[46] In the concept Karma, Sakyamuni Buddha suggested the revealing of a moral cause which explained the otherwise insoluble riddle of the evident inequalities, and consequent sufferings of life.
[47] Compare Buddhism.
[48] “The much-canvassed Ritschlian doctrine of the Worth—or ‘value-judgments,’ in which the peculiarity of religious knowledge is supposed to lie.” For the introduction of the term into theology we are indebted to Herrmann, Die Religion, etc., and Kaftan, Das Wesen. See Orr’s, The Ritschlian Theology and The Evangelical Faith.
[49] It may be observed in this English version of The Diamond Sutra, that the Chinese term Fuh, in deference to our Oriental friends, is invariably rendered “Lord Buddha”—a designation consonant with their concepts of devotion and piety.
THE DIAMOND SUTRA
[Chapter 1]
Thus have I heard[1] concerning our Lord Buddha:—
Upon a memorable occasion, the Lord Buddha[2] sojourned in the kingdom of Shravasti,[3] lodging in the grove of Jeta,[4] a park within the imperial domain, which Jeta, the heir-apparent, bestowed upon Sutana,[5] a benevolent Minister of State, renowned for his charities and benefactions.