… the aim of Buddhism was reform of the Vedic religion by standing against ceremonials requiring offerings of animals, against hereditary caste and exclusive priesthood, and against belief in permanent souls.
It never attempted to destroy that religion, or overturn the social order. It introduced a vigorous method by organizing a class of Sannyasins into a strong monastic brotherhood, and the Brahmavadinis into a body of nuns -- by introducing images of saints in the place of altar-fires.
- Swami Vivekananda,
‘Historical Evolution of India’
It never attempted to destroy that religion, or overturn the social order. It introduced a vigorous method by organizing a class of Sannyasins into a strong monastic brotherhood, and the Brahmavadinis into a body of nuns -- by introducing images of saints in the place of altar-fires.
- Swami Vivekananda,
‘Historical Evolution of India’
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