Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

HOMAGE TO THE MAHABODHISATTVAS
AVALOKITESVARA AND SAMANTABHADRA
Chapter V
WHAT IS THE RELATION OF DIFFERENT
BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES
AND HOW DO THEY CENTER UPON
MEDITATION
Our usual walk brought us to our destination. After
Mr. Chen's ever-cheerful greeting, we sat down to a
few preliminary discussions. The writer had been
kept a little busy by the length of the last chapter
and the number of questions arising from it. On a
visit the previous evening to ask Mr. Chen some
questions, the writer had promised to bring some
stamps from Thailand for a young Chinese boy's
collection but had forgotten them. Learning that the
young collector was particularly interested in
Japanese stamps, it was noted that many of these
are beautifully designed, some showing the forms of
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. (Mr. Chen had collected
from his mail some stamps of this country, so his
young friend would not be disappointed).
Bhante agreed as to their beauty, but said that
among Tibetans, it was thought very improper that
the pictures of such holy beings should be defaced
by postmarks. To mutilate a representation of the
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