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This set aside all slaughter of animals. The mind of the princes and people was weary of priestcraft and ritualism; and the teaching of the great reformer was most timely. THIS SET ASIDE ALL SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS THE MIND OF THE PRINCESS AND PEOPLE WAS WEARY OF PRIESTCRAFT AND VITUALISM AND THE TEACHING OF THE GREAT REFORMER WAS MOST TIMELY
uni) as a power molding it into shape. [Sidenote: Buddhism. Moral elements of this system. Conflict with Brahmanism. Victory of Brahmanism.] Wherever it extended it effected a vast revolution in Indian thought. Thus in regard to the institution of caste, Buddha did not attack it; he did not, it would appear, even formally renounce it; as a mere social institution he seems to have acknowledged it; but then he held that all the _religious_ were freed from its restrictions. "My law," said he, "is a law of mercy for all;" and forthwith he proceeded to admit men of every caste into the closest fellowship with himself and his followers. Then, he preached--he, though not a Brahman--in the vernacular languages--an immense innovation, which made his teachings popular. He put in the forefront of his system certain great fundamental principles of morality. He made religion consist in duty, not rites. He reduced duty mainly to mercy or kindness toward all living beings--a marvelous generalization.  INTOLERABLE SACERDOTALISM AND YET WE MUST NOT OVERLOOK THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VERY DISTINCT AND LOFTY PERSONALITY OF BUDDHA SAKIMUME AS A POWER MOULDING IT INTO SHAPE WHENEVER IT EXTENDED IT EFFECTED A VAST REVOLUTION IN INDIAN THOUGHT THUS IN REGARD TO THE INSTITUTION OF CASTE BUDDHA DID NOT ATTACK IT HE DID NOT IT WOULD APPEAR EVEN FORMALLY RENOUNCE IT AS A MERE SOCIAL INSTITUTION HE SEEMS TO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IT BUT THEN HE HELD THAT ALL THE RELIEGIOUS WERE FREED FROM ITS RESTRICTIONS MY LAW SAID HE IS A LAW OF MERCY FOR ALL AND FORTHWITH HE PROCEEDED TO ADMIT MEN OF EVERY CAST INTO THE CLOSEST FELLOWSHIP WITH HIMSELF AND HIS FOLLOWERS THEN HE PREACHED HE THOUGH NOT A BRAMIN IN THE VERNACULAR LANGUAGES AN IMMENSE INNOVATION WHICH MADE HIS TEACHINGS POPULAR HE PUT IN THE FOREFRINT OF HIS SYSTEM SETTING GREAT FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY HE MADE RELIGION CONSISTENT BEAUTY NOT RITES HE REDUCED BEAUTY MAINLY TO MERCY OR KINDNESS TOWARD ALL LIVING BEINGS A MARVELLOUS GENERALIZATION
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