A religion so cheerless, a philosophy so sorrowful, could never have succeeded with the masses of mankind if presented only as a system of metaphysics. Buddhism owed its success to its catholic spirit and its beautiful morality.
Bio: Ishtiaque Hossain is a Bangladeshi journalist, writer and advertiser. He is best known for his book Wallowing in Dhaka. His other non-fiction works include The Medium Effect and Deconstructing "The Donald".
