Buddhism in Christendom, or, Jesus, the Essene . Fig- 13- 4. The Lazarus released from the swathings of the fleshby the jod of the Christus, after the four mystical days passedin the tomb or earth life (Fig. 14).. Fig. 14. The young Christ in the frontispiece also represents thefour stages of spiritual progress depicted by the beasts ofDaniel. And so do the four horses, sword, or Gemini, scales,bow, and Indian quoit of death (p. 37). Observe that afterHis progress through the four stages the Christ has the crosson his nimbus. This was the mystical meaning of the cross. the mysteries. 127 The M
Buddhism in Christendom, or, Jesus, the Essene . Fig- 13- 4. The Lazarus released from the swathings of the fleshby the jod of the Christus, after the four mystical days passedin the tomb or earth life (Fig. 14).. Fig. 14. The young Christ in the frontispiece also represents thefour stages of spiritual progress depicted by the beasts ofDaniel. And so do the four horses, sword, or Gemini, scales,bow, and Indian quoit of death (p. 37). Observe that afterHis progress through the four stages the Christ has the crosson his nimbus. This was the mystical meaning of the cross. the mysteries. 127 The Monastery of Our Lord. Whilst Protestant polemics are ever seeking to show thatChrist opposed mysticism and the ascetic life, the RomanCatholics are equally active in the other direction. Mon-seigneur Mislin calls the Essenes, Rechabites, and Therapeuts,the Monks of the Old Law. ^ Catholic writers also calla monastery on the Quarantania mountain the Monastery ofOur Lord. Monseigneur Mislin tells us that the numberof cells pierced in this mountain is so considerable that therocks of the Quarantania resemble a beehive. ^ Travellersin Burmah and other Buddhist countries record the samealways of a hillside wher
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