Saints taught the true way for people to live. Although they showed the people of their time the world to come, the people did not understand them. Why? It is because there was too big a gap. So the rulers of their time persecuted, expelled, and murdered them. But the saints did not harm their countries. Although they wanted to rescue their countries from chaos and lead them to hope, people did not understand that and drove them out. But later on, the truth of their teachings were accepted because it shows the way for all people. Through this, worldwide cultural realms have been formed. (39-256) What kind of person is a saint? He is an international figure rather than a national figure. There is no saint who did not receive persecution in his own country. Buddha was born as a prince, and yet he threw away this position in order to find the truth. Buddhism started in India, and yet there have not been many Buddhists in India. There is no saint who was treated as a saint in his own country. No country has been able to recognize and serve a saint. Nations always persecuted them instead. (39-255) Although saints are ill-treated during their lifetime, their merits are elevated after their deaths because of indemnity, and they are highly respected. Evil always strikes first and loses, and goodness gets hit fist and gains. (140-263)
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