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HINDU VIRTUES.
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are very rife among them. Mr. Wilkins says: “It does not surprise me at all to find the Hindus morally what they are, as I remember that whilst their books contain some of the highest and noblest moral precepts, their deities, when incarnate, are described as ignoring these beautiful moral lessons; and still further, when I see that religion and morality are quite separate in their view. . . . When a Hindu's anger is excited, truth, honour, trustall are forgotten, and no means are left unemployed that can injure an enemy. The term 'mild Hindu,' certainly is the purest sarcasm; they submit to oppression and cruelty because they are physically incapable of resistance. Only give them the opportunity to avenge themselves and to oppose others, and certainly they are as vindictive in their way as any race of men on earth. They do not use the knife or the dagger, it is true, but they resort to poison, and, what is sometimes even worse, the poison of their own untruthful tongues.” On the other hand, we must credit the Hindus with Hindu much fraternal affection and filial regard, much Virtues. charity in the form of gifts, great patience, industry, and ingenuity. Out of these elements and their great intellectual powers we may hope that there may yet arise a nation mighty in goodness and noble in character.
[In addition to works referred to in the previous chapter, the following are valuable : Bose's "The Hindus as They Are"; H. H. Wilson's "Hindu Sects” ; “Medical Jurisprudence," by Dr. Norman Chevers; Dr. Lall Mittra on “Orissa”; Rev. T. E. Slater's “Life of Keshub Chundra Sen"; many articles in The Calcutta Review.]
| SR No. | 007305 |
| Book Title | Great Indian Religion |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | G T Bettany |
| Publisher | Ward Lock Bowden and Co |
| Publication Year | 1892 |
| Total Pages | 312 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 42 MB |