. The awakening of China . o THE SAGES OF CHINA 95 Not till five centuries later did Buddhism enterChina and complete *Ehe triad of religions—a triadstrangely inharmonious; indeed one can scarcely con-ceive of three creeds more radically antagonistic. CHAPTER XVIII THE WARRING STATES Five Dictators—Diplomacy and Strategy—A Brave En-voy—Heroes Reconciled—Tsin Extinguishes theHouse of Chou IN THE first half of the Chou dynasty the ma-chinery moved with such regularity that Con-fucius could think of no form of government moreadmirable, saying, The policy of the future may beforetold for a hundred

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. The awakening of China . o THE SAGES OF CHINA 95 Not till five centuries later did Buddhism enterChina and complete *Ehe triad of religions—a triadstrangely inharmonious; indeed one can scarcely con-ceive of three creeds more radically antagonistic. CHAPTER XVIII THE WARRING STATES Five Dictators—Diplomacy and Strategy—A Brave En-voy—Heroes Reconciled—Tsin Extinguishes theHouse of Chou IN THE first half of the Chou dynasty the ma-chinery moved with such regularity that Con-fucius could think of no form of government moreadmirable, saying, The policy of the future may beforetold for a hundred generations—it will be to fol-low the House of Chou. The latter half was a periodof misrule and anarchy. Ambitions and jealousies led to petty wars. TheKing being too feeble to repress them, these pettywars grew into vast combinations like the leagues ofmodern Europe. Five of the states acquired atdifferent times such a preponderance that their rulersare styled Wu Pa, the five dictators. One of these,Duke Hwan

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