...rebirth has been cut in twain. So long as his body shall last, so long do gods and men behold him. On the dissolution of the body, beyond the end of his life, neither gods nor men shall see him.' 1 In the text the first three of these four propositions are repeated of each of the eleven classes...

...incessant conflict of rival civilizations. In this environment Buddhism was transmuted from itsold Indian self into a practically new religion. The specially...open to their prayers, and served by a hierarchy of Bodhisattvas and other beings, as mediators between him and sinful men. In a word, the veneration for...

...into comparative obscurity, while novel ideals came to the front. The quietist teacher of an order of begging friars, who had counted as a glorious victory...end of his life, neither gods nor men shall see him ', was gradually replaced by a divinity ever present to the hearts of the faithful, with his ears open...

...into comparative obscurity, while novel ideals came to the front. The quietist teacher of an order of begging friars, who had counted as a glorious victory...end of his life, neither gods nor men shall see him ', was gradually replaced by a divinity ever present to the hearts of the faithful, with his ears open...

...Sutta (D'lgha Nikaya, I) says, "So long as his body shall last, so long do gods and men behold him. On the dissolution of the body beyond the end of his life, neither gods nor men shall see him." In the Kevaddha Sutta (D'igha Nikaya, XI) the Buddha, answering the question, "Where is it that the...