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Title: Buddha and the gospel of Buddhism
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish, 1877-1947
Subjects: Buddha and Buddhism
Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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A. MONASTERY OF CHIEH-TAI-SSU, NEAR PEKING
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Plate M 134 B. COURTYARD OF THE PI-YUN TEMPLE, NEAR PEKING Photographs by B. F. Johnston Tolerance sanctity than attaches to his own good living. The careof a Buddhist temple is no essential part of his duties,though in most cases a temple is attached to everymonastery, and is under the care of the Brethren, whilevillage shrines have their incumbents whose livelihood isprovided by the produce of lands dedicated to it. Butthis care of sacred places has no likeness to priestcraft,nor does the temple contain any sanctum which may notbe approached as well by laymen as by Brethren.Each monk is permitted eight possessions only: the threerobes, a waist cloth, an alms bowl, a razor, a needle, anda water-strainer. The modern Bhikkhu generally possessesin addition an umbrella and a few books,1 but the handlingof money is carefully avoided. Nevertheless the hardshipof voluntary poverty is largely mitigated by the fact thatthe Order as such is permitted to receive gifts and en-dowments from layme

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