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That system had exerted immense power in consequence of the gentle and attractive character ascribed to Buddha. The older gods were dim, distant, and often stern; some near, intelligible, and loving divinity was longed for. THAT SYSTEM HAD EXERTED IMMENSE POWER IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE GENTLE AND ATTRACTIVE CHARACTER AS RIGHT TO BUDDHA THE OLDER GODS WERE DAM DISTANT AND OFTEN STERN SOME NEAR INTELLIGIBLE AND LOVING DIVINITY WAS LONG FUR
ardly ever been actually worshiped. It is visual to designate Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva as Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer respectively; but the generalization is by no means well maintained in the Hindu books. [Sidenote: The Avatara.] The Puranas are in general violently sectarian; some being Vishnuite, others Sivite. It is in connection with Vishnu, especially, that the idea of incarnation becomes prominent. The Hindu term is _Avatara_, literally, _descent_; the deity is represented as descending from heaven to earth, for vindication of the truth and righteousness, or, to use the words ascribed to Krishna, For the preservation of the good, and the destruction of the wicked, For the establishment of religion, I am born from age to age. [Sidenote: The "descents" of Vishnu.] The "descents" of Vishnu are usually reckoned ten. Of these by far the most celebrated are those of Rama and Krishna. The great importance attached to these two deities has been traced to the influence of Buddhism. AN INVENTION OF THE BRAHMINS HE WAS NO REAL DIVINITY OF THE PEOPLE AND HAD HARDLY EVER BEEN ACTUALLY WORSHIPPED IT IS VISUAL TO DESIGNATE BRAHMMA VISHNU AND SHE WERE AS CREATOR RESERVER AND DESTROYER RESPECTUALLY BUT THE GENERALIZATION IS BY NO MEANS WELL MAINTAINED IN THE HINDU BOOKS THE PURANAS ARE IN GENERAL VIOLENTLY SECTAVIAN SOME BEING WISSHNU WHITE AND OTHERS SI WHITE IT IS IN CONNECTION WITH WISSHNU ESPECIALLY THAT THE IDEA OF INCARNATION BECOMES PROMINENT THE HINDU TERM IS AUTARA LITERALLY DISSENT THE DATA IS REPRESENTED AS DISSENTING FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH FOR VINDICATION OF THE TRUTH AND RIGHTEOUSNESS OUGHT TO USE THE VERSE ASCRIBED TO CHRISTIANA FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE GOOD AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WICKED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION I AM BORN FROM AGE TO AGE THE DESCENTS OF WHICH YOU ARE USUALLY RECONTENT ALL THESE BY FAR THE MOST CELEBRATED ARE THOSE OF RAMA AND KISHNA THE GREAT IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO THESE TWO DEITIES HAS BEEN TRACED TO THE INFLUENCE OF BUDDHISM
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