BUDDHISM.
An\iddress on “Buddhism” was delivered in All Saints’ Anglican schoolroom on Tuesday evening, Mr W. Barnard being the speaker. Mr F. W. Frankland occupied the chair. The lecturer criticised statements which appeared in the Review of of Reviews to the effect that Buddhism was a religion which denied the existence both of God and the soul. He agreed that this was true from the point of view of current. European philosophy, but quite untrue if the report were taken in an unqualified sense. The speaker stated that his object was to present the Buddhist teaching in its positive aspect; it had too often been portrayed in a negative and unsatisfactory mannerIn expressing his appreciation of the address, the Chairman said Buddhism appeared to him to be more pessimistic even than he had supposed, but that the life of its founder, Gautama, was very much more attractive, inasmuch as he was perhaps the second greatest man the world has ever seen. A number of questions were asked and answered. Another address is to be delivered on Tuesday week.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 450, 25 February 1909, Page 3
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178BUDDHISM. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 450, 25 February 1909, Page 3
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