Lord Buddha

It is the religion of Ceylon. Siam. Burmah and other places, while Northern Buddliism is confined to Tibet, China and Nejtaul. Such a distinction, liowever, is incorrect. If the Southern Cluireh is nearer, in that it has not departed, except perhaj)S in some trifling dogmas due to the many councils held after the death of the Master, from the public or exoteric teachings of Sakyamuni — the Northern Church is the outcome of Siddharta Buddha's esoteric teacliings which he confined to his elect Bhikshus and Arliats. In fact. Buddhism in the present age. cannot be justly judged either by one or the other of its (xutiric popular forms. Real Buddliism can be appreciated only by blending the philosophy of the Southern Church and the metaphysics of the Northern