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...Tokyo the respected Masaomi Hirayama, priest of Buddha, author of admired tracts concerning The Four Noble Truths and The Holy Eightfold Path, was gravely congratulated by his fellow priests, last week, on having observed for 48 years those virtues which caused the ancient sages to exclaim : "Serene and blessed is the Buddha. . . . Lo, so many distinguished nobles lead now a religious life under the direction of the Blessed One that fathers will soon beget no more children...
...Priest Masaomi Hirayama found himself possessed of yet another blessing last week: he had been stricken with consumption and had not much longer of this life to live. Concerned for the welfare of his fellow men, Masaomi Hirayama determined to end his life with a dramatic gesture planned to direct Japanese attention to much needed moral and political reforms...
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