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Even the sickening tales of Krishna and his amours are less shocking than this. EVEN THE SICKENING TALES OF KUSHNA AND HIS ARMOURS ARE LESS SHOCKING THAN THIS
go to ruin; and so long as that anchor holds society will not drift on the rocks that stand so perilously near. Still, the state of things is deplorably distressing. [Sidenote: The doctrine of incarnation.] The doctrine of the incarnation is of fundamental importance in Christianity. It seems almost profanation to compare it with the Hindu teaching regarding the Avataras, or descents of Vishnu. It is difficult to extract any meaning out of the three first manifestations, when the god became in succession a fish, a boar, and a tortoise. Of the great "descents" in Rama and Krishna we have already spoken. The ninth Avatara was that of Buddha, in which the deity descended for the purpose of deceiving men, making them deny the gods, and leading them to destruction. So blasphemous an idea may seem hardly possible, even for the bewildered mind of India; but this is doubtless the Brahmanical explanation of the rise and progress of Buddhism. It was fatal error, but inculcated by a divine being. LE BESTOWES HER TO HER BETTER SELF AS FAMILY LIFE DOES NOT GO TO RUIN AND SO LONG AS THAT ANCHOR HOLD SOCIETY WILL NOT DRIFT ON THE ROCKS THAT STAND SO PERILOUSLY NEAR STILL THE STATE OF THINGS IS DEPLORABLY DISTRESSING THE DOCTRINE OF THE INCARNATION IS OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE AND CHRISTIANITY IT SEEMS ALMOST PROFANATION TO COMPARE IT WITH THE HINTOO TEACHING REGARDING THE ALTHARAUS OR THE SCENTS OFFISH SNU IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXTRACT ANY MEANING OUT OF THE THREE FIRST MANIFESTATIONS WHEN THE GOD BECAME IN SUCCESSION A FISH A BULL AND A TORTOISE OF THE GREAT DESCENTS IN RAMA AND KUSHNA WE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN THE NINTH OF TARA WAS THAT OF BUDDHA IN WHICH THE DEITY DESCENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DECEIVING MEN MAKING THEM DENY THE GODS AND LEADING THEM TO DESTRUCTION SO BLASPHEMOUS AN IDEA MAY SEEM HARDLY POSSIBLE EVEN FOR THE BEWILDERED MIND OF INDIA BUT THIS IS DOUBTLESS THE BRAHMICAL EXPLANATION OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF GOOD DESIGN IT WAS FATAL ERROR BUT INCULCATED BY A DIVINE BEING
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