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| The Ancient Buddhist Temple at Borobudur on Java |
The Buddhist community is the oldest institution of mankind. It has survived longer than any other institution, except the kindred sect of the Jains. Here you have the big bullying empires of history, guarded by hosts of soldiers, ships and magistrates. Scarcely none of them lasted longer than perhaps three centuries. Where these mighty empires, built on greed, hatred and delusion, lasted just a few centuries, the impulse of the self-denial carried the Buddhist community through 2,500 years.
---Dr. Edward Conze---
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