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Page 85
... Buddha had been only a man- ifestation of Lao - tzu , who had preached to the Indians a debased form of Taoism , which naturally should not be reintroduced into China ; this theme can be traced in Buddhist and Taoist polemic literature ...
... Buddha had been only a man- ifestation of Lao - tzu , who had preached to the Indians a debased form of Taoism , which naturally should not be reintroduced into China ; this theme can be traced in Buddhist and Taoist polemic literature ...
Page 209
... Buddha over his six religious opponents through debates and the perfor- mance of miracles . During this festival ... Buddha's birth , enlightenment , and death - three events that all occurred on the 15th day of the fourth month of the ...
... Buddha over his six religious opponents through debates and the perfor- mance of miracles . During this festival ... Buddha's birth , enlightenment , and death - three events that all occurred on the 15th day of the fourth month of the ...
Page 653
... Buddha was the founder of Buddhism and Christ the founder of Christianity . Rather Confucius considered himself a transmitter who consciously tried to reanimate the old in order to attain the new . He proposed retrieving the meaning of ...
... Buddha was the founder of Buddhism and Christ the founder of Christianity . Rather Confucius considered himself a transmitter who consciously tried to reanimate the old in order to attain the new . He proposed retrieving the meaning of ...
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