Ten

November 26, 1956

BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY

(Continued from page 8)

It is interesting to
note that the logical
consequence of holding the
other extremist view about
the self, namely belief in
an eternal Atman, also
leads to a oonculsion si-
milar to the one expres-
sed by Shantideva, oan
be seen in the Bhagwad-
gita where Krishna says
there1 is no 'Killer' or the
'Killed' because the At-
man is common to all,
and uses this as an argu-
ment to oenvince Arjuna
about the rightness of
killing his cousins in war.

In the face of Shanti "
deva's defeatist confession
of the voidness of the
very basis of the Way of
Life he had done so much
to glorify, I must con-
clude that if only. Bud-
dhists all the world over,
Theravadins as well as
Mahayanists, were to re-
ject all theories about
the self (including the
theory that there is no
self). The day will not be
far, off when they will
wake to the real teaching
and as in the days of the
Lord, they will again lay
emphasis on the Way and
the attainment of inward
peace; and realize that it
is better to be followers
of the Buddha than to
be mere Buddhist Philo-
sophers, Theravadin or
Mahayanist.

BIRTH PLACE OF ^
BUDDHA

Kathmandu, Nov. 22
The fourth Buddhist
Congress by a resolution
passed on 18th inst. has
officially recognised Lim-
bini in the foothills of
Nepal as the birthplace
of Lord Buddha.

The Coneress also
accepted Thailand's invi-
tation to held fifth Bud-
dhist Congress in that
country*

By another resolution,
the Congress decided to
abolish sectarianism
among the Buddhist and
oalled upon Buddhists
throughout the world to
consider themselves only
as Buddhists and not by
one or the other sect.

CHILDREN'S DAY

OBSERVED

Darjeeling, Nov. 21
The people of Sonada
under the Community
Development Block, Jore-
bungalow —Sukhiapokhri,
observed the 07th Birth Day
Anniversary of Mr. Nehru,
the Prime Minister of
India. Miss R. Mazumdar,
I.A.S s-jb-divisional Offi-
cer, Darjeeling hoisted the
National Flag. Sports and
other physical * activities
were organised in which
the school-going and other
children of the locality
and surrounding tea-gar-
dens joyfully participated. -

FOR SALE

Sealed tenders are
invited for purchase of
the following S;kkim
Transport Service Vehicles
surplus to the require-
ment of the department
and will be received by
the undersigned upto 12
Noon, of 6th December,
1956.

1. SKM 42/41 Chevrolet i
Tonner 1951-52 Model.

2. SKM 49/27 Chevrolet li
Tonner 1951-52 Model.

3 SKM 91/12 Chevrolet 11
Tonner 1951-52 Model.

4. SKM 106/31 Chevrolet
1} Tonner 1951-52 Model.

Intending purchasers
may submit tenders for
any number or the whole
lot but most quote for
each vehicles separately.

The vehicle Serial Nob.
1 2 & 3 at Gangtok and
Serial No. 4 at Rangpo
may be inspected during
office hours by obtaining
permission from Works
Manager S. G. T. S.
Gangtok and Assistant
Transport Officer. S. G.
T. S. Rangpo respectively.

The Sikkim Transport
Service reserves the right
to accept in full or in
part or to reject any
tender or tenders without
assigning any reason.
M. AHMED.

Transport Officer,
Sikkim Govt. Transport

Service, Gangtok.