Ciubon April 8 Dr. Herbert Chatley pointed out that India differs from China in the matters of religion, thought, language, education, and Dr. Chatley delivered this address a part of his study course on: "China and Her Neighbours," which the Literary Department has been conducting.
There is really little influence of India on China, he went on to say, due to the geographic division tween the two countries. China is cut off from India by a huge block:
elevated country.
In early times it is almost certain that there was a greater difference, especially in the matter of popula: tion, than there is now. For at that time a most extraordinary connection in language and history existed between Hindustan and Europe. Hindustan was conquered by the Aryans, famous for their sacved and heroic literature. The poetry of the Aryans gives an idea of these peoples between 2,000 and 1,000 B.C, and shows that the civilization of China at this time was much in advance of that of Hindustan, It is certain that fundamentally Hi dustani furnished Europe with one source of their language.
The peoples which inhabited the southern part of India, Cly. Chatley went on to point out, in 2,000 were associated culturally,' and per. aps by blood, with the Europeans, Dr. Chatley then continued with comparative discussion of the re-Higions of India and China, Byahmanism, which developed in Hin-dunstan," he said, had little to do beyond fulfilling sacred rites, al though India has become noted as a Seat of contemplation. Strangely enough, no group of peopl have} j attained a greater reputation for meditation than those in India, On the other hand, the essential principle of Buddhism is that of extinguishing self-desire, Buddha was born in 500 B.C, the son of ruler in a small state in Hin-dunstan, When very young he left jame to meditate ina forest.
not accept any of Brahman's doctrines, which included ancestry worship and devotional rituals,—Ai-though to a certain extent thi doctrine included—self-control, was not particularly. illus For a thousand years played a great part i though at the present ti exists, having been forced out, It is particularly noteworthy. that the individual, through Buddhism, might attain Nirvana through eon: templation, 'As a result of the instincts of the Buddhists, they perpetrated their religion in Burma, Ceylon, Mongolia, and certain parts of China, For several years' Budde Hism was the official religion in great part of China, and also in Korea and Japan. This occurred at the same time as Buddhism wa weakening in India. Thix weakening was due to the influence of} Mohammedanism and the Mohammedans invaded India in the seventh From this time on, India had little influence on China.
Dr. Chatley then gave a detailed] fluence of India This may be found primarily in ancestor worship, which]
evident in Confucianism—and Buddhism, although Confucianisma is not: individual while Buddhism is, Then again it may be found in the! introduction of spirits and saints; which may act as mediators between man and the spirit world.
Another important contribution is the use of phonetics, which was introduced into China from India, Buddhism has always been productive of architecture, and in this regard China' is tremendously indebted to India,
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