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] Wherever it extended it effected a vast revolution in Indian thought. EVER IT EXTENDED IT EFFECTED A VAST REVOLUTION IN INDIAN THOUGHT
ws conclusions from premises with iron rigor of reasoning; and with side-issues he has nothing to do. He stands upon his rights. Woe to the being--god or man--who comes in conflict with him! [Sidenote: Ritual becomes extravagant.] The priests naturally multiplied religious ceremonies, and made ritual the soul of worship. Sacrifice especially assumed still more and more exaggerated forms--becoming more protracted, more expensive, more bloody. A hecatomb of victims was but a small offering. More and more awful powers were ascribed to the rite. [Sidenote: Reaction.] But the tension was too great, and the bow snapped. Buddhism arose. We may call this remarkable system the product of the age--an inevitable rebellion against intolerable sacerdotalism; and yet we must not overlook the importance of the very distinct and lofty personality of Buddha (Sakya Muni) as a power molding it into shape. [Sidenote: Buddhism. Moral elements of this system. Conflict with Brahmanism. Victory of Brahmanism. N COULD BREATHE THE SPELL WHICH MADE EARTH AND HELL AND HEAVEN ITSELF TO TREMBLE HE THEREFORE LOGICALLY CALLED HIMSELF AN EARTHLY GOD INDEED THE BRAHMAN IS ALWAYS LOGICAL HE DRAWS CONCLUSIONS FROM PREMISES WITH IRON RIGOUR OF REASONING AND WITH SIDE ISSUES HE HAS NOTHING TO DO HE STANDS UPON HIS RIGHTS WOE TO THE BEING GOD OR MAN WHO COMES IN CONFLICT WITH HIM THE PRIEST ACTTURALLY MULTIPLIED RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND MADE RITUAL THE SOUL OF WORSHIP SACRIFICE ESPECIALLY ASSUMED STILL MORE AND MORE EXAGGERATED FORMS BECOMING MORE PROTRACTED MORE EXPENSIVE MORE BLOODY A HECATOM OF VICTIMS WAS BUT A SMALL OFFERING MORE AND MORE AWFUL POWERS WERE ASKED RIGHT TO THE RIGHT BUT THE TENSION WAS TOO GREAT AND THE BOW SNAPPED BUDDHISM AROSE WE MAY CALL THIS REMARKABLE SYSTEM THE PRODUCT OF THE AGE AN INEVITABLE REBELLION AGAINST 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 WHEN
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