The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, December 1879Various
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The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, December 1879
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[Footnote 5: In the Caves of Ellora, Br[=a]hmanism, Buddhism,
and Jainism, may be seen in juxtaposition, proving that at
one period, at least, they existed together, and were mutually
tolerant of each other.]
[Footnote 6: Their names at full are:--1. Rishabha; 2. Ajita;
3. Sambhava; 4. Abhinandana; 5. Sumati; 6. Padma-prabha;
7. Sup[=a]rs´va; 8. Chandra-prabha; 9. Pushpa-danta; 10.
S´[=i]tala; 11. S´reyas; 12. V[=a]sup[=u]jya; 13. Vimala; 14.
Ananta; 15. Dharma; 16. S´[=a]nti; 17. Kunthu; 18. Ara;
19. Malli; 20. Suivrata; 21. Nimi; 22. Nemi; 23.
P[=a]rs´van[=a]tha; 24. Mah[=a]v[=i]ra, or Vardham[=a]na. The
first of these lived 8,400,000 years, and attained a stature
equal to 500 bows' length. The age and stature of the second
was something less. The twenty-third lived a hundred years,
and was little taller than an ordinary man. The twenty-fourth
lived only forty years, and was formed like a man of the
present day. The Buddhists hold that their Buddha Gautama was
much above the usual height.]
[Footnote 7: When Buddhism merged in Vaishnavism, its symbol
of a wheel (_chakra_) was adopted by the worshippers of
Vishnu.]
[Footnote 8: The word T[=i]rtha may mean a sacred ford or
crossing-place on the bank of a river, or it may mean a holy
man or teacher.]
[Footnote 9: This is by some interpreted to mean--Reverence to
the creative energy inherent in the universe.]
[Footnote 10: The actual colour of an ascetic's dress is a
kind of yellowish-pink, or salmon colour. Pure white is not
much used by the Hind[=u]s, except as a mark of mourning, when
it takes the place of black with us.]
[Footnote 11: There is also a very low, insignificant, and
intensely atheistical sect of Jainas called Dhundhias. They
are much despised by the Hind[=u]s, and even by the more
orthodox Jainas].
[Footnote 12: This term, as well as Up[=a]saka, is also used
to designate the Buddhist laity.]
[Footnote 13: From the Sanskrit root, _yam_, to restrain. The
Buddhists call their monks S´ramanas; from the root _S´ram_,
"men who work hard at austerities," or Bhikshus, "mendicant
friars." Their laymen are S´r[=a]vakas, like the Jaina laymen,
but are also called Up[=a]sakas.]
[Footnote 14: Also written Ap[=a]s´raya.]
[Footnote 15: When so attired they may be called
P[=i]t[=a]mbaras, or Kash[=a]y[=a]mbaras, though they belong
to the S´vet[=a]mbara, or white-clothed party.]
[Footnote 16: Dr. Stevenson conjectures that As´oka's famous
edicts were similar proclamations, embodying all the commands
and prohibitions of Buddhism and Jainism, engraved on stone to
secure their permanence.]
[Footnote 17: It is doubtless intended as a Jaina satire on
the worship of deceased parents and ancestors enjoined by
the Br[=a]hmanical system, and commonly practised by true
Hind[=u]s.]
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