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theatlanticbeethestersoftheearth
therearethosehatthehesuicide
ofthegreateuropeannationshasgreatlydinishedtheiortanceoftheatlanticeantheyexpecttoseecivilisationericanntinentandfindaneeinthe
pacificbutidoubtthis
thepaniedbyasteadyincreasein
thesizeofshipsandabroadeningoftheknohenavigatorstheflatbottodvesselsofthenileandtheeuphrateshesailingvesselsofthephoenicians,the
aegeans,thegreeks,thecarthaginiansandtheronstheseintuhesquareriggedvesselsof
theportugueseandthespaniardsandthelatterweredrivenfroheoceanbythefullriggedcraftoftheenglishandthedutch
atpresent,hoionnolongerdependsupon
shipsaircrafthastakenandinuetotaketheplaceofthesailingvesselandthestearthenextcentreofcivilisationentofaircraftand
oreshallbetheundisturbed
hoofthelittlefishes,esharedtheirdeep
residenceanrace
buddhaandnfucius
nceingbuddhaandnfucius
thedisveriesoftheportugueseandthespaniardshadbroughtthechristiansofeeuropeintoclosentacththepeopleofindiaandofchinatheykneoursethatchristianitytheonlyreligiononthisearththeredansandtheheathenishtribesofnorthe
africaicksandstonesanddeadtreesbut
inindiaandinchinathechristiannquerorsfoundnewllionsand
tohearofhibecausetheythoughttheiroh
uchbetterthanthatofthe
asthisisastoryofnkindandnotanexclusivehistoryofthepeopleofeuropeandourisphere,yououghttoknoethingofteneachingandwhose
exalentinuetoinfluencetheactionsandthethoughtsofthejorityofourfelloravellersonthisearthinindia,buddhahegreatreligious
teacherhishistoryisaninterestingonehewasbointhesixthcenturybeforethebirthofchrist,hinsightoftheghtyhilayauntains,wherefourhundredyearsbeforezarathustraorzoroaster,thefirstofthegreatleadersofthearyanracethenaheeastebranchofthe
indoeuropeanracehadgiventoitself,hadtaughthispeopletoregardlifeasantinuousstrugglebetan,
andorzd,thegodsofevilandgoodbuddhas
fatherightychiefangthetribeofthe
sakiyashisther,haya,hedaughterofa
neighbouringkingshehadbeenrriedwhenshewasaveryyounggirlbutnyonshadpassedbeyondthedistantridgeofhillsandstillherhusbandhoutanheirwhoshouldrulehislandsafterhiatlast,y
yearsold,herdaycaandsheightbe
angheroeintothis
world
itaha
yahadspentherearliestyearsonenightsheingangtheoltreesofthegardenofluinitherehersoneofsiddhartha,butweknow
hisbuddha,eanstheenlightenedone
indueti,siddharthagreeyoung
princeandarriedto
hisusinyasodharaduringthenexttenyearshelivedfaraallpainandallsuffering,behindtheprotectingheroyalpalace,aingthedaywhenheshould
succeedhisfatheraskingofthesakiyas
butithappenedthathirtyyearsold,hedrove
outsideofthepalacegatesandsaanwhowasoldandbsuldhardlycarry
theburdenoflifesiddharthapointedhiuttohisachn,channa,butchannaanshattheresof
poorpeopleinthisoreorlessdidnot
ttertheyoungprincehedidnotsay
anythingandbacktolivehhisher
andhistherandtriedtobehappyalittleerhe
leftthepalaceasendtihiscarriagetanwho
sufferedfroterriblediseasesiddharthaaskedchannaanssuffering,buttheachn
ansanysickpeopleinthisworld
andthatsuatter
verychtheyoungprincehis
butagainheretuedtohispeople
afehaorderedhis
carriageinordertogototheriverandbathesuddenlyhishorsesanting
bodylayspraheditchbesidetheroadtheyoungprince,oseesuchthings,was
frightened,butnottondsuchtriflesthe
heruleoflifethatall
thingsstetoanendnothingealthegrave
aedusallandthereape
thatevening,e,he
usicayhiswifehad
givenbirthtoasonthepeopleedbecausenow
theyknehatthereothethroneandthey
anydrusiddhartha,
hosharetheirjoythecurtainoflifehadbeen
liftedandhehadleaedthehorrorofnsexistencethesightofdeathandsufferingfollolikeaterribledreathatnighttheonlysiddhartha
anythingsneveragain
uldhebehappyuntilheshouldhavefoundasolutiontotheriddleofexistencehedecidedtofinditfaraallthosehelovedsoftlyhewhere
yasodharahherbabythenhecalledfor
hisfaithfultofollow
togetherthetenintothedarknessofthenight,oofindrestforhissoul,theothertobeafaithfulservantuntoabelovedster
thepeopleofindiaangsiddharthawanderedfornyyearstheninastateofchangetheirancestors,thenativeindians,hadbeennqueredhoutgreatdifficultybytheantusinsandtherea
