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Vol. 12, The Vision of God and Man
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The Life of the Sage in the East (2)
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Buddhist Sages
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Vol. 12, The Vision of God and Man
The Life of the Sage in the East (2)
Buddhist Sages
Then there are the Buddhist sages. Their life is different again. The Buddhist sage can begin his kind of life from the very first. He can become a sage at any age. He becomes a chela, and his living comes to him wherever he goes. The house of any Buddhist is open to a sage; no one closes his door to him, so he never worries about his food, for he will get it wherever he goes.
The same respect is paid to the Buddhist sage as to the Hindu sage, for he has renounced the world just like the Vairagi or the Saint. His life is devoted to teaching people good morals and to making their lives happy. Buddhists hold great celebrations all through the country to commemorate their sages. They never consider them as dead; they are so sure they have gone on to a new and better life. And this is most certainly true.
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