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To hese “eoundes bepenings End ens” be sonra an “agvaion ofthe it imporanee” the Toeo-Chisisn die of «single Degining lear rogesion, nds ump ndime wc represen he Fring of "ie ce {ul Tne of te Eta Rew) become inetd never Tine. iit) ko presen he emg of Sacred Histon" (Ee se 5155. ‘On is edge i tte wo slnly ie te many 19th and early 20h cenry EarDcense consoucios tht fom hs ‘eden. neleing a vluionry o elo view of hi Tonumanknd wth Ceti the cevelopaenal Nighi an sora posts or eam, an = smenbat ale Weberesque Wow ote "Eas ay end ao otters for of asec tha peldes fining meaning ove in wocdyparicipaion and {ova deelopanent. Sil apd ape of he many leave rede ines at hve bern oe of te gereiaon (eg be rth of lel tet teedsequninity a opinism not resignation aad ‘espa, aden-Chan eaehaogicl inking as aso “ure” ‘frsendeol veo, he postmodern Wests wise fed fom Astrea os abner hor, et) by an ete gener Scheme of ear ine and wetiercalesebion ves & eye amos aed tasceden shoes! ea, wih i vos a Shes as been opelé (Kg: 177 (81; O'Leary: 2930) Alize, for ecampe one of te few Chiian theologians give Budit Preching in the Laer Age ofthe Dharma 189 schalogle tikiog esiout and eympstie conten, con ded hat even te Zen ngaton of “Busi wancendetim. (ca fay prt the eda Ceisia neqation of tases ‘epee afro "spoclypscis in whlch ating actly bap es in which here is neier weds: nor selfsrntermaos” (A ‘ar 1970 229.250 Silay, the Buddlogt Ropes Css has ry a er pn tt ep wt ihe. ‘De eaten ben sey ee ye ns ‘Sui Cayo i ess tae og ‘ren Gen ap wc Gd mes sO it (Seng ta bpng od ed cn a aS 'drwapet 1 popes nem fe pHa a ce Ahepanenr aoe ano oe Abe nbn ow te ‘he eps sar nes Eel ‘tent nop yee et a nr py 2 ‘Sty em morn sag hap (be ttn hin wing ae ai ty ge age Bai spears of cen aa sey Sata ne choge Alar ee shou Ny Sosy ‘Ste go we eo Bosihism ths Llewie seen wo be concerned ith nds \ierton nls thin which secuental ie iver by eyleal recarence snd te bso pst by the edited ae penne of te Badha Maizey,whoe appears yetsoaary bilions of eon inte fue as reer meanest i ee of cent evens. Ths Boshi, following te lel made nd lacking woristorcaleschton, a see deine heen fa Ing oc consunation of word Rory bot aera ni Iberaon fom its with Zimmer's Siva. 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