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Buddhism Losing Its Hold in Siam

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 22, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 42.

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Buddhism Losing Its Hold in Siam

A MISSIONARY in Siam writes that Buddhism, as a religious system, is losing its hold on the Siamese, as evidenced in the decay of temples and the increase of the crimes of violence; but the effects of Buddhism are seen everywhere in the indifference of the people to anything that is spiritual. Added to this are the effects of the climate, which is very enervating, weakening the self-control of the people.