 Wysłany: Pon 17:55, 14 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaagezd |
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spiritinahumanbodyisastateofmiseryandtheconsequenceof frailtiesandsinscommittedduringformerexistences.Buttheyholdthat somefewindividualshaveappearedonthisearthfromtimetotimenot underthenecessityofterrestrialexistencebutwhovoluntarilydescen- dedtotheearthtopromotethewelfareofmankind.Theseindividuals havegraduallyassumedthecharacterofreappearancesofBuddhahim- selfinwhichcapacitythelineiscontinuedtillthepresentdayinthe severalLamasofThibetChinaandothercountrieswhereBuddhism prevails.InconsequenceofthevictoriesofGengisKhanandhissuc- cessorstheLamaresidinginThibetwasraisedtothedignityofchief pontiffofthesect.Aseteprovincewasassignedtohimashisownterrit- oryandbesideshisspiritualdignityhebecametoalimitedextentatem- poral monarch. He is styled the Dalai Lama. ThefirstChristianmissionarieswhoproceededtoThibetweresur- prisedtofindthereintheheartofAsiaapontificalcourtandseveraloth- erecclesiasticalinstitutionsresemblingthoseoftheRomanCatholic church.Theyfoundconventsforpriestsandnuns;alsoprocessionsand formsofreligiousworshipattendedwithmuchpompandsplendor; andmanywereinducedbythesesimilaritiestoconsiderLamaismasa sortofdegeneratedChristianity.ItisnotimprobablethattheLamasde- rivedsomeof mbt clogs |
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