The Archive · 1883

The Reproach of Buddhism

native of ang-ya yen, rose to the rank of Taotai through his obtaining degrees by means of successful i He became very wealthy and at the time of his death ho gave up his is wife became ann, In the 13th of the cious mansion to be made into a temple. '5th moon present yeara great cel performed by monks and nuns. Plays were lao acted, and thousands upon thousands people went to seo the sight.

Tu my opinion Hain was a man of lear Why did he forsake the Doctrine of Conf to follow Buddhism? That was not right. Allowing his wife to become a nun shows he was lax in family discipline, Having held an official position ho had no business to follow Buddhiom, which recognizes no father, no King. The common people may call Hala, a groat good mau, but he the first sinner against the glorious religi My (friend Li Chen-an told mo this, and 1 want you to publish this to warn othere, '16th Sept.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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