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The famed, ascetic Mahatma is the Saint of India's Hindus; and the Pandit is now their Sword. The great Aga Khan is neither Saint nor Sword, but a very rich, fat and astute descendant of Prophet Mohammed, and therefore the most influential of Indian Mohammedans. Last week the...
Strangely ill-mated as the two seemed-the simple, ascetic Pope and the flashing knightly young Cardinal-they soon became united by the strongest bonds: dependence and admiration on the part of Pius, affection on the part of Merry del Val.
Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was an Indian prince who lived in the sixth century B. C. At an early age his meditations led him to the conclusion that a life of renunciation and high thought was preferable to the delights of home and love. He regarded the charm...
The famed Hindu doctrine that thou shalt not kill even a bug-much less a human-was sensationally reinterpreted last week, by the potent ascetic, sage and saint, Mahatma Gandhi.
Almost eleven years ago, when the perfunctory audit of the Home Mission Board was completed, a tall, ascetic-looking auditor made apt suggestions, so impressed the star Boarders that they sent for him a few months later when the treasurer of the Home Mission Board resigned. The job included control...