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【】yitved oreaheuhatborderupon theatlanticbeethestersoftheearth. therearethosehatthehesuicide ofthegreateuropeannationshasgreatlydihe iortaheatlaheyexpeivilisation eritiandfihe pa.butidoubtthis. thepaniedbyasteadyincreasein thesizeofshipsandabroadeningoftheknohenavigators. theflatbottodvesselsoftheheeuphrates hesailingvesselsofthephoenis,the aegeans,thegreeks,thecarthaginiansandtherons. theseintuhesquareriggedvesselsof thepueseandthespaniards.aerweredriven froheobythefullriggedcraftoftheenglishandthe dutch. atpresent,hoionnolongerdependsupon ships.aircrafthastakenandiaketheplace ofthesailingvesselaear.thetreof civilisatioofaircraftand oreshallbetheundisturbed hoofthelittlefishes,esharedtheirdeep residenrace. buddhaandnfucius ngbuddhaandnfucius thedisveriesofthepueseandthespaniardshad broughtthechristiansofeeuropeintot hthepeopleofindiaandofa.theykneourse thatchristianitytheiononthisearth.there dansahenishtribesofnorthe africaidstonesarees.but inindiaandinathechristiannquerorsfoundnew llionsand tohearofhibecausetheythoughttheiroh uchbetterthanthatofthe. asthisisastoryofnkindandnotanexclusivehistoryof thepeopleofeuropeandourisphere,youought tokhingofteneagandwhose exalentioiheasahoughts ofthejorityofourfelloravellersonthisearth. inindia,buddhahegreatreligious teacher.hishistoryisaingone.hewasboin thesixthturybeforethebirthofchrist,hinsightofthe ghtyhilayauntains,wherefourhundredyearsbefore zarathustraorzoroaster,thefirstofthegreatleadersof thearyaheebranchofthe indoeuropeanracehadgiventoitself,hadtaughthispeople tardlifeasantinuousstrugglebetan, andorzd,thegodsofevilandgood.buddhas fatherightychiefaribeofthe sakiyas.histher,haya,hedaughterofa neighbking.shehadbeenrriedwhenshewasavery younggirl.butnyonshadpassedbeyoant ridgeofhillsandstillherhusbandhoutanheirwho shouldrulehislandsafterhiatlast,y yearsold,herdaydsheightbe angheroeintothis world. itaha yahadspentherearliestyears.onenightsheing areesofthegardenofluini.thereherson eofsiddhartha,butweknow hisbuddha,eanstheenlightenedone. ii,siddharthagreeyoung prindarriedto hisusinyasodhara.duritenyearshelived faraallpainandallsuffering,behieg heroyalpalace,aingthedaywhenheshould sueedhisfatheraskingofthesakiyas. butithappehathirtyyearsold,hedrove outsideofthepalacegatesandsaanwhowasoldand bsuldhardlycarry theburdenoflife.siddharthapointedhiuttohisa, a,butaanshattheresof poorpeopleinthisoreorlessdidnot tter.theyoungprincehedidnotsay anythingandbacktolivehhisher andhistherandtriedtobehappy.alittleerhe leftthepalaceasendti.hiscarriagetanwho sufferedfroterribledisease.siddharthaaskeda anssuffering,butthea ansanysickpeopleinthisworld andthatsuatter verych.theyoungprincehis butagaiuedtohispeople. afehaorderedhis carriageiogototheriverandbathe.suddenlyhis horsesanting bodylayspraheditchbesidetheroad.theyoung prinhthings,was frightened,butnottondsuchtrifles.the heruleoflifethatall thingsstetoanend.nothihegrave aedusallandthereape. thatevening,e,he usic.ayhiswifehad givenbirthtoason.thepeopleedbecausenow theykhereothethrohey anydru.siddhartha, hosharetheirjoy.thecurtainoflifehadbeen liftedandhehadleaedthehorrorofehe sightofdeathandsufferingfollolikeaterribledrea thatnighttheonly.siddhartha anythings.neveragain uldhebehappyuntilheshouldhavefoundasolutiontothe riddleofexistenidedtofinditfaraall thoseheloved.softlyhewhere yasodharahherbaby.thenhecalledfor hisfaithfultofollow. togetherthetenintothedarknessofthenight, oofiforhissoul,theothertobeafaithfulservant untoabelovedster. thepeopleofindiaangsiddharthawanderedfor heninastateofge.theiraors, thenativeindians,hadbeennqueredhoutgreatdifficulty bytheantusinsandtherea ...