Py Ove Tact Bisferent mon at different times and in different climes have formulated different philosophies solve ing, as they thought, the mysteries of life, What may have seemed clear, however, to those philosoph-still dark and mysterious to those who try to follow their philosophy." Some philosophies are no doubt ingenious inventions, others fare the outcome of a dim groping in the dark,-again there are those whose systems have reached what might be termed a working hypothesis Where to place the philo-known as the "Wheel of somewhat dificult. The minister, after a long sermon came And where shall we audience saying, here you like, Adopting this attitude of mind no doubt leaves us plenty of time for golf and tennis and other amusements; still most of us are interested in life whether grasps the "mirror"_in this "mirror," all in the four big worlds and all' in the' eight little worlds who have life~and breath, every living creature, their virtues and their vices are visible.
At the top right hand corner, the Freshmen are seen entering, with rather a timorous step. Their first experience is that of the scales; here their virtues and viees are put to the test of weight; being somewhat frightened of this severe test their: entrance is encouraged by an 'i dividual with a goat's head. Immediately below the "king of the doctrine" stand the awful scales; to the left is horse-head carefully Watching the fateful balance; on the right is cow-head holding the record of men's deeds in his hand. Below the scales kneel three distracted Freshmen waiting the dreadful issue we regard it as a wheel or a game there names for convenience are called, the black, the red, and the yellow:
black being the Bonbos, the red Nyimas and the yellow the Zxhis. Apart from the above sects there' ave the Sajas and the Garjus, 1 Eaeh*of the above five sects hav ter own explanation and interpretatfo' of the Wheel of Life, and when we' add to this the Tibetaa proverb that, "SspRvery district has its own dia-
'SBvgry lama his own doctrine; we shall fully realise how dificult it in to get a consistent, uniform eiplanatigi gf the Wheel." What is here presented was given by the chief Tibetan interpreter to the Border Administration and may be regarded, qs fairly. authentic, although he'elaims the black sect as his religion. Naturally the colour will be black, the outlook black, and the progress black, by, Phe Teacher's Conception of Lite Lite was like a wheel, round and ontiniially.in motion. In the centre of every human being the poisons" wore at work, typifying hatred and envy, Teacher found within his own breast, This hatred, if allowed to become great, would ultimately land him in the place of torments. The Teacher lao. discovered another force at work within him, namely, lust. This, if allowed to become great, would nally bring him into the Yidar—the place of torment for those ad-Alcted to passion. The Teacher als folded another evil within his breast, stupidity, this, if allowed to become "gent, would, in the end, drive him Into the brute world—the place of torment for those who follow dark-nega. Thus within his own evil nature the Teacher found the snake, the bird, and the pig, and conceived or.imagivfed that they were all working for his destruction.
"There are also two other theories, namely, the bird represents virtue, the snake passion, and the pig stupidity. Another gives the order the bird, voluptuousness; the snake, anger and the pig, inconsidevateness. Whatever order we may accept of the "three poisons" relegation to one of the "three states" of the lost was a sure and certain punishment. We now follow the man addicted to anger. One theory is that his lot was in the place called "hell;" though another interpretation brings all men into this place of tormentts. Here all' men are tried, judged, and punished; not according to the decrees or capi the lord or overseer, but accord-lug to the virtue or evil of the unfortoriate being: who enters.
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