
, Vi ctory .
( C f pp
. .

1 1 1 7 0 2 82 3 5 9 n
, , , ,
.

“ A n d th i Tr i an gl e s h o ws f rth th e L ight
s o of G re at M e rcy , wh ic h
i ll u m i nes al l th e U n i ve r e Th er e fore i t i s cal l e d s .
,
“
th e All i l umi ng -
l .
”

It i s c l ea rly t h e S y m b o l o f t h e Bl e sse d Tr in i ty a n d
i s re pe a t e d o n t h e K o n g o k a i M a n d a r a -
.

Th e C hi n e se Aj a ri K e i k w a ( A D 8 0 4 ) d re w t h e , , . .

Da i m a nd a r a s by t h e a b o v e d i r e c ti o n s b u t p u t t h e
-
,
’

Tr i a n gle t h e o t h e r w a y u p t h u s A i e a s on th e -
, . .

N e s tori an S te l e fi a lt h o u gh w h e t h e r i n fl u e n c e d by S y r i a c
kn o w le dge o r n o t i s u nkn o w n fo r K ob o s i m ply c o pi e d ,

K e i k w a s d ra w i n g i Bu t i t i s s u r e ly s i gn i fi ca n t th a t
’

Ad a m ( K in g tsi ng ) w r o te th e se w o r ds o n tha t S to n e
-
,
‘

o f M e m o ri a l A D 781 : , . .

As 3 Seat, t h e y h ld th e Cros s o who In flu ence se is refle cted in

e very d ir c t i e on, u n i t i n g al l wi th t d i t i nc t i n é”
ou s o

y mb l i e s a fre s h e ager; advanc ing S p i ri t

Th e L i o n s o z , ,
”

i a awak e n i ts v i t al i ty n th e th ir d
’

H i roar b ri ng h i s c b t o l if ”
s s u o, . . s o

day aft i ts bi rth he n ce u e d f

er R e rr c t ion i n C h r i t i an A t
, Cf s or su e s r . .

R ev 1 0 3 ; I ai 3 x 4 ; H os e a u
. . s 10 , . . .

I I it po s ib l e th at th ym bo l ic u e of th i Tr i angle ori ginate d i n

s s e s s s

th e i n i ti a l l tt er th e Gree k w rd Au
k
f
e o God P o
,

l: I n th e Sal i bury m i ss al f 1 53 4 and al

: s i n th e arms of T rini t y o , so

Pri ry I p wic h th i Tr i an gl i s b e wn wi th th e A pe x d wn ward

o , s ,
s and e s o s , .

s u rmo n t d by a Th re e face d T ri n i t y wi th o n e he ad an d
u e n e n ec k
- Th e ,
o .

wor ds Pa t er Fi l it S p iri t us are co nn ct e d at th e 3 c rne rs by th e words

, rs , ,
e o

m at I n th e ce n t re i s Deus an d fr m ea h cor n r th e word t l i n ks

.
, o c e es

th e P at r F i l i s and S p i r i t s wi t h Deu
e ,
u , u , s ..

é P p 1 65 2 75 2 86
. N n C
, h r i s t i an Ch i nes
, e sc h l a ex.pl ai n th is o -
o rs

as an al l u s io n to th e Ch r i t i an C ros s s ay s M r A B M u l e
”
s , . .. . o .
3 84 TH E L O TUS GO S PEL

“
is con s i d e r e d t o i n cl u d e d o wn w a rds b e c a u se N y o ra i ,

pi t i e s t h e h i gh e s t H e ig h t o f H e a v e n a t t h e s am e ti me
” —
a s H e p i ti e s t h e l o w e st d e p ths o f H e ll t h u s s h o wm g ,

t h e V i rt u e w h i c h r e d ee m s a l l th e s e R o k k u d o i e t h e ,
. .

firs t s i x o f t h e Te n U p w a rd S t e p s o f As ce nt t o Und e r
st a nd i ng o u e a ch o r a n y o f w hi c h o n e c a n b e s a v e d
, ,

a c c o rd i n g t o S h i ng o n i n st e a d o f l a b o r i o u sly m o u nt i ng ,

a l l Te n fi rst a s t a u g h t by o t h e r s ec t s .

Th e Tr i a n gl e r e p r e s e nts t h e t o t a l i ty o f V i r t u e s
e x pre ss e d i n t h e M a nd a r a
“
In i t s a y s D a i s h o ( t h e .
,
-

m i n u te e x pl an a t i o n o f t h e M a nd a r a
) t h e M a n y i s ,
"

d r a w n w h i c h s h e ws fu ll a n d c o m pl e t e V i rt u e
, .

T h i s M a nj i ( a cc o rd i n g t o m y fr i e n d Dr I Ta k a ,
. .

k u s u w h o m a d e a p r o fo u n d s t u dy o f t h e S yr i a c ste l e
,

s o m e y e a r s a go f ) i s t h e e x a c t e q u i v a l e n t o f t h e fl o ri a te d
’
,

Cross i n t h e T ri a ngl e a t t h e h e a d o f t h a t S tone of

Wi tne ss fo r i t i s t h e S ign of Li fe and Harmony
, ,

N B Th e S t Th o m a s
. . Assy ri a n a n d Ar m e n i a n .
, ,

C h ri st i a n s u s e t h e C r o ss wi th ou t t h e F i g u r e b u t re ,

p r e se n t i t s fo u r a r m s bl o ss o mi ng i nt o Li l i e s ; t h i s Li ly ,

o f c o u rs e be i ng t h e e q u i v a l e nt o f t h e L o t u s v i z Li fe
, ,
.

v i c t o r i o u s o v e r De a th ! ( p .

“ D e ath ” i n th e M ah ay ana T e ach i ng (M r a na s ZZm ) “ is

j st ‘
'

, zr z , u

pu tt i ng ff o ne b dy o Th ere i s a s p ir it al and a natu ral d eath

’
s o . u .

D ath l ik e F ire i s abl e to d es t ro y al l th i n g s ave th e Bod

e , ,
s '

ttva fi ml y e s t abl i h e d i n th e pr i nc i p l s f th e Gre at V h ic l e

”
his a r Is e o e

N o o ne w ho st u d i e s th e A u r o r a l i ke -
He nch -s ign i n

A J ap
h l ar c nn c t th e word M n/ an es e s c o o e s a z wi th M anj u s r i ( p
j a .

M o nj u ) an d M anch r ia Cf p a pp 1 63 n I; u . . su r . . . 2 34 ; 2 67 u . .
i
‘

; 2 76,
i l l p 3 80 A p p I
. .
, . .

1 D Tk k s a t i cl e th r o n i s r pr i n t e d l u de d Pr o f.
’
'
r. a a us u r e e e an d i nc in
P Y S k i b k Tl N st r i n M n m t i n
. . ae
’
s oo ze e o a o u en r e l a ti ng to til e

D fi m zon
’

o f C/zr zktzfm zl y i n 1 11 :
' '

a nd 81 71 Cen tu r ie s .
”
T ky o o, 1
91 1 .

it ( Ca tm a pp . 1 62 , 1 70 ; C f . su p ra p . 65, D an ie 3 , l 2 7 .
 THE LOTU S GO S PEL 3 85

th e g i g a n ti c Tai z o M a nd a ra i n t h e Go ld e n H a ll a t K o y a
-

o r i n th a t o f a Th o u s a nd M a ts a t H a s e i n Ya m a t o c a n , ,
“
fa i l t o be i m pre ss e d w i th t h e fa c t th a t th e y b e l o ng t o t h e
g e n e ra l i d e a o f
TH E I nc a n na r ro u ,

viz : n o r ma l Ent r y o f t h e Immortal S on of God

th e S u per -

i nt o t h e c o nd i t i o ns o f n a tu ra l e x i st e n c e C o m i ng i n th e ,

Fl e sh ( I J o hn a s M a n t o i m pre ss C e l e st i a l F o r m

u p o n t e rre s ti a l m a tt e r a n d a ss u mi ng o r t a k i ng u p t h e ,

e a rthly l i fe i nt o th e h e a v e nly

Th e Word w ea v i ng t h e m a ntl e of fl e sh to co n ce a l in
i t Hi s gr e a tn e ss 1
"

a n d th a t t h e b e st p o ss i bl e Int e rpre t a t i o n o f th i s M a nd a r a
‘
3 “
i s gi v e n i n S t P a u l s w o r ds H e th a t a s c e nd e d als o
’
.
,

d e s cend e d i nt o th e l o w e r p a r ts o f t h e e a r th ( E p h .

“
a n d i n th o s e o f S t A u g u st i n e I m m o r t a l Li fe i s .
,

p r o m i se d t o u s th r o u gh t h e h u mi li ty o f t h e L o r d o u r Go d
fo r Ta i z o k a i r e p r e s e nts th i s
”
c o n d e s ce nd i ng t o o u r pri d e ,
-

d a rk t u nn e l li ke w o rld o f o u r s i n whi c h a l l fo r m s a r e
,
-

i n c o m p l e te a n d i n e m b ry o .

Th e Three One (San I ) 3- o

.

1 J hn
o Th e Tao was mad e Man h ri n ed am n gst u an d was e ns o s .

2 Th XXth Ce n t N T r nd r m re cl e rly i n accor d nce wi th th e

e . . . e e s o a a

t each i ng f Tai k ai M andar ao zo - S re ly th i s G i ng p i m pl i

u tha t o u es

H e h ad al re ady go ne d wn i n t th e w ld b e ne ath o o H wh w n t d wn
or . e o e o

i th s S ame as H wh o w n t p — p b y n d th e h i gh e t H av n— th t
e e e u u e o s e e a

He m i ght fill al l th i ngs wi th H i s Pres ence .

”

3 T h e D i v i n e T r i p l i c i ty c o n t a i n e d w i th i n t h e U n i ty ( fro m a Ge r m an ,

R e nai s ance e ngrav in g e nd f XVI th

s o God wi t h t s t re t c h d , ou -
e

A r ms as wi th a Co m p as m e a u i n g th e d i ame t r of th e G th i c E t r n al
s, s r e o e

C irc l e wi th th e R m ane s q e Tr i an gl e i ( ac c r d i g o
” “ th e
o u n t D i d ,
n
) s o ro

mo s t co m p l e t e f rm u l a i m agi nabl e f th e U n i ty f S b t ance c i rcu m

o o o u s

s cr i b i n g t h e t r i p l i c i ty o f P e rs n s
”
o l n . m
g p y / v l 2 pp 5 1 ro o z , o .
, .
,

No t e th at th S un i t el f i s u e d as th e n i mb s arou d th e H e ad f
e s s u n o

t h e God Man a -
n d a s ,
t h e A r e l e e n c i ruc l i n g H
o i s b o dy ( C f p 2 6 2 an d n . . . .

al s pp an d n I 3 44 3 6 9 n
3 , 3 3
1 o .
.
, , .
3 86 TH E LOTU S GO S PEL

p e rce i v e w e The Lov e b e c a u s e H e l a i d d o wn

H e r e by .

”
H i s Li fe fo r u s sai d S t J o h n 1 E p 3 , .
, . .

A S y r i a c t e x t o f t h e F o u rth c e nt u ry a sc ri be d t o M a r ,

E u s e b i u s d e s c ri b e s ,

TH E A PP A R ITIO N O F TH E S TAR
a nd News wh i c h fl e w thr o u gh t h e w h o l e Eas t
th e
3

Te r ri bl e a n d g r a n d i n i t s l i ght i t o v e r p o w e re d by i t s ,

a s pe c t a l l t h e S t a rs th a t w e r e i n t h e h e a v e ns a s i t i n c l i n e d ,

t o t h e De p t h s t o t e a c h t h a t i t s L o rd h a d c o m e d o wn t o
,

t h e De p th a n d a s ce nd e d a g a i n t o t he H i gh e st o f i t s n a t u re
, ,

t o sh e w th a t i t s L o rd w a s God i n H i s N a t u r e .

And w h e n t h e Pe rs i a n s s a w i t th e y w e re al a r m e d ,

a n d a fr a i d And i t w a s v i si bl e t o th e i nne r dep th s

.

o f the Ea s t al o ne .

In t h e c e n tr e o f t h e Tr i a ngl e i n t h e He nch i n S ign i s a - =

l a rg e g o ld e n Mani i l i k e a s o l i d C u be A s m a ll e r Manji i s , .

re p e a t e d o n t h e A pe x .

F r o m th at ce nt r a l C u b e r i s e th ree T o ngu e s o f F i re
To t h e C h r i sti a n M yst i c s t h e s o l i d C u be o f t h e
S v a sti k a sy m b o l i z e d

C H RIS T ,
TH E C O R N E R S TO N E ,
4

a nd C a th o l i c s re pre se n t t h e Di v i n e H e a r t i n a n a u re o l e o f
fl a m e s j u st l i k e t h e t a m a a b o v e K o b o s t o m b Th e C u be
,
’
.

a ls o ty p i fi e d t h e Al tar o f th e H e a r t fr o m wh i c h t h e fl a m e s

o f i nt e ns e d e v o t i o n a s c e nd e d t o God a s i n Je w i s h bel i e f , ,

t h e Go ld e n In c e n s e a l t a r t h e d e d i c a t i o n o f m a n s fl e sh t o
’
-

God .

1 1 Ep .
Joh n R V . . : C f D i amo n
. d pr ph cy o e
( A
’

g
’

zn i a n
g f

k i ng ) an d a Bo d o h i s attv a .

2 Pp . 57, 58, 1 2 3, 1 77, 3 44 .

3 T r by W W
an s ] r i gh t j . n l f S d . L i / m / O c t 1 8 66 ,
ou r a ( t i rr e e u r e, . .

4 hi ir k u Th Corner S te m w f t h e l j ct v rat d by
- e ne
o ne e as o o o
x e
s e

th eC h r i t i n P i l gr i m t J e
s a al m (Cf P 1 1 8 2 2 2 3 ; I ai
s o ru s e . . ss .
, ,
s .

M k ar A ct 1 1 E ph s K n w Ch i t t b e th e C rner .
“
o r s o o

S t one w r t
,
”
t h e S c tt i h
o e C v n an t r R t h r f ord ;
“L srn t d i s ce rn
o e e , u e o ea o

l l i m nd r a m a k ! I n l y i g th fi r t t e
u e
”
s
”
f a n w C h r i s t i an
a n e
“
s s on o e

C h rc h
u i th e C or n r
-
. e. F n d t i n s t — th e Bi h p i m pr
e ,
or ou n a o -
one s o es s es o

i t th S e al of C h ri s t v i th e C h i h
“
e th ,
”
t p an d t h id
z : ( i ll -
r o on e o e s es . .

p 1 67 1 S j b l
,
2 ,
1 11 7 7 1R v M C N i e wl a n O P 1 91 0 )
'
rzz o zs rfz,
'

e . . . u i r , . .
,
3 88 THE L OTU S GO S PE L

S t r a i g h t t o t h e S e rpe n t I wen t a nd n ea r hi m s e ttl e d

m y dw e ll i n g ,
Ti ll he sh o u ld sl u m b e r a n d sl ee p a n d th e P e a rl I c o u ld
,

sn a t ch fr o m h i s kee pi ng ,

I w a s a l o n e a n e x i l e u nd e r a fo re i gn d o m i n i o n
, ,

N o n e di d I s ee o f t h e fre e b o r n r a c e o f th e E a s te rn s
-
,

S a v e o n e y o u th a s o n o f M a i sh an w h o be c a m e m y
, ,

c o m pan i o n .

He w a s m y fri e nd to wh o m I t o ld th e t ale of my
v e nt u re ,

W a r n e d h i m a g a i nst t h e Egy p t i a n s a n d a l l th ei r w a ys
o f u n c l e a nn e ss

Y e t i n th e i r d re ss I c l o th e d m ys e lf t o es c a p e
re c o gn i ti o n ,

Be i ng a fra i d l e st wh e n the y s a w th a t I w a s a st ra ng e r
C o m e fr o m a fa r fo r t h e P e a rl th e y w o u ld r o u se t h e
,

S e r pe n t a g a i nst me .

I t was fr o m h i m pe rc h a n ce the y le a r nt I w a s n o n e o f
th e i r ki nd re d ,

And i n th e i r g u i l e th e y ga v e m e t o e a t o f th e i r u n cl e a n
d a i nt i e s
Th u s I fo rg o t m y r a ce a n d I s e r v e d t h e l u ng o f t h e
c o u nt r y ,

N a y I fo rg o t t h e P e a rl fo r w h i c h m y p a r e nts h a d
,

s e nt m e ,

Wh i l e fr o m th e i r p o i s o n o u s fo o d I s a nk i n t o sl u m be r
u n c o ns c i o u s .

Al l th a t h a d c h a n c e d m y P a re nts kn e w a n d th e y
gr ie v e d fo r m e s o re ly ,

Thr o u gh t h e l a nd th e y pr o cl ai me d fo r a ll a t o u r Ga te
t o a ss e m bl e
P a r th i a n Pr i n ce s a n d K i ngs a n d a l l t h e E a st e rn
,

C h i e ft a i ns
The re t h e y d e v i s e d a n e s c a pe th a t I sh o u ld n o t p e r i sh
i n Egy p t ,

Wr i t i ng a l e tte r s i gn e d i n t h e n a me o f e a c h o f t h e
Ch i e ft a i n s .
 THE LOTU S GO S PEL 3 89

Fr o mthy F the r t h e K i ng o f K i n gs
a , the ,
—fr o m
Q u ee n thy M o th e r
, ,

And fr o m thy B r o th e r —t o th e e o u r S o n i n Egy p t

, , ,

b e gr e e t i ng
Up a n d a ri s e fr o m sl ee p a n d h e a r t h e w o r ds o f o u r
,

Le tt e r
Th o u a r t a s o n o f K i ngs by wh o m a r t th o u h eld
i n b o nd a g e
Thi nk o f t h e P e a rl fo r wh i c h th o u w a st s e nt t o
s oj o u r n i n Egy p t .

Th i nk o f t h y s h i n i ng R o b e a nd re m e m b e r thy
gl o ri o u s T u n i c ;
Th e s e th o u sh a l t w e a r w h e n thy n a m e i s e n r o lle d i n
t h e l i st o f t h e h e r o e s ,

And w i th thy Br o th e r V i c e r o y th o u sh a lt be i n t h e
”
Ki ngd o m .

Th i s w a s my Le tt e r s e a l e d w i t h t h e K i ng s o w n Se a l
,
’

o n th e c o v er ,

Le s t i t sh o u ld fa ll i n th e h a nds o f t h e fi e rc e B a byl o n i a n
d e m o ns .

H i gh i t fl e w a s t h e E a gl e K i ng o f t h e bi r ds o f t h e ,

he a v e n ,

Fl e w a n d a l i ght e d be s i d e me a nd s p o ke i n th e s p e ec h ,

o f m y c o u nt r y , 0

Th e n a t t h e s o u n d o f i t s t o n e s I st a r te d a n d r o s e fr o m
m y sl u m be r
Ta k i n g i t u p I k i ss e d a n d b r o ke th e Se a l th a t w a s o n
i t,
And l i ke th e w o r ds e ng ra v e d on my he ar t w e re t h e
w o rd s o f th e Le tt e r .

So I r e m em b e re d m y R o y a l r a ce a n d m y free b o r n -

n at u re ,

S o I r e m e m be re d t h e P e a rl fo r wh i c h th e y h a d se n t ,

m e t o Egy p t ,

And I b e g a n t o c h a r m t h e t e rri bl e l o u d h i ssi ng -

S e r p en t
Do wn h e s a nk i nt o sl ee p a t t h e s o u nd o f t h e N a m e o f
m y F a th e r ,

An d a t m y Br o th e r s N a me a n d t h e N a m e o f t h e
’
,

Q u e e n , m y M o th e r .
3 90 TH E L OTUS GO S PEL

T h e n I se i ze d t h e Pe a rl a n d h o me w a r ds st a r te d t o
j ou rn e y ,

Le a v i ng t h e u n cl e a n g a rb I h a d w o r n i n Egy p t b e h i nd
me
S t r a i ght fo r t h e E a st I se t my co u rse , t o t he l i ght of

t h e h o me l a nd , -

And on th e wa y i n fr o nt I fo u nd the Le tt e r th a t
ro u se d me
O n c e i t a w a k e n e d me , no w it be ca me a L i ght to my
pa thw a y .

Fo r w i th i ts s i lke n fo ld s i t sh o n e o n th e r o a d I m u st
t r a v el
,

And w i th i ts v o i ce an d l e a d i ng c h e e re d m y h u rry i ng
fo o tst e p s ,

Dr a w i ng m e o n i n l o v e a c r o ss t h e p e ri l o u s p a ss a g e ,

Ti l l I h a d l e ft t h e l a nd o f Ba byl o n s a fe ly be h i nd m e
And I h a d rea ch e d M a i shan t h e s e a w a sh e d h a v e n o f ,
-

m e r ch ants .

Wh a t I h a d w o r n o f o l d m v Ro b e w i th i ts T u n i c o f
,

s c a rl e t ,

Thi th e r m y P a re nts s e nt fr o m t h e fa r Hy rca n i a n

m o u nt a i ns ,

B ro u gh t by th e h a nd o f t h e fa i th fu l w a rd e r s w h o h a d
i t i n k ee p i ng
I wa s a c h i ld wh e n I l e ft i t n o r c o u ld i t s fa sh i o n
re me m be r ,

B u t wh e n I l o o k e d t h e Ro be h a d r e ce i v e d m y fo r m
,

a n d m y l i ke n e ss .

I t w a s m yse lf th a t I s a w be fo re me a s i n a m i rr o r ;
Tw o i n n u m be r w e st o o d ye t o n ly o ne i n a ppe a r a n c e
, ,

N o t l e s s a l i k e th a n th e st ra ng e tw i n g u a r d i a n fig u re s
Br i n gi ng m y Ro be e a c h m a rk e d w i th t h e r o y a l
,

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