And yet let us note that Buddhism has undoubtedly nerved men of action, and inspired saints, and that its call to meditation and to quiet strength is one that our age needs to regard. Not far from the great Pietist temples of _Hongwanji_, I found a veritable haven of peace--the courtyard and simple buildings of a _Zenshu_ sect. How different from the Buddhism of the Amida sects is that of _Zenshu_! Seated in his exquisite retreat one may visit an abbot or teacher of this school. The orderliness and quiet of his temple courts, the stillness of his posture, the repose of his face--all alike tell one of spiritual calm. Perhaps one begins to ask him the secret of it. "Ah," he may say, "that is not easy. You should go and study one of the simpler sects." Then, if his questioner is persistent, he will suddenly present him with one of the _Koans_, or dark sayings which have come down for many centuries: "Listen," he will say, "to the sound of a single hand." Puzzled and disturbed the mind may refuse to deal with this enigma, or it may learn the great lesson which is intended to be learned, that intuition is a surer guide to truth than the discursive reason, or as we should say in our psychological jargon, the sub-conscious has gifts for us if we will give it a chance. The essence, in fact, of this sect is a quiet sense of the presence of eternal truths. The Buddha is not to be found in images or books, but in the heart or mind, and in scores of Buddhist monasteries I have found the spirit of Wordsworth with its serene sense of a pervasive presence, "Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns." [11] A. K. Reischauer, _Studies in Japanese Buddhism_. [12] See _Buddhism as a Religion_, by H. Hackmann, and my _Epochs of Buddhist History_. (To be published later.) [13] Praise to Amida Buddha. [14] See "Buddhist Hymns," tr. by S. Yamabe and L. Adams Beck. II. BUDDHISM IN CHINA The followers of this meditative school are to be found throughout the monasteries of China and Korea where they are known as the _Chan_ sect; but here more than in Japan their quietism is mingled with the devotion to Amitābha or Omito-Fo, and though in many places such as the exquisite island of Putoshan they are faithful in the practice of meditation, they seem to have carried it to a far less perfect pitch than the more scholarly followers of the Japanese school. A Chinese Temple.